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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Thursday, November 12, 2015	USDL-15-2165

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                         JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – SEPTEMBER 2015

The number of job openings was little changed at 5.5 million on the last business day of September, the 
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires and separations were little changed at 5.0 million 
and 4.8 million, respectively. Within separations, the quits rate was 1.9 percent for the sixth consecutive 
month, and the layoffs and discharges rate remained unchanged at 1.2 percent. This release includes 
estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by 
industry and by four geographic regions.

Job Openings

Job openings were little changed at 5.5 million in September. The job openings rate for September was 
3.7 percent. The number of job openings was little changed in September for total private and 
government. Job openings increased in professional and business services (+126,000) and retail trade 
(+64,000). The number of openings was little changed in all four regions. (See table 1.)

The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in 
September for total nonfarm and total private and was little changed for government. Job openings rose 
over the year for several industries with the largest increases occurring in professional and business 
services (+311,000), health care and social assistance (+191,000), and retail trade (+184,000). Job 
openings decreased over the year in mining and logging (-16,000). The number of job openings 
increased over the year in all four regions: South (+283,000), West (+259,000), Midwest (+208,000), 
and Northeast (+102,000). (See table 7.)

Hires

The number of hires was 5.0 million in September, little changed from August. The hires rate was 3.5 
percent. The number of hires was little changed for total private and government in September. There 
was little change in the number of hires in all industries and regions over the month. (See table 2.)

Over the 12 months ending in September, the number of hires (not seasonally adjusted) was little 
changed for total nonfarm, total private, and government. At the industry level, hires decreased in 
educational services (-74,000), finance and insurance (-43,000), and mining and logging (-13,000). 
There was little change in the number of hires in all four regions over the year. (See table 8.)

Separations

Total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Total separations is 
referred to as turnover. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, 
the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and 
discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations includes separations 
due to retirement, death, and disability, as well as transfers to other locations of the same firm.

There were 4.8 million total separations in September, little changed from August. The total 
separations rate was 3.4 percent. The number of total separations was little changed for total private and 
government. In September, total separations were little changed in all industries and regions. (See table 
3.)

There were 2.7 million quits in September, little changed from August. The number of quits has held 
between 2.7 million and 2.8 million for the past 13 months after increasing steadily since the end of the 
recession. The quits rate remained unchanged in September, measuring 1.9 percent for the sixth 
consecutive month. The number of quits was little changed for total private and government over the 
month. Quits were little changed in all industries and regions over the month. (See table 4.)

The number of quits (not seasonally adjusted) was little changed over the 12 months ending in 
September for total nonfarm and total private but decreased for government (-31,000). Quits increased 
over the year in accommodation and food services (+66,000) and durable goods manufacturing 
(+22,000). Quits decreased over the year in state and local government (-31,000) and finance and 
insurance (-24,000). Quits were little changed in all four regions. (See table 10.)

There were 1.7 million layoffs and discharges in September, little changed from August. The layoffs 
and discharges rate remained unchanged at 1.2 percent. The number of layoffs and discharges was little 
changed over the month for total private and government. Layoffs and discharges were little changed in 
all four regions. (See table 5.) Seasonally adjusted estimates of layoffs and discharges are not available 
for individual industries.

The number of layoffs and discharges (not seasonally adjusted) was little changed over the 12 months 
ending in September for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The number of layoffs and 
discharges rose over the year in other services (+54,000). Layoffs and discharges decreased over the 
year in educational services (-17,000) and federal government (-7,000). Layoffs and discharges were 
little changed in all four regions over the year. (See table 11.)

In September, there were 387,000 other separations for total nonfarm, little changed from August. 
Over the month, the number of other separations was little changed for total private at 315,000 and 
increased for government to 72,000. (See table 6.) Seasonally adjusted estimates of other separations are 
not available for individual industries or regions.

Over the 12 months ending in September, the number of other separations (not seasonally adjusted) 
was little changed for total nonfarm, total private, and government. Other separations increased over the 
year in federal government (+4,000). The number of other separations decreased in finance and 
insurance (-15,000) and in information (-5,000). Other separations were little changed in all four regions 
over the year. (See table 12.)

