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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)
May
2024
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)
May
2024
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)

Total

5,292 5,243 5,200 3.3 3.3 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

4,883 4,992 4,795 3.6 3.7 3.5

Mining and logging

24 21 19 3.8 3.5 3.1

Construction

312 336 324 3.8 4.1 3.9

Manufacturing

357 360 289 2.8 2.8 2.3

Durable goods

216 218 171 2.7 2.8 2.2

Nondurable goods

141 142 117 2.9 2.9 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,015 918 966 3.5 3.2 3.3

Wholesale trade

172 145 146 2.8 2.3 2.4

Retail trade

634 549 598 4.1 3.5 3.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

209 225 222 2.9 3.1 3.1

Information

85 81 77 2.9 2.8 2.6

Financial activities

189 245 208 2.1 2.7 2.3

Finance and insurance

114 173 136 1.7 2.6 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

76 72 72 3.1 2.9 2.9

Professional and business services

950 1,090 995 4.2 4.8 4.4

Private education and health services

836 817 752 3.2 3.0 2.8

Private educational services

136 70 123 3.4 1.7 3.0

Health care and social assistance

699 747 629 3.1 3.2 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

890 903 980 5.2 5.4 5.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

105 131 117 3.9 5.0 4.2

Accommodation and food services

785 772 863 5.5 5.4 5.9

Other services

225 220 185 3.8 3.6 3.0

Government

409 250 405 1.7 1.0 1.7

Federal

33 42 42 1.1 1.4 1.4

State and local

376 208 363 1.8 1.0 1.7

State and local education

261 90 231 2.4 0.8 2.1

State and local, excluding education

114 118 132 1.2 1.2 1.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

795 842 798 2.8 3.0 2.8

South

2,112 2,019 2,045 3.5 3.4 3.4

Midwest

1,123 1,102 1,143 3.4 3.3 3.4

West

1,263 1,279 1,214 3.4 3.4 3.2

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: July 01, 2025