For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, April 8, 2014 USDL-14-0564

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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – FEBRUARY 2014

There were 4.2 million job openings on the last business day of February, up from January, the U.S. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.3 percent) and separations rate (3.2 percent)

were unchanged in February. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, 

hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by geographic region.

Job Openings

There were 4.2 million job openings in February, up from 3.9 million in January. The number of

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

increased in retail trade and in professional and business services, while the number of job openings 

decreased in arts, entertainment, and recreation. The South region experienced a rise in job openings in 

February. (See table 1.)

The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the year for total nonfarm and total 

private and was little changed for government. Over the year, the number of job openings increased in 

three industries and decreased in three industries. The Midwest and West regions experienced an

increase in the number of job openings over the 12 months ending in February. (See table 7.)

Hires

There were 4.6 million hires in February, little changed from January. The number of hires was 

essentially unchanged for total private and government. The number of hires rose in February in retail 

trade and was little changed in all four regions. (See table 2.)

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2012 2014

Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted, March 2011 - February 2014

2013

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2012 2014

Chart 2. Hires and separations rates, seasonally adjusted, March 2011 - February 2014

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Over the 12 months ending in February, the number of hires (not seasonally adjusted) changed little for

total nonfarm, total private, and government. Hires levels increased over the year in educational services

and decreased in construction and federal government. The number of hires rose 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 include separations 

due to retirement, death, and disability, as well as transfers to other locations of the same firm.

There were 4.4 million total separations in February, little changed from January. The number of total 

separations was essentially unchanged for total private and government. (See table 3.)

In February, the quits rate was unchanged at 1.7 percent for total nonfarm. The rate also was unchanged

for total private (1.9 percent) and government (0.6 percent). The quits rate was essentially unchanged

over the month in all industries and in all four regions. (See table 4.)

The number of quits (not seasonally adjusted) was little changed over the 12 months ending in February

for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The number of quits was essentially unchanged in all 

industries and in all four regions over the year. (See table 10.)

The layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged in February at 1.2 percent. The rate was little changed 

over the month for total private (1.3 percent) and government (0.4 percent). The layoffs and discharges

rate was little changed in all four regions. Seasonally adjusted estimates of layoffs and discharges are 

not available for individual industries. (See table 5.)

The layoffs and discharges level (not seasonally adjusted) was little changed over the 12 months ending 

in February for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The number of layoffs and discharges fell

over the year in federal government. The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed in all four 

regions. (See table 11.)

In February, there were 383,000 other separations for total nonfarm, little changed from January. The 

number of other separations also was little changed over the month for total private and government.

(See table 6.) Seasonally adjusted estimates of other separations are not available for individual

industries or regions. Over the 12 months ending in February, the number of other separations (not 

seasonally adjusted) increased for total nonfarm and total private and was little changed for government.

(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 February 2014, hires totaled 54.3
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million and separations totaled 52.2 million, yielding a net employment gain of 2.1 million. These 

figures include workers who may have been hired and separated more than once during the year.

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey results for March 2014 are scheduled to be 

released on Friday, May 9, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Category

Job openings Hires Total separations

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY

(in thousands)

Total................................................... 4,015 3,874 4,173 4,551 4,516 4,587 4,212 4,419 4,384

Total private1...................................... 3,591 3,477 3,780 4,234 4,228 4,287 3,919 4,113 4,089

Construction.................................... 123 124 120 379 281 273 323 241 238

Manufacturing.................................. 299 259 250 241 244 234 228 242 236

Durable goods............................... 193 155 143 147 138 139 138 138 136

Nondurable goods........................... 106 103 107 94 106 95 90 104 99

Trade, transportation, and utilities2.......... 653 675 784 933 921 986 879 947 936

Retail trade................................... 425 379 489 655 607 675 605 655 644

Professional and business services......... 765 614 816 849 980 975 764 940 914

Education and health services3.............. 695 700 706 522 556 524 500 561 486

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 636 631 628 461 475 440 428 471 420

