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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)
July
2022
June
2023
July
2023(p)
July
2022
June
2023
July
2023(p)

Total

6,461 6,039 6,060 4.2 3.8 3.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

6,048 5,543 5,638 4.6 4.1 4.2

Mining and logging

19 25 26 3.1 3.9 3.9

Construction

397 309 401 5.0 3.8 4.9

Manufacturing

446 408 444 3.4 3.1 3.4

Durable goods

237 201 215 3.0 2.5 2.6

Nondurable goods

208 207 229 4.2 4.2 4.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,256 1,090 1,152 4.4 3.8 4.0

Wholesale trade

165 151 130 2.7 2.5 2.1

Retail trade

762 682 750 4.9 4.4 4.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

329 257 272 4.6 3.6 3.8

Information

99 88 111 3.2 2.8 3.6

Financial activities

243 165 194 2.7 1.8 2.1

Finance and insurance

150 103 116 2.2 1.5 1.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

93 62 78 3.9 2.5 3.1

Professional and business services

1,317 1,161 1,166 5.8 5.0 5.0

Education and health services

884 982 897 3.7 3.9 3.6

Educational services

98 160 112 2.8 4.3 3.1

Health care and social assistance

786 822 785 3.8 3.8 3.7

Leisure and hospitality

1,148 1,071 1,018 6.9 6.2 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

150 144 141 5.7 5.2 5.1

Accommodation and food services

998 927 876 7.1 6.4 6.0

Other services

239 244 231 4.1 4.1 3.9

Government

413 495 422 2.0 2.2 2.0

Federal

37 42 38 1.3 1.4 1.3

State and local

377 453 383 2.1 2.3 2.1

State and local education

218 322 239 2.5 3.2 2.6

State and local, excluding education

159 130 145 1.7 1.4 1.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

961 889 940 3.5 3.2 3.4

South

2,690 2,532 2,532 4.7 4.3 4.4

Midwest

1,294 1,290 1,245 4.0 3.9 3.7

West

1,516 1,328 1,342 4.2 3.6 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.

Last Modified Date: August 29, 2023