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USDL-15-0385
JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JANUARY 2015
There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of January, little changed from 4.9 million
in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires decreased to 5.0 million in
January and separations were little changed at 4.8 million. Within separations, the quits rate was little
changed at 2.0 percent and the layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged at 1.2 percent. This release
includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector
by industry and by four geographic regions. The release also includes 2014 annual estimates for hires
and separations. The annual number of hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations
increased in 2014.
Chart 2. Hires and separations rates, seasonally adjusted,
February 2012 - January 2015
Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted,
February 2012 - January 2015
Percent
4.0
Percent
4.0
3.8
3.8
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.4
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.4
2.4
2.2
2.2
Hires
Separations
2.0
2.0
2013
2014
2015
2013
2014
Job Openings
There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of January, little changed from December.
This was the highest level of job openings since January 2001. The job openings rate for January was
3.4 percent. The number of job openings was little changed for total private and government in January.
Job openings increased for accommodation and food services and in the West region. (See table 1.)
Revisions to the JOLTS Data
Effective with this release, revisions to data from January 2010 forward incorporate annual updates to
the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the Job Openings and Labor Turnover
Survey seasonal adjustment factors. See page 4 for more information on the revisions.
2015
The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in January
for total nonfarm, total private, and government. Job openings increased over the year for many
industries including professional and business services, health care and social assistance, and
accommodation and food services. Job openings decreased over the year in mining and logging. The
number of openings increased over the year in all four regions. (See table 7.)
Hires
There were 5.0 million hires in January, down from December. The hires rate in January was 3.5
percent. The number of hires decreased for total private in January and was little changed in
government. Hires decreased over the month in construction and in the Northeast region. (See table 2.)
Over the 12 months ending in January, the number of hires (not seasonally adjusted) increased for total
nonfarm and total private, and was little changed for government. Hires increased over the year in retail
trade and in finance and insurance. Hires decreased over the year in educational services. In the regions,
hires increased over the year in the Midwest. (See table 8.)
Separations
Total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Total separations is
referred to as turnover. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore,
the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and
discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations include separations
due to retirement, death, and disability, as well as transfers to other locations of the same firm.
There were 4.8 million total separations in January, little changed from December. The separations rate
was 3.4 percent. The number of total separations was little changed for total private and government,
and in all four regions. (See table 3.)
There were 2.8 million quits in January, little changed from December. The quits rate in January was
2.0 percent. The number of quits was little changed for total private and unchanged for government over
the month. Quits increased in January in professional and business services and in health care and social
assistance. The number of quits increased in the Midwest region. (See table 4.)
The number of quits (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in January for total
nonfarm and total private and was little changed for government. Over the year, quits increased for
several industries, including the professional and business services and the accommodation and food
services industries. The number of quits increased over the year in all four regions. (See table 10.)
There were 1.7 million layoffs and discharges in January, little changed from December. The layoffs
and discharges rate was 1.2 percent. The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed over the
month for total private and government, and in all four regions. (See table 5.) Seasonally adjusted
estimates of layoffs and discharges are not available for individual industries.
The number of layoffs and discharges (not seasonally adjusted) was little changed over the 12 months
ending in January for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The number of layoffs and
discharges increased in mining and logging, construction, and federal government. The number
decreased over the year in finance and insurance; educational services; and health care and social
assistance. Layoffs and discharges was little changed in all four regions. (See table 11.)
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In January, there were 354,000 other separations for total nonfarm, a decrease from December. Over
the month, the number of other separations decreased for total private to 287,000 and was little changed
for government at 67,000. (See table 6.) Seasonally adjusted estimates of other separations are not
available for individual industries or regions.
Over the 12 months ending in January, the number of other separations (not seasonally adjusted) was
little changed for total nonfarm, total private, and government. Other separations increased over the year
in retail trade and educational services. The number decreased in wholesale trade, information, and
federal government. Other separations increased in the West region but decreased in the Midwest region.
(See table 12.)
Net Change in Employment
Large numbers of hires and separations occur every month throughout the business cycle. Net
employment change results from the relationship between hires and separations. When the number of
hires exceeds the number of separations, employment rises, even if the hires level is steady or declining.
Conversely, when the number of hires is less than the number of separations, employment declines, even
if the hires level is steady or rising. Over the 12 months ending in January 2015, hires totaled 59.1
million and separations totaled 56.0 million, yielding a net employment gain of 3.1 million. These
figures include workers who may have been hired and separated more than once during the year.
Annual Levels and Rates
This release contains the 2014 annual levels and rates for hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and
discharges, and other separations. Note that annual figures for job openings are not calculated because
job openings are measured on a stock, or point-in-time, basis rather than on a flow basis over a specified
time period. The annual figures and additional tables are published with the release of January data each
year. (See the Technical Note for additional information on these measures.)
Calculating annual levels and rates allows additional comparisons across years. In 2014, annual levels
for hires, quits, and other separations rose for the fourth consecutive year. The layoffs and discharges
annual level rose in 2014 after declining in 2013.
In 2014, annual hires increased to 58.7 million (42.2 percent of employment) and annual total
separations rose to 55.5 million (39.9 percent of employment). Annual quits increased to 30.5 million
(22.0 percent of employment) in 2014. Annual layoffs and discharges increased in 2014 to 20.4 million
(14.7 percent of employment). Annual other separations rose in 2014 to 4.6 million (3.3 percent of
employment). (See tables 13 through 22.)
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey results for February 2015 are scheduled to be
released on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted
Job openings
Category
LEVELS BY INDUSTRY
(in thousands)
Total.................................................. .
Total private1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities2. . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . .
Education and health services3. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services. . . . . . .
Government4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RATES BY INDUSTRY
(percent)
Total.................................................. .
Total private1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities2. . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . .
Education and health services3. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services. . . . . . .
Government4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
3,906
3,518
131
263
166
96
670
381
644
721
646
599
88
512
388
339
4,877
4,396
140
310
195
115
831
516
967
923
837
651
65
586
482
409
2.8
2.9
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.5
2.4
3.3
3.3
3.5
4.0
4.0
4.0
1.7
1.7
3.4
3.6
2.2
2.5
2.4
2.5
3.0
3.2
4.7
4.1
4.4
4.2
3.0
4.4
2.2
2.1
Hires
Jan.
2015p
4,998
4,523
120
330
202
127
876
516
927
889
801
755
66
689
475
422
3.4
3.7
1.9
2.6
2.5
2.7
3.2
3.2
4.5
3.9
4.2
4.8
3.0
5.1
2.1
2.2
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
4,600
4,317
295
248
143
106
947
627
961
571
482
819
132
687
283
258
5,239
4,920
438
276
164
112
1,118
787
1,040
602
528
930
137
793
319
289
3.3
3.7
4.9
2.1
1.9
2.3
3.6
4.1
5.1
2.7
2.7
5.7
6.4
5.5
1.3
1.4
3.7
4.1
7.0
2.2
2.1
2.5
4.2
5.1
5.3
2.8
2.9
6.2
6.4
6.2
1.5
1.5
Total separations
Jan.
