For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, August 12, 2015 USDL-15-1559

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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JUNE 2015

The number of job openings was little changed at 5.2 million on the last business day of June, the U.S. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of hires and separations were little changed at 5.2 

and 4.9 million, respectively. Within separations, the quits rate remained at 1.9 percent for the third 

month in a row and the layoffs and discharges rate was little changed at 1.3 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.

Job Openings

Job openings were little changed at 5.2 million on the last business day of June. The job openings rate 

for June 2015 remained at 3.6 percent for the third month in a row. The number of job openings was 

little changed for total private and government. Job openings decreased in nondurable goods 

manufacturing and 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 June for 

total nonfarm and total private. The number of job openings for government was little changed. Job 

openings rose over the year for several industries with the largest increases occurring in professional and 

business services and in health care and social assistance. Job openings decreased over the year in 

mining and logging and in finance and insurance. The number of job openings increased over the year in 

the South and Midwest regions. (See table 7.)

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2014 2015

Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted,

July 2012 - June 2015

2013

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2014 2015

Chart 2. Hires and total separations rates, seasonally adjusted,

July 2012 - June 2015

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Hires

The number of hires was 5.2 million in June, little changed from May. The hires rate was 3.7 percent. 

The number of hires was little changed for total private and government in June. 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 June, the number of hires (not seasonally adjusted) increased for total 

nonfarm, total private, and government. At the industry level, hires increased in construction, other 

services, and state and local government. Among the industries, the number of hires decreased over the 

year in mining and logging. The number of hires increased in the Midwest region. (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 4.9 million total separations in June, about the same as in May. The separations rate was 

3.5 percent. The number of total separations was little changed for total private and government. Total 

separations increased in construction. There was little change in all regions over the month. (See table 

3.)

There were 2.7 million quits in June, little changed from May. The quits rate in June remained 

unchanged at 1.9 percent. The number of quits was little changed for total private and government over 

the month. The quits level was little changed in all industries and in all four regions in June. (See table 

4.)

The number of quits (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in June for total 

nonfarm, total private, and government. Over the year, quits increased in durable goods manufacturing

and in state and local government. The number of quits increased in the Northeast and West regions.

(See table 10.)

There were 1.8 million layoffs and discharges in June, about the same as in May. The layoffs and 

discharges rate was 1.3 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 June for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The number of layoffs and discharges 

increased over the year in construction and educational services but decreased in health care and social 

assistance. There was little change in layoffs and discharges over the year in all four regions. (See table 

11.)

In June, there were 392,000 other separations for total nonfarm, about the same as in May. Over the 

month, the number of other separations was little changed for total private at 334,000 and decreased for

government to 57,000. (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 June, the number of other separations (not seasonally adjusted) was little 

changed for total nonfarm, total private, and government. Other separations increased in professional 

and business services, health care and social assistance, and accommodation and food services. Other 

separations decreased in wholesale trade. 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 June 2015, hires totaled 60.6 million 

and separations totaled 57.9 million, yielding a net employment gain of 2.7 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 July 2015 are scheduled to be released 

on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Category

Job openings Hires Total separations

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY

(in thousands)

Total................................................... 4,710 5,357 5,249 4,820 5,060 5,177 4,523 4,799 4,931

Total private1...................................... 4,201 4,857 4,762 4,522 4,732 4,853 4,232 4,480 4,620

Construction.................................... 150 163 143 267 320 333 251 280 348

Manufacturing.................................. 299 333 308 273 245 274 251 238 269

Durable goods............................... 182 194 196 154 141 159 138 141 159

Nondurable goods........................... 116 139 112 118 104 115 112 97 110

Trade, transportation, and utilities2.......... 807 957 949 1,097 1,107 1,159 1,022 1,071 1,108

Retail trade................................... 464 537 539 747 782 792 710 745 762

Professional and business services......... 888 1,103 1,151 990 1,040 1,029 914 961 965

Education and health services3.............. 815 968 990 540 598 584 500 547 539

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 728 883 900 455 515 497 426 467 451

Leisure and hospitality........................ 678 735 687 881 932 927 853 892 887