Leisure and hospitality........................ 500 618 592 800 789 824 746 763 807

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 56 110 64 122 117 129 108 106 127

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 444 508 528 678 672 695 637 657 679

Government4

...................................... 424 396 393 317 288 300 293 306 295

State and local................................. 355 345 340 271 262 273 251 261 263

RATES BY INDUSTRY

(percent)

Total................................................... 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.2

Total private1

...................................... 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.5

Construction.................................... 2.1 2.0 2.0 6.6 4.7 4.6 5.6 4.1 4.0

Manufacturing.................................. 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0

Durable goods............................... 2.5 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8

Nondurable goods........................... 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities2

.......... 2.5 2.5 2.9 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.6

Retail trade................................... 2.8 2.4 3.1 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.3 4.2

Professional and business services......... 4.0 3.1 4.1 4.6 5.2 5.1 4.2 5.0 4.8

Education and health services3

.............. 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.3

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 3.5 3.4 3.4 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.3

Leisure and hospitality........................ 3.4 4.1 3.9 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 2.7 5.0 3.0 6.1 5.6 6.1 5.4 5.1 6.1

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 3.5 3.9 4.1 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.5

Government4...................................... 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4

State and local................................. 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4

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.

p Preliminary
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. Estimates of sampling errors are 

available upon request.

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

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total.............................................. 4,015 3,996 4,126 3,914 3,874 4,173 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.9

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 3,591 3,603 3,757 3,552 3,477 3,780 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.2

Construction................................ 123 129 165 124 124 120 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.1 2.0 2.0

Manufacturing.............................. 299 280 298 288 259 250 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.0

Durable goods........................... 193 174 175 177 155 143 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.8

Nondurable goods....................... 106 106 123 111 103 107 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 653 711 786 763 675 784 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.9

Retail trade............................... 425 455 439 474 379 489 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.4 3.1

Professional and business services. . . .. 765 729 750 680 614 816 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.1 4.1

Education and health services6

.......... 695 672 682 624 700 706 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.2

Health care and social assistance. . .. 636 599 610 552 631 628 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.4

Leisure and hospitality.................... 500 535 562 524 618 592 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.5 4.1 3.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 56 81 84 43 110 64 2.7 3.8 3.9 2.0 5.0 3.0

Accommodation and food services. .. 444 455 477 481 508 528 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.1

Government7.................................. 424 393 369 361 396 393 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.8

State and local............................. 355 354 313 311 345 340 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 704 667 692 688 666 690 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6

South........................................... 1,578 1,445 1,535 1,490 1,440 1,587 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.1

Midwest........................................ 830 961 941 836 846 904 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.8

West............................................ 903 923 957 900 921 992 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.1

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.

p Preliminary
Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total............................................... 4,551 4,512 4,574 4,578 4,516 4,587 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,234 4,232 4,286 4,291 4,228 4,287 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7

Construction................................ 379 348 299 251 281 273 6.6 5.9 5.1 4.3 4.7 4.6

Manufacturing.............................. 241 229 269 253 244 234 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9

Durable goods........................... 147 140 147 146 138 139 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8

Nondurable goods....................... 94 90 122 107 106 95 2.1 2.0 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 933 966 1,012 1,003 921 986 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.8

Retail trade............................... 655 687 694 734 607 675 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.0 4.4

Professional and business services. . . .. 849 886 950 980 980 975 4.6 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.1

Education and health services6

.......... 522 530 522 539 556 524 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5

Health care and social assistance. . .. 461 454 448 461 475 440 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.5

Leisure and hospitality.................... 800 813 792 795 789 824 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 122 138 141 126 117 129 6.1 6.7 6.8 6.1 5.6 6.1

Accommodation and food services. .. 678 675 651 668 672 695 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.6

Government7.................................. 317 281 288 287 288 300 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4