Net Change in Employment

Large numbers of hires and separations occur every month throughout the business cycle. Net 
employment change results from the relationship between hires and separations. When the number of 
hires exceeds the number of separations, employment rises, even if the hires level is steady or declining. 
Conversely, when the number of hires is less than the number of separations, employment declines, even 
if the hires level is steady or rising. Over the 12 months ending in September 2015, hires totaled 60.9 
million and separations totaled 58.2 million, yielding a net employment gain of 2.7 million. These 
totals include workers who may have been hired and separated more than once during the year.
____________
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey results for October 2015 are scheduled to be 
released on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (EST).


Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted
Category Job openings Hires Total separations
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY
(in thousands)

Total nonfarm

4,678 5,377 5,526 5,061 5,081 5,049 4,829 4,886 4,839

Total private(1)

4,195 4,880 5,020 4,719 4,737 4,707 4,519 4,566 4,533

Construction

103 136 122 291 332 312 280 310 308

Manufacturing

292 333 320 279 267 283 262 276 277

Durable goods

178 215 197 162 166 176 145 172 171

Nondurable goods

114 117 124 116 102 107 117 104 106

Trade, transportation, and utilities(2)

834 973 1,048 1,018 1,081 1,053 994 1,054 1,017

Retail trade

511 607 671 690 759 736 688 761 725

Professional and business services

861 1,039 1,165 1,116 986 1,023 1,047 928 952

Education and health services(3)

872 996 1,048 635 589 603 577 540 544

Health care and social assistance

771 905 959 540 511 527 497 456 472

Leisure and hospitality

662 735 697 886 998 957 877 967 952

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

52 46 48 139 138 142 142 144 137

Accommodation and food services

610 689 649 747 860 814 735 823 816

Government(4)

483 497 506 342 344 341 310 319 305

State and local

419 425 444 311 308 311 278 285 273

RATES BY INDUSTRY
(percent)

Total nonfarm

3.2 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4

Total private(1)

3.4 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8

Construction

1.6 2.1 1.9 4.7 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.9 4.8

Manufacturing

2.3 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.2

Durable goods

2.3 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.2

Nondurable goods

2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities(2)

3.1 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8

Retail trade

3.2 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.6

Professional and business services

4.3 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.0 5.2 5.4 4.7 4.8

Education and health services(3)

3.9 4.3 4.5 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.5

Health care and social assistance

4.1 4.6 4.9 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.5

Leisure and hospitality

4.3 4.6 4.4 6.0 6.6 6.3 5.9 6.4 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2.4 2.1 2.2 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.3

Accommodation and food services

4.6 5.0 4.7 5.9 6.6 6.2 5.8 6.3 6.3

Government(4)

2.2 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4

State and local

2.1 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4

Footnotes
(1) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(2) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
(3) Includes educational services, not shown separately.
(4) Includes federal government, not shown separately.
(p) Preliminary


Technical Note


This news release presents statistics from the Job Openings and Labor
Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects
and compiles JOLTS data monthly from a sample of nonfarm
establishments. A more detailed discussion of JOLTS concepts and
methodology is available online at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch18.pdf.

Coverage and collection

The JOLTS program covers all private nonfarm establishments, as well
as federal, state, and local government entities in the 50 states and
the District of Columbia. Data are collected for total employment, job
openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and
total separations.

Concepts

Industry classification.  The industry classifications in this release
are in accordance with the 2012 version of the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS).

Employment.  Employment includes persons on the payroll who worked or
received pay for the pay period that includes the 12th day of the
reference month. Full-time, part-time, permanent, short-term,
seasonal, salaried, and hourly employees are included, as are
employees on paid vacations or other paid leave. Proprietors or
partners of unincorporated businesses, unpaid family workers, or
persons on leave without pay or on strike for the entire pay period,
are not counted as employed. Employees of temporary help agencies,
employee leasing companies, outside contractors, and consultants are
counted by their employer of record, not by the establishment where
they are working.

Job openings.  Job openings information is collected for the last
business day of the reference month. A job opening requires that: 1) a
specific position exists and there is work available for that
position, 2) work could start within 30 days whether or not the
employer found a suitable candidate, and 3) the employer is actively
recruiting from outside the establishment to fill the position.
Included are full-time, part-time, permanent, short-term, and seasonal
openings. Active recruiting means that the establishment is taking
steps to fill a position by advertising in newspapers or on the
Internet, posting help-wanted signs, accepting applications, or using
other similar methods.