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 72 77 67 147 154 148 133 120 147

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 606 658 620 735 778 779 719 772 740

Government4

...................................... 509 499 487 298 328 325 291 319 311

State and local................................. 440 427 409 264 286 294 260 280 281

RATES BY INDUSTRY

(percent)

Total................................................... 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.5

Total private1

...................................... 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.9

Construction.................................... 2.4 2.5 2.2 4.4 5.0 5.2 4.1 4.4 5.5

Manufacturing.................................. 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.2

Durable goods............................... 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.0

Nondurable goods........................... 2.5 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities2

.......... 3.0 3.4 3.4 4.2 4.1 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.1

Retail trade................................... 2.9 3.3 3.3 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.9

Professional and business services......... 4.4 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.9 4.9

Education and health services3

.............. 3.7 4.2 4.3 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.4

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 3.9 4.6 4.6 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.4

Leisure and hospitality........................ 4.4 4.6 4.3 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 3.3 3.4 3.0 7.0 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.5 6.8

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 4.6 4.8 4.6 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7

Government4...................................... 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.4

State and local................................. 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5

1

Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.

2

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.

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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 nonsampling 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 90-

percent level of confidence. That means that there is a 90-

percent 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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

Total.............................................. 4,710 5,144 5,109 5,334 5,357 5,249 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,201 4,656 4,626 4,849 4,857 4,762 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8

Construction................................ 150 160 168 137 163 143 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.5 2.2

Manufacturing.............................. 299 323 333 335 333 308 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4

Durable goods........................... 182 206 211 215 194 196 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.5

Nondurable goods....................... 116 117 122 120 139 112 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 807 903 880 951 957 949 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4

Retail trade............................... 464 543 515 530 537 539 2.9 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3

Professional and business services. . . .. 888 940 1,014 1,070 1,103 1,151 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.3 5.5

Education and health services6

.......... 815 925 903 992 968 990 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.3

Health care and social assistance. . .. 728 818 810 893 883 900 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.6

Leisure and hospitality.................... 678 734 740 716 735 687 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 72 73 92 67 77 67 3.3 3.3 4.1 3.0 3.4 3.0

Accommodation and food services. .. 606 661 649 649 658 620 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.6

Government7.................................. 509 488 483 485 499 487 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2

State and local............................. 440 420 416 414 427 409 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 784 856 827 833 805 782 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9

South........................................... 1,773 1,862 1,881 1,994 2,021 2,063 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.9

Midwest........................................ 1,070 1,229 1,203 1,199 1,240 1,211 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7

West............................................ 1,083 1,197 1,198 1,308 1,290 1,194 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.6

1

Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.

2 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.

3 The 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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

Total............................................... 4,820 5,011 5,088 5,034 5,060 5,177 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,522 4,700 4,759 4,698 4,732 4,853 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0

Construction................................ 267 326 307 345 320 333 4.4 5.1 4.8 5.4 5.0 5.2

Manufacturing.............................. 273 259 257 252 245 274 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.2

Durable goods........................... 154 154 152 144 141 159 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.0

Nondurable goods....................... 118 105 105 109 104 115 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 1,097 1,042 1,105 1,039 1,107 1,159 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.3

Retail trade............................... 747 714 756 722 782 792 4.9 4.6 4.9 4.6 5.0 5.1

Professional and business services. . . .. 990 1,033 1,073 1,040 1,040 1,029 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.2

Education and health services6

.......... 540 619 591 598 598 584 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7

Health care and social assistance. . .. 455 527 518 517 515 497 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7

Leisure and hospitality.................... 881 919 928 907 932 927 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 147 147 152 130 154 148 7.0 6.9 7.1 6.0 7.1 6.8

Accommodation and food services. .. 735 772 776 777 778 779 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0

Government7.................................. 298 311 329 336 328 325 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

State and local............................. 264 278 294 300 286 294 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 673 820 784 770 803 758 2.6 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9

South........................................... 1,957 1,881 1,947 1,944 1,966 2,054 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0

Midwest........................................ 1,044 1,179 1,215 1,214 1,150 1,182 3.3 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7

West............................................ 1,146 1,131 1,142 1,107 1,141 1,184 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7

1 Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.