State and local............................. 271 252 249 259 262 273 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 745 712 696 702 684 688 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7

South........................................... 1,838 1,775 1,824 1,761 1,849 1,797 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.6

Midwest........................................ 874 956 1,022 1,053 944 1,024 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.3

West............................................ 1,095 1,069 1,032 1,063 1,039 1,079 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5

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.

p Preliminary
Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total............................................... 4,212 4,305 4,316 4,468 4,419 4,384 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 3,919 3,975 4,028 4,170 4,113 4,089 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5

Construction................................ 323 310 275 287 241 238 5.6 5.3 4.7 4.9 4.1 4.0

Manufacturing.............................. 228 208 228 247 242 236 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0

Durable goods........................... 138 126 126 145 138 136 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8

Nondurable goods....................... 90 82 103 102 104 99 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 879 911 933 927 947 936 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6

Retail trade............................... 605 636 668 671 655 644 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2

Professional and business services. . . .. 764 851 888 952 940 914 4.2 4.5 4.7 5.1 5.0 4.8

Education and health services6

.......... 500 496 492 517 561 486 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.3

Health care and social assistance. . .. 428 426 416 442 471 420 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.3

Leisure and hospitality.................... 746 752 761 771 763 807 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 108 116 127 116 106 127 5.4 5.7 6.1 5.6 5.1 6.1

Accommodation and food services. .. 637 636 634 655 657 679 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.5

Government7.................................. 293 330 287 297 306 295 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4

State and local............................. 251 284 253 265 261 263 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 661 676 659 732 745 700 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.7

South........................................... 1,700 1,753 1,680 1,716 1,695 1,688 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4

Midwest........................................ 895 934 941 965 990 951 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1

West............................................ 956 942 1,036 1,055 989 1,046 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.4

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

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

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

4

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

5

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

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total............................................... 2,268 2,426 2,448 2,417 2,368 2,382 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 2,141 2,290 2,325 2,286 2,240 2,252 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9

Construction................................ 111 90 75 85 96 84 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4

Manufacturing.............................. 106 108 120 121 118 114 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9

Durable goods........................... 63 63 66 66 61 62 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8

Nondurable goods....................... 43 45 54 55 56 53 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 498 557 559 529 539 531 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0

Retail trade............................... 362 408 410 383 421 398 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.6

Professional and business services. . . .. 344 475 500 540 474 428 1.9 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.3

Education and health services6

.......... 303 309 283 316 305 303 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4

Health care and social assistance. . .. 269 273 250 283 269 268 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5

Leisure and hospitality.................... 498 517 540 457 485 538 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.2 3.4 3.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 59 48 53 53 42 41 3.0 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.0 2.0

Accommodation and food services. .. 438 469 487 404 443 497 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.3 3.6 4.0

Government7.................................. 126 136 124 131 129 130 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

State and local............................. 116 124 113 119 118 121 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 317 344 344 342 328 341 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

South........................................... 985 1,017 1,007 983 978 1,002 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Midwest........................................ 489 550 551 518 541 530 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7

West............................................ 477 515 547 574 522 508 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.7

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

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total............................................... 1,618 1,547 1,511 1,702 1,703 1,619 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 1,515 1,423 1,419 1,597 1,596 1,523 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3

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.................................. 103 124 92 105 106 97 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4

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

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 273 258 252 318 335 290 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.1

South........................................... 595 612 551 603 596 562 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1

Midwest........................................ 335 330 304 368 376 339 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1

West............................................ 415 347 404 412 395 429 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 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.

p Preliminary

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Oct.

