For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, June 10, 2014 USDL-14-1074

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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – APRIL 2014

There were 4.5 million job openings on the last business day of April, up from 4.2 million in March, the 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.4 percent) and separations rate (3.3

percent) were unchanged in April. Within separations, the quits rate (1.8 percent) and the layoffs and 

discharges rate (1.2 percent) were unchanged in April. 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 4.5 million in April, up from 4.2 million in March. The number of job openings 

rose for total private and was little changed for government. In retail trade and in arts, entertainment, and 

recreation, the number of job openings increased in April. The number of openings also increased in the 

Midwest region in April. (See table 1.)

Over the 12 months ending in April, the number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) rose for total 

nonfarm and total private, but was little changed for government. Over the year, the job openings level 

increased in several industries and decreased only in federal government. The number of job openings 

increased over the year in three of the four regions: Midwest, Northeast, and West. (See table 7.)

Hires

There were 4.7 million hires in April, little changed from March. The number of hires was little changed

for total private and government, and in all industries and regions. (See table 2.)

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2012 2014

Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted, May 2011 - April 2014

2013

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Separations

Percent

2012 2014

Chart 2. Hires and separations rates, seasonally adjusted, May 2011 - April 2014

2013
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Over the 12 months ending in April, the number of hires (not seasonally adjusted) increased for total 

nonfarm and total private and was little changed for government. The hires level increased over the year

in mining and logging and in retail trade. The number of hires also rose in the Midwest region. (See 

table 8.)

Separations

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

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

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

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

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

There were 4.5 million total separations in April, unchanged from March. The number of total 

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

The quits rate was unchanged at 1.8 percent in April. The rate also was unchanged for total private (2.0

percent) and government (0.6 percent). The quits rate was little changed over the month in all industries 

and in all four regions. (See table 4.)

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

nonfarm and total private and was little changed for government. The number of quits increased over the 

year in retail trade and in accommodation and food services while decreasing in finance and insurance. 

In the regions, the number of quits rose over the year in the Midwest and West. (See table 10.)

The layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged in April at 1.2 percent. The rate was unchanged over the 

month for total private (1.3 percent) and little changed for government (0.4 percent). The layoffs and 

discharges rate was unchanged in all four regions. Seasonally adjusted estimates of layoffs and 

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

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

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

decreased over the year in other services and federal government. The number of layoffs and discharges 

was little changed in all four regions over the year. (See table 11.)

In April, there were 373,000 other separations for total nonfarm, little changed from March. The number

of other separations for total private was little changed over the month at 313,000 but fell to 59,000 for

government. (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 and total private, and was unchanged for

government. (See table 12.)

Net Change in Employment

Large numbers of hires and separations occur every month throughout the business cycle. Net 

employment change results from the relationship between hires and separations. When the number of 

hires exceeds the number of separations, employment rises, even if the hires level is steady or declining. 

Conversely, when the number of hires is less than the number of separations, employment declines, even 

if the hires level is steady or rising. Over the 12 months ending in April 2014, hires totaled 55.1 million 
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and separations totaled 52.8 million, yielding a net employment gain of 2.2 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 May 2014 are scheduled to be released 

on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Category

Job openings Hires Total separations

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY

(in thousands)

Total................................................... 3,824 4,166 4,455 4,457 4,706 4,708 4,276 4,491 4,496

Total private1...................................... 3,416 3,758 4,045 4,152 4,398 4,422 3,980 4,180 4,219

Construction.................................... 96 116 94 284 257 278 298 245 261

Manufacturing.................................. 244 264 272 234 248 243 237 243 231

Durable goods............................... 165 165 178 148 144 147 147 129 141

Nondurable goods........................... 79 99 94 87 105 96 89 114 90

Trade, transportation, and utilities2.......... 717 761 854 872 1,023 1,080 838 989 1,024

Retail trade................................... 454 488 553 602 716 767 591 697 737

Professional and business services......... 709 787 853 908 1,017 981 843 924 946

Education and health services3.............. 712 725 720 567 569 561 515 542 514

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 653 658 654 498 485 486 450 458 454

Leisure and hospitality........................ 497 627 708 825 811 839 788 778 820

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 61 64 83 127 122 136 129 124 144

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 436 563 625 698 689 702 660 653 676