Jobs to be filled only by internal transfers, promotions, demotions,
or recall from layoffs are excluded. Also excluded are jobs with start
dates more than 30 days in the future, jobs for which employees have
been hired but have not yet reported for work, and jobs to be filled
by employees of temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies,
outside contractors, or consultants. The job openings rate is computed
by dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and
job openings and multiplying that quotient by 100.

Hires.  The hires level is the total number of additions to the
payroll occurring at any time during the reference month, including
both new and rehired employees, full-time and part-time, permanent,
short-term and seasonal employees, employees recalled to the location
after a layoff lasting more than 7 days, on-call or intermittent
employees who returned to work after having been formally separated,
and transfers from other locations. The hires count does not include
transfers or promotions within the reporting site, employees returning
from strike, employees of temporary help agencies or employee leasing
companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The hires rate is
computed by dividing the number of hires by employment and multiplying
that quotient by 100.

Separations.  The separations level is the total number of employment
terminations occurring at any time during the reference month, and is
reported by type of separation—quits, layoffs and discharges, and
other separations. (Some respondents are only able to report total
separations.) The quits count includes voluntary separations by
employees (except for retirements, which are reported as other
separations). The layoffs and discharges count is comprised of
involuntary separations initiated by the employer and includes layoffs
with no intent to rehire; formal layoffs lasting or expected to last
more than 7 days; discharges resulting from mergers, downsizing, or
closings; firings or other discharges for cause; terminations of
permanent or short-term employees; and terminations of seasonal
employees. The other separations count includes retirements, transfers
to other locations, deaths, and separations due to disability. The
separations count does not include transfers within the same location
or employees on strike. The separations rate is computed by dividing
the number of separations by employment and multiplying that quotient
by 100. The quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations rates
are computed similarly.

Annual estimates.  Annual levels for hires, quits, layoffs and
discharges, other separations, and total separations are the sum of
the 12 published monthly levels. Annual rates are computed by dividing
the annual level by the Current Employment Statistics (CES) annual
average employment level, and multiplying that quotient by 100. This
figure will be approximately equal to the sum of the 12 monthly rates.
Consistent with BLS practice, annual estimates are published only for
not seasonally adjusted data and are released with the January news
release each year. Annual estimates are not calculated for job
openings because job openings are a stock, or point-in-time,
measurement for the last business day of each month.

Sample and estimation methodology

The JOLTS survey design is a stratified random sample of 16,000
nonfarm business and government establishments. The sample is
stratified by ownership, region, industry sector, and establishment
size class. The establishments are drawn from a universe of over 9.1
million establishments compiled by the Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages (QCEW) program which includes all employers subject to state
unemployment insurance laws and federal agencies subject to the
Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees program.

JOLTS total employment estimates are benchmarked, or ratio adjusted,
monthly to the strike-adjusted employment estimates of the CES survey.
A ratio of CES to JOLTS employment is used to adjust the levels for
all other JOLTS data elements.

JOLTS business birth/death model

As with any sample survey, the JOLTS sample can only be as current as
its sampling frame. The time lag from the birth of an establishment
until its appearance on the sampling frame is approximately one year.
In addition, many of these new units may fail within the first year.
Since these universe units cannot be reflected on the sampling frame
immediately, the JOLTS sample cannot capture job openings, hires, and
separations from these units during their early existence. To
compensate for the inability to capture data from these
establishments, BLS has developed a birth/death model that uses birth
and death activity from previous years. The estimates of job openings,
hires, and separations produced by the birth/death model are added to
the sample-based estimates produced from the survey to arrive at the
estimates for openings, hires, and separations.

Seasonal adjustment

BLS uses X-13 ARIMA to seasonally adjust several JOLTS series
utilizing moving averages as seasonal filters. A concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal adjustment
factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and
including current month data. JOLTS seasonal adjustment includes both
additive and multiplicative models and REGARIMA (regression with auto-
correlated errors) modeling to improve the seasonal adjustment factors
at the beginning and end of the series and to detect and adjust for
outliers in the series.

