For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, June 9, 2015 USDL-15-1131

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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – APRIL 2015

The number of job openings rose to 5.4 million on the last business day of April, the highest since the 

series began in December 2000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of hires 

was little changed at 5.0 million in April and the number of separations was little changed at 4.9 million.

Within separations, the quits rate was 1.9 percent and the layoffs and discharges rate was 1.3 percent,

both little different from the previous month. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of 

job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by four geographic regions.

Job Openings

Job openings rose to 5.4 million on the last business day of April, the highest point since the series 

began in December 2000. The job openings rate for April 2015 was 3.7 percent. The number of job 

openings increased for total private and was essentially unchanged for government. At the industry 

level, job openings rose over the month in health care and social assistance but fell in arts, 

entertainment, and recreation. In the regions, job openings increased in the West. (See table 1.)

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

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

with the largest changes occurring in professional and business services and in health care and social 

assistance. Job openings decreased over the year in mining and logging and in arts, entertainment, and 

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

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 2.8

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 3.8

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Percent

2014 2015

Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted,

May 2012 - April 2015

2013 2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

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Hires

Separations

Percent

2014 2015

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

May 2012 - April 2015

2013
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Hires

The number of hires was 5.0 million in April, little changed from March. The hires rate was 3.5 percent. 

The number of hires was little changed for total private and government in April. There was little change

in the number of hires in all industries and regions over the month. (See table 2.)

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

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

accommodation and food services and in state and local government. The number of hires decreased 

over the year in mining and logging and in arts, entertainment, and recreation. The number of hires was 

essentially unchanged over the year in all four regions. (See table 8.)

Separations

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

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

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

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

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

There were 4.9 million total separations in April, little changed from March. The separations rate was 

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

all industries and regions over the month. (See table 3.)

There were 2.7 million quits in April, little changed from March. The quits rate in April was 1.9

percent. The number of quits was little changed for total private and government over the month. The 

number of quits did not increase over the month for any industries, but fell in retail trade and in

accommodation and food services. In all four regions, the number of quits was little changed in April. 

(See table 4.)

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

nonfarm, total private, and government. Over the year, quits increased in several industries with the 

largest rises occurring in durable goods manufacturing; finance and insurance; and health care and social 

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

There were 1.8 million layoffs and discharges in April, about the same as in March. The layoffs and 

discharges rate was 1.3 percent. The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed over the month

for total private and government, and in all four regions. (See table 5.) Seasonally adjusted estimates of 

layoffs and discharges are not available for individual industries.

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

ending in April for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The number of layoffs and discharges 

increased over the year in mining and logging and in accommodation and food services, but decreased in 

health care and social assistance. There was little change in layoffs and discharges over the year in all 

four regions. (See table 11.)

In April, there were 395,000 other separations for total nonfarm, about the same as in March. Over the 

month, the number of other separations was little changed for total private at 326,000 and for
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government at 69,000. (See table 6.) Seasonally adjusted estimates of other separations are not available 

for individual industries or regions.

Over the 12 months ending in April, the number of other separations (not seasonally adjusted) was 

little changed for total nonfarm, total private, and government, and in all industries and 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 April 2015, hires totaled 60.0 million 

and separations totaled 57.2 million, yielding a net employment gain of 2.8 million. These totals 

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

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey results for May 2015 are scheduled to be released 

on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Category

Job openings Hires Total separations

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY

(in thousands)

Total................................................... 4,417 5,109 5,376 4,790 5,088 5,007 4,522 5,065 4,881

Total private1...................................... 4,050 4,626 4,887 4,497 4,759 4,669 4,253 4,735 4,553

Construction.................................... 110 168 153 304 307 326 269 345 284

Manufacturing.................................. 282 333 327 251 257 256 238 264 259

Durable goods............................... 183 211 209 150 152 148 142 152 153

Nondurable goods........................... 99 122 119 101 105 108 97 112 107

Trade, transportation, and utilities2.......... 848 880 968 1,051 1,105 1,039 1,018 1,120 1,033

Retail trade................................... 541 515 543 742 756 718 733 768 714