2 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.

3 The 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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

Total............................................... 4,523 4,793 5,065 4,895 4,799 4,931 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,232 4,466 4,735 4,574 4,480 4,620 3.6 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.9

Construction................................ 251 311 345 300 280 348 4.1 4.9 5.4 4.7 4.4 5.5

Manufacturing.............................. 251 264 264 262 238 269 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.2

Durable goods........................... 138 157 152 153 141 159 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.0

Nondurable goods....................... 112 107 112 109 97 110 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 1,022 956 1,120 1,028 1,071 1,108 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.1

Retail trade............................... 710 652 768 713 745 762 4.6 4.2 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.9

Professional and business services. . . .. 914 1,006 1,019 1,005 961 965 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.9

Education and health services6

.......... 500 558 536 520 547 539 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4

Health care and social assistance. . .. 426 496 465 450 467 451 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4

Leisure and hospitality.................... 853 859 933 948 892 887 5.8 5.7 6.2 6.3 5.9 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 133 153 150 132 120 147 6.3 7.2 7.0 6.2 5.5 6.8

Accommodation and food services. .. 719 706 783 816 772 740 5.7 5.5 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.7

Government7.................................. 291 327 331 321 319 311 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4

State and local............................. 260 293 296 285 280 281 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 679 722 785 756 730 728 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7

South........................................... 1,834 1,905 1,942 1,952 1,909 1,888 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7

Midwest........................................ 998 1,065 1,193 1,138 1,087 1,135 3.2 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.6

West............................................ 1,011 1,101 1,145 1,049 1,073 1,180 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.7

1 Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month.

2 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.

3 The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment.

4

Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.

5

Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

8 The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New

Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,

Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest:

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona,

California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

Total............................................... 2,469 2,720 2,769 2,709 2,730 2,748 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 2,340 2,571 2,611 2,562 2,579 2,590 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2

Construction................................ 103 118 122 120 115 111 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7

Manufacturing.............................. 113 131 129 141 122 139 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1

Durable goods........................... 60 75 72 80 71 79 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0

Nondurable goods....................... 53 56 56 62 51 60 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 583 564 649 611 624 628 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3

Retail trade............................... 437 413 492 446 444 469 2.8 2.7 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.0

Professional and business services. . . .. 450 516 474 506 516 511 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6

Education and health services6

.......... 321 388 353 346 358 350 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

Health care and social assistance. . .. 284 357 313 309 315 309 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

Leisure and hospitality.................... 538 560 613 562 573 585 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 52 52 46 47 53 55 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5

Accommodation and food services. .. 486 508 567 515 520 531 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.1

Government7.................................. 129 149 158 147 151 158 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

State and local............................. 119 137 147 136 140 148 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 312 348 398 388 381 375 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4

South........................................... 1,071 1,098 1,128 1,125 1,123 1,121 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2

Midwest........................................ 563 631 629 603 632 607 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9

West............................................ 524 643 613 593 595 646 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0

1 Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.

2 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.

3 The 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
Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

Total............................................... 1,700 1,688 1,894 1,784 1,660 1,791 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 1,599 1,579 1,791 1,679 1,562 1,695 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4

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.................................. 100 110 103 105 98 96 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

State and local............................. – – – – – – – – – – – –

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 303 305 308 295 273 274 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0

South........................................... 615 662 690 682 615 618 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2

Midwest........................................ 364 340 479 432 380 457 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.4

West............................................ 418 381 418 374 392 442 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4

1

Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month.

2 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.

3 The 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.

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- Data not available.
Table 6. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015p

Total............................................... 354 385 403 402 409 392 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 292 316 333 333 340 334 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

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.................................. 62 69 70 70 69 57 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

State and local............................. – – – – – – – – – – – –

REGION8

Northeast...................................... – – – – – – – – – – – –

South........................................... – – – – – – – – – – – –

Midwest........................................ – – – – – – – – – – – –

West............................................ – – – – – – – – – – – –

1 Other separations are the number of other separations during the entire month.

2 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.