2015p
4,996
4,686
364
262
157
105
1,087
768
1,022
559
497
881
147
734
310
276
3.5
3.9
5.8
2.1
2.0
2.3
4.1
4.9
5.2
2.6
2.7
5.9
6.9
5.7
1.4
1.4
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
4,473
4,172
237
236
137
100
973
669
923
573
487
788
126
661
301
256
4,901
4,593
393
253
146
108
1,079
767
942
541
470
881
131
750
308
280
3.2
3.6
3.9
2.0
1.8
2.2
3.7
4.4
4.9
2.7
2.7
5.4
6.1
5.3
1.4
1.3
Jan.
2015p
4,821
4,495
332
252
145
107
1,074
738
984
529
464
845
148
698
327
276
3.5
3.9
6.3
2.1
1.9
2.4
4.0
4.9
4.8
2.5
2.6
5.9
6.1
5.9
1.4
1.5
Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
3
Includes educational services, not shown separately.
4
Includes federal government, not shown separately.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS
seasonal adjustment factors.
2
3.4
3.8
5.3
2.0
1.9
2.4
4.0
4.7
5.0
2.4
2.5
5.6
6.9
5.4
1.5
1.4
Revisions to Job Openings and Labor Turnover Data
In accordance with annual practice, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data have
been revised to reflect annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics (CES), or establishment
survey, employment estimates. The JOLTS employment levels (not published) are ratio-adjusted to the
CES employment levels, and the resulting ratios are applied to all JOLTS data elements. This annual
benchmark process resulted in revisions to all not seasonally adjusted JOLTS data series from April
2013 forward, the time period since the last benchmark was established. Additionally, the seasonally
adjusted JOLTS data series have been recalculated from January 2010 forward to reflect updated
seasonal adjustment factors. Further, the methodology incorporated in 2009 to more closely align the
hires and separations estimates with the monthly payroll employment change created a dependency of
the not seasonally adjusted estimates on the seasonal adjustment process. Therefore, the not seasonally
adjusted data series have been recalculated from January 2010 forward to reflect the updated seasonal
adjustment factors’ effect on the alignment process.
Tables B through G below present revised total nonfarm data for January through December 2014. The
December 2014 revisions also reflect the routine incorporation of additional sample receipts into the
final December estimates. Tables presenting revisions to total nonfarm data for January 2010 through
December 2013 will be available later today on the JOLTS website. The website also contains all
revised seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data. The revision tables and data can be
accessed through the JOLTS homepage at //www.bls.gov/jlt.
Table B. Revisions in job openings data, seasonally adjusted
Levels (in thousands)
Year and month
As
previously
published
2014
January………………………. 3,874
February……………………… 4,125
March…………………………. 4,166
April…………………………… 4,464
May…………………………… 4,577
June………………………….. 4,675
July……………………………. 4,605
August……………………….. 4,853
September…………………….4,685
October………………………. 4,830
November…………………….. 4,847
December……………………. 5,028
As revised
3,906
4,160
4,210
4,417
4,608
4,710
4,726
4,925
4,678
4,849
4,886
4,877
Difference
32
35
44
-47
31
35
121
72
-7
19
39
-151
Rates
As
previously
published
As revised
Difference
2.7
2.9
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.5
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.4
3.4
3.4
0.1
.0
.1
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
.0
.1
.1
-.1
Table C. Revisions in hires data, seasonally adjusted
Year and month
Levels (in thousands)
As
previously
As revised Difference
published
2014
January………………………. 4,516
February……………………… 4,699
March…………………………. 4,706
April…………………………… 4,770
May…………………………… 4,738
June………………………….. 4,791
July……………………………. 4,934
August……………………….. 4,742
September…………………….5,075
October………………………. 5,101
November…………………….. 5,054
December……………………. 5,148
4,600
4,698
4,744
4,790
4,805
4,820
5,003
4,792
5,061
5,106
5,026
5,239
Rates
As
previously
published
As revised
Difference
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.7
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.7
0.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
84
-1
38
20
67
29
69
50
-14
5
-28
91
Table D. Revisions in total separations data, seasonally adjusted
Year and month
Levels (in thousands)
As
previously
As revised Difference
published
2014
January………………………. 4,419
February……………………… 4,459
March…………………………. 4,491
April…………………………… 4,550
May…………………………… 4,530
June………………………….. 4,520
July……………………………. 4,629
August……………………….. 4,531
September…………………….4,809
October………………………. 4,863
November…………………….. 4,700
December……………………. 4,886
4,473
4,486
4,519
4,522
4,543
4,523
4,711
4,569
4,829
4,906
4,628
4,901
54
27
28
-28
13
3
82
38
20
43
-72
15
Rates
As
previously
published
As revised
Difference
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.5
3.5
3.3
3.5
0.0
.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
.1
.0
-.1
.0
Table E. Revisions in quits data, seasonally adjusted
Year and month
Levels (in thousands)
As
previously
As revised Difference
published
2014
January………………………. 2,368
February……………………… 2,475
March…………………………. 2,461
April…………………………… 2,467
May…………………………… 2,487
June………………………….. 2,484
July……………………………. 2,547
August……………………….. 2,510
September…………………….2,735
October………………………. 2,712
November…………………….. 2,661
December……………………. 2,717
2,384
2,438
2,430
2,413
2,494
2,469
2,542
2,516
2,733
2,746
2,662
2,715
16
-37
-31
-54
7
-15
-5
6
-2
34
1
-2
Rates
As
previously
published
As revised
Difference
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
0.0
.0
.0
-.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
.0
Table F. Revisions in layoffs and discharges data, seasonally adjusted
Year and month
Levels (in thousands)
As
previously
As revised Difference
published
2014
January………………………. 1,703
February……………………… 1,596
March…………………………. 1,638
April…………………………… 1,701
May…………………………… 1,656
June………………………….. 1,657
July……………………………. 1,726
August……………………….. 1,619
September…………………….1,653
October………………………. 1,757
November…………………….. 1,655
December……………………. 1,726
1,752
1,671
1,684
1,703
1,659
1,700
1,827
1,663
1,694
1,745
1,595
1,725
49
75
46
2
3
43
101
44
41
-12
-60
-1
Rates
As
previously
published
As revised
Difference
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.2
0.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
Table G. Revisions in other separations data, seasonally adjusted
Year and month
Levels (in thousands)
As
previously
As revised Difference
published
2014
January……………………….
February………………………
March………………………….
April……………………………
May……………………………
June…………………………..
July…………………………….
August………………………..
September…………………….
October……………………….
November……………………..
December…………………….
348
388
392
382
387
378
356
402
420
394
384
443
337
377
405
406
390
354
343
390
402
414
371
461
-11
-11
13
24
3
-24
-13
-12
-18
20
-13
18
Rates
As
previously
published
As revised
Difference
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
-0.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
Technical Note
This news release presents statistics from the Job
Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects and compiles
JOLTS data monthly from a sample of nonfarm
establishments. A more detailed discussion of JOLTS
concepts and methodology is available online at
www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch18.pdf.
Coverage and collection
The JOLTS program covers all private nonfarm establishments, as well as federal, state, and local government
entities in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data
are collected for total employment, job openings, hires,
quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total
separations.