Government4

...................................... 408 407 410 305 307 286 296 311 277

State and local................................. 327 347 353 269 277 258 258 275 244

RATES BY INDUSTRY

(percent)

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

Total private1

...................................... 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6

Construction.................................... 1.6 1.9 1.5 4.9 4.3 4.6 5.1 4.1 4.3

Manufacturing.................................. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9

Durable goods............................... 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.8

Nondurable goods........................... 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.5 2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities2

.......... 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.9 4.1 3.3 3.8 3.9

Retail trade................................... 2.9 3.1 3.5 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.6 4.8

Professional and business services......... 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.9 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.9 5.0

Education and health services3

.............. 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 3.6 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.5

Leisure and hospitality........................ 3.4 4.1 4.6 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 2.9 3.0 3.9 6.3 5.9 6.6 6.4 6.0 6.9

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 3.5 4.3 4.8 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.4

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

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

p Preliminary
Technical Note

This news release presents statistics from the Job 

Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects and compiles 

JOLTS data monthly from a sample of nonfarm 

establishments. A more detailed discussion of JOLTS 

concepts and methodology is available online at

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

Coverage and collection

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

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

are collected for total employment, job openings, hires, 

quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total 

separations.

Concepts

Industry classification. The industry classifications in 

this release are in accordance with the 2012 version of the 

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Employment. Employment includes persons on the 

payroll who worked or received pay for the pay period 

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

and hourly employees are included, as are employees on 

paid vacations or other paid leave. Proprietors or partners 

of unincorporated businesses, unpaid family workers, or 

persons on leave without pay or on strike for the entire 

pay period, are not counted as employed. Employees of 

temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies, 

outside contractors, and consultants are counted by their 

employer of record, not by the establishment where they 

are working.

Job openings. Job openings information is collected for 

the last business day of the reference month. A job 

opening requires that: 1) a specific position exists and 

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

start within 30 days whether or not the employer found a 

suitable candidate, and 3) the employer is actively 

recruiting from outside the establishment to fill the 

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

short-term, and seasonal openings. Active recruiting 

means that the establishment is taking steps to fill a 

position by advertising in newspapers or on the Internet, 

posting help-wanted signs, accepting applications, or 

using other similar methods.

Jobs to be filled only by internal transfers, promotions, 

demotions, or recall from layoffs are excluded. Also 

excluded are jobs with start dates more than 30 days in 

the future, jobs for which employees have been hired but 

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

employees of temporary help agencies, employee leasing 

companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The job 

openings rate is computed by dividing the number of job 

openings by the sum of employment and job openings and 

multiplying that quotient by 100.

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

the payroll occurring at any time during the reference 

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

employees, employees recalled to the location after a 

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

employees who returned to work after having been 

formally separated, and transfers from other locations. 

The hires count does not include transfers or promotions 

within the reporting site, employees returning from strike, 

employees of temporary help agencies or employee 

leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. 

The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of 

hires by employment and multiplying that quotient by 

100.

Separations. The separations level is the total number of 

employment terminations occurring at any time during the 

reference month, and is reported by type of separation—

quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. 

(Some respondents are only able to report total 

separations.) The quits count includes voluntary 

separations by employees (except for retirements, which 

are reported as other separations). The layoffs and 

discharges count is comprised of involuntary separations 

initiated by the employer and includes layoffs with no 

intent to rehire; formal layoffs lasting or expected to last 

more than 7 days; discharges resulting from mergers, 

downsizing, or closings; firings or other discharges for 

cause; terminations of permanent or short-term 

employees; and terminations of seasonal employees. The 

other separations count includes retirements, transfers to 

other locations, deaths, and separations due to disability. 

The separations count does not include transfers within 

the same location or employees on strike. The separations 

rate is computed by dividing the number of separations by 

employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. The 

quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations rates 

are computed similarly.

Annual estimates. Annual levels for hires, quits, layoffs 

and discharges, other separations, and total separations 

are the sum of the 12 published monthly levels. Annual 

rates are computed by dividing the annual level by the 

Current Employment Statistics (CES) annual average 

employment level, and multiplying that quotient by 100. 

This figure will be approximately equal to the sum of the 

12 monthly rates. Consistent with BLS practice, annual 

estimates are published only for not seasonally adjusted 

data and are released with the January news release each 

year. Annual estimates are not calculated for job openings 

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

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

The JOLTS survey design is a stratified random sample of 

16,000 nonfarm business and government establishments. 

