For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, January 13, 2015 USDL-15-0015

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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – NOVEMBER 2014

There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of November, little changed from 4.8

million in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires (5.0 million) were little 

changed and separations (4.6 million) declined in November. Within separations, the quits rate (1.9

percent) was unchanged and the layoffs and discharges rate (1.2 percent) was little changed. 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

There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of November. The job openings rate was 

3.4 percent. The number of job openings was little changed for total private and increased for 

government in November. (See table 1.) Job openings increased for nondurable goods manufacturing 

and for state and local government. The number of job openings was little changed in all four regions.

The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in 

November for total nonfarm, total private, and government. Job openings increased over the year for

many industries, including professional and business services, health care and social assistance, and 

accommodation and food services. Job openings decreased in arts, entertainment, and recreation. The 

number of openings increased over the year in all four regions. (See table 7.)

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2012 2014

Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted, December 2011 - November 2014

2013

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Percent

2012 2014

Chart 2. Hires and separations rates, seasonally adjusted, December 2011 - November 2014

2013
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Hires

There were 5.0 million hires in November, little changed from October. The hires rate in November was 

3.6 percent. The number of hires was little changed for total private and government. Hires decreased

over the month in professional and business services and in the West region. (See table 2.)

Over the 12 months ending in November, the number of hires (not seasonally adjusted) increased for

total nonfarm and total private, and was little changed for government. Hires increased over the year in 

several industries, including retail trade and accommodation and food services. The number of hires 

increased in the Northeast and Midwest regions. (See table 8.)

Separations

Total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Total separations is 

referred to as turnover. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, 

the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and 

discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations include separations 

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

There were 4.6 million total separations in November, down from October. The separations rate was 

3.3 percent in November. The number of total separations was little changed for total private and

government and decreased in the Northeast region. (See table 3.)

There were 2.6 million quits in November, little changed from October. The quits rate in November was 

1.9 percent. The number of quits was little changed for total private and decreased for government.

Quits decreased in durable goods manufacturing, professional and business services, and state and local 

government. The number of quits was little changed in all four regions. (See table 4.)

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

total nonfarm and total private and was unchanged for government. Over the year, quits increased for

many industries, including both health care and social assistance and accommodation and food services. 

The number of quits also increased over the year in the South region. (See table 10.)

There were 1.6 million layoffs and discharges in November, little changed from October. The rate was

1.2 percent in November. The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed over the month for 

total private and government, and fell in the Northeast region. (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 November for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The number of layoffs and 

discharges increased over the year in mining and logging and in the Midwest region. (See table 11.)

In November, there were 393,000 other separations for total nonfarm, little changed from October.

Over the month, the number of other separations was little changed for total private at 331,000 and for

government at 62,000. (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 November, the number of other separations (not seasonally adjusted)

was little changed for total nonfarm, total private, and government. Other separations fell over the year 

for information and 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 November 2014, hires totaled 57.6 

million and separations totaled 54.9 million, yielding a net employment gain of 2.7 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 December 2014 are scheduled to be 

released on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Category

Job openings Hires Total separations

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY

(in thousands)

Total................................................... 4,126 4,830 4,972 4,574 5,101 4,990 4,316 4,863 4,623

Total private1...................................... 3,757 4,409 4,512 4,286 4,797 4,688 4,028 4,554 4,335

Construction.................................... 165 141 145 299 320 308 275 304 291

Manufacturing.................................. 298 287 318 269 276 259 228 260 223

Durable goods............................... 175 182 191 147 169 153 126 149 128

Nondurable goods........................... 123 105 127 122 108 106 103 110 95

Trade, transportation, and utilities2.......... 786 832 876 1,012 1,135 1,119 933 1,052 1,046

Retail trade................................... 439 460 509 694 778 778 668 720 720

Professional and business services......... 750 966 1,046 950 1,110 998 888 1,074 923

Education and health services3.............. 682 850 822 522 589 578 492 564 530

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 610 764 735 448 507 507 416 484 464

