Table 9. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 9. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Dec. 2021	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022(p)	Dec. 2021	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022(p)
Total	5,645	5,173	5,565	3.8	3.3	3.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,311	4,903	5,234	4.2	3.7	4.0
Mining and logging	16	15	19	2.7	2.4	3.0
Construction	350	298	352	4.7	3.8	4.6
Manufacturing	355	329	316	2.8	2.5	2.4
Durable goods	194	169	164	2.5	2.1	2.0
Nondurable goods	160	160	152	3.4	3.3	3.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,303	1,195	1,322	4.5	4.1	4.5
Wholesale trade	122	140	142	2.1	2.4	2.4
Retail trade	869	687	794	5.4	4.3	4.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	313	368	386	4.3	5.1	5.2
Information	111	80	90	3.8	2.6	2.9
Financial activities	166	202	145	1.9	2.2	1.6
Finance and insurance	108	138	95	1.6	2.1	1.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	58	65	49	2.5	2.7	2.1
Professional and business services	1,153	1,063	1,129	5.2	4.7	5.0
Education and health services	690	643	735	2.9	2.6	2.9
Educational services	63	51	73	1.7	1.3	1.8
Health care and social assistance	626	592	662	3.1	2.8	3.1
Leisure and hospitality	935	922	933	6.3	5.8	5.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	122	174	116	5.9	7.8	5.2
Accommodation and food services	813	748	817	6.4	5.5	6.0
Other services	232	156	194	4.2	2.7	3.4
Government	334	269	331	1.5	1.2	1.5
Federal	65	34	54	2.2	1.2	1.9
State and local	269	235	277	1.4	1.2	1.4
State and local education	126	86	124	1.2	0.8	1.1
State and local, excluding education	143	150	153	1.6	1.6	1.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	789	706	841	3.0	2.6	3.1
South	2,359	2,065	2,192	4.2	3.6	3.8
Midwest	1,244	1,134	1,228	3.8	3.4	3.7
West	1,254	1,269	1,305	3.6	3.5	3.6
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. (p) Preliminary

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