For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Thursday, November 12, 2015 USDL-15-2165

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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – SEPTEMBER 2015

The number of job openings was little changed at 5.5 million on the last business day of September, the

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires and separations were little changed at 5.0 million 

and 4.8 million, respectively. Within separations, the quits rate was 1.9 percent for the sixth consecutive 

month, and the layoffs and discharges rate remained unchanged at 1.2 percent. This release includes 

estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by 

industry and by four geographic regions.

Job Openings

Job openings were little changed at 5.5 million in September. The job openings rate for September was

3.7 percent. The number of job openings was little changed in September for total private and

government. Job openings increased in professional and business services (+126,000) and retail trade 

(+64,000). The number of openings was little changed in all four regions. (See table 1.)

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

September for total nonfarm and total private and was little changed for government. Job openings rose

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

services (+311,000), health care and social assistance (+191,000), and retail trade (+184,000). Job 

openings decreased over the year in mining and logging (-16,000). The number of job openings 

increased over the year in all four regions: South (+283,000), West (+259,000), Midwest (+208,000), 

and Northeast (+102,000). (See table 7.)

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Percent

2014 2015

Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted, October 2012 - September 2015

2013

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

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3.4

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Hires

Separations

Percent

2014 2015

Chart 2. Hires and total separations rates, seasonally adjusted, October 2012 - September 2015

2013
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Hires

The number of hires was 5.0 million in September, little changed from August. The hires rate was 3.5

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

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

educational services (-74,000), finance and insurance (-43,000), and mining and logging (-13,000).

There was little change in the number of hires in all four regions over the year. (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 4.8 million total separations in September, little changed from August. The total 

separations rate was 3.4 percent. The number of total separations was little changed for total private and

government. In September, total separations were little changed in all industries and regions. (See table 

3.)

There were 2.7 million quits in September, little changed from August. The number of quits has held

between 2.7 million and 2.8 million for the past 13 months after increasing steadily since the end of the 

recession. The quits rate remained unchanged in September, measuring 1.9 percent for the sixth

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

month. Quits were little changed in all industries and regions over the month. (See table 4.)

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

September for total nonfarm and total private but decreased for government (-31,000). Quits increased

over the year in accommodation and food services (+66,000) and durable goods manufacturing 

(+22,000). Quits decreased over the year in state and local government (-31,000) and finance and 

insurance (-24,000). Quits were little changed in all four regions. (See table 10.)

There were 1.7 million layoffs and discharges in September, little changed from August. The layoffs 

and discharges rate remained unchanged at 1.2 percent. The number of layoffs and discharges was little 

changed over the month for total private and government. Layoffs and discharges were little changed 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 September for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The number of layoffs and 

discharges rose over the year in other services (+54,000). Layoffs and discharges decreased over the 

year in educational services (-17,000) and federal government (-7,000). Layoffs and discharges were 

little changed in all four regions over the year. (See table 11.)
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In September, there were 387,000 other separations for total nonfarm, little changed from August.

Over the month, the number of other separations was little changed for total private at 315,000 and

increased for government to 72,000. (See table 6.) Seasonally adjusted estimates of other separations are 

not available for individual industries or regions.

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

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

year in federal government (+4,000). The number of other separations decreased in finance and 

insurance (-15,000) and in information (-5,000). Other separations were little changed in all four regions

over the year. (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 September 2015, hires totaled 60.9

million and separations totaled 58.2 million, yielding a net employment gain of 2.7 million. These 

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

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

released on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Category

Job openings Hires Total separations

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY

(in thousands)

Total nonfarm........................................ 4,678 5,377 5,526 5,061 5,081 5,049 4,829 4,886 4,839

Total private1...................................... 4,195 4,880 5,020 4,719 4,737 4,707 4,519 4,566 4,533

Construction.................................... 103 136 122 291 332 312 280 310 308

Manufacturing.................................. 292 333 320 279 267 283 262 276 277

Durable goods............................... 178 215 197 162 166 176 145 172 171

Nondurable goods........................... 114 117 124 116 102 107 117 104 106

Trade, transportation, and utilities2.......... 834 973 1,048 1,018 1,081 1,053 994 1,054 1,017

Retail trade................................... 511 607 671 690 759 736 688 761 725