Leisure and hospitality........................ 562 715 639 792 899 907 761 840 832

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 84 57 42 141 150 132 127 133 128

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 477 658 597 651 749 775 634 707 704

Government4

...................................... 369 421 459 288 304 303 287 309 287

State and local................................. 313 361 403 249 275 266 253 276 248

RATES BY INDUSTRY

(percent)

Total................................................... 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.1 3.5 3.3

Total private1

...................................... 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.7

Construction.................................... 2.7 2.3 2.3 5.1 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8

Manufacturing.................................. 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.8

Durable goods............................... 2.3 2.3 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.7

Nondurable goods........................... 2.7 2.3 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities2

.......... 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.9 4.3 4.2 3.6 4.0 3.9

Retail trade................................... 2.8 2.9 3.2 4.6 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.7 4.6

Professional and business services......... 3.8 4.7 5.1 5.0 5.7 5.1 4.7 5.5 4.7

Education and health services3

.............. 3.1 3.8 3.7 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.4

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 3.3 4.0 3.9 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.3 2.7 2.5

Leisure and hospitality........................ 3.8 4.6 4.1 5.5 6.1 6.1 5.3 5.7 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 3.9 2.6 1.9 6.8 7.1 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.0

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 3.7 5.0 4.5 5.3 5.9 6.1 5.1 5.6 5.6

Government4...................................... 1.7 1.9 2.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3

State and local................................. 1.6 1.8 2.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3

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

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total.............................................. 4,126 4,605 4,853 4,685 4,830 4,972 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.4

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 3,757 4,129 4,411 4,219 4,409 4,512 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7

Construction................................ 165 139 121 112 141 145 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.3

Manufacturing.............................. 298 293 296 293 287 318 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5

Durable goods........................... 175 195 179 179 182 191 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4

Nondurable goods....................... 123 97 118 115 105 127 2.7 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 786 806 821 803 832 876 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.2

Retail trade............................... 439 473 500 493 460 509 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.2

Professional and business services. . . .. 750 880 928 941 966 1,046 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.7 5.1

Education and health services6

.......... 682 826 866 872 850 822 3.1 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7

Health care and social assistance. . .. 610 746 789 776 764 735 3.3 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9

Leisure and hospitality.................... 562 622 700 661 715 639 3.8 4.1 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 84 63 71 52 57 42 3.9 2.9 3.3 2.4 2.6 1.9

Accommodation and food services. .. 477 559 629 608 658 597 3.7 4.3 4.8 4.6 5.0 4.5

Government7.................................. 369 476 443 466 421 459 1.7 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.1

State and local............................. 313 421 378 395 361 403 1.6 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.1

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 692 765 796 769 767 800 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.0

South........................................... 1,535 1,722 1,897 1,816 1,875 1,922 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6

Midwest........................................ 941 1,087 1,076 1,064 1,077 1,125 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4

West............................................ 957 1,031 1,084 1,035 1,110 1,124 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.5

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

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total............................................... 4,574 4,934 4,742 5,075 5,101 4,990 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,286 4,651 4,450 4,764 4,797 4,688 3.7 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.0

Construction................................ 299 371 330 284 320 308 5.1 6.1 5.4 4.7 5.3 5.0

Manufacturing.............................. 269 259 236 279 276 259 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.1

Durable goods........................... 147 155 139 160 169 153 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.0

Nondurable goods....................... 122 103 97 119 108 106 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.7 2.4 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 1,012 1,090 1,011 1,020 1,135 1,119 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.2

Retail trade............................... 694 758 686 693 778 778 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.0

Professional and business services. . . .. 950 1,012 1,049 1,168 1,110 998 5.0 5.3 5.4 6.0 5.7 5.1

Education and health services6

.......... 522 555 514 636 589 578 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.7

Health care and social assistance. . .. 448 485 437 543 507 507 2.5 2.7 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.8

