Table 10. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 10. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Aug. 2022	July 2023	Aug. 2023(p)	Aug. 2022	July 2023	Aug. 2023(p)
Total	7,351	6,175	6,805	4.8	4.0	4.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,798	5,739	6,289	5.2	4.3	4.7
Mining and logging	23	26	31	3.7	3.9	4.8
Construction	425	398	377	5.3	4.9	4.6
Manufacturing	532	448	473	4.1	3.4	3.6
Durable goods	296	222	237	3.7	2.7	2.9
Nondurable goods	236	226	236	4.8	4.6	4.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,542	1,167	1,349	5.4	4.1	4.7
Wholesale trade	188	127	164	3.1	2.1	2.7
Retail trade	994	756	856	6.4	4.9	5.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	361	284	329	5.1	4.0	4.6
Information	127	113	81	4.1	3.7	2.6
Financial activities	300	204	285	3.3	2.2	3.1
Finance and insurance	198	118	188	2.9	1.8	2.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	102	85	97	4.2	3.5	3.9
Professional and business services	1,210	1,185	1,164	5.3	5.1	5.0
Education and health services	877	904	846	3.6	3.6	3.4
Educational services	131	123	141	3.7	3.4	3.8
Health care and social assistance	746	781	705	3.6	3.6	3.3
Leisure and hospitality	1,471	1,051	1,444	8.9	6.0	8.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	262	143	263	10.1	5.1	9.6
Accommodation and food services	1,208	908	1,181	8.6	6.2	8.1
Other services	291	243	239	5.0	4.1	4.0
Government	553	436	517	2.6	2.0	2.4
Federal	49	40	35	1.7	1.4	1.2
State and local	505	396	482	2.7	2.1	2.6
State and local education	259	235	276	2.8	2.6	3.0
State and local, excluding education	245	161	206	2.6	1.7	2.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,110	919	961	4.1	3.3	3.4
South	3,070	2,599	2,795	5.4	4.5	4.8
Midwest	1,437	1,278	1,597	4.4	3.8	4.8
West	1,734	1,379	1,453	4.8	3.7	3.9
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.

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Last Modified Date: October 03, 2023