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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)
Jan.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023(p)		 Jan.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023(p)

Total

 6,595 5,598 6,437 4.5 3.6 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 6,262 5,237 6,101 5.0 3.9 4.7

Mining and logging

 24 18 26 4.2 2.9 4.2

Construction

 363 385 413 5.0 5.0 5.5

Manufacturing

 441 317 386 3.5 2.4 3.0

Durable goods

 239 165 213 3.1 2.0 2.6

Nondurable goods

 203 152 173 4.3 3.1 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,610 1,306 1,785 5.7 4.4 6.2

Wholesale trade

 171 145 188 2.9 2.4 3.1

Retail trade

 962 764 924 6.3 4.8 6.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 476 396 674 6.7 5.2 9.2

Information

 141 101 124 4.8 3.2 4.0

Financial activities

 292 160 245 3.3 1.8 2.7

Finance and insurance

 198 107 139 3.0 1.6 2.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 94 53 106 4.1 2.2 4.5

Professional and business services

 1,260 1,119 1,124 5.8 4.9 5.0

Education and health services

 884 725 827 3.7 2.9 3.3

Educational services

 97 75 75 2.7 1.9 2.0

Health care and social assistance

 787 650 752 3.9 3.1 3.6

Leisure and hospitality

 1,033 902 991 7.1 5.7 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 143 127 129 7.3 5.7 6.0

Accommodation and food services

 891 775 862 7.0 5.7 6.4

Other services

 213 204 180 3.9 3.5 3.1

Government

 333 361 336 1.5 1.6 1.5

Federal

 49 56 35 1.7 1.9 1.2

State and local

 284 305 301 1.5 1.5 1.6

State and local education

 132 124 135 1.3 1.2 1.3

State and local, excluding education

 152 182 166 1.7 2.0 1.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 992 890 988 3.8 3.2 3.6

South

 2,703 2,195 2,696 4.9 3.8 4.7

Midwest

 1,337 1,214 1,343 4.2 3.7 4.1

West

 1,562 1,300 1,410 4.5 3.5 3.9

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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Last Modified Date: March 08, 2023