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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)
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.

Last Modified Date: May 31, 2023