Alignment procedure

The JOLTS measures for hires minus separations can be used to derive a
measure of net employment change. This change should be comparable to
the net employment change from the much larger CES survey. However,
definitional differences as well as sampling and nonsampling errors
between the two surveys historically caused JOLTS to diverge from CES
over time. To limit the divergence, and improve the quality of the
JOLTS hires and separations series, BLS implemented the Monthly
Alignment Method.

This method applies the CES employment trends to the seasonally
adjusted JOLTS implied employment trend (hires minus separations)
forcing them to be approximately the same, while preserving the
seasonality of the JOLTS data. First, the two series are seasonally
adjusted and the difference between the JOLTS implied employment
change and the CES net employment change is calculated. Next, the
JOLTS implied employment change is adjusted to equal the CES net
employment change through a proportional adjustment. This procedure
adjusts the two components (hires, separations) proportionally to
their contribution to the total churn (hires plus separations). The
adjusted hires and separations are converted back to not seasonally
adjusted data by reversing the application of the original seasonal
factors. After the Monthly Alignment Method has been used to adjust
the level estimates, rate estimates are computed from the adjusted
levels.

Reliability of the estimates

JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error.
When a sample is surveyed rather than the entire population, there is
a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true"
population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling
error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this
variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. BLS
analysis is generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
That means that there is a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence,
that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6
standard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling
error. Sampling error estimates are available at 
www.bls.gov/jlt/jolts_median_standard_errors.htm.

The JOLTS estimates also are affected by nonsampling error.
Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to
include a segment of the population, the inability to obtain data from
all units in the sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents
to provide data on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents,
errors made in the collection or processing of the data, and errors
from the employment benchmark data used in estimation.

Other information

Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay
Service: (800) 877-8339.

Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands)(2) Rates(3)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

4,678 5,357 5,323 5,668 5,377 5,526 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private(4)

4,195 4,857 4,859 5,139 4,880 5,020 3.4 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.0

Construction

103 163 137 140 136 122 1.6 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9

Manufacturing

292 333 310 339 333 320 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5

Durable goods

178 194 190 197 215 197 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.5

Nondurable goods

114 139 120 142 117 124 2.5 3.0 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)

834 957 945 1,009 973 1,048 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.7

Retail trade

511 537 543 632 607 671 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.9 3.7 4.1

Professional and business services

861 1,103 1,209 1,177 1,039 1,165 4.3 5.3 5.8 5.6 5.0 5.5

Education and health services(6)

872 968 1,002 1,050 996 1,048 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.5

Health care and social assistance

771 883 910 946 905 959 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.9

Leisure and hospitality

662 735 701 776 735 697 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.9 4.6 4.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

52 77 77 59 46 48 2.4 3.4 3.5 2.7 2.1 2.2

Accommodation and food services

610 658 624 716 689 649 4.6 4.8 4.6 5.2 5.0 4.7

Government(7)

483 499 463 529 497 506 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.2

State and local

419 427 395 455 425 444 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.2

REGION(8)

Northeast

787 805 788 919 837 884 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.2

South

1,823 2,021 2,070 2,211 2,103 2,107 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.9

Midwest

1,027 1,240 1,240 1,248 1,213 1,249 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8

West

1,041 1,290 1,224 1,289 1,223 1,286 3.2 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.8

Footnotes
(1) Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.
(2) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
(3) The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings.
(4) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(5) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
(6) Includes educational services, not shown separately.
(7) Includes federal government, not shown separately.
(8) 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


Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands)(2) Rates(3)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

5,061 5,060 5,182 5,065 5,081 5,049 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5

INDUSTRY

Total private(4)

4,719 4,732 4,854 4,709 4,737 4,707 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9

Construction

291 320 325 300 332 312 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.7 5.2 4.9

Manufacturing

279 245 271 265 267 283 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.3

Durable goods

162 141 158 161 166 176 2.1 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.3

Nondurable goods

116 104 113 104 102 107 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)

1,018 1,107 1,146 1,122 1,081 1,053 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.9

