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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)
Apr.
2024
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025(p)
Apr.
2024
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025(p)

Total

5,295 4,578 5,217 3.4 2.9 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,022 4,329 4,966 3.8 3.2 3.7

Mining and logging

20 21 20 3.2 3.4 3.2

Construction

313 274 315 3.9 3.4 3.8

Manufacturing

418 309 367 3.3 2.4 2.9

Durable goods

257 192 230 3.2 2.4 2.9

Nondurable goods

160 117 137 3.3 2.4 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,061 919 921 3.7 3.2 3.2

Wholesale trade

175 143 141 2.9 2.3 2.3

Retail trade

654 552 559 4.2 3.6 3.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

232 225 220 3.3 3.1 3.0

Information

75 71 75 2.6 2.4 2.6

Financial activities

219 210 238 2.4 2.3 2.6

Finance and insurance

142 148 167 2.1 2.2 2.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

77 62 71 3.2 2.5 2.9

Professional and business services

973 927 1,058 4.3 4.1 4.7

Private education and health services

844 658 815 3.2 2.4 3.0

Private educational services

68 57 63 1.7 1.4 1.5

Health care and social assistance

776 601 752 3.5 2.6 3.2

Leisure and hospitality

911 740 944 5.5 4.5 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

120 120 133 4.7 4.8 5.1

Accommodation and food services

791 620 811 5.6 4.4 5.7

Other services

189 201 214 3.2 3.4 3.6

Government

273 249 251 1.2 1.0 1.0

Federal

35 29 40 1.2 1.0 1.3

State and local

238 220 211 1.2 1.1 1.0

State and local education

104 91 92 0.9 0.8 0.8

State and local, excluding education

134 129 119 1.4 1.3 1.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

813 645 824 2.9 2.3 2.9

South

2,088 1,880 2,037 3.5 3.2 3.4

Midwest

1,126 995 1,073 3.4 3.0 3.2

West

1,269 1,058 1,283 3.4 2.9 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.

Last Modified Date: June 03, 2025