Professional and business services......... 866 1,014 1,058 987 1,073 1,035 935 1,019 1,001

Education and health services3.............. 732 903 1,009 590 591 596 549 536 522

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 661 810 910 510 518 513 481 465 452

Leisure and hospitality........................ 679 740 734 849 928 915 798 933 949

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 90 92 67 151 152 123 143 150 132

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 589 649 667 698 776 792 654 783 817

Government4

...................................... 367 483 489 292 329 339 269 331 328

State and local................................. 305 416 418 262 294 303 238 296 293

RATES BY INDUSTRY

(percent)

Total................................................... 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.5

Total private1

...................................... 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.6 4.0 3.8

Construction.................................... 1.8 2.6 2.3 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.4 5.4 4.4

Manufacturing.................................. 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1

Durable goods............................... 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0

Nondurable goods........................... 2.1 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities2

.......... 3.1 3.2 3.5 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.2 3.9

Retail trade................................... 3.4 3.2 3.4 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.6

Professional and business services......... 4.4 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.3 4.9 5.2 5.1

Education and health services3

.............. 3.3 4.0 4.4 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 3.6 4.2 4.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4

Leisure and hospitality........................ 4.4 4.7 4.7 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.5 6.2 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 4.1 4.1 3.0 7.2 7.1 5.8 6.9 7.0 6.2

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 4.5 4.8 4.9 5.6 6.0 6.1 5.2 6.1 6.3

Government4...................................... 1.7 2.2 2.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.5

State and local................................. 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.5

1

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

2

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

3

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

4

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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Technical Note

This news release presents statistics from the Job 

Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects and compiles 

JOLTS data monthly from a sample of nonfarm 

establishments. A more detailed discussion of JOLTS 

concepts and methodology is available online at

www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch18.pdf.

Coverage and collection

The JOLTS program covers all private nonfarm establishments, as well as federal, state, and local government 

entities in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data 

are collected for total employment, job openings, hires, 

quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total 

separations.

Concepts

Industry classification. The industry classifications in 

this release are in accordance with the 2012 version of the 

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Employment. Employment includes persons on the 

payroll who worked or received pay for the pay period 

that includes the 12th day of the reference month. Fulltime, part-time, permanent, short-term, seasonal, salaried, 

and hourly employees are included, as are employees on 

paid vacations or other paid leave. Proprietors or partners 

of unincorporated businesses, unpaid family workers, or 

persons on leave without pay or on strike for the entire 

pay period, are not counted as employed. Employees of 

temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies, 

outside contractors, and consultants are counted by their 

employer of record, not by the establishment where they 

are working.

Job openings. Job openings information is collected for 

the last business day of the reference month. A job 

opening requires that: 1) a specific position exists and 

there is work available for that position, 2) work could 

start within 30 days whether or not the employer found a 

suitable candidate, and 3) the employer is actively 

recruiting from outside the establishment to fill the 

position. Included are full-time, part-time, permanent, 

short-term, and seasonal openings. Active recruiting 

means that the establishment is taking steps to fill a 

position by advertising in newspapers or on the Internet, 

posting help-wanted signs, accepting applications, or 

using other similar methods.

Jobs to be filled only by internal transfers, promotions, 

demotions, or recall from layoffs are excluded. Also 

excluded are jobs with start dates more than 30 days in 

the future, jobs for which employees have been hired but 

have not yet reported for work, and jobs to be filled by 

employees of temporary help agencies, employee leasing 

companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The job 

openings rate is computed by dividing the number of job 

openings by the sum of employment and job openings and 

multiplying that quotient by 100.

Hires. The hires level is the total number of additions to 

the payroll occurring at any time during the reference 

month, including both new and rehired employees, fulltime and part-time, permanent, short-term and seasonal 

employees, employees recalled to the location after a 

layoff lasting more than 7 days, on-call or intermittent 

employees who returned to work after having been 

formally separated, and transfers from other locations. 

The hires count does not include transfers or promotions 

within the reporting site, employees returning from strike, 

employees of temporary help agencies or employee 

leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. 