2013

Nov.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total............................................... 326 332 356 349 348 383 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 262 262 285 287 277 315 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 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.................................. 64 70 71 62 71 68 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

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 3,769 3,970 4,008 2.7 2.8 2.9

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 3,370 3,607 3,628 2.9 3.1 3.1

Mining and logging............................................... 25 29 24 2.9 3.2 2.7

Construction....................................................... 104 124 104 1.9 2.2 1.9

Manufacturing..................................................... 292 263 237 2.4 2.2 1.9

Durable goods.................................................. 190 155 134 2.5 2.0 1.7

Nondurable goods............................................. 102 108 103 2.3 2.4 2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 568 678 694 2.2 2.5 2.6

Wholesale trade................................................ 101 144 151 1.8 2.4 2.5

Retail trade..................................................... 344 358 406 2.3 2.3 2.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 123 176 137 2.4 3.3 2.6

Information........................................................ 84 99 88 3.0 3.6 3.2

Financial activities................................................ 284 248 214 3.5 3.1 2.6

Finance and insurance........................................ 224 203 168 3.7 3.4 2.8

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 60 44 45 3.0 2.2 2.2

Professional and business services............................ 741 689 831 3.9 3.6 4.3

Education and health services.................................. 667 744 686 3.1 3.4 3.1

Educational services.......................................... 56 68 76 1.6 2.0 2.1

Health care and social assistance........................... 611 676 610 3.4 3.6 3.3

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 494 572 598 3.5 4.0 4.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 56 99 62 3.0 5.0 3.2

Accommodation and food services.......................... 438 473 536 3.6 3.8 4.3

Other services.................................................... 110 162 151 2.0 2.9 2.7

Government.......................................................... 399 363 379 1.8 1.6 1.7

Federal............................................................. 71 48 58 2.5 1.7 2.1

State and local.................................................... 327 315 322 1.7 1.6 1.6

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 645 684 640 2.5 2.6 2.4

South................................................................. 1,518 1,534 1,576 3.0 3.0 3.1

Midwest............................................................... 761 823 842 2.5 2.6 2.7

West.................................................................. 845 929 950 2.7 3.0 3.0

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.

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 3,699 4,358 3,750 2.8 3.2 2.8

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 3,469 4,098 3,527 3.1 3.6 3.1

Mining and logging............................................... 28 34 27 3.3 3.9 3.1

Construction....................................................... 306 243 215 5.7 4.4 3.9

Manufacturing..................................................... 216 259 206 1.8 2.2 1.7

Durable goods.................................................. 135 150 127 1.8 2.0 1.7

Nondurable goods............................................. 81 109 79 1.8 2.5 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 715 804 766 2.8 3.1 3.0

Wholesale trade................................................ 111 136 130 2.0 2.4 2.3

Retail trade..................................................... 493 477 504 3.4 3.1 3.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 112 191 131 2.2 3.8 2.6

Information........................................................ 58 76 46 2.2 2.9 1.7

Financial activities................................................ 173 168 148 2.2 2.1 1.9

Finance and insurance........................................ 107 110 99 1.8 1.9 1.7

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 67 59 49 3.4 3.0 2.5

Professional and business services............................ 740 1,075 851 4.1 5.8 4.6

Education and health services.................................. 438 586 436 2.1 2.8 2.0

Educational services.......................................... 47 87 67 1.4 2.7 1.9

Health care and social assistance........................... 391 499 369 2.2 2.8 2.1

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 642 661 671 4.8 4.8 4.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 84 87 88 4.7 4.7 4.7

Accommodation and food services.......................... 559 574 582 4.8 4.8 4.9

Other services.................................................... 153 192 162 2.8 3.5 3.0

Government.......................................................... 230 259 223 1.0 1.2 1.0

Federal............................................................. 35 22 21 1.3 0.8 0.8

State and local.................................................... 195 237 201 1.0 1.2 1.0

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 537 624 495 2.1 2.5 1.9

South................................................................. 1,580 1,893 1,543 3.2 3.9 3.1

Midwest............................................................... 687 878 814 2.3 2.9 2.6

West.................................................................. 896 962 898 3.0 3.2 2.9

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.

