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	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
Total	4,850	4,506	5,080	3.0	2.8	3.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,534	4,302	4,781	3.3	3.1	3.5
Mining and logging	23	16	23	3.7	2.7	3.9
Construction	298	296	369	3.6	3.5	4.5
Manufacturing	249	233	245	1.9	1.8	1.9
Durable goods	129	122	121	1.6	1.5	1.5
Nondurable goods	120	112	124	2.5	2.3	2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,117	929	1,226	3.7	3.2	4.1
Wholesale trade	109	99	106	1.8	1.6	1.7
Retail trade	612	538	644	3.8	3.4	4.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	396	293	475	5.2	3.9	6.3
Information	62	73	103	2.1	2.5	3.5
Financial activities	168	152	150	1.8	1.6	1.6
Finance and insurance	114	117	93	1.7	1.7	1.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	55	35	58	2.2	1.4	2.3
Professional and business services	937	990	930	4.1	4.4	4.1
Private education and health services	677	575	675	2.5	2.1	2.4
Private educational services	76	60	62	1.9	1.4	1.5
Health care and social assistance	601	515	613	2.6	2.2	2.6
Leisure and hospitality	804	888	906	4.8	5.3	5.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	141	203	125	5.6	7.9	4.9
Accommodation and food services	663	685	781	4.7	4.8	5.5
Other services	198	148	155	3.3	2.4	2.6
Government	317	204	299	1.3	0.9	1.3
Federal	31	28	44	1.0	1.0	1.6
State and local	285	176	255	1.4	0.8	1.2
State and local education	143	72	125	1.3	0.6	1.1
State and local, excluding education	142	104	130	1.5	1.1	1.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	767	749	825	2.7	2.6	2.9
South	1,941	1,715	1,900	3.2	2.8	3.1
Midwest	1,068	987	1,226	3.2	2.9	3.6
West	1,074	1,055	1,128	2.9	2.8	3.0
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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