The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of 

hires by employment and multiplying that quotient by 

100.

Separations. The separations level is the total number of 

employment terminations occurring at any time during the 

reference month, and is reported by type of separation—

quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. 

(Some respondents are only able to report total 

separations.) The quits count includes voluntary 

separations by employees (except for retirements, which 

are reported as other separations). The layoffs and 

discharges count is comprised of involuntary separations 

initiated by the employer and includes layoffs with no 

intent to rehire; formal layoffs lasting or expected to last 

more than 7 days; discharges resulting from mergers, 

downsizing, or closings; firings or other discharges for 

cause; terminations of permanent or short-term 

employees; and terminations of seasonal employees. The 

other separations count includes retirements, transfers to 

other locations, deaths, and separations due to disability. 

The separations count does not include transfers within 

the same location or employees on strike. The separations 

rate is computed by dividing the number of separations by 

employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. The 

quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations rates 

are computed similarly.

Annual estimates. Annual levels for hires, quits, layoffs 

and discharges, other separations, and total separations 

are the sum of the 12 published monthly levels. Annual 

rates are computed by dividing the annual level by the 

Current Employment Statistics (CES) annual average 

employment level, and multiplying that quotient by 100. 

This figure will be approximately equal to the sum of the 

12 monthly rates. Consistent with BLS practice, annual 

estimates are published only for not seasonally adjusted 

data and are released with the January news release each 

year. Annual estimates are not calculated for job openings 

because job openings are a stock, or point-in-time, 

measurement for the last business day of each month.
Sample and estimation methodology

The JOLTS survey design is a stratified random sample of 

16,000 nonfarm business and government establishments. 

The sample is stratified by ownership, region, industry 

sector, and establishment size class. The establishments 

are drawn from a universe of over 9.1 million 

establishments compiled by the Quarterly Census of 

Employment and Wages (QCEW) program which

includes all employers subject to state unemployment 

insurance laws and federal agencies subject to the 

Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees

program.

JOLTS total employment estimates are benchmarked, or 

ratio adjusted, monthly to the strike-adjusted employment 

estimates of the CES survey. A ratio of CES to JOLTS 

employment is used to adjust the levels for all other 

JOLTS data elements.

JOLTS business birth/death model

As with any sample survey, the JOLTS sample can only 

be as current as its sampling frame. The time lag from the 

birth of an establishment until its appearance on the 

sampling frame is approximately one year. In addition, 

many of these new units may fail within the first year. 

Since these universe units cannot be reflected on the 

sampling frame immediately, the JOLTS sample cannot 

capture job openings, hires, and separations from these 

units during their early existence. To compensate for the 

inability to capture data from these establishments, BLS 

has developed a birth/death model that uses birth and 

death activity from previous years. The estimates of job 

openings, hires, and separations produced by the 

birth/death model are added to the sample-based estimates 

produced from the survey to arrive at the estimates for 

openings, hires, and separations.

Seasonal adjustment

BLS uses X-12 ARIMA to seasonally adjust several 

JOLTS series utilizing moving averages as seasonal 

filters. A concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is 

used in which new seasonal adjustment factors are 

calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and 

including current month data. JOLTS seasonal adjustment 

includes both additive and multiplicative models and 

REGARIMA (regression with auto-correlated errors) 

modeling to improve the seasonal adjustment factors at 

the beginning and end of the series and to detect and 

adjust for outliers in the series.

Alignment procedure

The JOLTS measures for hires minus separations can be 

used to derive a measure of net employment change. This 

change should be comparable to the net employment 

change from the much larger CES survey. However, 

definitional differences as well as sampling and nonsampling errors between the two surveys historically 

caused JOLTS to diverge from CES over time. To limit 

the divergence, and improve the quality of the JOLTS 

hires and separations series, BLS implemented the 

Monthly Alignment Method.