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 3,381 4,977 3,501 2.5 3.7 2.6

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 3,192 4,692 3,314 2.9 4.1 2.9

Mining and logging............................................... 24 32 27 2.9 3.6 3.1

Construction....................................................... 275 274 196 5.1 4.9 3.5

Manufacturing..................................................... 193 261 199 1.6 2.2 1.7

Durable goods.................................................. 119 156 118 1.6 2.1 1.6

Nondurable goods............................................. 74 105 81 1.7 2.4 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 756 1,263 809 3.0 4.9 3.1

Wholesale trade................................................ 103 130 113 1.8 2.3 1.9

Retail trade..................................................... 529 875 564 3.6 5.8 3.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 124 258 132 2.5 5.1 2.6

Information........................................................ 51 89 63 1.9 3.4 2.4

Financial activities................................................ 161 208 136 2.1 2.6 1.7

Finance and insurance........................................ 101 135 87 1.7 2.3 1.5

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 60 73 49 3.1 3.7 2.5

Professional and business services............................ 640 1,045 763 3.6 5.6 4.1

Education and health services.................................. 408 574 393 1.9 2.7 1.8

Educational services.......................................... 41 77 38 1.2 2.4 1.1

Health care and social assistance........................... 367 497 355 2.1 2.8 2.0

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 528 765 575 3.9 5.5 4.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 59 85 65 3.3 4.5 3.4

Accommodation and food services.......................... 469 680 510 4.0 5.7 4.3

Other services.................................................... 154 183 152 2.9 3.4 2.8

Government.......................................................... 189 285 187 0.8 1.3 0.8

Federal............................................................. 34 59 27 1.2 2.2 1.0

State and local.................................................... 155 227 161 0.8 1.2 0.8

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 512 828 526 2.0 3.3 2.1

South................................................................. 1,390 1,916 1,381 2.9 3.9 2.8

Midwest............................................................... 695 1,139 735 2.3 3.7 2.4

West.................................................................. 784 1,094 859 2.6 3.6 2.8

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.

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 1,839 2,359 1,925 1.4 1.7 1.4

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 1,747 2,246 1,832 1.6 2.0 1.6

Mining and logging............................................... 12 11 15 1.4 1.3 1.8

Construction....................................................... 88 90 67 1.6 1.6 1.2

Manufacturing..................................................... 84 105 91 0.7 0.9 0.8

Durable goods.................................................. 50 56 50 0.7 0.7 0.7

Nondurable goods............................................. 34 49 41 0.8 1.1 0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 425 573 455 1.7 2.2 1.8

Wholesale trade................................................ 56 59 50 1.0 1.0 0.9

Retail trade..................................................... 307 450 340 2.1 3.0 2.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 62 64 65 1.2 1.3 1.3

Information........................................................ 28 46 35 1.0 1.8 1.3

Financial activities................................................ 88 74 68 1.1 0.9 0.9

Finance and insurance........................................ 46 36 43 0.8 0.6 0.7

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 42 39 25 2.1 2.0 1.3

Professional and business services............................ 292 464 350 1.6 2.5 1.9

Education and health services.................................. 249 310 250 1.2 1.5 1.2

Educational services.......................................... 23 35 24 0.7 1.1 0.7

Health care and social assistance........................... 226 275 226 1.3 1.5 1.3

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 380 465 421 2.8 3.4 3.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 38 31 25 2.1 1.7 1.3

Accommodation and food services.......................... 342 434 396 2.9 3.6 3.3

Other services.................................................... 101 107 79 1.9 2.0 1.5

Government.......................................................... 92 113 94 0.4 0.5 0.4

Federal............................................................. 9 12 7 0.3 0.4 0.3

State and local.................................................... 83 102 86 0.4 0.5 0.4

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 248 325 265 1.0 1.3 1.0

South................................................................. 809 1,004 826 1.7 2.0 1.7

Midwest............................................................... 383 522 415 1.3 1.7 1.3