Retail trade

690 782 786 778 759 736 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.7

Professional and business services

1,116 1,040 1,054 1,003 986 1,023 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.2

Education and health services(6)

635 598 585 589 589 603 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7

Health care and social assistance

540 515 499 507 511 527 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

886 932 923 927 998 957 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.6 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

139 154 136 120 138 142 6.6 7.1 6.3 5.6 6.4 6.5

Accommodation and food services

747 778 787 808 860 814 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.2

Government(7)

342 328 328 356 344 341 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5

State and local

311 286 292 312 308 311 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6

REGION(8)

Northeast

813 803 766 791 847 808 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.0

South

1,961 1,966 2,089 2,053 2,016 2,022 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9

Midwest

1,129 1,150 1,158 1,078 1,082 1,121 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5

West

1,158 1,141 1,168 1,142 1,137 1,098 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4

Footnotes
(1) Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.
(2) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
(3) The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
(4) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(5) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
(6) Includes educational services, not shown separately.
(7) Includes federal government, not shown separately.
(8) 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


Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands)(2) Rates(3)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

4,829 4,799 4,906 4,796 4,886 4,839 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

INDUSTRY

Total private(4)

4,519 4,480 4,596 4,454 4,566 4,533 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8

Construction

280 280 333 270 310 308 4.5 4.4 5.2 4.2 4.9 4.8

Manufacturing

262 238 266 254 276 277 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2

Durable goods

145 141 160 168 172 171 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2

Nondurable goods

117 97 105 85 104 106 2.6 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.3 2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)

994 1,071 1,077 1,050 1,054 1,017 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8

Retail trade

688 745 746 738 761 725 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.6

Professional and business services

1,047 961 991 962 928 952 5.4 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.8

Education and health services(6)

577 547 533 542 540 544 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5

Health care and social assistance

497 467 450 463 456 472 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5

Leisure and hospitality

877 892 882 882 967 952 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.4 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

142 120 136 103 144 137 6.7 5.5 6.3 4.8 6.7 6.3

Accommodation and food services

735 772 746 779 823 816 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.3

Government(7)

310 319 310 343 319 305 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4

State and local

278 280 276 300 285 273 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4

REGION(8)

Northeast

745 730 727 693 814 761 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 3.1 2.9

South

1,968 1,909 1,877 1,928 1,918 1,946 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8

Midwest

1,050 1,087 1,145 1,118 1,075 1,053 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3

West

1,066 1,073 1,157 1,058 1,078 1,079 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.4

Footnotes
(1) Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month.
(2) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
(3) The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
(4) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(5) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
(6) Includes educational services, not shown separately.
(7) Includes federal government, not shown separately.
(8) 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


Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands)(2) Rates(3)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

2,733 2,730 2,738 2,737 2,771 2,720 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private(4)

2,570 2,579 2,576 2,578 2,618 2,579 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1

Construction

120 115 107 109 106 129 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0

Manufacturing

130 122 138 129 143 150 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2

Durable goods

73 71 81 82 80 91 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2

Nondurable goods

57 51 57 47 63 59 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)

575 624 618 604 609 600 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2

Retail trade

407 444 462 427 450 442 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8

Professional and business services

540 516 510 493 516 489 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5

Education and health services(6)

344 358 347 363 363 348 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

Health care and social assistance

308 315 306 311 321 309 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7

Leisure and hospitality

566 573 585 615 638 625 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

52 53 52 54 68 57 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 3.2 2.6

Accommodation and food services

514 520 533 561 569 568 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.4

Government(7)

163 151 161 159 153 141 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6

State and local

152 140 150 146 141 129 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7

REGION(8)

Northeast

367 381 370 397 397 385 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4

South

1,127 1,123 1,129 1,185 1,198 1,132 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2

Midwest

635 632 616 622 593 608 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

West

604 595 622 534 584 594 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.8

Footnotes
(1) Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
(2) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
(3) The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
(4) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(5) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
(6) Includes educational services, not shown separately.
(7) Includes federal government, not shown separately.
(8) 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


Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands)(2) Rates(3)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

1,694 1,660 1,779 1,646 1,725 1,732 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2

INDUSTRY

Total private(4)

1,612 1,562 1,686 1,535 1,616 1,639 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4