Concepts
Industry classification. The industry classifications in
this release are in accordance with the 2012 version of the
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Employment. Employment includes persons on the
payroll who worked or received pay for the pay period
that includes the 12th day of the reference month. Fulltime, part-time, permanent, short-term, seasonal, salaried,
and hourly employees are included, as are employees on
paid vacations or other paid leave. Proprietors or partners
of unincorporated businesses, unpaid family workers, or
persons on leave without pay or on strike for the entire
pay period, are not counted as employed. Employees of
temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies,
outside contractors, and consultants are counted by their
employer of record, not by the establishment where they
are working.
Job openings. Job openings information is collected for
the last business day of the reference month. A job
opening requires that: 1) a specific position exists and
there is work available for that position, 2) work could
start within 30 days whether or not the employer found a
suitable candidate, and 3) the employer is actively
recruiting from outside the establishment to fill the
position. Included are full-time, part-time, permanent,
short-term, and seasonal openings. Active recruiting
means that the establishment is taking steps to fill a
position by advertising in newspapers or on the Internet,
posting help-wanted signs, accepting applications, or
using other similar methods.
Jobs to be filled only by internal transfers, promotions,
demotions, or recall from layoffs are excluded. Also
excluded are jobs with start dates more than 30 days in
the future, jobs for which employees have been hired but
have not yet reported for work, and jobs to be filled by
employees of temporary help agencies, employee leasing
companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The job
openings rate is computed by dividing the number of job
openings by the sum of employment and job openings and
multiplying that quotient by 100.
Hires. The hires level is the total number of additions to
the payroll occurring at any time during the reference
month, including both new and rehired employees, fulltime and part-time, permanent, short-term and seasonal
employees, employees recalled to the location after a
layoff lasting more than 7 days, on-call or intermittent
employees who returned to work after having been
formally separated, and transfers from other locations.
The hires count does not include transfers or promotions
within the reporting site, employees returning from strike,
employees of temporary help agencies or employee
leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants.
The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of
hires by employment and multiplying that quotient by
100.
Separations. The separations level is the total number of
employment terminations occurring at any time during the
reference month, and is reported by type of separation—
quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations.
(Some respondents are only able to report total
separations.) The quits count includes voluntary
separations by employees (except for retirements, which
are reported as other separations). The layoffs and
discharges count is comprised of involuntary separations
initiated by the employer and includes layoffs with no
intent to rehire; formal layoffs lasting or expected to last
more than 7 days; discharges resulting from mergers,
downsizing, or closings; firings or other discharges for
cause; terminations of permanent or short-term
employees; and terminations of seasonal employees. The
other separations count includes retirements, transfers to
other locations, deaths, and separations due to disability.
The separations count does not include transfers within
the same location or employees on strike. The separations
rate is computed by dividing the number of separations by
employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. The
quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations rates
are computed similarly.
Annual estimates. Annual levels for hires, quits, layoffs
and discharges, other separations, and total separations
are the sum of the 12 published monthly levels. Annual
rates are computed by dividing the annual level by the
Current Employment Statistics (CES) annual average
employment level, and multiplying that quotient by 100.
This figure will be approximately equal to the sum of the
12 monthly rates. Consistent with BLS practice, annual
estimates are published only for not seasonally adjusted
data and are released with the January news release each
year. Annual estimates are not calculated for job openings
because job openings are a stock, or point-in-time,
measurement for the last business day of each month.
Sample and estimation methodology
The JOLTS survey design is a stratified random sample of
16,000 nonfarm business and government establishments.
The sample is stratified by ownership, region, industry
sector, and establishment size class. The establishments
are drawn from a universe of over 9.1 million
establishments compiled by the Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages (QCEW) program which
includes all employers subject to state unemployment
insurance laws and federal agencies subject to the
Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees
program.
JOLTS total employment estimates are benchmarked, or
ratio adjusted, monthly to the strike-adjusted employment
estimates of the CES survey. A ratio of CES to JOLTS
employment is used to adjust the levels for all other
JOLTS data elements.
JOLTS business birth/death model
As with any sample survey, the JOLTS sample can only
be as current as its sampling frame. The time lag from the
birth of an establishment until its appearance on the
sampling frame is approximately one year. In addition,
many of these new units may fail within the first year.
Since these universe units cannot be reflected on the
sampling frame immediately, the JOLTS sample cannot
capture job openings, hires, and separations from these
units during their early existence. To compensate for the
inability to capture data from these establishments, BLS
has developed a birth/death model that uses birth and
death activity from previous years. The estimates of job
openings, hires, and separations produced by the
birth/death model are added to the sample-based estimates
produced from the survey to arrive at the estimates for
openings, hires, and separations.
Seasonal adjustment
BLS uses X-12 ARIMA to seasonally adjust several
JOLTS series utilizing moving averages as seasonal
filters. A concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is
used in which new seasonal adjustment factors are
calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and
including current month data. JOLTS seasonal adjustment
includes both additive and multiplicative models and
REGARIMA (regression with auto-correlated errors)
modeling to improve the seasonal adjustment factors at
the beginning and end of the series and to detect and
adjust for outliers in the series.
Alignment procedure
The JOLTS measures for hires minus separations can be
used to derive a measure of net employment change. This
change should be comparable to the net employment
change from the much larger CES survey. However,
definitional differences as well as sampling and non-
sampling errors between the two surveys historically
caused JOLTS to diverge from CES over time. To limit
the divergence, and improve the quality of the JOLTS
hires and separations series, BLS implemented the
Monthly Alignment Method.
This method applies the CES employment trends to the
seasonally adjusted JOLTS implied employment trend
(hires minus separations) forcing them to be
approximately the same, while preserving the seasonality
of the JOLTS data. First, the two series are seasonally
adjusted and the difference between the JOLTS implied
employment change and the CES net employment change
is calculated. Next, the JOLTS implied employment
change is adjusted to equal the CES net employment
change through a proportional adjustment. This procedure
adjusts the two components (hires, separations)
proportionally to their contribution to the total churn
(hires plus separations). The adjusted hires and
separations are converted back to not seasonally adjusted
data by reversing the application of the original seasonal
factors. After the Monthly Alignment Method has been
used to adjust the level estimates, rate estimates are
computed from the adjusted levels.
Reliability of the estimates
JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling and
nonsampling error. When a sample is surveyed rather than
the entire population, there is a chance that the sample
estimates may differ from the "true" population values
they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error,
varies depending on the particular sample selected, and
this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate. BLS analysis is generally conducted at the 90percent level of confidence. That means that there is a 90percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate
based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6
standard errors from the "true" population value because
of sampling error. Sampling error estimates are available
at www.bls.gov/jlt/jolts_median_standard_errors.htm.
The JOLTS estimates also are affected by non-sampling
error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons,
including the failure to include a segment of the
population, the inability to obtain data from all units in
the sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents
to provide data on a timely basis, mistakes made by
respondents, errors made in the collection or processing
of the data, and errors from the employment benchmark
data used in estimation.
