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	Oct. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Oct. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)
Total	5,374	5,537	5,181	3.4	3.5	3.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,108	5,139	4,882	3.8	3.8	3.6
Mining and logging	22	19	18	3.5	3.1	3.0
Construction	349	335	288	4.1	4.0	3.4
Manufacturing	332	333	340	2.6	2.6	2.7
Durable goods	160	195	185	2.0	2.5	2.4
Nondurable goods	172	138	155	3.5	2.8	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,024	849	949	3.5	2.9	3.3
Wholesale trade	127	109	130	2.1	1.8	2.1
Retail trade	590	505	553	3.8	3.3	3.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	308	236	266	4.2	3.2	3.7
Information	71	75	97	2.4	2.6	3.3
Financial activities	187	221	177	2.0	2.4	1.9
Finance and insurance	113	158	115	1.7	2.4	1.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	74	63	62	3.0	2.5	2.5
Professional and business services	1,043	1,114	1,080	4.6	4.9	4.8
Private education and health services	781	819	727	2.9	3.0	2.6
Private educational services	64	89	70	1.5	2.2	1.8
Health care and social assistance	717	731	656	3.1	3.1	2.8
Leisure and hospitality	1,075	1,192	1,051	6.4	6.9	6.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	217	318	215	8.3	11.5	7.8
Accommodation and food services	858	873	836	6.0	6.1	5.8
Other services	226	181	154	3.8	3.0	2.6
Government	267	398	299	1.1	1.7	1.3
Federal	30	81	45	1.0	2.8	1.6
State and local	237	317	254	1.1	1.5	1.2
State and local education	109	120	97	1.0	1.1	0.9
State and local, excluding education	128	197	157	1.3	2.0	1.6

REGION(3)
Northeast	718	997	903	2.5	3.5	3.2
South	2,225	2,040	1,801	3.7	3.4	3.0
Midwest	1,122	1,219	1,213	3.3	3.6	3.6
West	1,309	1,281	1,264	3.5	3.4	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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