Professional and business services......... 861 1,039 1,165 1,116 986 1,023 1,047 928 952

Education and health services3.............. 872 996 1,048 635 589 603 577 540 544

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 771 905 959 540 511 527 497 456 472

Leisure and hospitality........................ 662 735 697 886 998 957 877 967 952

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 52 46 48 139 138 142 142 144 137

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 610 689 649 747 860 814 735 823 816

Government4

...................................... 483 497 506 342 344 341 310 319 305

State and local................................. 419 425 444 311 308 311 278 285 273

RATES BY INDUSTRY

(percent)

Total nonfarm........................................ 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4

Total private1

...................................... 3.4 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8

Construction.................................... 1.6 2.1 1.9 4.7 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.9 4.8

Manufacturing.................................. 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.2

Durable goods............................... 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.2

Nondurable goods........................... 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities2

.......... 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8

Retail trade................................... 3.2 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.6

Professional and business services......... 4.3 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.0 5.2 5.4 4.7 4.8

Education and health services3

.............. 3.9 4.3 4.5 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.5

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 4.1 4.6 4.9 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.5

Leisure and hospitality........................ 4.3 4.6 4.4 6.0 6.6 6.3 5.9 6.4 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 2.4 2.1 2.2 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.3

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 4.6 5.0 4.7 5.9 6.6 6.2 5.8 6.3 6.3

Government4...................................... 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4

State and local................................. 2.1 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4

1

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

2

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

3

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

4

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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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-13 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

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 4,678 5,357 5,323 5,668 5,377 5,526 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,195 4,857 4,859 5,139 4,880 5,020 3.4 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.0

Construction................................ 103 163 137 140 136 122 1.6 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9

Manufacturing.............................. 292 333 310 339 333 320 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5

Durable goods........................... 178 194 190 197 215 197 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.5

Nondurable goods....................... 114 139 120 142 117 124 2.5 3.0 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 834 957 945 1,009 973 1,048 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.7

Retail trade............................... 511 537 543 632 607 671 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.9 3.7 4.1

Professional and business services. . . .. 861 1,103 1,209 1,177 1,039 1,165 4.3 5.3 5.8 5.6 5.0 5.5

Education and health services6

.......... 872 968 1,002 1,050 996 1,048 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.5

Health care and social assistance. . .. 771 883 910 946 905 959 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.9

Leisure and hospitality.................... 662 735 701 776 735 697 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.9 4.6 4.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 52 77 77 59 46 48 2.4 3.4 3.5 2.7 2.1 2.2

Accommodation and food services. .. 610 658 624 716 689 649 4.6 4.8 4.6 5.2 5.0 4.7

Government7.................................. 483 499 463 529 497 506 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.2

State and local............................. 419 427 395 455 425 444 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.2

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 787 805 788 919 837 884 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.2

South........................................... 1,823 2,021 2,070 2,211 2,103 2,107 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.9

Midwest........................................ 1,027 1,240 1,240 1,248 1,213 1,249 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8

West............................................ 1,041 1,290 1,224 1,289 1,223 1,286 3.2 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.8

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

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 5,061 5,060 5,182 5,065 5,081 5,049 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,719 4,732 4,854 4,709 4,737 4,707 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9

Construction................................ 291 320 325 300 332 312 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.7 5.2 4.9

Manufacturing.............................. 279 245 271 265 267 283 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.3

Durable goods........................... 162 141 158 161 166 176 2.1 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.3

Nondurable goods....................... 116 104 113 104 102 107 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 1,018 1,107 1,146 1,122 1,081 1,053 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.9

Retail trade............................... 690 782 786 778 759 736 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.7

Professional and business services. . . .. 1,116 1,040 1,054 1,003 986 1,023 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.2

Education and health services6

.......... 635 598 585 589 589 603 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7

Health care and social assistance. . .. 540 515 499 507 511 527 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8

Leisure and hospitality.................... 886 932 923 927 998 957 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.6 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 139 154 136 120 138 142 6.6 7.1 6.3 5.6 6.4 6.5

Accommodation and food services. .. 747 778 787 808 860 814 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.2

Government7.................................. 342 328 328 356 344 341 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5

State and local............................. 311 286 292 312 308 311 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 813 803 766 791 847 808 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.0