Other information
Information in this release will be made available to
sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone:
(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1
Levels (in thousands)2
Rates3
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INDUSTRY
Total private4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities5. . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . .
Education and health services6. . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . .
Accommodation and food services. . .
Government7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,906
4,678
4,849
4,886
4,877
4,998
2.8
3.2
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3,518
131
263
166
96
670
381
644
721
646
599
88
512
388
339
4,195
103
292
178
114
834
511
861
872
771
662
52
610
483
419
4,440
139
283
180
103
873
500
964
854
769
698
54
644
409
355
4,424
130
332
206
126
850
497
1,009
825
752
616
44
571
462
400
4,396
140
310
195
115
831
516
967
923
837
651
65
586
482
409
4,523
120
330
202
127
876
516
927
889
801
755
66
689
475
422
2.9
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.5
2.4
3.3
3.3
3.5
4.0
4.0
4.0
1.7
1.7
3.4
1.6
2.3
2.3
2.5
3.1
3.2
4.3
3.9
4.1
4.3
2.4
4.6
2.2
2.1
3.6
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.2
3.2
3.1
4.8
3.8
4.1
4.5
2.5
4.8
1.8
1.8
3.6
2.0
2.6
2.6
2.7
3.1
3.1
5.0
3.7
4.0
4.0
2.0
4.3
2.1
2.0
3.6
2.2
2.5
2.4
2.5
3.0
3.2
4.7
4.1
4.4
4.2
3.0
4.4
2.2
2.1
3.7
1.9
2.6
2.5
2.7
3.2
3.2
4.5
3.9
4.2
4.8
3.0
5.1
2.1
2.2
623
1,420
894
969
787
1,823
1,027
1,041
757
1,876
1,065
1,150
791
1,889
1,109
1,097
817
1,902
1,086
1,072
841
1,882
1,090
1,185
2.4
2.8
2.8
3.0
2.9
3.5
3.2
3.2
2.8
3.6
3.3
3.5
2.9
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.0
3.6
3.3
3.3
3.1
3.6
3.3
3.6
REGION8
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.. .................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.
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 job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings.
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
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS
seasonal adjustment factors.
2
Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1
Levels (in thousands)2
Rates3
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total.............................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities5. . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . .
Education and health services6. . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . .
Accommodation and food services. . .
Government7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,600
5,061
5,106
5,026
5,239
4,996
3.3
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.7
3.5
4,317
295
248
143
106
947
627
961
571
482
819
132
687
283
258
4,719
291
279
162
116
1,018
690
1,116
635
540
886
139
747
342
311
4,802
322
286
174
112
1,129
779
1,085
601
518
903
149
754
303
275
4,714
326
269
158
111
1,123
774
968
578
512
908
135
774
312
268
4,920
438
276
164
112
1,118
787
1,040
602
528
930
137
793
319
289
4,686
364
262
157
105
1,087
768
1,022
559
497
881
147
734
310
276
3.7
4.9
2.1
1.9
2.3
3.6
4.1
5.1
2.7
2.7
5.7
6.4
5.5
1.3
1.4
4.0
4.7
2.3
2.1
2.6
3.8
4.5
5.8
2.9
3.0
6.0
6.6
5.9
1.6
1.6
4.1
5.2
2.3
2.2
2.5
4.3
5.0
5.6
2.8
2.9
6.1
7.0
5.9
1.4
1.4
4.0
5.2
2.2
2.0
2.5
4.2
5.0
5.0
2.7
2.8
6.1
6.3
6.1
1.4
1.4
4.1
7.0
2.2
2.1
2.5
4.2
5.1
5.3
2.8
2.9
6.2
6.4
6.2
1.5
1.5
3.9
5.8
2.1
2.0
2.3
4.1
4.9
5.2
2.6
2.7
5.9
6.9
5.7
1.4
1.4
701
1,860
955
1,084
813
1,961
1,129
1,158
765
2,020
1,150
1,170
761
1,987
1,217
1,061
819
2,072
1,170
1,177
691
2,006
1,199
1,100
2.7
3.7
3.1
3.5
3.1
3.9
3.6
3.7
2.9
4.0
3.7
3.7
2.9
3.9
3.9
3.4
3.1
4.1
3.7
3.7
2.6
3.9
3.8
3.5
REGION8
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.. .................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.
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 hires rate is the number of hires 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
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS
seasonal adjustment factors.
2
Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1
Levels (in thousands)2
Rates3
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total.............................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities5. . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . .
Education and health services6. . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . .
Accommodation and food services. . .
Government7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,473
4,829
4,906
4,628
4,901
4,821
3.2
3.5
3.5
3.3
3.5
3.4
4,172
237
236
137
100
973
669
923
573
487
788
126
661
301
256
4,519
280
262
145
117
994
688
1,047
577
497
877
142
735
310
278
4,586
303
258
148
110
1,060
735
1,064
587
502
841
133
708
320
285
4,338
298
224
126
98
1,043
729
906
522
454
838
131
707
289
254
4,593
393
253
146
108
1,079
767
942
541
470
881
131
750
308
280
4,495
332
252
145
107
1,074
738
984
529
464
845
148
698
327
276
3.6
3.9
2.0
1.8
2.2
3.7
4.4
4.9
2.7
2.7
5.4
6.1
5.3
1.4
1.3
3.8
4.5
2.1
1.9
2.6
3.8
4.5
5.4
2.7
2.7
5.9
6.7
5.8
1.4
1.4
3.9
4.9
2.1
1.9
2.5
4.0
4.8
5.5
2.7
2.8
5.7
6.3
5.6
1.5
1.5
3.7
4.8
1.8
1.6
2.2
3.9
4.7
4.7
2.4
2.5
5.6
6.1
5.5
1.3
1.3
3.9
6.3
2.1
1.9
2.4
4.0
4.9
4.8
2.5
2.6
5.9
6.1
5.9
1.4
1.5
3.8
5.3
2.0
1.9
2.4
4.0
4.7
5.0
2.4
2.5
5.6
6.9
5.4
1.5
1.4
755
1,735
969
1,015
745
1,968
1,050
1,066
786
1,957
1,079
1,083
661
1,875
1,062
1,030
844
1,989
976
1,092
786
1,944
1,011
1,081
2.9
3.5
3.1
3.3
2.9
3.9
3.3
3.4
3.0
3.9
3.4
3.4
2.5
3.7
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.9
3.1
3.4
3.0
3.8
3.2
3.4
REGION8
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.. .................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month.
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
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS
seasonal adjustment factors.
2
Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1
Levels (in thousands)2
Rates3
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total.............................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities5. . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . .
Education and health services6. . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . .
Accommodation and food services. . .