Leisure and hospitality.................... 792 852 845 887 899 907 5.5 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 141 138 136 142 150 132 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.7 7.1 6.2

Accommodation and food services. .. 651 714 709 745 749 775 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.1

Government7.................................. 288 282 293 311 304 303 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4

State and local............................. 249 252 265 281 275 266 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 696 793 728 827 776 794 2.7 3.0 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.0

South........................................... 1,824 1,945 1,872 1,971 2,017 1,953 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8

Midwest........................................ 1,022 1,119 1,018 1,139 1,160 1,226 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.9

West............................................ 1,032 1,077 1,124 1,139 1,149 1,018 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.3

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

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total............................................... 4,316 4,629 4,531 4,809 4,863 4,623 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,028 4,369 4,247 4,500 4,554 4,335 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.7

Construction................................ 275 331 316 263 304 291 4.7 5.5 5.2 4.3 5.0 4.8

Manufacturing.............................. 228 231 237 256 260 223 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.8

Durable goods........................... 126 137 134 142 149 128 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7

Nondurable goods....................... 103 95 103 115 110 95 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 933 1,031 987 977 1,052 1,046 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.9

Retail trade............................... 668 723 681 679 720 720 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.6

Professional and business services. . . .. 888 946 974 1,088 1,074 923 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.6 5.5 4.7

Education and health services6

.......... 492 524 484 578 564 530 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.4

Health care and social assistance. . .. 416 450 410 495 484 464 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.5

Leisure and hospitality.................... 761 827 818 861 840 832 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 127 126 142 136 133 128 6.1 6.0 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.0

Accommodation and food services. .. 634 702 675 725 707 704 5.1 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.6

Government7.................................. 287 260 284 308 309 287 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3

State and local............................. 253 235 259 277 276 248 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 659 717 715 756 779 665 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.5

South........................................... 1,680 1,835 1,827 1,943 1,928 1,862 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.7

Midwest........................................ 941 1,016 996 1,065 1,115 1,092 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.5

West............................................ 1,036 1,061 993 1,044 1,042 1,004 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2

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

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total............................................... 2,448 2,547 2,510 2,735 2,712 2,618 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 2,325 2,413 2,364 2,574 2,561 2,493 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.1

Construction................................ 75 107 127 109 106 96 1.3 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.6

Manufacturing.............................. 120 127 121 131 130 102 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8

Durable goods........................... 66 70 68 73 76 53 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7

Nondurable goods....................... 54 57 54 59 54 49 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 559 580 554 565 609 632 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.4

Retail trade............................... 410 428 406 402 439 453 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.9

Professional and business services. . . .. 500 470 454 572 519 428 2.7 2.4 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.2

Education and health services6

.......... 283 348 297 343 349 349 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6

Health care and social assistance. . .. 250 310 263 305 301 314 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7

Leisure and hospitality.................... 540 529 549 566 568 599 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.8 4.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 53 53 53 53 52 53 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

Accommodation and food services. .. 487 477 496 513 516 547 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.3

Government7.................................. 124 134 145 161 152 125 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6

State and local............................. 113 125 139 150 141 111 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 344 339 339 372 374 358 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4

South........................................... 1,007 1,040 1,030 1,119 1,152 1,112 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2

Midwest........................................ 551 590 597 665 584 589 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.9

West............................................ 547 578 544 579 603 559 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8

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

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total............................................... 1,511 1,726 1,619 1,653 1,757 1,612 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 1,419 1,657 1,547 1,573 1,670 1,512 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 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.................................. 92 70 72 81 87 100 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5

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

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 252 321 296 300 332 244 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.9

South........................................... 551 634 639 645 605 602 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2

Midwest........................................ 304 358 332 336 465 413 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.3

West............................................ 404 413 352 371 355 353 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1

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

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total............................................... 356 356 402 420 394 393 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 285 299 335 354 323 331 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.................................. 71 57 66 66 71 62 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

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 3,723 5,077 4,559 2.6 3.5 3.1