Construction

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Manufacturing

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Durable goods

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Nondurable goods

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Retail trade

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Professional and business services

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Education and health services(6)

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Health care and social assistance

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Leisure and hospitality

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Accommodation and food services

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Government(7)

83 98 93 110 109 92 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4

State and local

- - - - - - - - - - - -

REGION(8)

Northeast

299 273 280 222 353 304 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.1

South

661 615 599 583 569 657 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3

Midwest

354 380 456 402 404 380 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2

West

380 392 445 439 399 391 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2

Footnotes
(1) Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month.
(2) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
(3) The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
(4) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(5) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
(6) Includes educational services, not shown separately.
(7) Includes federal government, not shown separately.
(8) 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

- Data not available.


Table 6. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands)(2) Rates(3)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

402 409 389 413 389 387 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private(4)

338 340 333 340 332 315 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Construction

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Manufacturing

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Durable goods

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Nondurable goods

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Retail trade

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Professional and business services

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Education and health services(6)

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Health care and social assistance

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Leisure and hospitality

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Accommodation and food services

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Government(7)

64 69 56 73 57 72 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

State and local

- - - - - - - - - - - -

REGION(8)

Northeast

- - - - - - - - - - - -

South

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Midwest

- - - - - - - - - - - -

West

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Other separations are the number of other separations during the entire month.
(2) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
(3) The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
(4) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(5) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
(6) Includes educational services, not shown separately.
(7) Includes federal government, not shown separately.
(8) 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

- Data not available.


Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

4,623 5,568 5,476 3.2 3.8 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

4,175 5,036 4,992 3.4 4.0 4.0

Mining and logging

32 17 16 3.4 2.0 1.9

Construction

102 154 105 1.6 2.2 1.6

Manufacturing

297 336 323 2.4 2.6 2.5

Durable goods

177 219 194 2.2 2.7 2.4

Nondurable goods

120 117 130 2.6 2.5 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

894 1,026 1,134 3.3 3.7 4.0

Wholesale trade

137 175 180 2.3 2.9 3.0

Retail trade

573 652 757 3.6 4.0 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

184 199 197 3.4 3.6 3.5

Information

96 113 118 3.4 3.9 4.1

Financial activities

280 377 298 3.4 4.4 3.5

Finance and insurance

208 285 238 3.4 4.5 3.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

72 91 59 3.4 4.1 2.7

Professional and business services

804 1,040 1,115 4.0 5.0 5.3

Education and health services

855 1,013 1,032 3.8 4.4 4.5

Educational services

98 96 84 2.8 3.0 2.4

Health care and social assistance

757 917 948 4.0 4.7 4.8

Leisure and hospitality

657 767 679 4.2 4.6 4.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

47 54 41 2.1 2.2 1.8

Accommodation and food services

610 712 638 4.5 5.0 4.6

Other services

156 195 173 2.7 3.3 3.0

Government

448 532 484 2.0 2.5 2.2

Federal

61 76 57 2.2 2.7 2.0

State and local

388 456 427 2.0 2.5 2.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

792 912 894 3.0 3.3 3.3

South

1,752 2,134 2,035 3.3 4.0 3.8

Midwest

1,050 1,273 1,258 3.2 3.8 3.8

West

1,029 1,249 1,288 3.2 3.7 3.8

Footnotes
(1) Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.
(2) The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings.
(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


Table 8. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

5,263 5,678 5,206 3.8 4.0 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

4,860 5,045 4,780 4.1 4.2 4.0

Mining and logging

37 27 24 4.1 3.3 2.9

Construction

281 327 300 4.4 4.9 4.5

Manufacturing

283 287 298 2.3 2.3 2.4

Durable goods

158 178 181 2.0 2.3 2.3

Nondurable goods

125 109 117 2.7 2.4 2.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,031 1,124 1,041 3.9 4.2 3.9