Government7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,384
2,733
2,746
2,662
2,715
2,799
1.7
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
2.0
2,257
92
112
59
54
562
428
476
307
271
482
49
434
128
117
2,570
120
130
73
57
575
407
540
344
308
566
52
514
163
152
2,591
105
126
77
49
615
449
537
360
311
563
54
510
155
143
2,528
94
113
57
56
637
462
433
346
308
611
54
557
134
122
2,572
144
135
77
58
650
459
444
336
297
588
49
540
144
133
2,655
135
138
84
54
617
448
555
359
326
572
60
512
144
132
1.9
1.5
0.9
0.8
1.2
2.1
2.8
2.5
1.4
1.5
3.3
2.3
3.5
0.6
0.6
2.2
1.9
1.1
0.9
1.3
2.2
2.6
2.8
1.6
1.7
3.8
2.5
4.0
0.7
0.8
2.2
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.1
2.3
2.9
2.8
1.7
1.7
3.8
2.5
4.0
0.7
0.7
2.1
1.5
0.9
0.7
1.2
2.4
3.0
2.2
1.6
1.7
4.1
2.5
4.4
0.6
0.6
2.2
2.3
1.1
1.0
1.3
2.4
3.0
2.3
1.5
1.6
3.9
2.3
4.2
0.7
0.7
2.2
2.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
2.3
2.9
2.8
1.6
1.8
3.8
2.8
4.0
0.7
0.7
332
1,004
511
537
367
1,127
635
604
374
1,180
566
627
368
1,120
589
585
422
1,169
528
596
384
1,171
608
635
1.3
2.0
1.7
1.7
1.4
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.4
2.3
1.8
2.0
1.4
2.2
1.9
1.8
1.6
2.3
1.7
1.9
1.5
2.3
1.9
2.0
REGION8
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.. .................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
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 quits rate is the number of quits 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
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS
seasonal adjustment factors.
2
Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1
Levels (in thousands)2
Rates3
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total.............................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities5. . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . .
Education and health services6. . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . .
Accommodation and food services. . .
Government7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,752
1,694
1,745
1,595
1,725
1,669
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.2
1,648
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
104
–
1,612
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
83
–
1,656
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
89
–
1,494
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
101
–
1,623
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
102
–
1,552
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
116
–
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.5
–
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.4
–
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.4
–
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.5
–
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.5
–
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.5
–
358
610
375
410
299
661
354
380
335
605
438
367
232
613
396
354
355
617
358
394
336
629
357
347
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.2
0.9
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
REGION8
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.. .................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month.
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 layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges 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
- Data not available.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS
seasonal adjustment factors.
2
Table 6. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1
Levels (in thousands)2
Rates3
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Sept.
2014
Oct.
2014
Nov.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total.............................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities5. . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . .
Education and health services6. . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . .
Accommodation and food services. . .
Government7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
337
402
414
371
461
354
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
268
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
69
–
338
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
64
–
339
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
75
–
316
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
54
–
399
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
62
–
287
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
67
–
0.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.3
–
0.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.3
–
0.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.3
–
0.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.2
–
0.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.3
–
0.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
REGION8
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.. .................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Other separations are the number of other separations during the entire month.
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 other separations rate is the number of other 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
- Data not available.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS
seasonal adjustment factors.
2
Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INDUSTRY
Total private......................................................... .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction...................................................... .
Manufacturing........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... .
Durable goods................................................. .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade............................................... .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . .................... .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation......................... .
Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government......................................................... .
Federal............................................................ .
State and local................................................... .
3,966
4,373
5,053
2.8
3.0
3.5
3,613
31
128
256
161
94
677
149
361
167
107
248
203
45
712
742
73
669
556
89
467
155
353
43
310
3,913
19
97
275
176
99
707
152
411
144
96
244
191
53
927
871
78
793
527
48
478
149
460
70
390
4,621
13
117
322
198
124
885
187
493
205
120
359
277
82
990
916
86
830
712
70
643
187
432
45
387
3.1
3.5
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.5
2.5
2.3
3.2
3.8
3.1
3.3
2.2
3.7
3.4
2.2
3.6
3.9
4.6
3.8
2.8
1.6
1.5
1.6
3.2
2.1
1.5
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.6
3.3
2.9
3.1
2.5
4.5
3.8
2.2
4.1
3.5
2.4
3.7
2.6
2.0
2.5
2.0
3.8
1.5
1.9
2.6
2.5
2.7
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.8
4.2
4.3
4.4
3.9
4.9
4.1
2.5
4.3
4.8
3.5
4.9
3.3
1.9
1.6
2.0
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
626
1,500
852
987
700
1,746
1,000
926
840
1,974
1,039
1,200
2.4
3.0
2.7
3.1
2.6
3.3
3.0
2.8
3.1
3.8
3.2
3.7
1
Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.
The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings.
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 have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 8. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INDUSTRY
Total private......................................................... .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction...................................................... .
Manufacturing........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... .
Durable goods................................................. .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade............................................... .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . .................... .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation......................... .
Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government......................................................... .
Federal............................................................ .
State and local................................................... .
4,398
3,750
4,743
3.2
2.7
3.4
4,141
35
260
257
154
104
794
134
486
174
89
171
111
60
1,050
594
90
504
695
100
595
197
257
22
235
3,549
21
252
181
108
73
884
117
583
183
62
170
130
40
783
433
38
395
641
94
547
122
201
25
176
4,464
36
320
272
168
103
901
151
589
161
92
212
147
65
1,113
583
63
520
746
111
635
190
279
30
249
3.6
4.0
4.6
2.1
2.0
2.3
3.1
2.3
3.2
3.4
3.3
2.2
1.9
3.0
5.7
2.8
2.7
2.8
5.0
5.4
5.0
3.6
1.2
0.8
1.2
3.0
2.3
4.1
1.5
1.4
1.6
3.2
2.0
3.6
3.4
2.2
2.1
2.2
1.9
4.0
2.0
1.1
2.2
4.4
4.8
4.3
2.2
0.9
0.9
0.9
3.8
4.0
5.4
2.2
2.2
2.3
3.4
2.6
3.8
3.1
3.4
2.6
2.5
3.2
5.8
2.7
1.9
2.8
5.2
5.8
5.1
3.4
1.3
1.1
1.3
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
643
1,880
884
991
588
1,486
825
851
631
2,018
1,100
994
2.5
3.8
2.9
3.2
2.2
2.9
2.6
2.7
2.4
4.0
3.5
3.2
1
Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.
The hires rate is the number of hires 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
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 9. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INDUSTRY
Total private......................................................... .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction...................................................... .
Manufacturing........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... .
Durable goods................................................. .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade............................................... .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . .................... .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation......................... .
Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government......................................................... .
Federal............................................................ .
State and local................................................... .
4,998
4,628
5,358
3.7
3.3
3.9
4,712
31
266
253
150
102
1,328
130
903
295
93
202
131
71
1,006
577
75
502
773
104
669
184
286
60
226
4,357
33
438
216
124
92
1,128
122
823
184
67
201
161
41
926
462
52
409
743
100
644
142
271
27
243
5,047
44
372
262
151
111
1,452
154
998
299
91
220
142
78
1,069
540
59
480
815
121
694
182
311
66
245
4.1
3.7
4.7
2.1
2.0
2.3
5.1
2.3
6.0
5.8
3.5
2.6
2.2
3.6
5.5
2.7
2.3
2.8
5.6
5.6
5.6
3.4
1.3
2.2
1.2
3.7
3.6
7.1
1.8
1.6
2.0
4.1
2.1
5.1
3.4
2.4
2.5
2.7
2.0
4.7
2.1
1.5
2.2
5.1
5.1
5.1
2.5
1.2
1.0
1.2
4.3
5.0
6.3
2.1
1.9
2.5
5.5
2.6
6.5
5.7
3.3
2.7
2.4
3.9
5.6
2.5
1.8
2.6
5.7
6.4
5.6
3.3
1.4
2.4
1.3
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
854
1,929
1,102
1,113
834
1,802
972
1,020
898
2,160
1,123
1,176
3.4
3.9
3.6
3.6
3.2
3.5
3.1
3.2
3.5
4.3
3.6
3.8
1
Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month.
