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USDL-15-1321
JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – MAY 2015
The number of job openings was little changed at 5.4 million on the last business day of May, the
highest since the series began in December 2000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The number of hires was unchanged at 5.0 million in May and the number of separations was little
changed at 4.7 million. Within separations, the quits rate was unchanged at 1.9 percent and the layoffs
and discharges rate was little changed 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.
Chart 2. Hires and total separations rates, seasonally adjusted,
June 2012 - May 2015
Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted,
June 2012 - May 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
2013
2014
2015
2.0
2013
2014
2015
Job Openings
Job openings were little changed at 5.4 million on the last business day of May, remaining at a
historically high level. The job openings rate for May 2015 was 3.6 percent. The number of job openings
was little changed for total private and government. Job openings increased in nondurable goods
manufacturing and in state and local government. Job openings were little changed in all four regions.
(See table 1.)
The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in May for
total nonfarm, total private, and government. Job openings rose over the year for many industries with
the largest increases occurring in retail trade, professional and business services, and health care and
social assistance. Job openings decreased over the year in mining and logging and in arts, entertainment,
and recreation. The number of job openings increased over the year in the South, Midwest, and West
regions. (See table 7.)
Hires
The number of hires was 5.0 million in May, unchanged from April. The hires rate was 3.5 percent. The
number of hires was little changed for total private and government in May. There was little change in
the number of hires in all industries and regions over the month. (See table 2.)
Over the 12 months ending in May, the number of hires (not seasonally adjusted) was little changed for
total nonfarm, total private, and government. At the industry level, hires increased in federal
government. Among the industries, the number of hires decreased over the year in mining and logging.
The number of hires was little changed over the year in all four regions. (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 includes separations
due to retirement, death, and disability, as well as transfers to other locations of the same firm.
There were 4.7 million total separations in May, about the same as in April. The separations rate was
3.3 percent. The number of total separations was little changed for total private and government, and in
all industries and regions over the month. (See table 3.)
There were 2.7 million quits in May, unchanged from April. The quits rate in May was 1.9 percent. The
number of quits was little changed for total private and government over the month. The number of quits
was little changed in all industries and in all four regions in May. (See table 4.)
The number of quits (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in May for total
nonfarm and total private, and was little changed for government. Over the year, quits increased in
health care and social assistance and in accommodation and food services. The number of quits was
little changed in all four regions. (See table 10.)
There were 1.7 million layoffs and discharges in May, about the same as in April. 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 May for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The number of layoffs and discharges
increased over the year in federal government, but decreased in real estate and rental and leasing. There
was little change in layoffs and discharges over the year in all four regions. (See table 11.)
In May, there were 391,000 other separations for total nonfarm, about the same as in April. Over the
month, the number of other separations was little changed for total private at 324,000 and for
government at 67,000. (See table 6.) Seasonally adjusted estimates of other separations are not available
for individual industries or regions.
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Over the 12 months ending in May, the number of other separations (not seasonally adjusted) was little
changed for total nonfarm, total private, and government. Other separations increased in federal
government, but decreased in accommodation and food services and in state and local government. The
number of other separations was little changed in all four regions. (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 May 2015, hires totaled 60.2 million
and separations totaled 57.4 million, yielding a net employment gain of 2.8 million. These totals
include workers who may have been hired and separated more than once during the year.
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey results for June 2015 are scheduled to be released
on Wednesday, August 12, 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
May
2014
Apr.
2015
4,608
4,179
127
292
174
118
762
437
881
806
729
762
85
676
430
370
5,334
4,849
137
335
215
120
951
530
1,070
992
893
716
67
649
485
414
3.2
3.5
2.0
2.3
2.2
2.6
2.8
2.8
4.4
3.6
3.9
4.9
3.9
5.1
1.9
1.9
3.6
3.9
2.1
2.6
2.7
2.6
3.4
3.3
5.2
4.3
4.6
4.5
3.0
4.8
2.2
2.1
Hires
May
2015p
5,363
4,852
149
347
209
139
983
550
1,097
967
870
737
68
669
511
446
3.6
3.9
2.3
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.5
3.4
5.3
4.2
4.5
4.6
3.0
4.9
2.3
2.3
May
2014
Apr.