This method applies the CES employment trends to the 

seasonally adjusted JOLTS implied employment trend 

(hires minus separations) forcing them to be 

approximately the same, while preserving the seasonality 

of the JOLTS data. First, the two series are seasonally 

adjusted and the difference between the JOLTS implied 

employment change and the CES net employment change 

is calculated. Next, the JOLTS implied employment 

change is adjusted to equal the CES net employment 

change through a proportional adjustment. This procedure 

adjusts the two components (hires, separations) 

proportionally to their contribution to the total churn 

(hires plus separations). The adjusted hires and 

separations are converted back to not seasonally adjusted 

data by reversing the application of the original seasonal 

factors. After the Monthly Alignment Method has been 

used to adjust the level estimates, rate estimates are 

computed from the adjusted levels. 

Reliability of the estimates

JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling and 

nonsampling error. When a sample is surveyed rather than 

the entire population, there is a chance that the sample 

estimates may differ from the "true" population values 

they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, 

varies depending on the particular sample selected, and 

this variability is measured by the standard error of the 

estimate. BLS analysis is generally conducted at the 90-

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

percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate 

based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 

standard errors from the "true" population value because 

of sampling error. Sampling error estimates are available

at www.bls.gov/jlt/jolts_median_standard_errors.htm.

The JOLTS estimates also are affected by non-sampling 

error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, 

including the failure to include a segment of the 

population, the inability to obtain data from all units in 

the sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents 

to provide data on a timely basis, mistakes made by 

respondents, errors made in the collection or processing 

of the data, and errors from the employment benchmark 

data used in estimation.

Other information

Information in this release will be made available to 

sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 

(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total.............................................. 4,417 4,877 4,965 5,144 5,109 5,376 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,050 4,396 4,459 4,656 4,626 4,887 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.9

Construction................................ 110 140 137 160 168 153 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.3

Manufacturing.............................. 282 310 324 323 333 327 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6

Durable goods........................... 183 195 199 206 211 209 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6

Nondurable goods....................... 99 115 125 117 122 119 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 848 831 844 903 880 968 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.5

Retail trade............................... 541 516 494 543 515 543 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.4

Professional and business services. . . .. 866 967 929 940 1,014 1,058 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.1

Education and health services6

.......... 732 923 907 925 903 1,009 3.3 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.4

Health care and social assistance. . .. 661 837 812 818 810 910 3.6 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.7

Leisure and hospitality.................... 679 651 727 734 740 734 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 90 65 64 73 92 67 4.1 3.0 2.9 3.3 4.1 3.0

Accommodation and food services. .. 589 586 663 661 649 667 4.5 4.4 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.9

Government7.................................. 367 482 506 488 483 489 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2

State and local............................. 305 409 432 420 416 418 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 764 817 817 856 827 857 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1

South........................................... 1,658 1,902 1,867 1,862 1,881 1,993 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7

Midwest........................................ 1,042 1,086 1,140 1,229 1,203 1,201 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.6

West............................................ 953 1,072 1,141 1,197 1,198 1,325 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.0

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

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total............................................... 4,790 5,239 4,994 5,011 5,088 5,007 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,497 4,920 4,679 4,700 4,759 4,669 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9

Construction................................ 304 438 353 326 307 326 5.0 7.0 5.6 5.1 4.8 5.1

Manufacturing.............................. 251 276 259 259 257 256 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1

Durable goods........................... 150 164 157 154 152 148 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9

Nondurable goods....................... 101 112 102 105 105 108 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 1,051 1,118 1,080 1,042 1,105 1,039 4.0 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.9

Retail trade............................... 742 787 760 714 756 718 4.8 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.9 4.6

Professional and business services. . . .. 987 1,040 1,003 1,033 1,073 1,035 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.3

Education and health services6

.......... 590 602 563 619 591 596 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7

Health care and social assistance. . .. 510 528 499 527 518 513 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.8

Leisure and hospitality.................... 849 930 901 919 928 915 5.8 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 151 137 144 147 152 123 7.2 6.4 6.7 6.9 7.1 5.8

Accommodation and food services. .. 698 793 757 772 776 792 5.6 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.1

Government7.................................. 292 319 315 311 329 339 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5

State and local............................. 262 289 280 278 294 303 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 749 819 719 820 784 770 2.9 3.1 2.7 3.1 3.0 2.9

South........................................... 1,799 2,072 1,986 1,881 1,947 1,919 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7

Midwest........................................ 1,164 1,170 1,182 1,179 1,215 1,209 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8

West............................................ 1,078 1,177 1,108 1,131 1,142 1,109 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 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.