Wholesale trade

152 135 137 2.6 2.3 2.3

Retail trade

694 802 723 4.5 5.1 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

185 187 182 3.5 3.5 3.4

Information

67 80 73 2.4 2.9 2.6

Financial activities

202 191 174 2.5 2.3 2.1

Finance and insurance

143 133 100 2.4 2.2 1.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

60 58 74 2.9 2.7 3.5

Professional and business services

1,085 1,006 997 5.6 5.0 5.0

Education and health services

768 754 683 3.6 3.5 3.1

Educational services

195 155 121 5.8 4.9 3.6

Health care and social assistance

573 600 561 3.2 3.2 3.0

Leisure and hospitality

916 1,064 985 6.1 6.7 6.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

137 116 137 6.3 4.8 6.1

Accommodation and food services

779 948 848 6.1 7.1 6.4

Other services

189 186 205 3.4 3.3 3.6

Government

404 633 426 1.9 3.0 1.9

Federal

30 37 29 1.1 1.3 1.1

State and local

374 596 398 2.0 3.3 2.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

931 886 925 3.6 3.4 3.5

South

1,934 2,311 1,980 3.8 4.5 3.8

Midwest

1,150 1,221 1,134 3.7 3.8 3.5

West

1,249 1,259 1,167 4.0 3.9 3.6

Footnotes
(1) Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.
(2) The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total 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


Table 9. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

5,184 5,973 5,220 3.7 4.2 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

4,827 5,509 4,876 4.1 4.5 4.0

Mining and logging

34 36 36 3.7 4.4 4.4

Construction

281 351 308 4.4 5.3 4.6

Manufacturing

280 349 305 2.3 2.8 2.5

Durable goods

151 215 181 1.9 2.7 2.3

Nondurable goods

130 135 124 2.9 2.9 2.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

986 1,176 998 3.7 4.4 3.7

Wholesale trade

143 135 131 2.4 2.3 2.2

Retail trade

680 858 710 4.4 5.5 4.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

163 182 157 3.1 3.4 2.9

Information

78 89 74 2.8 3.2 2.6

Financial activities

189 226 172 2.4 2.8 2.1

Finance and insurance

132 160 101 2.2 2.6 1.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

58 66 71 2.8 3.1 3.4

Professional and business services

1,048 1,050 955 5.4 5.3 4.8

Education and health services

607 700 582 2.8 3.2 2.6

Educational services

90 146 77 2.7 4.6 2.3

Health care and social assistance

516 554 505 2.9 3.0 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

1,111 1,256 1,213 7.4 7.9 7.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

270 203 266 12.5 8.3 11.9

Accommodation and food services

841 1,053 947 6.6 7.9 7.2

Other services

212 275 233 3.8 4.8 4.1

Government

357 465 344 1.6 2.2 1.6

Federal

37 39 34 1.4 1.4 1.3

State and local

320 426 309 1.7 2.4 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

893 1,028 930 3.4 3.9 3.5

South

1,999 2,335 1,994 3.9 4.5 3.9

Midwest

1,158 1,371 1,149 3.7 4.3 3.6

West

1,135 1,239 1,147 3.6 3.9 3.6

Footnotes
(1) Total separations are 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 total 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


Table 10. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

2,940 3,603 2,937 2.1 2.5 2.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

2,761 3,363 2,789 2.3 2.8 2.3

Mining and logging

19 18 18 2.1 2.1 2.2

Construction

126 141 142 2.0 2.1 2.1

Manufacturing

142 200 168 1.2 1.6 1.4

Durable goods

74 111 96 1.0 1.4 1.2

Nondurable goods

68 89 73 1.5 1.9 1.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

618 752 640 2.3 2.8 2.4

Wholesale trade

86 80 84 1.5 1.3 1.4

Retail trade

440 564 475 2.9 3.6 3.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

91 108 82 1.7 2.0 1.5

Information

41 53 41 1.5 1.9 1.5

Financial activities

127 118 98 1.6 1.4 1.2

Finance and insurance

85 88 61 1.4 1.4 1.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

43 30 37 2.1 1.4 1.7

Professional and business services

537 623 484 2.8 3.1 2.4

Education and health services

368 471 371 1.7 2.2 1.7

Educational services

45 72 49 1.3 2.3 1.4

Health care and social assistance

322 399 322 1.8 2.1 1.7

Leisure and hospitality

647 853 721 4.3 5.4 4.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

69 117 77 3.2 4.8 3.5

Accommodation and food services

577 735 643 4.5 5.5 4.9

Other services

136 134 105 2.4 2.4 1.9

Government

179 240 148 0.8 1.2 0.7

Federal

12 18 13 0.4 0.6 0.5

State and local

167 223 136 0.9 1.2 0.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

442 532 466 1.7 2.0 1.8

South

1,159 1,529 1,164 2.3 3.0 2.2

Midwest

699 825 672 2.2 2.6 2.1

West

640 717 635 2.0 2.2 2.0

Footnotes
(1) Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
(2) The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total 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