2015
4,805
4,517
323
241
152
89
1,080
754
955
550
479
879
154
725
288
258
5,034
4,698
345
252
144
109
1,039
722
1,040
598
517
907
130
777
336
300
3.5
3.9
5.3
2.0
2.0
2.0
4.1
4.9
5.0
2.6
2.7
6.0
7.3
5.8
1.3
1.3
3.6
3.9
5.4
2.0
1.8
2.4
3.9
4.6
5.3
2.7
2.8
6.0
6.0
6.0
1.5
1.6
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
2
Total separations
May
2015p
5,000
4,668
322
240
142
98
1,073
749
1,010
607
516
927
151
776
331
291
3.5
3.9
5.0
1.9
1.8
2.2
4.0
4.8
5.1
2.8
2.8
6.1
7.0
6.0
1.5
1.5
May
2014
Apr.
2015
4,543
4,250
288
228
133
96
1,026
719
900
500
426
834
133
701
293
262
4,895
4,574
300
262
153
109
1,028
713
1,005
520
450
948
132
816
321
285
3.3
3.6
4.7
1.9
1.7
2.1
3.9
4.7
4.7
2.3
2.4
5.7
6.4
5.6
1.3
1.4
3.5
3.8
4.7
2.1
2.0
2.4
3.8
4.6
5.1
2.4
2.4
6.3
6.2
6.3
1.5
1.5
May
2015p
4,743
4,433
287
237
142
95
1,044
713
944
547
469
880
116
763
309
271
3.3
3.7
4.5
1.9
1.8
2.1
3.9
4.6
4.8
2.5
2.5
5.8
5.4
5.9
1.4
1.4
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
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,608
4,965
5,144
5,109
5,334
5,363
3.2
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.6
4,179
127
292
174
118
762
437
881
806
729
762
85
676
430
370
4,459
137
324
199
125
844
494
929
907
812
727
64
663
506
432
4,656
160
323
206
117
903
543
940
925
818
734
73
661
488
420
4,626
168
333
211
122
880
515
1,014
903
810
740
92
649
483
416
4,849
137
335
215
120
951
530
1,070
992
893
716
67
649
485
414
4,852
149
347
209
139
983
550
1,097
967
870
737
68
669
511
446
3.5
2.0
2.3
2.2
2.6
2.8
2.8
4.4
3.6
3.9
4.9
3.9
5.1
1.9
1.9
3.6
2.1
2.6
2.5
2.7
3.1
3.1
4.6
4.0
4.2
4.6
2.9
4.9
2.3
2.2
3.8
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.5
3.3
3.4
4.6
4.1
4.3
4.7
3.3
4.9
2.2
2.1
3.7
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
3.2
3.2
4.9
4.0
4.2
4.7
4.1
4.8
2.2
2.1
3.9
2.1
2.6
2.7
2.6
3.4
3.3
5.2
4.3
4.6
4.5
3.0
4.8
2.2
2.1
3.9
2.3
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.5
3.4
5.3
4.2
4.5
4.6
3.0
4.9
2.3
2.3
REGION8
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
781
1,704
1,090
1,034
817
1,867
1,140
1,141
856
1,862
1,229
1,197
827
1,881
1,203
1,198
833
1,994
1,199
1,308
821
2,034
1,242
1,267
2.9
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.0
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.1
3.5
3.7
3.6
3.0
3.5
3.7
3.6
3.1
3.7
3.6
3.9
3.0
3.8
3.8
3.8
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.
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Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1
Levels (in thousands)2
Rates3
Industry and region
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,805
4,994
5,011
5,088
5,034
5,000
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.5
4,517
323
241
152
89
1,080
754
955
550
479
879
154
725
288
258
4,679
353
259
157
102
1,080
760
1,003
563
499
901
144
757
315
280
4,700
326
259
154
105
1,042
714
1,033
619
527
919
147
772
311
278
4,759
307
257
152
105
1,105
756
1,073
591
518
928
152
776
329
294
4,698
345
252
144
109
1,039
722
1,040
598
517
907
130
777
336
300
4,668
322
240
142
98
1,073
749
1,010
607
516
927
151
776
331
291
3.9
5.3
2.0
2.0
2.0
4.1
4.9
5.0
2.6
2.7
6.0
7.3
5.8
1.3
1.3
3.9
5.6
2.1
2.0
2.3
4.0
4.9
5.2
2.6
2.7
6.0
6.7
5.9
1.4
1.5
3.9
5.1
2.1
2.0
2.3
3.9
4.6
5.3
2.8
2.9
6.1
6.9
6.0
1.4
1.4
4.0
4.8
2.1
2.0
2.3
4.1
4.9
5.5
2.7
2.8
6.2
7.1
6.0
1.5
1.5
3.9
5.4
2.0
1.8
2.4
3.9
4.6
5.3
2.7
2.8
6.0
6.0
6.0
1.5
1.6
3.9
5.0
1.9
1.8
2.2
4.0
4.8
5.1
2.8
2.8
6.1
7.0
6.0
1.5
1.5
733
1,881
1,139
1,052
719
1,986
1,182
1,108
820
1,881
1,179
1,131
784
1,947
1,215
1,142
770
1,944
1,214
1,107
810
1,905
1,161
1,124
2.8
3.7
3.7
3.4
2.7
3.9
3.7
3.5
3.1
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.0
3.8
3.8
3.6
2.9
3.8
3.8
3.5
3.1
3.7
3.6
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.