The sample is stratified by ownership, region, industry 

sector, and establishment size class. The establishments 

are drawn from a universe of over 9.1 million 

establishments compiled by the Quarterly Census of 

Employment and Wages (QCEW) program which

includes all employers subject to state unemployment 

insurance laws and federal agencies subject to the 

Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees

program.

JOLTS total employment estimates are benchmarked, or 

ratio adjusted, monthly to the strike-adjusted employment 

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

employment is used to adjust the levels for all other 

JOLTS data elements.

JOLTS business birth/death model

As with any sample survey, the JOLTS sample can only 

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

birth of an establishment until its appearance on the 

sampling frame is approximately one year. In addition, 

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

Since these universe units cannot be reflected on the 

sampling frame immediately, the JOLTS sample cannot 

capture job openings, hires, and separations from these 

units during their early existence. To compensate for the 

inability to capture data from these establishments, BLS 

has developed a birth/death model that uses birth and 

death activity from previous years. The estimates of job 

openings, hires, and separations produced by the 

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

produced from the survey to arrive at the estimates for 

openings, hires, and separations.

Seasonal adjustment

BLS uses X-12 ARIMA to seasonally adjust several 

JOLTS series utilizing moving averages as seasonal 

filters. A concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is 

used in which new seasonal adjustment factors are 

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

including current month data. JOLTS seasonal adjustment 

includes both additive and multiplicative models and 

REGARIMA (regression with auto-correlated errors) 

modeling to improve the seasonal adjustment factors at 

the beginning and end of the series and to detect and 

adjust for outliers in the series.

Alignment procedure

The JOLTS measures for hires minus separations can be 

used to derive a measure of net employment change. This 

change should be comparable to the net employment 

change from the much larger CES survey. However, 

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

caused JOLTS to diverge from CES over time. To limit 

the divergence, and improve the quality of the JOLTS 

hires and separations series, BLS implemented the 

Monthly Alignment Method.

This method applies the CES employment trends to the 

seasonally adjusted JOLTS implied employment trend 

(hires minus separations) forcing them to be 

approximately the same, while preserving the seasonality 

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

adjusted and the difference between the JOLTS implied 

employment change and the CES net employment change 

is calculated. Next, the JOLTS implied employment 

change is adjusted to equal the CES net employment 

change through a proportional adjustment. This procedure 

adjusts the two components (hires, separations) 

proportionally to their contribution to the total churn 

(hires plus separations). The adjusted hires and 

separations are converted back to not seasonally adjusted 

data by reversing the application of the original seasonal 

factors. After the Monthly Alignment Method has been 

used to adjust the level estimates, rate estimates are 

computed from the adjusted levels. 

Reliability of the estimates

JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling and 

nonsampling error. When a sample is surveyed rather than 

the entire population, there is a chance that the sample 

estimates may differ from the "true" population values 

they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, 

varies depending on the particular sample selected, and 

this variability is measured by the standard error of the 

estimate. BLS analysis is generally conducted at the 90-

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

percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate 

based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 

standard errors from the "true" population value because 

of sampling error. Estimates of sampling errors are 

available upon request.

The JOLTS estimates also are affected by non-sampling 

error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, 

including the failure to include a segment of the 

population, the inability to obtain data from all units in 

the sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents 

to provide data on a timely basis, mistakes made by 

respondents, errors made in the collection or processing 

of the data, and errors from the employment benchmark 

data used in estimation.

Other information

Information in this release will be made available to 

sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total.............................................. 3,824 3,914 3,874 4,125 4,166 4,455 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.1

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 3,416 3,552 3,477 3,736 3,758 4,045 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.4

Construction................................ 96 124 124 127 116 94 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.5

Manufacturing.............................. 244 288 259 258 264 272 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2

Durable goods........................... 165 177 155 151 165 178 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.3

Nondurable goods....................... 79 111 103 106 99 94 1.7 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 717 763 675 757 761 854 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.1

Retail trade............................... 454 474 379 477 488 553 2.9 3.0 2.4 3.0 3.1 3.5

Professional and business services. . . .. 709 680 614 817 787 853 3.7 3.5 3.1 4.1 4.0 4.3