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 3,380 4,668 4,139 2.8 3.8 3.4

Mining and logging............................................... 16 36 25 1.8 3.7 2.7

Construction....................................................... 122 147 115 2.0 2.3 1.8

Manufacturing..................................................... 259 289 289 2.1 2.3 2.3

Durable goods.................................................. 153 177 172 2.0 2.2 2.2

Nondurable goods............................................. 106 111 117 2.3 2.4 2.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 697 906 794 2.6 3.3 2.8

Wholesale trade................................................ 145 167 168 2.4 2.7 2.8

Retail trade..................................................... 387 540 458 2.4 3.4 2.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 166 199 168 3.1 3.6 3.1

Information........................................................ 127 91 106 4.5 3.3 3.8

Financial activities................................................ 188 354 314 2.3 4.2 3.8

Finance and insurance........................................ 153 286 254 2.5 4.6 4.1

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 35 68 60 1.7 3.2 2.9

Professional and business services............................ 725 1,045 1,029 3.7 5.1 5.0

Education and health services.................................. 640 892 769 2.9 3.9 3.4

Educational services.......................................... 67 92 82 1.8 2.5 2.2

Health care and social assistance........................... 573 799 687 3.1 4.2 3.6

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 486 720 558 3.3 4.7 3.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 75 57 35 3.8 2.7 1.8

Accommodation and food services.......................... 412 663 523 3.3 5.0 4.0

Other services.................................................... 119 188 137 2.1 3.3 2.4

Government.......................................................... 344 409 420 1.5 1.8 1.8

Federal............................................................. 52 56 49 1.9 2.0 1.8

State and local.................................................... 292 353 371 1.5 1.8 1.8

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 624 834 725 2.3 3.1 2.7

South................................................................. 1,329 1,952 1,684 2.6 3.7 3.2

Midwest............................................................... 882 1,115 1,078 2.7 3.4 3.3

West.................................................................. 887 1,176 1,071 2.8 3.6 3.3

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

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 4,165 5,415 4,575 3.0 3.8 3.2

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 3,945 5,136 4,342 3.4 4.3 3.7

Mining and logging............................................... 19 32 26 2.2 3.4 2.8

Construction....................................................... 218 325 227 3.6 5.1 3.6

Manufacturing..................................................... 219 281 212 1.8 2.3 1.7

Durable goods.................................................. 124 168 129 1.6 2.2 1.7

Nondurable goods............................................. 95 113 84 2.1 2.5 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 1,250 1,370 1,377 4.7 5.1 5.1

Wholesale trade................................................ 88 164 113 1.5 2.8 1.9

Retail trade..................................................... 907 978 1,020 5.8 6.3 6.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 255 228 244 4.9 4.3 4.6

Information........................................................ 66 87 64 2.4 3.2 2.4

Financial activities................................................ 153 190 192 1.9 2.4 2.4

Finance and insurance........................................ 104 128 133 1.8 2.2 2.2

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 49 61 58 2.5 3.0 2.8

Professional and business services............................ 859 1,180 911 4.5 6.0 4.6

Education and health services.................................. 410 626 459 1.9 2.9 2.1

Educational services.......................................... 46 86 40 1.3 2.4 1.1

Health care and social assistance........................... 363 541 418 2.0 3.0 2.3

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 621 864 717 4.4 5.9 4.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 109 122 99 5.7 5.8 5.0

Accommodation and food services.......................... 512 743 618 4.2 5.9 4.9

Other services.................................................... 131 182 157 2.4 3.3 2.8

Government.......................................................... 221 278 233 1.0 1.2 1.0

Federal............................................................. 37 27 42 1.3 1.0 1.6

State and local.................................................... 184 251 190 0.9 1.3 1.0

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 617 801 714 2.4 3.0 2.7

South................................................................. 1,664 2,170 1,794 3.3 4.2 3.5

Midwest............................................................... 917 1,205 1,124 2.9 3.8 3.5