3 The 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.
Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

Total..................................................................... 4,717 5,450 5,250 3.3 3.7 3.5

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,178 4,926 4,731 3.4 3.9 3.8

Mining and logging............................................... 30 18 18 3.3 2.1 2.1

Construction....................................................... 169 183 159 2.6 2.8 2.4

Manufacturing..................................................... 304 348 302 2.4 2.7 2.4

Durable goods.................................................. 189 191 197 2.4 2.4 2.4

Nondurable goods............................................. 116 157 105 2.5 3.4 2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 800 975 948 2.9 3.5 3.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 155 165 161 2.6 2.7 2.6

Retail trade..................................................... 472 547 547 3.0 3.4 3.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 173 263 240 3.2 4.7 4.3

Information........................................................ 106 100 96 3.7 3.5 3.3

Financial activities................................................ 335 321 264 4.0 3.8 3.1

Finance and insurance........................................ 265 234 186 4.3 3.7 3.0

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 70 88 78 3.3 4.1 3.5

Professional and business services............................ 862 1,097 1,150 4.3 5.3 5.5

Education and health services.................................. 772 961 945 3.5 4.2 4.2

Educational services.......................................... 86 83 88 2.6 2.3 2.6

Health care and social assistance........................... 686 878 858 3.7 4.5 4.4

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 691 775 690 4.3 4.8 4.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 64 95 58 2.6 4.0 2.3

Accommodation and food services.......................... 627 680 632 4.6 4.9 4.5

Other services.................................................... 108 146 158 1.9 2.5 2.7

Government.......................................................... 540 524 519 2.4 2.3 2.3

Federal............................................................. 62 75 73 2.2 2.7 2.6

State and local.................................................... 477 450 446 2.4 2.2 2.3

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 801 835 791 3.0 3.1 2.9

South................................................................. 1,760 2,040 2,065 3.3 3.8 3.8

Midwest............................................................... 1,073 1,275 1,219 3.3 3.8 3.7

West.................................................................. 1,083 1,300 1,175 3.3 3.9 3.5

1

Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.

2 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.

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Table 8. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

Total..................................................................... 5,510 5,677 5,939 3.9 4.0 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 5,110 5,318 5,501 4.3 4.4 4.5

Mining and logging............................................... 41 24 30 4.6 2.9 3.6

Construction....................................................... 335 412 422 5.3 6.4 6.4

Manufacturing..................................................... 321 273 333 2.6 2.2 2.7

Durable goods.................................................. 183 161 191 2.4 2.1 2.4

Nondurable goods............................................. 138 113 142 3.0 2.5 3.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 1,087 1,176 1,161 4.1 4.4 4.3

Wholesale trade................................................ 186 142 186 3.2 2.4 3.1

Retail trade..................................................... 733 855 782 4.8 5.5 5.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 168 179 193 3.2 3.4 3.6

Information........................................................ 91 84 94 3.3 3.0 3.4

Financial activities................................................ 219 219 234 2.7 2.7 2.9

Finance and insurance........................................ 141 146 154 2.4 2.4 2.5

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 78 72 80 3.7 3.5 3.8

Professional and business services............................ 1,068 1,113 1,110 5.6 5.7 5.6

Education and health services.................................. 613 573 660 2.9 2.6 3.0

Educational services.......................................... 91 52 99 2.8 1.5 3.0

Health care and social assistance........................... 522 521 561 2.9 2.8 3.0

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 1,100 1,213 1,154 7.2 7.9 7.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 229 257 232 9.6 11.4 9.5

Accommodation and food services.......................... 871 956 923 6.7 7.3 6.9

Other services.................................................... 236 231 303 4.2 4.1 5.3

Government.......................................................... 400 358 437 1.8 1.6 2.0

Federal............................................................. 45 55 41 1.7 2.0 1.5

State and local.................................................... 355 304 396 1.9 1.6 2.1

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 834 918 923 3.2 3.5 3.5

South................................................................. 2,139 2,156 2,259 4.2 4.2 4.4

Midwest............................................................... 1,203 1,377 1,356 3.8 4.3 4.2

West.................................................................. 1,333 1,225 1,401 4.2 3.8 4.3

1 Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.

2 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.

