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Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)

Total

6,017 5,630 5,413 5,419 5,341 -78 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 0.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,671 5,325 5,075 5,060 5,020 -40 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.7 -0.1

Mining and logging

23 23 24 19 24 5 3.7 3.6 3.7 2.9 3.7 0.8

Construction

349 349 342 335 372 37 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.6 0.5

Manufacturing

421 371 352 364 363 -1 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.8 0.0

Durable goods

219 206 194 192 206 14 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 0.1

Nondurable goods

202 165 157 172 158 -14 4.2 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.3 -0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,451 1,108 1,122 1,058 1,024 -34 5.0 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.5 -0.2

Wholesale trade

161 148 141 173 167 -6 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.7 -0.1

Retail trade

797 655 648 584 547 -37 5.1 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.5 -0.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

494 305 333 300 310 10 6.9 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.3 0.1

Information

103 68 76 67 75 8 3.3 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.5 0.3

Financial activities

208 217 217 203 191 -12 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 -0.1

Finance and insurance

115 143 145 124 115 -9 1.7 2.1 2.2 1.8 1.7 -0.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

93 74 71 80 75 -5 3.8 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.0 -0.2

Professional and business services

1,091 1,148 981 1,054 1,089 35 4.8 5.0 4.3 4.6 4.7 0.1

Private education and health services

769 827 796 755 667 -88 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.6 -0.3

Private educational services

74 105 86 86 83 -3 1.9 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0

Health care and social assistance

695 722 711 669 583 -86 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.6 -0.4

Leisure and hospitality

1,050 1,014 982 1,003 987 -16 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.9 -0.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

158 131 138 158 145 -13 6.5 5.1 5.4 6.1 5.5 -0.6

Accommodation and food services

892 883 844 845 843 -2 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 0.0

Other services

207 202 183 202 229 27 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.9 0.5

Government

347 305 338 360 321 -39 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4 -0.2

Federal

36 36 38 39 31 -8 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.0 -0.3

State and local

311 269 301 321 290 -31 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4 -0.2

State and local education

157 134 159 164 139 -25 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.3 -0.2

State and local, excluding education

154 136 141 156 151 -5 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 -0.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

903 1,010 864 830 835 5 3.3 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.0 0.0

South

2,533 2,340 2,138 2,215 2,201 -14 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.7 -0.1

Midwest

1,227 1,095 1,160 1,132 1,098 -34 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.3 -0.1

West

1,354 1,186 1,252 1,243 1,206 -37 3.7 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 -0.1

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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2024