Education and health services6

.......... 712 624 700 687 725 720 3.3 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3

Health care and social assistance. . .. 653 552 631 618 658 654 3.6 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.5

Leisure and hospitality.................... 497 524 618 578 627 708 3.4 3.5 4.1 3.8 4.1 4.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 61 43 110 68 64 83 2.9 2.0 5.0 3.1 3.0 3.9

Accommodation and food services. .. 436 481 508 511 563 625 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.3 4.8

Government7.................................. 408 361 396 388 407 410 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8

State and local............................. 327 311 345 338 347 353 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 649 688 666 694 688 771 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.9

South........................................... 1,506 1,490 1,440 1,569 1,599 1,605 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1

Midwest........................................ 830 836 846 910 943 1,062 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.3

West............................................ 839 900 921 952 935 1,017 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.2

1

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

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

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

4

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

5

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

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total............................................... 4,457 4,578 4,516 4,699 4,706 4,708 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,152 4,291 4,228 4,401 4,398 4,422 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8

Construction................................ 284 251 281 289 257 278 4.9 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.3 4.6

Manufacturing.............................. 234 253 244 234 248 243 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.0

Durable goods........................... 148 146 138 137 144 147 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9

Nondurable goods....................... 87 107 106 96 105 96 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 872 1,003 921 1,027 1,023 1,080 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.1

Retail trade............................... 602 734 607 722 716 767 4.0 4.8 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0

Professional and business services. . . .. 908 980 980 1,015 1,017 981 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.1

Education and health services6

.......... 567 539 556 527 569 561 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6

Health care and social assistance. . .. 498 461 475 448 485 486 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.7

Leisure and hospitality.................... 825 795 789 841 811 839 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 127 126 117 135 122 136 6.3 6.1 5.6 6.5 5.9 6.6

Accommodation and food services. .. 698 668 672 706 689 702 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.5 5.6

Government7.................................. 305 287 288 298 307 286 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3

State and local............................. 269 259 262 270 277 258 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 757 702 684 697 723 761 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9

South........................................... 1,722 1,761 1,849 1,846 1,847 1,819 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6

Midwest........................................ 969 1,053 944 1,040 1,038 1,087 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.5

West............................................ 1,009 1,063 1,039 1,118 1,098 1,041 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.4

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

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total............................................... 4,276 4,468 4,419 4,459 4,491 4,496 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 3,980 4,170 4,113 4,168 4,180 4,219 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6

Construction................................ 298 287 241 254 245 261 5.1 4.9 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.3

Manufacturing.............................. 237 247 242 224 243 231 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9

Durable goods........................... 147 145 138 126 129 141 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8

Nondurable goods....................... 89 102 104 98 114 90 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 838 927 947 962 989 1,024 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9

Retail trade............................... 591 671 655 681 697 737 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.8

Professional and business services. . . .. 843 952 940 962 924 946 4.6 5.1 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.0

Education and health services6

.......... 515 517 561 490 542 514 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.4

Health care and social assistance. . .. 450 442 471 417 458 454 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.5

Leisure and hospitality.................... 788 771 763 812 778 820 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 129 116 106 131 124 144 6.4 5.6 5.1 6.3 6.0 6.9

Accommodation and food services. .. 660 655 657 681 653 676 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.4

Government7.................................. 296 297 306 290 311 277 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3

State and local............................. 258 265 261 256 275 244 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 707 732 745 699 653 723 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.8

South........................................... 1,644 1,716 1,695 1,755 1,787 1,700 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.4

Midwest........................................ 897 965 990 969 1,008 1,018 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3

West............................................ 1,028 1,055 989 1,035 1,043 1,055 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4

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

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

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

4

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

5

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

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total............................................... 2,238 2,417 2,368 2,475 2,461 2,473 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 2,090 2,286 2,240 2,341 2,330 2,342 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0

Construction................................ 101 85 96 91 87 123 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.0

Manufacturing.............................. 117 121 118 114 125 110 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9

Durable goods........................... 67 66 61 60 66 59 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8

Nondurable goods....................... 50 55 56 54 59 51 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 473 529 539 556 578 593 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3

Retail trade............................... 340 383 421 419 432 448 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.9

Professional and business services. . . .. 424 540 474 486 511 469 2.3 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.5

Education and health services6

.......... 293 316 305 304 275 305 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4

