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	Jan. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)	Jan. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)
Total	5,795	4,850	5,603	3.7	3.0	3.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,502	4,534	5,313	4.2	3.3	4.0
Mining and logging	29	23	26	4.6	3.7	4.3
Construction	373	298	374	4.8	3.6	4.7
Manufacturing	368	249	322	2.9	1.9	2.5
Durable goods	215	129	200	2.7	1.6	2.5
Nondurable goods	154	120	123	3.2	2.5	2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,300	1,117	1,347	4.5	3.7	4.6
Wholesale trade	165	109	165	2.7	1.8	2.7
Retail trade	695	612	708	4.5	3.8	4.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	440	396	474	6.1	5.2	6.5
Information	86	62	91	2.9	2.1	3.1
Financial activities	244	168	225	2.7	1.8	2.4
Finance and insurance	157	114	153	2.3	1.7	2.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	87	55	72	3.6	2.2	2.9
Professional and business services	1,122	937	1,070	5.0	4.1	4.8
Private education and health services	781	677	789	3.0	2.5	2.9
Private educational services	67	76	69	1.7	1.9	1.8
Health care and social assistance	715	601	720	3.2	2.6	3.1
Leisure and hospitality	962	804	824	6.0	4.8	5.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	143	141	134	6.1	5.6	5.5
Accommodation and food services	819	663	690	6.0	4.7	5.0
Other services	236	198	245	4.0	3.3	4.1
Government	293	317	290	1.3	1.3	1.2
Federal	35	31	29	1.2	1.0	1.0
State and local	258	285	261	1.3	1.4	1.3
State and local education	117	143	120	1.1	1.3	1.1
State and local, excluding education	141	142	141	1.5	1.5	1.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	908	767	860	3.3	2.7	3.1
South	2,411	1,941	2,181	4.1	3.2	3.7
Midwest	1,198	1,068	1,238	3.7	3.2	3.7
West	1,279	1,074	1,324	3.5	2.9	3.6
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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