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Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1
Levels (in thousands)2
Rates3
Industry and region
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,543
4,834
4,793
5,065
4,895
4,743
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.6
3.5
3.3
4,250
288
228
133
96
1,026
719
900
500
426
834
133
701
293
262
4,504
299
251
147
104
1,076
743
1,003
529
462
863
148
715
330
282
4,466
311
264
157
107
956
652
1,006
558
496
859
153
706
327
293
4,735
345
264
152
112
1,120
768
1,019
536
465
933
150
783
331
296
4,574
300
262
153
109
1,028
713
1,005
520
450
948
132
816
321
285
4,433
287
237
142
95
1,044
713
944
547
469
880
116
763
309
271
3.6
4.7
1.9
1.7
2.1
3.9
4.7
4.7
2.3
2.4
5.7
6.4
5.6
1.3
1.4
3.8
4.7
2.0
1.9
2.3
4.0
4.8
5.2
2.4
2.5
5.8
6.9
5.6
1.5
1.5
3.7
4.9
2.1
2.0
2.4
3.6
4.2
5.2
2.6
2.7
5.7
7.2
5.5
1.5
1.5
4.0
5.4
2.1
1.9
2.5
4.2
4.9
5.2
2.5
2.5
6.2
7.0
6.1
1.5
1.5
3.8
4.7
2.1
2.0
2.4
3.8
4.6
5.1
2.4
2.4
6.3
6.2
6.3
1.5
1.5
3.7
4.5
1.9
1.8
2.1
3.9
4.6
4.8
2.5
2.5
5.8
5.4
5.9
1.4
1.4
732
1,743
1,005
1,063
795
1,917
1,052
1,070
722
1,905
1,065
1,101
785
1,942
1,193
1,145
756
1,952
1,138
1,049
744
1,839
1,085
1,075
2.8
3.5
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.8
3.3
3.4
2.7
3.7
3.4
3.5
3.0
3.8
3.8
3.6
2.9
3.8
3.6
3.3
2.8
3.6
3.4
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
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Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1
Levels (in thousands)2
Rates3
Industry and region
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,494
2,779
2,720
2,769
2,709
2,699
1.8
2.0
1.9
2.0
1.9
1.9
2,357
121
120
70
50
613
445
433
315
276
502
48
454
137
127
2,636
105
140
85
54
623
452
554
361
327
582
56
526
143
132
2,571
118
131
75
56
564
413
516
388
357
560
52
508
149
137
2,611
122
129
72
56
649
492
474
353
313
613
46
567
158
147
2,562
120
141
80
62
611
446
506
346
309
562
47
515
147
136
2,549
117
122
72
50
619
441
481
358
313
576
51
525
150
139
2.0
2.0
1.0
0.9
1.1
2.3
2.9
2.3
1.5
1.5
3.4
2.3
3.6
0.6
0.7
2.2
1.7
1.1
1.1
1.2
2.3
2.9
2.8
1.7
1.8
3.9
2.6
4.1
0.7
0.7
2.2
1.9
1.1
1.0
1.2
2.1
2.7
2.6
1.8
1.9
3.7
2.4
3.9
0.7
0.7
2.2
1.9
1.0
0.9
1.2
2.4
3.2
2.4
1.6
1.7
4.1
2.2
4.4
0.7
0.8
2.1
1.9
1.1
1.0
1.4
2.3
2.9
2.6
1.6
1.7
3.7
2.2
4.0
0.7
0.7
2.1
1.8
1.0
0.9
1.1
2.3
2.8
2.4
1.6
1.7
3.8
2.4
4.1
0.7
0.7
344
1,026
583
542
385
1,126
637
631
348
1,098
631
643
398
1,128
629
613
388
1,125
603
593
388
1,091
613
607
1.3
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.5
2.2
2.0
2.0
1.3
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.5
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.5
2.2
1.9
1.9
1.5
2.1
1.9
1.9
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
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Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1
Levels (in thousands)2
Rates3
Industry and region
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,659
1,722
1,688
1,894
1,784
1,653
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2
1,578
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
81
–
1,603
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
119
–
1,579
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
110
–
1,791
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
103
–
1,679
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
105
–
1,561
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
92
–
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.4
–
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.5
–
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.5
–
1.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.5
–
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.5
–
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.4
–
309
560
330
460
335
656
370
361
305
662
340
381
308
690
479
418
295
682
432
374
286
586
397
384
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.3
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
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.
