Table 16. Annual total separations rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 16. Annual total separations rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 16. Annual total separations rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1) [percent]
Industry and region	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Total	42.6	43.3	44.5	45.1	57.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	47.0	47.8	49.1	49.7	63.3
Mining and logging	59.0	48.4	54.2	48.6	54.3
Construction	58.3	61.3	57.8	65.0	68.6
Manufacturing	27.2	30.7	32.5	31.6	44.3
Durable goods	25.7	27.3	28.8	28.6	41.8
Nondurable goods	29.8	36.1	38.6	36.6	48.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	46.0	45.6	48.9	49.4	60.5
Wholesale trade	27.9	27.9	29.4	29.6	37.4
Retail trade	54.5	53.8	58.0	58.4	69.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	40.3	40.8	44.0	45.8	59.5
Information	33.2	35.9	37.2	38.5	44.8
Financial activities	26.8	28.2	27.2	28.5	31.3
Finance and insurance	23.9	25.2	24.2	24.6	25.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	35.0	37.0	35.6	39.0	49.4
Professional and business services	64.7	63.5	63.5	63.5	69.2
Education and health services	31.4	32.6	34.0	33.4	44.8
Educational services	29.1	29.1	30.3	29.8	42.4
Health care and social assistance	31.8	33.2	34.7	34.0	45.2
Leisure and hospitality	75.1	74.2	77.0	79.0	130.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	81.1	84.4	88.5	79.5	129.3
Accommodation and food services	74.1	72.4	75.0	78.9	130.7
Other services	39.5	45.3	44.0	43.1	67.4
Government	18.3	18.1	18.4	18.6	24.2
Federal	13.3	14.3	14.3	16.5	28.8
State and local	19.0	18.7	19.0	18.9	23.5
State and local education	17.6	17.0	18.4	18.3	25.7
State and local, excluding education	20.7	20.6	19.6	19.6	21.2

REGION(2)
Northeast	37.3	38.2	37.0	37.8	53.7
South	44.9	46.9	48.2	48.7	57.7
Midwest	43.2	42.8	45.0	44.0	58.8
West	42.7	42.0	43.9	45.9	58.3
Footnotes (1) The annual total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment. (2) 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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Last Modified Date: March 11, 2021

Table 16. Annual total separations rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

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