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total............................................... 4,522 4,901 4,834 4,793 5,065 4,881 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.5

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,253 4,593 4,504 4,466 4,735 4,553 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.8

Construction................................ 269 393 299 311 345 284 4.4 6.3 4.7 4.9 5.4 4.4

Manufacturing.............................. 238 253 251 264 264 259 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1

Durable goods........................... 142 146 147 157 152 153 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0

Nondurable goods....................... 97 108 104 107 112 107 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 1,018 1,079 1,076 956 1,120 1,033 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.6 4.2 3.9

Retail trade............................... 733 767 743 652 768 714 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.2 4.9 4.6

Professional and business services. . . .. 935 942 1,003 1,006 1,019 1,001 4.9 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1

Education and health services6

.......... 549 541 529 558 536 522 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.4

Health care and social assistance. . .. 481 470 462 496 465 452 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.4

Leisure and hospitality.................... 798 881 863 859 933 949 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.7 6.2 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 143 131 148 153 150 132 6.9 6.1 6.9 7.2 7.0 6.2

Accommodation and food services. .. 654 750 715 706 783 817 5.2 5.9 5.6 5.5 6.1 6.3

Government7.................................. 269 308 330 327 331 328 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

State and local............................. 238 280 282 293 296 293 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 715 844 795 722 785 755 2.8 3.2 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.9

South........................................... 1,731 1,989 1,917 1,905 1,942 1,949 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8

Midwest........................................ 1,039 976 1,052 1,065 1,193 1,139 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.6

West............................................ 1,038 1,092 1,070 1,101 1,145 1,037 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.3

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

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total............................................... 2,413 2,715 2,779 2,720 2,769 2,669 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 2,282 2,572 2,636 2,571 2,611 2,518 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1

Construction................................ 118 144 105 118 122 105 1.9 2.3 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.6

Manufacturing.............................. 111 135 140 131 129 141 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1

Durable goods........................... 61 77 85 75 72 83 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1

Nondurable goods....................... 50 58 54 56 56 59 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 555 650 623 564 649 610 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.3

Retail trade............................... 413 459 452 413 492 443 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.7 3.2 2.8

Professional and business services. . . .. 451 444 554 516 474 491 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.5

Education and health services6

.......... 310 336 361 388 353 345 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6

Health care and social assistance. . .. 275 297 327 357 313 308 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.7

Leisure and hospitality.................... 499 588 582 560 613 556 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 49 49 56 52 46 47 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.2

Accommodation and food services. .. 449 540 526 508 567 509 3.6 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.4 3.9

Government7.................................. 131 144 143 149 158 151 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

State and local............................. 120 133 132 137 147 140 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 340 422 385 348 398 374 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.4

South........................................... 957 1,169 1,126 1,098 1,128 1,108 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2

Midwest........................................ 572 528 637 631 629 594 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9

West............................................ 543 596 631 643 613 593 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9

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

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total............................................... 1,703 1,725 1,722 1,688 1,894 1,817 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 1,621 1,623 1,603 1,579 1,791 1,709 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4

Construction................................ – – – – – – – – – – – –

Manufacturing.............................. – – – – – – – – – – – –

Durable goods........................... – – – – – – – – – – – –

Nondurable goods....................... – – – – – – – – – – – –

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. – – – – – – – – – – – –

Retail trade............................... – – – – – – – – – – – –

Professional and business services. . . .. – – – – – – – – – – – –

Education and health services6

.......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

Health care and social assistance. . .. – – – – – – – – – – – –

Leisure and hospitality.................... – – – – – – – – – – – –

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. – – – – – – – – – – – –

Accommodation and food services. .. – – – – – – – – – – – –

Government7.................................. 82 102 119 110 103 108 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

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

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 288 355 335 305 308 313 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2