2
Table 6. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1
Levels (in thousands)2
Rates3
Industry and region
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Jan.
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
390
333
385
403
402
391
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
315
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
75
–
265
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
68
–
316
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
69
–
333
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
70
–
333
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
70
–
324
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
67
–
0.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.3
–
0.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.3
–
0.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.3
–
0.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.3
–
0.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.3
–
0.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
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.
2
Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
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................................................... .
4,639
5,800
5,430
3.2
3.9
3.7
4,188
32
137
305
177
128
761
150
442
169
92
292
227
64
859
798
78
720
791
106
685
122
451
62
388
5,304
14
160
358
236
122
995
189
545
261
124
410
302
108
1,163
1,072
103
969
824
86
737
184
496
79
417
4,900
16
155
361
212
149
1,009
173
566
269
97
304
229
75
1,099
963
98
865
769
82
687
127
530
66
464
3.5
3.5
2.2
2.5
2.3
2.8
2.8
2.5
2.8
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.7
3.0
4.3
3.6
2.2
3.8
5.0
4.6
5.1
2.1
2.0
2.2
2.0
4.3
1.6
2.5
2.8
2.9
2.6
3.6
3.1
3.4
4.7
4.3
4.8
4.8
5.0
5.6
4.6
2.8
5.0
5.2
4.0
5.4
3.2
2.2
2.8
2.1
3.9
1.9
2.3
2.8
2.6
3.2
3.6
2.8
3.5
4.8
3.4
3.6
3.7
3.5
5.3
4.2
2.7
4.5
4.8
3.5
5.0
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.3
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
804
1,703
1,101
1,030
916
2,223
1,275
1,387
843
2,053
1,268
1,266
3.0
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.4
4.2
3.9
4.2
3.1
3.8
3.8
3.8
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
2
Table 8. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
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................................................... .
5,435
5,465
5,597
3.9
3.9
3.9
5,108
40
417
279
177
102
1,149
160
821
167
77
217
129
88
1,030
527
46
482
1,140
249
891
230
327
38
289
5,206
33
447
268
157
110
1,078
150
748
180
80
236
155
81
1,184
582
50
532
1,095
180
915
202
260
37
223
5,241
22
415
271
164
107
1,133
146
811
176
85
219
144
75
1,074
583
62
521
1,203
250
953
236
356
51
305
4.4
4.5
6.8
2.3
2.3
2.3
4.4
2.8
5.4
3.2
2.8
2.7
2.2
4.3
5.4
2.5
1.3
2.7
7.6
11.4
7.0
4.1
1.5
1.4
1.5
4.4
3.8
7.1
2.2
2.0
2.5
4.1
2.6
4.8
3.4
2.9
2.9
2.6
3.9
6.0
2.6
1.4
2.9
7.3
8.6
7.1
3.6
1.2
1.4
1.1
4.4
2.7
6.4
2.2
2.1
2.4
4.2
2.5
5.2
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.4
3.6
5.5
2.6
1.7
2.8
7.8
11.1
7.3
4.2
1.6
1.9
1.6
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
831
2,062
1,397
1,145
842
2,105
1,385
1,132
919
2,080
1,382
1,216
3.2
4.1
4.5
3.6
3.2
4.1
4.4
3.5
3.5
4.0
4.3
3.8
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
2
Table 9. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
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................................................... .
