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)
May
2018		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)		 May
2018		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)

Total

 5,531 5,506 5,555 3.7 3.6 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,136 5,253 5,111 4.1 4.1 4.0

Mining and logging

 38 32 23 5.2 4.3 3.1

Construction

 335 380 393 4.6 5.2 5.2

Manufacturing

 351 359 338 2.8 2.8 2.6

Durable goods

 193 212 192 2.4 2.6 2.4

Nondurable goods

 158 148 146 3.4 3.1 3.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,054 1,080 1,112 3.8 3.9 4.0

Wholesale trade

 114 144 143 2.0 2.4 2.4

Retail trade

 733 746 780 4.6 4.8 5.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 206 191 190 3.5 3.2 3.1

Information

 98 111 93 3.5 4.0 3.3

Financial activities

 201 241 194 2.3 2.8 2.2

Finance and insurance

 131 147 121 2.1 2.3 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 70 94 74 3.1 4.1 3.2

Professional and business services

 1,173 1,204 1,109 5.6 5.6 5.2

Education and health services

 659 606 656 2.8 2.5 2.7

Educational services

 124 64 126 3.3 1.6 3.3

Health care and social assistance

 536 542 530 2.7 2.7 2.6

Leisure and hospitality

 1,003 1,043 997 6.1 6.3 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 135 134 131 5.5 5.6 5.1

Accommodation and food services

 868 909 866 6.2 6.4 6.0

Other services

 225 195 195 3.8 3.3 3.3

Government

 395 253 444 1.7 1.1 1.9

Federal

 27 28 28 1.0 1.0 1.0

State and local

 368 224 417 1.8 1.1 2.1

State and local education

 229 94 273 2.1 0.9 2.5

State and local, excluding education

 139 130 144 1.5 1.4 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 765 759 827 2.8 2.7 3.0

South

 2,250 2,335 2,173 4.1 4.2 3.9

Midwest

 1,270 1,137 1,196 3.9 3.4 3.6

West

 1,246 1,274 1,359 3.6 3.6 3.9

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 09, 2019