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
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 10. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INDUSTRY
Total private......................................................... .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction...................................................... .
Manufacturing........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... .
Durable goods................................................. .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade............................................... .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . .................... .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation......................... .
Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government......................................................... .
Federal............................................................ .
State and local................................................... .
2,358
2,211
2,772
1.7
1.6
2.0
2,244
11
82
99
53
46
586
60
452
75
48
70
35
35
474
312
33
280
456
39
417
105
114
12
102
2,100
10
99
96
53
43
566
69
416
81
31
87
64
23
385
272
25
247
472
35
437
81
111
10
101
2,643
13
122
122
75
48
643
87
473
83
46
122
88
34
561
369
30
339
540
49
491
105
129
13
116
2.0
1.3
1.5
0.8
0.7
1.0
2.3
1.0
3.0
1.5
1.8
0.9
0.6
1.8
2.6
1.5
1.0
1.6
3.3
2.1
3.5
1.9
0.5
0.4
0.5
1.8
1.1
1.6
0.8
0.7
0.9
2.1
1.2
2.6
1.5
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
2.0
1.2
0.7
1.3
3.2
1.8
3.5
1.4
0.5
0.3
0.5
2.3
1.5
2.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
2.4
1.5
3.1
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.7
2.9
1.7
0.9
1.9
3.8
2.6
4.0
1.9
0.6
0.5
0.6
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
345
1,008
483
521
337
953
430
492
398
1,178
577
619
1.4
2.1
1.6
1.7
1.3
1.9
1.4
1.5
1.5
2.3
1.8
2.0
1
Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
The quits rate is the number of quits 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
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 11. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INDUSTRY
Total private......................................................... .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction...................................................... .
Manufacturing........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... .
Durable goods................................................. .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade............................................... .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . .................... .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation......................... .
Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government......................................................... .
Federal............................................................ .
State and local................................................... .
2,194
1,976
2,116
1.6
1.4
1.5
2,107
14
175
119
77
41
655
52
398
205
31
97
68
29
437
225
39
186
294
62
232
62
87
26
62
1,882
20
323
101
59
42
451
47
317
87
28
60
48
12
462
147
23
124
240
60
180
50
93
7
86
2,016
26
246
112
58
54
665
58
409
198
35
70
36
34
416
131
23
108
249
69
179
67
100
34
65
1.9
1.6
3.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
2.5
0.9
2.6
4.0
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.4
2.4
1.1
1.2
1.0
2.1
3.3
1.9
1.1
0.4
0.9
0.3
1.6
2.2
5.2
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.6
0.8
2.0
1.6
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.6
2.4
0.7
0.6
0.7
1.6
3.1
1.4
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.4
1.7
2.9
4.2
0.9
0.7
1.2
2.5
1.0
2.6
3.8
1.3
0.9
0.6
1.7
2.2
0.6
0.7
0.6
1.7
3.6
1.4
1.2
0.5
1.3
0.3
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
425
769
490
510
439
649
459
429
412
797
473
434
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.4
1
Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month.
The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges 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
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 12. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Jan.
2014
Dec.
2014
Jan.
2015p
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INDUSTRY
Total private......................................................... .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction...................................................... .
Manufacturing........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... .
Durable goods................................................. .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade............................................... .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . .................... .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation......................... .
Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government......................................................... .
Federal............................................................ .
State and local................................................... .
447
441
470
0.3
0.3
0.3
362
7
9
35
20
15
87
18
53
15
15
35
27
8
95
40
3
37
23
3
20
17
85
23
62
374
2
16
19
12
7
111
5
90
16
8
54
49
6
79
43
4
39
31
4
26
11
66
11
55
387
5
4
28
18
10
144
9
117
19
10
28
18
10
91
40
7
33
27
3
24
11
83
18
64
0.3
0.8
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.7
0.8
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.7
0.3
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
153
128
81
58
200
83
99
88
185
73
124
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.4
1
Other separations are the number of other separations during the entire month.
The other separations rate is the number of other 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
NOTE: Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand and rates are rounded to the nearest tenth. Levels and rates may round down to zero.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 13. Annual hires levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
[in thousands]
Industry and region
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total............................................................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging....................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods..................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade......... . . . . . . .............................................. .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.......................... .
Information............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities........................................................ .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality................................................... .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services.................................. .
Other services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48,740
50,283
52,367
54,241
58,657
44,903
282
4,022
3,155
1,806
1,348
9,734
1,405
6,725
1,605
642
2,017
1,338
679
9,425
5,856
889
4,965
7,824
1,326
6,496
1,945
3,842
1,044
2,793
47,179
339
4,193
3,040
1,771
1,270
10,001
1,508
6,808
1,683
742
1,882
1,193
689
10,458
5,801
947
4,856
8,510
1,452
7,057
2,216
3,104
335
2,769
48,916
379
3,969
2,982
1,793
1,186
10,480
1,558
6,999
1,922
767
2,183
1,412
771
10,604
6,229
883
5,344
9,099
1,540
7,559
2,226
3,450
364
3,086
50,787
346
3,844
2,895
1,740
1,151
11,153
1,422
7,810
1,919
844
2,406
1,580
825
10,970
6,463
900
5,565
9,634
1,569
8,063
2,241
3,453
368
3,084
55,048
407
3,799
3,115
1,838
1,280
12,776
1,760
8,827
2,187
926
2,322
1,534
788
12,109
6,887
992
5,896
10,469
1,719
8,749
2,238
3,611
375
3,237
8,669
18,297
11,159
10,616
8,434
19,209
11,596
11,049
8,443
20,731
11,623
11,568
8,527
21,464
11,878
12,377
8,880
23,104
13,256
13,420
REGION2
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.......................................................................... .
1
The annual hires level is the total number of hires during the entire year.
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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 14. Annual hires rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
[percent]
Industry and region
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total............................................................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging....................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods..................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade......... . . . . . . .............................................. .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.......................... .
Information............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities........................................................ .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality................................................... .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services.................................. .
