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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)
Sept.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019(p)		 Sept.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019(p)

Total

 5,900 6,822 6,172 3.9 4.5 4.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,514 6,293 5,765 4.3 4.8 4.5

Mining and logging

 36 31 23 4.7 4.0 3.0

Construction

 371 459 439 4.9 5.9 5.7

Manufacturing

 334 398 375 2.6 3.1 2.9

Durable goods

 188 232 217 2.3 2.9 2.7

Nondurable goods

 147 165 159 3.1 3.4 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,148 1,367 1,186 4.2 4.9 4.3

Wholesale trade

 139 165 165 2.4 2.8 2.8

Retail trade

 825 939 804 5.3 6.0 5.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 183 264 217 3.0 4.4 3.5

Information

 97 106 81 3.5 3.7 2.8

Financial activities

 203 287 206 2.4 3.3 2.4

Finance and insurance

 138 196 127 2.2 3.1 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 65 91 80 2.8 3.8 3.4

Professional and business services

 1,084 1,201 1,199 5.1 5.5 5.5

Education and health services

 626 768 652 2.6 3.2 2.7

Educational services

 95 156 92 2.6 4.4 2.4

Health care and social assistance

 531 612 560 2.7 3.0 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

 1,363 1,403 1,392 8.2 8.1 8.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 275 260 254 11.2 9.5 10.1

Accommodation and food services

 1,088 1,143 1,139 7.7 7.8 7.9

Other services

 252 274 213 4.3 4.6 3.6

Government

 386 528 407 1.7 2.4 1.8

Federal

 37 46 45 1.3 1.6 1.6

State and local

 349 483 362 1.8 2.6 1.8

State and local education

 136 222 130 1.3 2.4 1.2

State and local, excluding education

 212 260 232 2.3 2.7 2.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,014 1,148 1,010 3.7 4.1 3.6

South

 2,319 2,665 2,318 4.2 4.8 4.2

Midwest

 1,293 1,466 1,387 3.9 4.4 4.2

West

 1,273 1,542 1,458 3.7 4.4 4.1

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: November 05, 2019