Health care and social assistance. . .. 263 283 269 265 240 269 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5

Leisure and hospitality.................... 452 457 485 538 510 510 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 40 53 42 47 52 46 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.2

Accommodation and food services. .. 412 404 443 491 458 465 3.4 3.3 3.6 4.0 3.7 3.7

Government7.................................. 148 131 129 134 131 131 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

State and local............................. 137 119 118 124 120 120 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 314 342 328 341 320 353 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4

South........................................... 925 983 978 1,056 1,018 965 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9

Midwest........................................ 516 518 541 542 562 586 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9

West............................................ 482 574 522 536 561 568 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 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

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total............................................... 1,700 1,702 1,703 1,596 1,638 1,651 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 1,608 1,597 1,596 1,506 1,532 1,564 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 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.................................. 92 105 106 90 106 87 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4

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

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 328 318 335 289 275 286 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1

South........................................... 597 603 596 564 598 606 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2

Midwest........................................ 304 368 376 342 358 348 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1

West............................................ 470 412 395 401 406 411 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

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

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Dec.

2013

Jan.

2014

Feb.

2014

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total............................................... 338 349 348 388 392 373 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 282 287 277 321 318 313 0.2 0.2 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 71 66 73 59 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.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 4,209 4,170 4,927 3.0 3.0 3.4

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 3,788 3,754 4,501 3.2 3.2 3.7

Mining and logging............................................... 22 32 32 2.6 3.5 3.5

Construction....................................................... 135 121 122 2.3 2.1 2.0

Manufacturing..................................................... 261 264 292 2.1 2.1 2.4

Durable goods.................................................. 178 171 196 2.3 2.2 2.5

Nondurable goods............................................. 83 93 96 1.8 2.0 2.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 739 756 887 2.8 2.8 3.3

Wholesale trade................................................ 146 118 172 2.5 2.0 2.9

Retail trade..................................................... 452 476 558 3.0 3.1 3.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 142 162 157 2.8 3.1 3.0

Information........................................................ 77 93 135 2.8 3.4 4.8

Financial activities................................................ 292 221 311 3.6 2.7 3.8

Finance and insurance........................................ 229 183 258 3.8 3.0 4.2

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 64 38 52 3.1 1.9 2.5

Professional and business services............................ 767 760 946 4.0 3.9 4.7

Education and health services.................................. 770 721 782 3.5 3.2 3.5

Educational services.......................................... 67 62 74 1.9 1.7 2.0

Health care and social assistance........................... 703 658 708 3.8 3.5 3.8

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 600 668 830 4.1 4.5 5.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 76 64 108 3.7 3.2 5.1

Accommodation and food services.......................... 524 604 722 4.1 4.7 5.5

Other services.................................................... 125 119 163 2.2 2.1 2.9

Government.......................................................... 421 415 427 1.9 1.8 1.9

Federal............................................................. 85 73 63 3.0 2.6 2.3

State and local.................................................... 336 342 364 1.7 1.7 1.8

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 706 662 837 2.7 2.5 3.1

South................................................................. 1,686 1,639 1,830 3.3 3.2 3.5

Midwest............................................................... 887 937 1,139 2.8 2.9 3.5

West.................................................................. 930 932 1,122 3.0 2.9 3.5

1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 4,882 4,453 5,197 3.6 3.2 3.8

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,645 4,226 4,981 4.1 3.7 4.3

Mining and logging............................................... 33 39 46 3.9 4.5 5.1

Construction....................................................... 382 261 373 6.7 4.6 6.4

Manufacturing..................................................... 257 250 263 2.1 2.1 2.2

Durable goods.................................................. 166 147 166 2.2 1.9 2.2

Nondurable goods............................................. 90 104 97 2.0 2.3 2.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 910 989 1,149 3.6 3.8 4.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 135 122 168 2.4 2.1 2.9

Retail trade..................................................... 623 698 814 4.2 4.7 5.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 152 169 166 3.0 3.3 3.3

Information........................................................ 69 69 68 2.6 2.6 2.6

Financial activities................................................ 198 167 186 2.5 2.1 2.4

Finance and insurance........................................ 135 104 112 2.3 1.8 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 63 63 74 3.2 3.2 3.6

Professional and business services............................ 1,046 968 1,129 5.7 5.1 5.9

