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	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
Total	6,231	5,722	6,171	3.9	3.6	3.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,749	5,343	5,668	4.2	3.9	4.1
Mining and logging	19	22	26	3.0	3.5	4.2
Construction	366	359	412	4.3	4.2	4.8
Manufacturing	411	339	380	3.2	2.6	3.0
Durable goods	249	181	226	3.1	2.3	2.9
Nondurable goods	163	158	155	3.3	3.2	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,101	1,033	1,057	3.8	3.6	3.7
Wholesale trade	152	163	141	2.5	2.6	2.3
Retail trade	676	618	689	4.4	4.0	4.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	273	253	227	3.8	3.5	3.1
Information	108	105	99	3.7	3.6	3.3
Financial activities	269	242	279	2.9	2.6	3.0
Finance and insurance	187	168	199	2.8	2.5	2.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	82	74	80	3.3	2.9	3.2
Professional and business services	1,133	1,119	1,151	5.0	4.9	5.1
Private education and health services	814	835	864	3.1	3.1	3.2
Private educational services	126	121	144	3.4	3.3	3.9
Health care and social assistance	688	714	720	3.0	3.1	3.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,221	1,053	1,152	7.0	5.9	6.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	254	147	244	8.7	4.8	8.2
Accommodation and food services	968	906	908	6.6	6.2	6.2
Other services	307	236	247	5.1	3.9	4.1
Government	483	380	503	2.1	1.7	2.2
Federal	37	37	40	1.2	1.3	1.4
State and local	446	342	463	2.3	1.8	2.3
State and local education	233	200	212	2.4	2.1	2.2
State and local, excluding education	213	142	251	2.2	1.4	2.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,014	924	1,077	3.6	3.3	3.8
South	2,383	2,260	2,279	4.0	3.8	3.8
Midwest	1,427	1,176	1,395	4.3	3.5	4.1
West	1,408	1,362	1,420	3.8	3.6	3.8
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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