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	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
Total	4,347	5,626	4,044	2.8	3.6	2.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,120	5,341	3,828	3.1	4.0	2.9
Mining and logging	21	19	21	3.4	3.2	3.5
Construction	323	345	254	4.1	4.3	3.2
Manufacturing	287	297	264	2.3	2.4	2.1
Durable goods	175	171	149	2.2	2.2	1.9
Nondurable goods	113	126	115	2.4	2.7	2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	903	1,352	880	3.2	4.7	3.1
Wholesale trade	131	157	106	2.2	2.6	1.8
Retail trade	552	668	565	3.6	4.3	3.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	220	527	208	3.0	7.3	2.9
Information	66	124	92	2.3	4.5	3.3
Financial activities	156	206	143	1.7	2.3	1.6
Finance and insurance	101	136	99	1.5	2.0	1.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	55	70	44	2.3	2.9	1.8
Professional and business services	903	1,079	766	4.1	4.9	3.5
Private education and health services	614	713	580	2.3	2.6	2.1
Private educational services	49	56	58	1.2	1.4	1.4
Health care and social assistance	565	657	522	2.5	2.8	2.2
Leisure and hospitality	667	993	677	4.1	6.1	4.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	90	141	68	3.7	5.8	2.8
Accommodation and food services	577	852	609	4.2	6.2	4.4
Other services	180	214	151	3.0	3.6	2.5
Government	227	285	216	1.0	1.2	0.9
Federal	32	48	26	1.1	1.8	1.0
State and local	195	237	189	0.9	1.2	0.9
State and local education	94	104	82	0.8	1.0	0.7
State and local, excluding education	101	133	107	1.1	1.4	1.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	688	994	644	2.5	3.6	2.3
South	1,810	2,005	1,525	3.1	3.4	2.6
Midwest	903	1,219	867	2.7	3.7	2.6
West	946	1,407	1,008	2.6	3.8	2.7
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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