West.................................................................. 967 1,238 943 3.1 3.9 3.0

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

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 3,798 5,044 4,065 2.7 3.6 2.9

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 3,608 4,792 3,863 3.1 4.0 3.2

Mining and logging............................................... 20 33 30 2.3 3.6 3.2

Construction....................................................... 294 354 308 4.9 5.6 4.9

Manufacturing..................................................... 198 276 198 1.6 2.3 1.6

Durable goods.................................................. 106 154 114 1.4 2.0 1.5

Nondurable goods............................................. 92 122 84 2.1 2.7 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 817 1,065 912 3.1 4.0 3.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 96 172 138 1.7 2.9 2.3

Retail trade..................................................... 591 710 634 3.8 4.6 4.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 130 183 139 2.5 3.5 2.6

Information........................................................ 58 84 60 2.2 3.1 2.2

Financial activities................................................ 146 180 161 1.8 2.3 2.0

Finance and insurance........................................ 93 118 102 1.6 2.0 1.7

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 52 63 58 2.6 3.0 2.8

Professional and business services............................ 825 1,103 855 4.3 5.6 4.3

Education and health services.................................. 380 519 410 1.8 2.4 1.9

Educational services.......................................... 43 57 36 1.2 1.6 1.0

Health care and social assistance........................... 337 462 374 1.9 2.5 2.0

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 711 992 768 5.0 6.7 5.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 151 178 149 7.9 8.5 7.6

Accommodation and food services.......................... 560 814 619 4.6 6.4 4.9

Other services.................................................... 157 185 163 2.9 3.3 2.9

Government.......................................................... 190 252 201 0.9 1.1 0.9

Federal............................................................. 26 34 33 1.0 1.2 1.2

State and local.................................................... 164 218 169 0.8 1.1 0.9

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 590 828 575 2.3 3.1 2.2

South................................................................. 1,411 1,988 1,557 2.8 3.9 3.0

Midwest............................................................... 869 1,141 1,044 2.8 3.6 3.3

West.................................................................. 927 1,087 889 3.0 3.5 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

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 2,017 2,804 2,179 1.5 2.0 1.5

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 1,931 2,672 2,091 1.7 2.3 1.8

Mining and logging............................................... 10 18 12 1.1 1.9 1.3

Construction....................................................... 58 120 69 1.0 1.9 1.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 94 136 79 0.8 1.1 0.6

Durable goods.................................................. 50 82 40 0.7 1.1 0.5

Nondurable goods............................................. 44 54 39 1.0 1.2 0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 474 640 544 1.8 2.4 2.0

Wholesale trade................................................ 51 94 78 0.9 1.6 1.3

Retail trade..................................................... 350 457 393 2.2 3.0 2.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 72 88 73 1.4 1.7 1.4

Information........................................................ 30 53 37 1.1 2.0 1.4

Financial activities................................................ 69 112 89 0.9 1.4 1.1

Finance and insurance........................................ 46 72 51 0.8 1.2 0.9

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 23 40 38 1.2 1.9 1.8

Professional and business services............................ 446 535 382 2.4 2.7 1.9

Education and health services.................................. 222 344 277 1.0 1.6 1.3

Educational services.......................................... 21 40 20 0.6 1.1 0.6

Health care and social assistance........................... 201 304 256 1.1 1.7 1.4

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 434 615 504 3.1 4.2 3.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 39 53 39 2.0 2.5 2.0

Accommodation and food services.......................... 396 562 465 3.2 4.4 3.7

Other services.................................................... 94 97 99 1.7 1.8 1.8

Government.......................................................... 87 132 87 0.4 0.6 0.4

Federal............................................................. 8 10 10 0.3 0.4 0.4

State and local.................................................... 79 122 78 0.4 0.6 0.4

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 272 388 291 1.0 1.5 1.1

South................................................................. 831 1,179 927 1.7 2.3 1.8

Midwest............................................................... 464 607 497 1.5 1.9 1.6

