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)
May
2016		 Jan.
2017		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017(p)		 May
2016		 Jan.
2017		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017(p)

Total

 5,101 5,247 5,008 5,198 5,008 5,259 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,762 4,908 4,662 4,882 4,681 4,926 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.0

Mining and logging

 27 32 32 25 23 27 4.0 4.8 4.7 3.6 3.3 3.8

Construction

 330 361 339 374 377 355 4.9 5.3 4.9 5.4 5.5 5.2

Manufacturing

 294 304 280 318 317 327 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.6

Durable goods

 181 163 155 173 162 172 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.2

Nondurable goods

 113 141 125 146 155 155 2.4 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,012 1,012 1,056 1,063 948 1,052 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.8

Wholesale trade

 131 150 135 132 116 126 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.1

Retail trade

 693 670 749 745 663 736 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 188 192 171 186 168 190 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.4

Information

 78 87 79 79 74 78 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.9

Financial activities

 178 198 182 201 184 217 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.6

Finance and insurance

 118 133 127 126 110 134 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 60 65 55 75 74 82 2.8 3.0 2.5 3.4 3.4 3.8

Professional and business services

 1,071 1,068 999 1,033 1,001 1,090 5.3 5.2 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.3

Education and health services

 604 639 548 635 594 612 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.7

Educational services

 100 82 59 90 86 97 2.8 2.3 1.6 2.5 2.4 2.7

Health care and social assistance

 504 557 488 545 508 515 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

 989 987 968 966 943 949 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 150 135 140 137 133 133 6.8 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9

Accommodation and food services

 840 852 828 829 810 816 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0

Other services

 178 219 179 188 220 219 3.1 3.8 3.1 3.3 3.8 3.8

Government

 339 339 347 315 328 333 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5

Federal

 29 38 35 37 34 26 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.9

State and local

 310 301 312 278 293 307 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.6

State and local education

 152 151 168 130 147 142 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.4

State and local, excluding education

 158 149 144 148 147 165 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 769 840 866 816 808 843 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1

South

 1,995 1,991 1,971 2,057 1,992 2,178 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.7 4.1

Midwest

 1,161 1,177 1,057 1,162 1,044 1,104 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.4

West

 1,175 1,239 1,114 1,163 1,165 1,133 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.4

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.
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Last Modified Date: July 11, 2017