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Table 9. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

Total..................................................................... 4,700 4,787 5,108 3.4 3.4 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,245 4,401 4,602 3.6 3.7 3.8

Mining and logging............................................... 26 36 25 2.9 4.3 2.9

Construction....................................................... 233 271 314 3.7 4.2 4.8

Manufacturing..................................................... 249 231 279 2.0 1.9 2.2

Durable goods.................................................. 136 138 161 1.8 1.8 2.1

Nondurable goods............................................. 113 94 118 2.5 2.1 2.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 969 1,028 1,045 3.7 3.8 3.9

Wholesale trade................................................ 146 121 164 2.5 2.0 2.8

Retail trade..................................................... 675 734 726 4.4 4.7 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 149 173 156 2.9 3.3 2.9

Information........................................................ 63 76 74 2.3 2.7 2.6

Financial activities................................................ 171 182 181 2.1 2.2 2.2

Finance and insurance........................................ 116 119 119 2.0 2.0 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 55 63 62 2.6 3.0 2.9

Professional and business services............................ 904 958 945 4.7 4.9 4.8

Education and health services.................................. 604 565 648 2.8 2.6 3.0

Educational services.......................................... 131 91 167 4.1 2.6 5.1

Health care and social assistance........................... 473 474 481 2.6 2.6 2.6

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 841 859 873 5.5 5.6 5.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 96 99 105 4.0 4.4 4.3

Accommodation and food services.......................... 745 759 768 5.7 5.8 5.8

Other services.................................................... 185 196 220 3.3 3.5 3.8

Government.......................................................... 456 386 506 2.1 1.7 2.3

Federal............................................................. 33 39 29 1.2 1.4 1.1

State and local.................................................... 423 348 476 2.2 1.8 2.5

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 712 672 748 2.7 2.5 2.8

South................................................................. 1,941 1,987 1,977 3.8 3.8 3.8

Midwest............................................................... 1,011 1,066 1,147 3.2 3.3 3.6

West.................................................................. 1,038 1,062 1,236 3.3 3.3 3.8

1 Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month.

2 The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment.

3 The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New

Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,

Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest:

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona,

California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. .

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Table 10. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

Total..................................................................... 2,641 2,784 2,936 1.9 2.0 2.1

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 2,448 2,605 2,695 2.1 2.2 2.2

Mining and logging............................................... 14 17 13 1.6 2.1 1.6

Construction....................................................... 116 126 125 1.8 2.0 1.9

Manufacturing..................................................... 121 127 150 1.0 1.0 1.2

Durable goods.................................................. 62 74 84 0.8 0.9 1.1

Nondurable goods............................................. 58 54 67 1.3 1.2 1.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 590 624 632 2.2 2.3 2.3

Wholesale trade................................................ 74 83 79 1.3 1.4 1.3

Retail trade..................................................... 434 454 468 2.8 2.9 3.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 82 87 85 1.6 1.6 1.6

Information........................................................ 35 40 38 1.3 1.4 1.3

Financial activities................................................ 88 105 97 1.1 1.3 1.2

Finance and insurance........................................ 60 66 67 1.0 1.1 1.1

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 28 39 30 1.3 1.9 1.4

Professional and business services............................ 460 527 523 2.4 2.7 2.6

Education and health services.................................. 351 361 382 1.7 1.6 1.7

Educational services.......................................... 53 45 61 1.7 1.3 1.9

Health care and social assistance........................... 297 317 320 1.6 1.7 1.7

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 569 557 619 3.7 3.6 3.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 58 52 62 2.4 2.3 2.5

Accommodation and food services.......................... 511 505 557 3.9 3.8 4.2

Other services.................................................... 105 119 117 1.9 2.1 2.0

Government.......................................................... 193 179 241 0.9 0.8 1.1

Federal............................................................. 12 13 11 0.4 0.5 0.4

State and local.................................................... 181 166 230 0.9 0.8 1.2

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 333 377 395 1.3 1.4 1.5

South................................................................. 1,149 1,154 1,202 2.3 2.2 2.3

Midwest............................................................... 609 645 652 1.9 2.0 2.0

West.................................................................. 550 608 686 1.7 1.9 2.1

1 Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.

