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Table 19. Annual total separations levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 19. Annual total separations levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1) [in thousands]
Industry and region 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Total

68,039 80,898 68,886 72,231 68,062

INDUSTRY

Total private

63,803 75,760 64,901 67,737 64,038

Mining and logging

351 334 209 228 276

Construction

4,873 4,988 4,162 4,133 4,207

Manufacturing

4,043 5,373 4,979 5,144 4,740

Durable goods

2,296 3,157 2,724 2,765 2,502

Nondurable goods

1,747 2,215 2,253 2,377 2,239

Trade, transportation, and utilities

13,702 16,126 15,045 15,101 14,120

Wholesale trade

1,740 2,109 1,901 1,959 1,860

Retail trade

9,114 10,357 9,900 9,250 8,439

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

2,847 3,658 3,243 3,891 3,821

Information

1,104 1,166 1,075 1,151 992

Financial activities

2,491 2,731 2,518 2,713 2,379

Finance and insurance

1,583 1,635 1,719 1,812 1,494

Real estate and rental and leasing

909 1,095 799 903 889

Professional and business services

13,518 13,923 13,743 14,261 12,727

Private education and health services

8,071 10,384 8,824 9,402 9,625

Private educational services

1,118 1,473 906 1,123 1,064

Health care and social assistance

6,955 8,909 7,920 8,279 8,563

Leisure and hospitality

13,114 17,150 11,919 13,067 12,523

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,966 2,265 1,561 1,764 1,888

Accommodation and food services

11,153 14,887 10,356 11,304 10,634

Other services

2,533 3,582 2,429 2,538 2,445

Government

4,234 5,140 3,988 4,489 4,024

Federal

470 826 542 511 451

State and local

3,765 4,310 3,445 3,982 3,572

State and local education

1,945 2,438 1,616 1,951 1,838

State and local, excluding education

1,822 1,876 1,828 2,033 1,734

REGION(2)

Northeast

10,394 13,514 10,090 10,443 10,067

South

27,024 30,246 28,255 30,252 28,626

Midwest

14,408 17,983 14,858 14,769 14,258

West

16,211 19,159 15,684 16,766 15,111

Footnotes
(1) The annual total separations level is the sum of the 12 monthly total separations levels.
(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 06, 2024