Education and health services.................................. 550 496 551 2.6 2.3 2.6

Educational services.......................................... 45 54 48 1.3 1.5 1.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 504 442 503 2.8 2.5 2.8

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 1,003 833 1,045 7.1 5.9 7.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 175 126 189 8.9 6.5 9.4

Accommodation and food services.......................... 828 706 855 6.8 5.8 6.9

Other services.................................................... 197 152 172 3.6 2.8 3.1

Government.......................................................... 237 227 216 1.1 1.0 1.0

Federal............................................................. 35 31 28 1.3 1.1 1.0

State and local.................................................... 202 197 188 1.0 1.0 1.0

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 837 669 857 3.3 2.6 3.3

South................................................................. 1,881 1,783 1,995 3.8 3.6 4.0

Midwest............................................................... 1,091 978 1,244 3.6 3.2 4.0

West.................................................................. 1,072 1,023 1,099 3.5 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.

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 4,165 3,839 4,424 3.1 2.8 3.2

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 3,954 3,629 4,230 3.5 3.2 3.6

Mining and logging............................................... 30 31 29 3.5 3.5 3.2

Construction....................................................... 279 203 244 4.9 3.6 4.2

Manufacturing..................................................... 238 221 227 2.0 1.8 1.9

Durable goods.................................................. 148 121 139 2.0 1.6 1.8

Nondurable goods............................................. 90 100 88 2.0 2.3 2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 799 846 999 3.1 3.3 3.8

Wholesale trade................................................ 103 107 124 1.8 1.9 2.1

Retail trade..................................................... 561 587 724 3.8 3.9 4.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 135 152 151 2.7 3.0 3.0

Information........................................................ 66 70 66 2.5 2.6 2.5

Financial activities................................................ 189 165 178 2.4 2.1 2.3

Finance and insurance........................................ 133 116 120 2.3 2.0 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 56 49 58 2.8 2.5 2.8

Professional and business services............................ 884 867 988 4.8 4.6 5.2

Education and health services.................................. 507 469 519 2.4 2.2 2.4

Educational services.......................................... 50 53 45 1.4 1.5 1.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 457 416 474 2.6 2.3 2.6

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 776 636 831 5.5 4.5 5.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 132 91 157 6.7 4.7 7.8

Accommodation and food services.......................... 643 546 673 5.3 4.5 5.4

Other services.................................................... 187 120 150 3.4 2.2 2.7

Government.......................................................... 211 210 194 0.9 0.9 0.9

Federal............................................................. 33 31 28 1.2 1.1 1.0

State and local.................................................... 178 180 165 0.9 0.9 0.8

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 679 505 709 2.7 2.0 2.7

South................................................................. 1,653 1,603 1,717 3.4 3.2 3.4

Midwest............................................................... 834 826 951 2.7 2.7 3.0

West.................................................................. 999 906 1,048 3.3 3.0 3.4

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

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 2,271 2,222 2,507 1.7 1.6 1.8

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 2,156 2,125 2,402 1.9 1.8 2.1

Mining and logging............................................... 15 15 17 1.8 1.7 1.9

Construction....................................................... 101 76 124 1.8 1.3 2.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 125 120 114 1.0 1.0 0.9

Durable goods.................................................. 73 66 63 1.0 0.9 0.8

Nondurable goods............................................. 51 54 51 1.2 1.2 1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 489 514 618 1.9 2.0 2.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 68 65 70 1.2 1.1 1.2

Retail trade..................................................... 346 371 462 2.3 2.5 3.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 75 78 86 1.5 1.5 1.7

Information........................................................ 38 34 38 1.4 1.3 1.4

Financial activities................................................ 106 88 85 1.4 1.1 1.1

Finance and insurance........................................ 78 60 50 1.3 1.0 0.9

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 28 28 35 1.4 1.4 1.7

Professional and business services............................ 430 502 461 2.3 2.7 2.4

Education and health services.................................. 300 255 315 1.4 1.2 1.5

Educational services.......................................... 26 26 30 0.7 0.7 0.9

Health care and social assistance........................... 274 229 285 1.5 1.3 1.6

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 471 439 532 3.4 3.1 3.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 37 40 41 1.9 2.1 2.0

Accommodation and food services.......................... 435 399 491 3.6 3.3 3.9

