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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)
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.

Last Modified Date: October 03, 2023