4,540
4,780
4,689
3.3
3.4
3.3
4,186
32
272
229
134
96
984
138
710
135
73
175
101
74
914
515
84
430
792
112
680
201
354
29
325
4,557
41
283
259
154
105
989
136
696
158
71
227
154
73
1,077
516
51
465
919
148
770
176
223
32
191
4,322
33
270
228
138
90
994
127
699
168
79
178
111
67
929
565
90
475
840
96
744
206
367
37
330
3.6
3.6
4.4
1.9
1.7
2.1
3.8
2.4
4.7
2.6
2.7
2.2
1.7
3.6
4.8
2.4
2.5
2.4
5.3
5.1
5.3
3.6
1.6
1.1
1.7
3.8
4.8
4.5
2.1
2.0
2.3
3.7
2.3
4.5
3.0
2.5
2.8
2.6
3.5
5.5
2.3
1.4
2.5
6.1
7.1
6.0
3.1
1.0
1.2
1.0
3.6
4.0
4.2
1.9
1.8
2.0
3.7
2.2
4.5
3.2
2.8
2.2
1.8
3.2
4.7
2.6
2.5
2.6
5.5
4.3
5.7
3.6
1.6
1.4
1.7
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
672
1,827
982
1,059
722
1,980
1,065
1,013
678
1,890
1,053
1,068
2.6
3.6
3.1
3.4
2.7
3.9
3.3
3.2
2.6
3.7
3.3
3.3
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. .
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Table 10. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
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................................................... .
2,565
2,761
2,748
1.8
2.0
1.9
2,401
17
131
129
75
54
620
91
464
65
44
85
53
32
444
319
39
280
493
47
446
119
164
11
153
2,645
14
129
149
86
62
633
87
460
86
41
118
79
39
522
347
31
316
581
42
540
111
116
10
106
2,569
17
129
126
74
52
623
86
456
81
42
108
65
43
484
360
46
314
560
50
510
120
179
12
166
2.1
1.9
2.1
1.1
1.0
1.2
2.4
1.6
3.0
1.3
1.6
1.1
0.9
1.6
2.3
1.5
1.1
1.6
3.3
2.2
3.5
2.1
0.7
0.4
0.8
2.2
1.7
2.1
1.2
1.1
1.4
2.4
1.5
3.0
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.9
2.7
1.6
0.9
1.7
3.9
2.0
4.2
2.0
0.5
0.4
0.5
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
2.3
1.5
2.9
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.1
2.1
2.5
1.6
1.3
1.7
3.6
2.2
3.9
2.1
0.8
0.4
0.8
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
343
1,068
585
568
391
1,198
588
584
384
1,116
620
628
1.3
2.1
1.9
1.8
1.5
2.3
1.8
1.8
1.4
2.2
1.9
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.
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Table 11. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
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................................................... .
1,583
1,653
1,554
1.1
1.2
1.1
1,476
14
132
77
44
33
275
40
181
55
21
54
17
37
411
164
39
124
266
61
204
63
107
6
100
1,595
25
136
87
54
33
262
32
179
51
23
78
52
26
490
118
17
101
320
104
215
56
59
11
47
1,442
14
131
77
47
29
261
31
160
70
24
45
27
17
393
165
39
126
261
44
217
72
112
10
102
1.3
1.5
2.1
0.6
0.6
0.7
1.0
0.7
1.2
1.1
0.8
0.7
0.3
1.8
2.2
0.8
1.1
0.7
1.8
2.8
1.6
1.1
0.5
0.2
0.5
1.3
2.9
2.2
0.7
0.7
0.7
1.0
0.5
1.2
1.0
0.8
1.0
0.9
1.3
2.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
2.1
5.0
1.7
1.0
0.3
0.4
0.2
1.2
1.6
2.0
0.6
0.6
0.6
1.0
0.5
1.0
1.3
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.8
2.0
0.7
1.1
0.7
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.3
0.5
0.4
0.5
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
259
591
308
426
263
655
385
350
235
601
364
355
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.4
1.0
1.3
1.2
1.1
0.9
1.2
1.1
1.1
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.
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Table 12. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1
Rates2
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
2015p
May
2014
Apr.
2015
May
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................................................... .
392
366
387
0.3
0.3
0.3
309
1
8
22
14
9
89
8
65
16
9
36
31
5
59
32
6
27
34
4
30
19
84
11
72
318
2
18
23
14
10
94
16
57
20
6
31
23
8
65
51
3
48
18
2
16
10
49
11
37
311
2
10
25
16
9
110
11
84
16
13
25
19
7
52
40
5
35
20
2
17
14
76
15
61
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.3
REGION3
Northeast............................................................ .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest.............................................................. .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
168
88
65
68
127
92
79
59
173
70
85
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
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.
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NOTE: Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand and rates are rounded to the nearest tenth. Levels and rates may round down to zero.
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