Other services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37.4
38.1
39.0
39.8
42.2
41.7
40.0
72.9
27.4
25.6
30.2
39.5
25.8
46.6
33.8
23.7
26.2
23.2
35.1
56.3
29.4
28.2
29.7
60.0
69.3
58.3
36.5
17.1
35.1
14.3
43.0
43.0
75.8
25.9
24.4
28.5
39.9
27.2
46.4
34.7
27.7
24.5
20.7
35.8
60.3
28.7
29.1
28.6
63.7
75.7
61.7
41.3
14.1
11.7
14.4
43.6
44.7
70.3
25.0
24.0
26.6
41.1
27.5
47.2
38.7
28.7
28.0
24.2
39.4
59.1
30.1
26.4
30.8
66.1
78.2
64.1
41.0
15.7
12.9
16.2
44.3
40.1
65.6
24.1
23.1
25.7
43.1
24.8
51.8
38.0
31.2
30.5
26.8
41.3
59.2
30.6
26.8
31.4
67.6
77.3
66.0
40.9
15.8
13.3
16.2
47.0
45.4
61.9
25.6
23.9
28.4
48.4
30.2
57.4
42.1
33.8
29.1
25.9
38.5
63.4
32.1
29.0
32.7
71.2
81.7
69.4
40.2
16.5
13.7
16.9
34.9
38.7
37.8
37.1
33.7
40.1
38.7
38.2
33.5
42.6
38.3
38.7
33.5
43.4
38.7
40.3
34.3
45.8
42.4
42.7
REGION2
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.......................................................................... .
1
The annual hires rate is the number of hires during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment.
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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 15. Annual total separations levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
[in thousands]
Industry and region
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total............................................................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging....................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods..................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade......... . . . . . . .............................................. .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.......................... .
Information............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities........................................................ .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality................................................... .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services.................................. .
Other services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47,752
48,227
50,047
51,783
55,524
43,627
209
4,247
3,050
1,678
1,372
9,396
1,400
6,538
1,458
711
2,076
1,362
714
8,897
5,531
811
4,720
7,581
1,283
6,298
1,929
4,123
991
3,132
44,757
241
3,981
2,825
1,540
1,287
9,487
1,386
6,512
1,590
741
1,841
1,157
684
9,871
5,417
823
4,595
8,191
1,474
6,718
2,159
3,472
370
3,101
46,545
359
3,855
2,808
1,648
1,158
10,067
1,467
6,832
1,765
781
2,092
1,351
739
10,001
5,750
862
4,887
8,645
1,451
7,193
2,191
3,501
384
3,116
48,280
330
3,613
2,776
1,649
1,126
10,592
1,363
7,420
1,809
802
2,320
1,535
783
10,420
6,138
863
5,274
9,131
1,490
7,641
2,158
3,504
434
3,068
51,992
361
3,526
2,899
1,643
1,257
12,184
1,654
8,525
2,006
883
2,194
1,469
728
11,412
6,374
903
5,469
9,996
1,637
8,360
2,165
3,532
385
3,145
8,637
17,661
10,890
10,563
8,115
18,496
11,100
10,511
8,233
19,759
11,242
10,813
8,441
20,295
11,142
11,905
8,772
22,049
12,168
12,535
REGION2
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.......................................................................... .
1
The annual total separations level is the total number of total separations during the entire year.
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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
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Table 16. Annual total separations rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
[percent]
Industry and region
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total............................................................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging....................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods..................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade......... . . . . . . .............................................. .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.......................... .
Information............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities........................................................ .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality................................................... .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services.................................. .
Other services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36.7
36.6
37.3
38.0
39.9
40.5
29.6
77.0
26.5
23.8
30.7
38.1
25.7
45.3
30.7
26.3
27.0
23.6
36.9
53.2
27.8
25.7
28.2
58.1
67.1
56.6
36.2
18.3
33.3
16.1
40.8
30.6
72.0
24.1
21.2
28.9
37.8
25.0
44.4
32.8
27.7
23.9
20.1
35.5
57.0
26.8
25.3
27.1
61.3
76.8
58.8
40.3
15.7
12.9
16.1
41.5
42.3
68.3
23.5
22.1
26.0
39.5
25.9
46.0
35.5
29.2
26.9
23.2
37.8
55.8
27.8
25.8
28.2
62.8
73.7
61.0
40.3
16.0
13.6
16.3
42.2
38.2
61.7
23.1
21.8
25.2
41.0
23.8
49.2
35.8
29.6
29.4
26.1
39.2
56.3
29.1
25.7
29.7
64.1
73.4
62.5
39.4
16.0
15.7
16.1
44.4
40.3
57.4
23.8
21.4
27.9
46.2
28.4
55.5
38.6
32.2
27.5
24.8
35.6
59.8
29.7
26.4
30.3
68.0
77.8
66.3
38.8
16.2
14.1
16.4
34.8
37.3
36.8
36.9
32.4
38.6
37.1
36.3
32.6
40.6
37.1
36.2
33.1
41.0
36.3
38.7
33.9
43.7
38.9
39.9
REGION2
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.......................................................................... .
1
The annual total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment.
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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
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Table 17. Annual quits levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
[in thousands]
Industry and region
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total............................................................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging....................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods..................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade......... . . . . . . .............................................. .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.......................... .
Information............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities........................................................ .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality................................................... .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services.................................. .
Other services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22,062
23,539
25,074
27,636
30,522
20,752
92
898
1,132
563
568
4,924
539
3,731
652
349
1,010
670
343
3,991
2,987
357
2,629
4,418
450
3,966
954
1,307
142
1,167
22,150
139
947
1,253
643
610
5,219
618
3,872
728
405
978
646
330
4,438
3,000
380
2,620
4,797
519
4,276
978
1,390
111
1,279
23,530
193
973
1,294
710
584
5,558
700
3,994
864
443
1,087
704
382
4,384
3,304
406
2,895
5,223
530
4,693
1,070
1,545
130
1,416
26,079
168
1,175
1,318
746
576
6,073
721
4,478
873
427
1,170
779
388
5,269
3,621
400
3,222
5,698
574
5,123
1,163
1,557
133
1,423
28,842
182
1,323
1,450
798
652
7,032
903
5,153
976
490
1,179
758
421
5,614
3,856
452
3,402
6,468
607
5,861
1,248
1,679
125
1,555
3,476
8,890
5,003
4,690
3,380
9,535
5,485
5,139
3,687
10,505
5,651
5,230
3,843
11,520
6,195
6,077
4,200
12,727
6,817
6,778
REGION2
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.......................................................................... .
1
The annual quits level is the total number of quits during the entire year.
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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
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Table 18. Annual quits rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
[percent]
Industry and region
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total............................................................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging....................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods..................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade......... . . . . . . .............................................. .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.......................... .
Information............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities........................................................ .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality................................................... .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services.................................. .