South........................................... 627 617 656 662 690 697 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4

Midwest........................................ 383 358 370 340 479 449 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.4

West............................................ 405 394 361 381 418 358 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total............................................... 406 461 333 385 403 395 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 349 399 265 316 333 326 0.3 0.3 0.2 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.................................. 57 62 68 69 70 69 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

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total..................................................................... 4,816 5,048 5,851 3.4 3.5 4.0

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,437 4,569 5,346 3.7 3.7 4.3

Mining and logging............................................... 25 18 17 2.8 2.0 2.0

Construction....................................................... 136 173 182 2.2 2.8 2.8

Manufacturing..................................................... 301 332 349 2.4 2.6 2.8

Durable goods.................................................. 199 214 227 2.5 2.7 2.8

Nondurable goods............................................. 102 117 122 2.2 2.5 2.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 880 859 1,017 3.3 3.1 3.7

Wholesale trade................................................ 166 139 179 2.8 2.3 2.9

Retail trade..................................................... 555 511 569 3.5 3.2 3.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 158 209 269 3.0 3.8 4.9

Information........................................................ 131 102 112 4.6 3.5 3.9

Financial activities................................................ 295 244 403 3.6 2.9 4.8

Finance and insurance........................................ 248 173 305 4.0 2.8 4.8

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 47 71 98 2.3 3.4 4.5

Professional and business services............................ 935 994 1,153 4.7 4.9 5.6

Education and health services.................................. 785 869 1,091 3.5 3.8 4.7

Educational services.......................................... 76 86 103 2.1 2.3 2.8

Health care and social assistance........................... 709 783 988 3.8 4.1 5.1

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 793 778 845 5.2 5.0 5.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 118 96 84 5.5 4.6 3.9

Accommodation and food services.......................... 675 682 761 5.1 5.1 5.6

Other services.................................................... 156 200 177 2.7 3.5 3.0

Government.......................................................... 379 479 505 1.7 2.1 2.2

Federal............................................................. 66 79 79 2.3 2.8 2.8

State and local.................................................... 314 400 426 1.6 2.0 2.1

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 832 788 944 3.1 2.9 3.5

South................................................................. 1,832 1,887 2,225 3.5 3.6 4.2

Midwest............................................................... 1,120 1,193 1,282 3.5 3.6 3.9

West.................................................................. 1,032 1,179 1,401 3.2 3.6 4.2

1

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

2 The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total..................................................................... 5,216 4,781 5,423 3.8 3.4 3.8

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 5,001 4,534 5,162 4.3 3.8 4.3

Mining and logging............................................... 44 29 31 5.0 3.3 3.7

Construction....................................................... 395 296 414 6.6 4.9 6.6

Manufacturing..................................................... 268 254 271 2.2 2.1 2.2

Durable goods.................................................. 167 152 163 2.2 2.0 2.1

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

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 1,111 1,056 1,084 4.3 4.0 4.1

Wholesale trade................................................ 166 165 150 2.9 2.8 2.6

Retail trade..................................................... 786 736 745 5.2 4.8 4.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 159 154 189 3.1 2.9 3.6

Information........................................................ 79 72 74 2.9 2.6 2.7

Financial activities................................................ 195 171 217 2.5 2.1 2.7

Finance and insurance........................................ 114 124 136 1.9 2.1 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 81 47 81 4.0 2.3 3.9

Professional and business services............................ 1,120 1,021 1,172 5.9 5.3 6.0

Education and health services.................................. 573 515 579 2.7 2.3 2.6

Educational services.......................................... 50 48 52 1.4 1.3 1.4

Health care and social assistance........................... 523 468 527 2.9 2.5 2.9

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 1,035 941 1,112 7.1 6.4 7.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 212 151 172 10.4 7.6 8.2

Accommodation and food services.......................... 823 790 940 6.6 6.2 7.3

Other services.................................................... 180 179 208 3.2 3.2 3.7

Government.......................................................... 216 247 261 1.0 1.1 1.2

Federal............................................................. 30 35 37 1.1 1.3 1.4

