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)
Industry and region	Apr. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023(p)	Change from: Mar. 2023 - Apr. 2023(p)	Apr. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023(p)	Change from: Mar. 2023 - Apr. 2023(p)
Total	6,175	5,900	5,841	5,994	5,708	-286	4.1	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.7	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,806	5,557	5,506	5,643	5,357	-286	4.5	4.2	4.1	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Mining and logging	17	22	26	23	19	-4	2.8	3.5	4.1	3.7	2.9	-0.8
Construction	349	356	352	454	371	-83	4.5	4.5	4.5	5.8	4.7	-1.1
Manufacturing	461	406	409	394	387	-7	3.6	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	0.0
Durable goods	243	217	209	225	197	-28	3.1	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.4	-0.4
Nondurable goods	218	189	199	169	190	21	4.5	3.9	4.1	3.5	3.9	0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,324	1,300	1,267	1,241	1,279	38	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4	0.1
Wholesale trade	174	167	184	160	183	23	2.9	2.8	3.0	2.6	3.0	0.4
Retail trade	833	768	745	747	758	11	5.4	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.9	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	317	365	339	334	339	5	4.4	5.0	4.7	4.6	4.6	0.0
Information	82	104	100	96	72	-24	2.7	3.4	3.2	3.1	2.3	-0.8
Financial activities	260	208	193	195	199	4	2.9	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.1
Finance and insurance	167	124	117	121	126	5	2.5	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.9	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	93	84	76	74	74	0	4.0	3.5	3.2	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Professional and business services	1,224	1,129	1,062	1,134	1,110	-24	5.5	4.9	4.6	5.0	4.8	-0.2
Education and health services	813	768	794	844	772	-72	3.4	3.1	3.2	3.4	3.1	-0.3
Educational services	95	75	96	96	83	-13	2.5	1.9	2.4	2.5	2.1	-0.4
Health care and social assistance	718	693	699	748	689	-59	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Leisure and hospitality	1,067	1,061	1,112	1,053	954	-99	6.8	6.5	6.7	6.4	5.8	-0.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	154	141	154	166	146	-20	6.8	5.9	6.3	6.8	6.0	-0.8
Accommodation and food services	913	920	958	887	809	-78	6.8	6.6	6.8	6.3	5.7	-0.6
Other services	209	202	190	209	195	-14	3.7	3.5	3.3	3.6	3.3	-0.3
Government	369	343	335	351	351	0	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	0.0
Federal	45	35	39	38	40	2	1.6	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
State and local	324	309	295	313	311	-2	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.6	0.0
State and local education	154	158	145	158	163	5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.6	0.1
State and local, excluding education	170	151	151	155	148	-7	1.9	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.6	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	932	889	799	888	810	-78	3.4	3.2	2.9	3.2	2.9	-0.3
South	2,504	2,507	2,548	2,456	2,303	-153	4.4	4.3	4.4	4.3	4.0	-0.3
Midwest	1,367	1,187	1,157	1,221	1,305	84	4.2	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.9	0.2
West	1,372	1,318	1,336	1,430	1,290	-140	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.9	3.5	-0.4
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.

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