Other services.................................................... 81 81 98 1.5 1.5 1.8

Government.......................................................... 115 97 104 0.5 0.4 0.5

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

State and local.................................................... 105 86 95 0.5 0.4 0.5

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 319 270 362 1.2 1.0 1.4

South................................................................. 976 955 1,005 2.0 1.9 2.0

Midwest............................................................... 501 494 574 1.6 1.6 1.8

West.................................................................. 476 503 566 1.6 1.6 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.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 1,571 1,282 1,565 1.2 0.9 1.1

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 1,515 1,220 1,516 1.3 1.1 1.3

Mining and logging............................................... 12 12 9 1.5 1.4 1.0

Construction....................................................... 165 121 115 2.9 2.1 2.0

Manufacturing..................................................... 89 72 92 0.7 0.6 0.8

Durable goods.................................................. 60 39 64 0.8 0.5 0.8

Nondurable goods............................................. 28 33 28 0.6 0.7 0.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 247 227 293 1.0 0.9 1.1

Wholesale trade................................................ 30 34 47 0.5 0.6 0.8

Retail trade..................................................... 169 143 195 1.1 1.0 1.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 48 49 52 1.0 1.0 1.0

Information........................................................ 24 33 23 0.9 1.2 0.9

Financial activities................................................ 44 46 57 0.6 0.6 0.7

Finance and insurance........................................ 26 35 37 0.4 0.6 0.6

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 18 11 19 0.9 0.6 1.0

Professional and business services............................ 416 334 468 2.3 1.8 2.5

Education and health services.................................. 152 169 155 0.7 0.8 0.7

Educational services.......................................... 20 24 12 0.6 0.7 0.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 132 145 144 0.7 0.8 0.8

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 269 169 267 1.9 1.2 1.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 92 46 114 4.7 2.4 5.7

Accommodation and food services.......................... 177 122 153 1.5 1.0 1.2

Other services.................................................... 97 38 37 1.8 0.7 0.7

Government.......................................................... 56 62 49 0.3 0.3 0.2

Federal............................................................. 15 11 10 0.5 0.4 0.4

State and local.................................................... 41 51 39 0.2 0.3 0.2

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 300 189 264 1.2 0.7 1.0

South................................................................. 561 504 592 1.1 1.0 1.2

Midwest............................................................... 263 260 300 0.9 0.8 1.0

West.................................................................. 447 329 409 1.5 1.1 1.3

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.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Apr.

2013

Mar.

2014

Apr.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 323 336 352 0.2 0.2 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 283 284 312 0.2 0.2 0.3

Mining and logging............................................... 2 3 3 0.3 0.4 0.3

Construction....................................................... 13 7 5 0.2 0.1 0.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 24 29 21 0.2 0.2 0.2

Durable goods.................................................. 14 16 12 0.2 0.2 0.2

Nondurable goods............................................. 11 13 9 0.2 0.3 0.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 63 106 87 0.2 0.4 0.3

Wholesale trade................................................ 5 8 7 0.1 0.1 0.1

Retail trade..................................................... 46 73 68 0.3 0.5 0.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 11 25 13 0.2 0.5 0.3

Information........................................................ 5 4 5 0.2 0.1 0.2

Financial activities................................................ 39 30 36 0.5 0.4 0.5

Finance and insurance........................................ 29 21 32 0.5 0.4 0.6

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 10 10 3 0.5 0.5 0.2

Professional and business services............................ 38 31 60 0.2 0.2 0.3

Education and health services.................................. 55 45 48 0.3 0.2 0.2

Educational services.......................................... 4 3 3 0.1 0.1 0.1

Health care and social assistance........................... 51 42 46 0.3 0.2 0.3

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 35 28 32 0.2 0.2 0.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 3 4 2 0.2 0.2 0.1

Accommodation and food services.......................... 31 24 30 0.3 0.2 0.2

Other services.................................................... 9 2 16 0.2 0.0 0.3

Government.......................................................... 40 52 40 0.2 0.2 0.2

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

State and local.................................................... 32 42 31 0.2 0.2 0.2

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 61 46 83 0.2 0.2 0.3

South................................................................. 116 144 120 0.2 0.3 0.2

Midwest............................................................... 71 72 77 0.2 0.2 0.2

West.................................................................. 75 74 72 0.2 0.2 0.2

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.