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)
Industry and region	July 2013	June 2014	July 2014(p)	July 2013	June 2014	July 2014(p)
Total	4,713	4,693	4,998	3.5	3.4	3.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,354	4,263	4,656	3.8	3.6	3.9
Mining and logging	29	27	27	3.3	3.0	2.9
Construction	323	232	366	5.3	3.7	5.8
Manufacturing	256	243	246	2.1	2.0	2.0
Durable goods	154	135	139	2.0	1.7	1.8
Nondurable goods	103	109	107	2.3	2.4	2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	893	974	1,079	3.5	3.7	4.1
Wholesale trade	138	150	162	2.4	2.5	2.7
Retail trade	589	673	756	3.9	4.4	4.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	166	151	161	3.3	2.9	3.1
Information	76	58	72	2.8	2.2	2.7
Financial activities	213	173	181	2.7	2.2	2.3
Finance and insurance	146	118	115	2.5	2.0	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	67	54	66	3.3	2.6	3.1
Professional and business services	945	946	994	5.0	4.9	5.1
Education and health services	617	614	616	3.0	2.9	2.9
Educational services	108	129	102	3.5	4.0	3.3
Health care and social assistance	509	485	513	2.9	2.7	2.8
Leisure and hospitality	802	810	880	5.4	5.3	5.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	104	96	106	4.4	4.1	4.4
Accommodation and food services	698	714	774	5.5	5.5	6.0
Other services	201	186	196	3.6	3.3	3.5
Government	358	430	342	1.7	2.0	1.7
Federal	32	31	24	1.1	1.1	0.9
State and local	326	399	318	1.8	2.1	1.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	767	705	765	3.0	2.7	2.9
South	1,881	1,911	1,969	3.8	3.8	3.9
Midwest	957	1,038	1,056	3.1	3.3	3.4
West	1,108	1,039	1,209	3.6	3.3	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. (p) Preliminary

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