State and local.................................................... 185 212 224 0.9 1.1 1.1

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 827 723 848 3.2 2.8 3.2

South................................................................. 1,958 1,875 2,079 3.9 3.7 4.1

Midwest............................................................... 1,311 1,128 1,360 4.2 3.6 4.3

West.................................................................. 1,121 1,056 1,136 3.6 3.3 3.6

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

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total..................................................................... 4,431 4,338 4,749 3.2 3.1 3.4

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,244 4,112 4,520 3.7 3.5 3.8

Mining and logging............................................... 28 42 40 3.2 4.9 4.7

Construction....................................................... 258 278 259 4.3 4.6 4.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 235 237 259 1.9 1.9 2.1

Durable goods.................................................. 142 140 156 1.9 1.8 2.0

Nondurable goods............................................. 93 97 102 2.1 2.2 2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 971 945 999 3.7 3.6 3.8

Wholesale trade................................................ 128 147 138 2.2 2.5 2.3

Retail trade..................................................... 705 640 696 4.7 4.2 4.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 139 158 165 2.7 3.0 3.1

Information........................................................ 72 78 71 2.7 2.8 2.5

Financial activities................................................ 186 161 213 2.4 2.0 2.6

Finance and insurance........................................ 121 120 140 2.1 2.0 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 65 41 73 3.2 2.0 3.6

Professional and business services............................ 996 961 1,058 5.3 5.0 5.4

Education and health services.................................. 542 480 521 2.5 2.2 2.4

Educational services.......................................... 50 47 51 1.4 1.3 1.4

Health care and social assistance........................... 492 433 470 2.7 2.4 2.5

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 799 765 922 5.5 5.2 6.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 158 110 146 7.8 5.5 7.0

Accommodation and food services.......................... 641 656 776 5.1 5.2 6.0

Other services.................................................... 157 165 179 2.8 3.0 3.2

Government.......................................................... 187 227 228 0.8 1.0 1.0

Federal............................................................. 28 31 31 1.0 1.2 1.1

State and local.................................................... 159 195 197 0.8 1.0 1.0

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 697 627 721 2.7 2.4 2.7

South................................................................. 1,740 1,734 1,960 3.5 3.4 3.8

Midwest............................................................... 974 964 1,068 3.1 3.1 3.4

West.................................................................. 1,020 1,013 999 3.3 3.2 3.1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total..................................................................... 2,463 2,466 2,705 1.8 1.8 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 2,360 2,346 2,585 2.0 2.0 2.2

Mining and logging............................................... 17 10 14 1.9 1.2 1.6

Construction....................................................... 124 105 109 2.1 1.7 1.7

Manufacturing..................................................... 116 121 150 1.0 1.0 1.2

Durable goods.................................................. 66 70 90 0.9 0.9 1.2

Nondurable goods............................................. 50 51 60 1.1 1.1 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 576 572 633 2.2 2.2 2.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 72 77 89 1.2 1.3 1.5

Retail trade..................................................... 424 421 453 2.8 2.7 2.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 80 73 91 1.6 1.4 1.7

Information........................................................ 38 45 40 1.4 1.6 1.4

Financial activities................................................ 88 91 118 1.1 1.1 1.5

Finance and insurance........................................ 52 69 75 0.9 1.2 1.3

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 35 22 43 1.8 1.1 2.1

Professional and business services............................ 461 454 498 2.4 2.3 2.5

Education and health services.................................. 312 322 345 1.5 1.5 1.6

Educational services.......................................... 30 30 31 0.8 0.8 0.8

Health care and social assistance........................... 282 292 315 1.6 1.6 1.7

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 526 532 574 3.6 3.6 3.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 45 35 41 2.2 1.8 2.0

Accommodation and food services.......................... 481 497 532 3.9 3.9 4.1

Other services.................................................... 104 93 104 1.9 1.7 1.9

Government.......................................................... 102 120 121 0.5 0.5 0.5

Federal............................................................. 10 10 11 0.4 0.4 0.4

State and local.................................................... 92 109 110 0.5 0.6 0.6

