Table 10. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 10. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)
Total	5,761	5,314	5,411	3.7	3.4	3.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,362	5,052	5,004	4.0	3.8	3.7
Mining and logging	24	20	23	3.7	3.2	3.6
Construction	310	321	309	3.9	4.0	3.7
Manufacturing	446	425	366	3.5	3.3	2.8
Durable goods	235	261	227	2.9	3.2	2.8
Nondurable goods	211	164	139	4.4	3.4	2.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,209	1,061	1,003	4.2	3.7	3.5
Wholesale trade	166	181	164	2.7	3.0	2.7
Retail trade	813	649	625	5.2	4.2	4.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	230	230	213	3.3	3.3	3.0
Information	71	76	75	2.4	2.5	2.5
Financial activities	194	218	211	2.1	2.4	2.3
Finance and insurance	135	139	131	2.0	2.1	2.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	59	79	79	2.4	3.2	3.2
Professional and business services	975	985	1,042	4.3	4.3	4.5
Private education and health services	896	822	854	3.6	3.1	3.2
Private educational services	108	72	130	2.8	1.8	3.3
Health care and social assistance	788	751	724	3.7	3.4	3.2
Leisure and hospitality	1,029	932	899	6.1	5.6	5.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	103	122	104	4.0	4.7	3.8
Accommodation and food services	926	810	795	6.5	5.7	5.5
Other services	209	192	223	3.6	3.3	3.8
Government	398	262	407	1.7	1.1	1.7
Federal	41	32	30	1.4	1.1	1.0
State and local	357	230	377	1.8	1.1	1.8
State and local education	232	103	264	2.2	0.9	2.4
State and local, excluding education	125	127	113	1.3	1.3	1.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	752	816	799	2.7	2.9	2.8
South	2,652	2,106	2,205	4.5	3.6	3.7
Midwest	1,207	1,108	1,127	3.6	3.3	3.3
West	1,149	1,285	1,280	3.1	3.5	3.4
Footnotes (1) The total separations level is the number of total separations during the entire month. (2) The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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