Other services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16.9
17.9
18.7
20.3
22.0
19.3
13.0
16.3
9.8
8.0
12.7
20.0
9.9
25.8
13.7
12.9
13.1
11.6
17.7
23.9
15.0
11.3
15.7
33.9
23.5
35.6
17.9
5.8
4.8
6.0
20.2
17.6
17.1
10.7
8.8
13.7
20.8
11.1
26.4
15.0
15.1
12.7
11.2
17.1
25.6
14.8
11.7
15.4
35.9
27.0
37.4
18.2
6.3
3.9
6.7
21.0
22.8
17.2
10.8
9.5
13.1
21.8
12.4
26.9
17.4
16.6
14.0
12.1
19.5
24.4
16.0
12.2
16.7
37.9
26.9
39.8
19.7
7.0
4.6
7.4
22.8
19.5
20.1
11.0
9.9
12.9
23.5
12.6
29.7
17.3
15.8
14.8
13.2
19.4
28.5
17.2
11.9
18.2
40.0
28.3
41.9
21.2
7.1
4.8
7.5
24.6
20.3
21.6
11.9
10.4
14.5
26.7
15.5
33.5
18.8
17.9
14.8
12.8
20.6
29.4
18.0
13.2
18.8
44.0
28.8
46.5
22.4
7.7
4.6
8.1
14.0
18.8
16.9
16.4
13.5
19.9
18.3
17.8
14.6
21.6
18.6
17.5
15.1
23.3
20.2
19.8
16.2
25.2
21.8
21.6
REGION2
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.......................................................................... .
1
The annual quits rate is the number of quits during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment.
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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 19. Annual layoffs and discharges levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
[in thousands]
Industry and region
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total............................................................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging....................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods..................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade......... . . . . . . .............................................. .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.......................... .
Information............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities........................................................ .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality................................................... .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services.................................. .
Other services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,827
20,801
20,872
19,889
20,418
19,775
95
3,157
1,678
959
720
3,674
734
2,320
620
294
778
462
318
4,319
2,122
406
1,715
2,807
790
2,016
855
2,049
738
1,312
19,466
83
2,868
1,330
742
587
3,396
585
2,154
657
277
659
355
304
4,821
1,873
374
1,500
3,109
925
2,186
1,048
1,337
134
1,202
19,686
143
2,766
1,252
778
473
3,570
638
2,249
685
276
625
339
286
5,022
1,952
390
1,560
3,091
896
2,193
998
1,185
128
1,060
18,725
137
2,325
1,191
743
444
3,552
518
2,320
713
307
716
406
309
4,665
1,929
407
1,519
3,042
881
2,161
865
1,163
150
1,014
19,347
144
2,049
1,163
679
483
3,965
616
2,516
834
305
650
411
240
5,120
2,022
393
1,630
3,154
989
2,163
777
1,070
130
940
4,409
7,421
5,016
4,980
4,030
7,557
4,694
4,522
3,753
7,770
4,645
4,701
3,745
7,245
4,015
4,884
3,742
7,456
4,431
4,791
REGION2
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.......................................................................... .
1
The annual layoffs and discharges level is the total number of layoffs and discharges during the entire year.
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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 20. Annual layoffs and discharges rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
[percent]
Industry and region
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total............................................................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging....................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods..................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade......... . . . . . . .............................................. .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.......................... .
Information............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities........................................................ .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality................................................... .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services.................................. .
Other services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16.8
15.8
15.6
14.6
14.7
18.3
13.5
57.2
14.6
13.6
16.1
14.9
13.5
16.1
13.1
10.9
10.1
8.0
16.4
25.8
10.7
12.9
10.2
21.5
41.3
18.1
16.0
9.1
24.8
6.7
17.7
10.5
51.8
11.3
10.2
13.2
13.5
10.6
14.7
13.5
10.3
8.6
6.2
15.8
27.8
9.3
11.5
8.8
23.3
48.2
19.1
19.6
6.1
4.7
6.3
17.5
16.9
49.0
10.5
10.4
10.6
14.0
11.3
15.2
13.8
10.3
8.0
5.8
14.6
28.0
9.4
11.7
9.0
22.5
45.5
18.6
18.4
5.4
4.5
5.5
16.3
15.9
39.7
9.9
9.8
9.9
13.7
9.0
15.4
14.1
11.3
9.1
6.9
15.5
25.2
9.1
12.1
8.6
21.3
43.4
17.7
15.8
5.3
5.4
5.3
16.5
16.1
33.4
9.5
8.8
10.7
15.0
10.6
16.4
16.1
11.1
8.1
6.9
11.7
26.8
9.4
11.5
9.0
21.4
47.0
17.2
13.9
4.9
4.8
4.9
17.8
15.7
17.0
17.4
16.1
15.8
15.7
15.6
14.9
16.0
15.3
15.7
14.7
14.6
13.1
15.9
14.4
14.8
14.2
15.3
REGION2
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.......................................................................... .
1
The annual layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment.
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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 21. Annual other separations levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
[in thousands]
Industry and region
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total............................................................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging....................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods..................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade......... . . . . . . .............................................. .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.......................... .
Information............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities........................................................ .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality................................................... .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services.................................. .
Other services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,865
3,886
4,101
4,259
4,584
3,097
25
193
241
155
86
795
125
485
187
67
286
232
55
590
422
49
376
356
38
317
119
768
116
654
3,143
21
168
245
155
89
872
182
488
200
56
206
156
48
612
544
70
475
286
30
255
133
746
125
619
3,331
21
119
263
163
97
938
127
592
217
65
376
305
73
598
493
65
430
334
28
305
122
769
127
642
3,473
25
113
265
162
103
969
124
625
222
68
432
349
83
486
589
56
533
394
34
357
129
786
155
633
3,801
34
154
288
164
124
1,187
137
854
196
89
364
298
67
676
498
60
440
375
39
332
141
783
130
649
747
1,356
871
891
704
1,410
921
850
789
1,489
945
876
846
1,532
932
945
827
1,869
919
969
REGION2
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West.......................................................................... .
1
The annual other separations level is the total number of other separations during the entire year.
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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
2
Table 22. Annual other separations rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
[percent]
Industry and region
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total............................................................................. .
INDUSTRY
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging....................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods..................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade......... . . . . . . .............................................. .
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.......................... .
Information............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities........................................................ .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing.................................. .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality................................................... .
Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation and food services.................................. .
Other services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.0
2.9
3.1
3.1
3.3
2.9
3.5
3.5
2.1
2.2
1.9
3.2
2.3
3.4
3.9
2.5
3.7
4.0
2.8
3.5
2.1
1.6
2.2
2.7
2.0
2.8
2.2
3.4
3.9
3.4
2.9
2.7
3.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
3.5
3.3
3.3
4.1
2.1
2.7
2.7
2.5
3.5
2.7
2.2
2.8
2.1
1.6
2.2
2.5
3.4
4.4
3.2
3.0
2.5
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.2
3.7
2.2
4.0
4.4
2.4
4.8
5.2
3.7
3.3
2.4
1.9
2.5
2.4
1.4
2.6
2.2
3.5
4.5
3.4
3.0
2.9
1.9
2.2
2.1
2.3
3.7
2.2
4.1
4.4
2.5
5.5
5.9
4.2
2.6
2.8
1.7
3.0
2.8
1.7
2.9
2.4
3.6
5.6
3.3
3.2
3.8
2.5
2.4
2.1
2.8
4.5
2.4
5.6
3.8
3.2
4.6
5.0
3.3
3.5
2.3
1.8
2.4
2.5
1.9
2.6
2.5
3.6
4.8
3.4
3.0
2.9
2.9
3.1
2.8
2.9
3.1
2.9
3.1
3.1
3.1
2.9
3.3
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.7
2.9
3.1
REGION2
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The annual other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment.
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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
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