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 346 337 375 1.3 1.3 1.4

South................................................................. 1,009 1,042 1,164 2.0 2.0 2.3

Midwest............................................................... 565 538 580 1.8 1.7 1.8

West.................................................................. 543 549 587 1.7 1.7 1.8

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

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total..................................................................... 1,608 1,525 1,679 1.2 1.1 1.2

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 1,563 1,466 1,620 1.3 1.2 1.4

Mining and logging............................................... 9 30 24 1.0 3.5 2.8

Construction....................................................... 126 151 133 2.1 2.5 2.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 97 92 85 0.8 0.8 0.7

Durable goods.................................................. 63 56 54 0.8 0.7 0.7

Nondurable goods............................................. 34 36 31 0.8 0.8 0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 308 289 278 1.2 1.1 1.0

Wholesale trade................................................ 46 64 34 0.8 1.1 0.6

Retail trade..................................................... 218 159 187 1.4 1.0 1.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 44 66 56 0.9 1.3 1.1

Information........................................................ 28 25 23 1.0 0.9 0.8

Financial activities................................................ 65 50 73 0.8 0.6 0.9

Finance and insurance........................................ 40 36 45 0.7 0.6 0.7

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 25 13 28 1.3 0.7 1.4

Professional and business services............................ 472 439 491 2.5 2.3 2.5

Education and health services.................................. 177 120 119 0.8 0.5 0.5

Educational services.......................................... 17 15 17 0.5 0.4 0.5

Health care and social assistance........................... 160 105 101 0.9 0.6 0.5

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 244 208 330 1.7 1.4 2.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 112 72 102 5.5 3.6 4.9

Accommodation and food services.......................... 132 136 228 1.1 1.1 1.8

Other services.................................................... 36 62 64 0.6 1.1 1.1

Government.......................................................... 45 59 60 0.2 0.3 0.3

Federal............................................................. 9 13 11 0.3 0.5 0.4

State and local.................................................... 36 46 49 0.2 0.2 0.2

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 270 221 282 1.0 0.8 1.1

South................................................................. 606 598 665 1.2 1.2 1.3

Midwest............................................................... 339 361 402 1.1 1.1 1.3

West.................................................................. 393 345 330 1.3 1.1 1.0

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

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Apr.

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015p

Total..................................................................... 360 348 364 0.3 0.2 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 321 300 316 0.3 0.3 0.3

Mining and logging............................................... 3 2 2 0.3 0.2 0.2

Construction....................................................... 8 21 17 0.1 0.4 0.3

Manufacturing..................................................... 22 24 24 0.2 0.2 0.2

Durable goods.................................................. 13 14 12 0.2 0.2 0.2

Nondurable goods............................................. 9 10 12 0.2 0.2 0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 87 83 88 0.3 0.3 0.3

Wholesale trade................................................ 10 5 15 0.2 0.1 0.2

Retail trade..................................................... 63 59 56 0.4 0.4 0.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 14 19 18 0.3 0.4 0.3

Information........................................................ 6 8 8 0.2 0.3 0.3

Financial activities................................................ 33 19 22 0.4 0.2 0.3

Finance and insurance........................................ 29 14 20 0.5 0.2 0.3

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 4 5 2 0.2 0.2 0.1

Professional and business services............................ 62 68 69 0.3 0.4 0.4

Education and health services.................................. 53 38 57 0.2 0.2 0.3

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

Health care and social assistance........................... 50 36 54 0.3 0.2 0.3

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 29 25 18 0.2 0.2 0.1

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

Accommodation and food services.......................... 27 23 16 0.2 0.2 0.1

Other services.................................................... 17 10 11 0.3 0.2 0.2

Government.......................................................... 40 48 48 0.2 0.2 0.2

Federal............................................................. 8 9 10 0.3 0.3 0.4

State and local.................................................... 31 40 38 0.2 0.2 0.2

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 81 68 65 0.3 0.3 0.2

South................................................................. 126 95 130 0.3 0.2 0.3

Midwest............................................................... 70 64 86 0.2 0.2 0.3

West.................................................................. 84 120 83 0.3 0.4 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.