Table 11. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

1,846 1,944 1,902 1.3 1.4 1.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

1,725 1,779 1,770 1.5 1.5 1.5

Mining and logging

13 17 15 1.4 2.0 1.8

Construction

145 191 156 2.3 2.9 2.4

Manufacturing

119 129 119 1.0 1.0 1.0

Durable goods

65 89 74 0.8 1.1 0.9

Nondurable goods

54 40 45 1.2 0.9 1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

261 296 256 1.0 1.1 1.0

Wholesale trade

48 43 32 0.8 0.7 0.5

Retail trade

158 193 163 1.0 1.2 1.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

55 60 61 1.1 1.1 1.1

Information

26 22 26 1.0 0.8 0.9

Financial activities

31 77 55 0.4 0.9 0.7

Finance and insurance

18 44 26 0.3 0.7 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

13 32 30 0.6 1.5 1.4

Professional and business services

452 348 394 2.3 1.7 2.0

Education and health services

186 181 168 0.9 0.8 0.8

Educational services

40 63 23 1.2 2.0 0.7

Health care and social assistance

147 117 145 0.8 0.6 0.8

Leisure and hospitality

425 381 459 2.8 2.4 3.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

196 82 185 9.1 3.4 8.3

Accommodation and food services

228 299 274 1.8 2.2 2.1

Other services

67 139 121 1.2 2.4 2.2

Government

121 164 132 0.6 0.8 0.6

Federal

16 9 9 0.6 0.3 0.3

State and local

105 155 123 0.6 0.9 0.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

365 426 386 1.4 1.6 1.5

South

667 644 677 1.3 1.2 1.3

Midwest

397 451 416 1.3 1.4 1.3

West

417 422 424 1.3 1.3 1.3

Footnotes
(1) Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month.
(2) The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of total 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


Table 12. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2015
Sept.
2015(p)

Total nonfarm

399 426 380 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

341 366 317 0.3 0.3 0.3

Mining and logging

2 2 3 0.2 0.3 0.4

Construction

10 19 10 0.2 0.3 0.1

Manufacturing

20 21 17 0.2 0.2 0.1

Durable goods

12 15 11 0.2 0.2 0.1

Nondurable goods

8 6 6 0.2 0.1 0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

107 128 102 0.4 0.5 0.4

Wholesale trade

10 12 15 0.2 0.2 0.3

Retail trade

81 101 72 0.5 0.6 0.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

16 15 15 0.3 0.3 0.3

Information

11 14 6 0.4 0.5 0.2

Financial activities

31 31 19 0.4 0.4 0.2

Finance and insurance

29 28 14 0.5 0.5 0.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

2 3 5 0.1 0.1 0.2

Professional and business services

59 79 77 0.3 0.4 0.4

Education and health services

53 48 43 0.2 0.2 0.2

Educational services

5 11 6 0.2 0.3 0.2

Health care and social assistance

48 38 38 0.3 0.2 0.2

Leisure and hospitality

40 22 33 0.3 0.1 0.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

4 3 3 0.2 0.1 0.1

Accommodation and food services

36 19 30 0.3 0.1 0.2

Other services

9 2 7 0.2 0.0 0.1

Government

57 60 63 0.3 0.3 0.3

Federal

9 12 13 0.3 0.4 0.5

State and local

48 48 50 0.3 0.3 0.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

86 69 78 0.3 0.3 0.3

South

173 163 152 0.3 0.3 0.3

Midwest

62 95 61 0.2 0.3 0.2

West

78 100 89 0.2 0.3 0.3

Footnotes
(1) Other separations are the number of other separations during the entire month.
(2) The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of total 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: Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand and rates are rounded to the nearest tenth. Levels and rates may round down to zero.


Last Modified Date: November 12, 2015