Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)(2)						Rates(3)
Industry and region	July 2013	Mar. 2014	Apr. 2014	May 2014	June 2014	July 2014(p)	July 2013	Mar. 2014	Apr. 2014	May 2014	June 2014	July 2014(p)
Total	4,313	4,491	4,550	4,530	4,520	4,559	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3
INDUSTRY
Total private(4)	4,035	4,180	4,269	4,246	4,229	4,297	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.7
Construction	298	245	259	276	241	332	5.1	4.1	4.3	4.6	4.0	5.5
Manufacturing	246	243	236	228	241	226	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.9
Durable goods	153	129	143	134	136	132	2.0	1.7	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7
Nondurable goods	93	114	93	94	106	94	2.1	2.5	2.1	2.1	2.4	2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)	868	989	1,026	1,028	1,023	1,039	3.4	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Retail trade	588	697	744	718	711	743	3.9	4.6	4.9	4.7	4.6	4.8
Professional and business services	896	924	970	906	937	940	4.8	4.9	5.1	4.7	4.9	4.9
Education and health services(6)	507	542	531	483	518	505	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.4
Health care and social assistance	440	458	468	412	443	436	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.3	2.5	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	745	778	817	837	820	817	5.2	5.4	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	122	124	150	140	129	123	6.0	6.0	7.2	6.7	6.2	5.8
Accommodation and food services	623	653	666	697	691	694	5.1	5.3	5.3	5.6	5.5	5.5
Government(7)	277	311	281	284	291	262	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2
State and local	244	275	248	253	259	235	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.2

REGION(8)
Northeast	712	653	733	726	680	703	2.8	2.5	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.7
South	1,696	1,787	1,739	1,715	1,816	1,766	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.5
Midwest	909	1,008	1,015	1,009	1,016	1,014	3.0	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2
West	995	1,043	1,062	1,079	1,008	1,076	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.2	3.5
Footnotes (1) Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month. (2) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown. (3) The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment. (4) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately. (5) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately. (6) Includes educational services, not shown separately. (7) Includes federal government, not shown separately. (8) 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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