2 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
Table 11. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

Total..................................................................... 1,640 1,584 1,709 1.2 1.1 1.2

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 1,489 1,458 1,551 1.3 1.2 1.3

Mining and logging............................................... 7 15 9 0.8 1.8 1.0

Construction....................................................... 104 117 173 1.6 1.8 2.6

Manufacturing..................................................... 105 78 100 0.9 0.6 0.8

Durable goods.................................................. 58 47 60 0.8 0.6 0.8

Nondurable goods............................................. 47 31 40 1.0 0.7 0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 280 283 323 1.1 1.1 1.2

Wholesale trade................................................ 56 26 77 1.0 0.4 1.3

Retail trade..................................................... 173 188 188 1.1 1.2 1.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 52 69 57 1.0 1.3 1.1

Information........................................................ 22 23 28 0.8 0.8 1.0

Financial activities................................................ 51 46 57 0.6 0.6 0.7

Finance and insurance........................................ 30 29 30 0.5 0.5 0.5

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 21 17 27 1.0 0.8 1.3

Professional and business services............................ 399 388 355 2.1 2.0 1.8

Education and health services.................................. 212 164 200 1.0 0.7 0.9

Educational services.......................................... 69 41 97 2.1 1.2 3.0

Health care and social assistance........................... 143 123 103 0.8 0.7 0.6

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 245 280 212 1.6 1.8 1.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 34 44 38 1.4 2.0 1.6

Accommodation and food services.......................... 211 235 174 1.6 1.8 1.3

Other services.................................................... 66 65 93 1.2 1.1 1.6

Government.......................................................... 151 126 158 0.7 0.6 0.7

Federal............................................................. 10 11 9 0.4 0.4 0.3

State and local.................................................... 141 115 149 0.7 0.6 0.8

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 294 226 253 1.1 0.9 1.0

South................................................................. 615 649 600 1.2 1.3 1.2

Midwest............................................................... 319 345 410 1.0 1.1 1.3

West.................................................................. 412 365 446 1.3 1.1 1.4

1

Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month.

2 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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

June

2014

May

2015

June

2015p

Total..................................................................... 419 419 463 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 307 338 356 0.3 0.3 0.3

Mining and logging............................................... 4 4 3 0.5 0.4 0.3

Construction....................................................... 14 28 16 0.2 0.4 0.2

Manufacturing..................................................... 24 26 28 0.2 0.2 0.2

Durable goods.................................................. 16 17 17 0.2 0.2 0.2

Nondurable goods............................................. 8 9 11 0.2 0.2 0.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 99 121 90 0.4 0.5 0.3

Wholesale trade................................................ 16 11 7 0.3 0.2 0.1

Retail trade..................................................... 68 91 69 0.4 0.6 0.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 15 18 14 0.3 0.3 0.3

Information........................................................ 6 12 8 0.2 0.4 0.3

Financial activities................................................ 32 31 27 0.4 0.4 0.3

Finance and insurance........................................ 26 25 22 0.4 0.4 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 6 6 5 0.3 0.3 0.2

Professional and business services............................ 45 43 68 0.2 0.2 0.3

Education and health services.................................. 42 40 66 0.2 0.2 0.3

Educational services.......................................... 9 6 8 0.3 0.2 0.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 33 34 58 0.2 0.2 0.3

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 28 22 42 0.2 0.1 0.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 5 3 5 0.2 0.1 0.2

Accommodation and food services.......................... 23 19 37 0.2 0.1 0.3

Other services.................................................... 14 12 10 0.3 0.2 0.2

Government.......................................................... 112 81 107 0.5 0.4 0.5

Federal............................................................. 10 14 10 0.4 0.5 0.4

State and local.................................................... 102 67 97 0.5 0.3 0.5

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 84 68 100 0.3 0.3 0.4

South................................................................. 176 184 175 0.3 0.4 0.3

Midwest............................................................... 82 76 85 0.3 0.2 0.3

West.................................................................. 77 90 103 0.2 0.3 0.3

1 Other separations are the number of other separations during the entire month.

2 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.