West.................................................................. 449 629 464 1.5 2.0 1.5

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

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 1,508 1,877 1,583 1.1 1.3 1.1

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 1,447 1,803 1,508 1.2 1.5 1.3

Mining and logging............................................... 8 13 16 1.0 1.4 1.7

Construction....................................................... 229 209 221 3.8 3.3 3.6

Manufacturing..................................................... 90 114 108 0.7 0.9 0.9

Durable goods.................................................. 48 56 68 0.6 0.7 0.9

Nondurable goods............................................. 42 58 40 0.9 1.3 0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 276 318 283 1.0 1.2 1.0

Wholesale trade................................................ 39 56 53 0.7 0.9 0.9

Retail trade..................................................... 190 184 177 1.2 1.2 1.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 47 78 52 0.9 1.5 1.0

Information........................................................ 20 26 18 0.7 1.0 0.7

Financial activities................................................ 51 49 43 0.6 0.6 0.5

Finance and insurance........................................ 30 37 25 0.5 0.6 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 21 12 18 1.0 0.6 0.9

Professional and business services............................ 342 510 418 1.8 2.6 2.1

Education and health services.................................. 126 142 105 0.6 0.7 0.5

Educational services.......................................... 18 13 12 0.5 0.4 0.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 108 129 93 0.6 0.7 0.5

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 246 349 235 1.7 2.4 1.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 110 123 108 5.7 5.9 5.5

Accommodation and food services.......................... 136 226 128 1.1 1.8 1.0

Other services.................................................... 59 73 61 1.1 1.3 1.1

Government.......................................................... 61 74 75 0.3 0.3 0.3

Federal............................................................. 10 14 13 0.4 0.5 0.5

State and local.................................................... 51 60 62 0.3 0.3 0.3

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 274 369 248 1.1 1.4 0.9

South................................................................. 487 647 518 1.0 1.3 1.0

Midwest............................................................... 341 480 475 1.1 1.5 1.5

West.................................................................. 406 381 343 1.3 1.2 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

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 273 363 303 0.2 0.3 0.2

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 230 317 264 0.2 0.3 0.2

Mining and logging............................................... 2 2 2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Construction....................................................... 6 24 17 0.1 0.4 0.3

Manufacturing..................................................... 15 27 11 0.1 0.2 0.1

Durable goods.................................................. 8 17 6 0.1 0.2 0.1

Nondurable goods............................................. 7 9 4 0.2 0.2 0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 68 108 85 0.3 0.4 0.3

Wholesale trade................................................ 6 22 7 0.1 0.4 0.1

Retail trade..................................................... 51 69 64 0.3 0.4 0.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 11 16 13 0.2 0.3 0.3

Information........................................................ 9 4 4 0.3 0.2 0.2

Financial activities................................................ 26 20 29 0.3 0.2 0.4

Finance and insurance........................................ 17 9 27 0.3 0.2 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 8 10 3 0.4 0.5 0.1

Professional and business services............................ 37 58 55 0.2 0.3 0.3

Education and health services.................................. 33 33 29 0.2 0.1 0.1

Educational services.......................................... 4 4 4 0.1 0.1 0.1

Health care and social assistance........................... 29 28 25 0.2 0.2 0.1

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 31 28 28 0.2 0.2 0.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 3 2 2 0.2 0.1 0.1

Accommodation and food services.......................... 28 26 27 0.2 0.2 0.2

Other services.................................................... 4 14 3 0.1 0.3 0.0

Government.......................................................... 42 46 39 0.2 0.2 0.2

Federal............................................................. 8 10 10 0.3 0.4 0.4

State and local.................................................... 34 36 29 0.2 0.2 0.1

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 43 70 36 0.2 0.3 0.1

South................................................................. 94 163 114 0.2 0.3 0.2

Midwest............................................................... 65 53 71 0.2 0.2 0.2

West.................................................................. 71 77 82 0.2 0.2 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.