West.................................................................. 400 508 420 1.3 1.7 1.4

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

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 1,266 2,155 1,239 0.9 1.6 0.9

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 1,212 2,067 1,195 1.1 1.8 1.0

Mining and logging............................................... 11 13 10 1.3 1.5 1.2

Construction....................................................... 181 176 116 3.4 3.2 2.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 91 122 86 0.8 1.0 0.7

Durable goods.................................................. 58 80 57 0.8 1.1 0.8

Nondurable goods............................................. 34 42 29 0.8 1.0 0.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 253 589 266 1.0 2.3 1.0

Wholesale trade................................................ 42 51 58 0.7 0.9 1.0

Retail trade..................................................... 169 357 161 1.2 2.4 1.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 42 180 47 0.8 3.5 0.9

Information........................................................ 21 36 23 0.8 1.4 0.9

Financial activities................................................ 45 102 44 0.6 1.3 0.6

Finance and insurance........................................ 33 71 22 0.6 1.2 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 12 31 22 0.6 1.6 1.1

Professional and business services............................ 308 480 354 1.7 2.6 1.9

Education and health services.................................. 133 222 106 0.6 1.1 0.5

Educational services.......................................... 16 39 12 0.5 1.2 0.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 117 183 95 0.7 1.0 0.5

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 129 269 134 1.0 2.0 1.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 19 52 39 1.1 2.8 2.1

Accommodation and food services.......................... 110 217 95 0.9 1.8 0.8

Other services.................................................... 40 58 55 0.7 1.1 1.0

Government.......................................................... 53 88 44 0.2 0.4 0.2

Federal............................................................. 15 25 6 0.5 0.9 0.2

State and local.................................................... 39 63 38 0.2 0.3 0.2

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 201 388 197 0.8 1.5 0.8

South................................................................. 475 758 443 1.0 1.5 0.9

Midwest............................................................... 256 507 252 0.8 1.7 0.8

West.................................................................. 334 502 347 1.1 1.7 1.1

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

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Feb.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 276 463 336 0.2 0.3 0.2

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 233 379 287 0.2 0.3 0.3

Mining and logging............................................... 1 7 1 0.1 0.8 0.2

Construction....................................................... 7 8 13 0.1 0.2 0.2

Manufacturing..................................................... 18 34 22 0.1 0.3 0.2

Durable goods.................................................. 11 20 11 0.1 0.3 0.1

Nondurable goods............................................. 7 14 12 0.2 0.3 0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 78 101 87 0.3 0.4 0.3

Wholesale trade................................................ 6 20 4 0.1 0.3 0.1

Retail trade..................................................... 53 67 63 0.4 0.4 0.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 20 14 21 0.4 0.3 0.4

Information........................................................ 2 7 4 0.1 0.3 0.2

Financial activities................................................ 29 31 23 0.4 0.4 0.3

Finance and insurance........................................ 22 28 22 0.4 0.5 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 7 3 2 0.3 0.2 0.1

Professional and business services............................ 40 100 60 0.2 0.5 0.3

Education and health services.................................. 27 41 37 0.1 0.2 0.2

Educational services.......................................... 2 3 2 0.1 0.1 0.1

Health care and social assistance........................... 25 38 35 0.1 0.2 0.2

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 19 30 20 0.1 0.2 0.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 1 1 1 0.1 0.1 0.0

Accommodation and food services.......................... 17 29 19 0.1 0.2 0.2

Other services.................................................... 13 18 18 0.2 0.3 0.3

Government.......................................................... 43 84 49 0.2 0.4 0.2

Federal............................................................. 10 22 13 0.4 0.8 0.5

State and local.................................................... 33 62 37 0.2 0.3 0.2

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 63 114 64 0.3 0.4 0.2

South................................................................. 106 157 113 0.2 0.3 0.2

Midwest............................................................... 57 110 68 0.2 0.4 0.2

West.................................................................. 50 82 92 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.