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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)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

Total

6,404 5,165 5,692 4.2 3.3 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

6,101 4,843 5,413 4.7 3.6 4.1

Mining and logging

26 16 31 4.2 2.5 4.9

Construction

380 374 402 5.0 4.6 5.2

Manufacturing

413 289 360 3.2 2.2 2.8

Durable goods

221 146 210 2.7 1.8 2.6

Nondurable goods

192 142 151 4.0 2.9 3.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,715 1,107 1,286 6.0 3.7 4.4

Wholesale trade

176 151 180 2.9 2.4 2.9

Retail trade

909 601 650 5.9 3.7 4.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

630 355 456 8.7 4.8 6.4

Information

120 66 83 4.0 2.2 2.8

Financial activities

259 175 239 2.9 1.9 2.6

Finance and insurance

145 105 145 2.2 1.6 2.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

115 70 94 4.8 2.8 3.8

Professional and business services

1,142 1,071 1,129 5.1 4.7 5.0

Private education and health services

830 673 709 3.4 2.6 2.8

Private educational services

63 71 70 1.7 1.8 1.9

Health care and social assistance

767 602 639 3.6 2.7 2.9

Leisure and hospitality

1,009 889 950 6.5 5.4 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

147 160 133 6.8 6.6 5.6

Accommodation and food services

862 728 817 6.4 5.2 6.0

Other services

205 184 223 3.6 3.1 3.8

Government

303 322 279 1.4 1.4 1.2

Federal

38 46 32 1.3 1.6 1.1

State and local

264 276 248 1.4 1.4 1.2

State and local education

125 129 110 1.2 1.2 1.0

State and local, excluding education

139 147 138 1.5 1.6 1.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

992 810 926 3.7 2.9 3.3

South

2,680 2,018 2,302 4.7 3.4 3.9

Midwest

1,301 1,105 1,176 4.0 3.3 3.6

West

1,431 1,233 1,288 4.0 3.3 3.5

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: March 06, 2024