South........................................... 1,961 1,966 2,089 2,053 2,016 2,022 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9

Midwest........................................ 1,129 1,150 1,158 1,078 1,082 1,121 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5

West............................................ 1,158 1,141 1,168 1,142 1,137 1,098 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 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

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 4,829 4,799 4,906 4,796 4,886 4,839 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,519 4,480 4,596 4,454 4,566 4,533 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8

Construction................................ 280 280 333 270 310 308 4.5 4.4 5.2 4.2 4.9 4.8

Manufacturing.............................. 262 238 266 254 276 277 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2

Durable goods........................... 145 141 160 168 172 171 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2

Nondurable goods....................... 117 97 105 85 104 106 2.6 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.3 2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 994 1,071 1,077 1,050 1,054 1,017 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8

Retail trade............................... 688 745 746 738 761 725 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.6

Professional and business services. . . .. 1,047 961 991 962 928 952 5.4 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.8

Education and health services6

.......... 577 547 533 542 540 544 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5

Health care and social assistance. . .. 497 467 450 463 456 472 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5

Leisure and hospitality.................... 877 892 882 882 967 952 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.4 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 142 120 136 103 144 137 6.7 5.5 6.3 4.8 6.7 6.3

Accommodation and food services. .. 735 772 746 779 823 816 5.8 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.3

Government7.................................. 310 319 310 343 319 305 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4

State and local............................. 278 280 276 300 285 273 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 745 730 727 693 814 761 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 3.1 2.9

South........................................... 1,968 1,909 1,877 1,928 1,918 1,946 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8

Midwest........................................ 1,050 1,087 1,145 1,118 1,075 1,053 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3

West............................................ 1,066 1,073 1,157 1,058 1,078 1,079 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.3 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.

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 2,733 2,730 2,738 2,737 2,771 2,720 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 2,570 2,579 2,576 2,578 2,618 2,579 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1

Construction................................ 120 115 107 109 106 129 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0

Manufacturing.............................. 130 122 138 129 143 150 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2

Durable goods........................... 73 71 81 82 80 91 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2

Nondurable goods....................... 57 51 57 47 63 59 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 575 624 618 604 609 600 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2

Retail trade............................... 407 444 462 427 450 442 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8

Professional and business services. . . .. 540 516 510 493 516 489 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5

Education and health services6

.......... 344 358 347 363 363 348 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

Health care and social assistance. . .. 308 315 306 311 321 309 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7

Leisure and hospitality.................... 566 573 585 615 638 625 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 52 53 52 54 68 57 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 3.2 2.6

Accommodation and food services. .. 514 520 533 561 569 568 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.4

Government7.................................. 163 151 161 159 153 141 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6

State and local............................. 152 140 150 146 141 129 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 367 381 370 397 397 385 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4

South........................................... 1,127 1,123 1,129 1,185 1,198 1,132 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2

Midwest........................................ 635 632 616 622 593 608 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

West............................................ 604 595 622 534 584 594 1.9 1.9 1.9 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

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 1,694 1,660 1,779 1,646 1,725 1,732 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 1,612 1,562 1,686 1,535 1,616 1,639 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4

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

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

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

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

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. – – – – – – – – – – – –

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

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

Education and health services6

.......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

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

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

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

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

Government7.................................. 83 98 93 110 109 92 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4

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

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 299 273 280 222 353 304 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.1

South........................................... 661 615 599 583 569 657 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3

Midwest........................................ 354 380 456 402 404 380 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2

West............................................ 380 392 445 439 399 391 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2

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

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 402 409 389 413 389 387 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 338 340 333 340 332 315 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

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

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

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

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

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. – – – – – – – – – – – –

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

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

Education and health services6

.......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

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

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

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

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

Government7.................................. 64 69 56 73 57 72 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

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 4,623 5,568 5,476 3.2 3.8 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,175 5,036 4,992 3.4 4.0 4.0

Mining and logging............................................... 32 17 16 3.4 2.0 1.9

Construction....................................................... 102 154 105 1.6 2.2 1.6

Manufacturing..................................................... 297 336 323 2.4 2.6 2.5

Durable goods.................................................. 177 219 194 2.2 2.7 2.4

Nondurable goods............................................. 120 117 130 2.6 2.5 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 894 1,026 1,134 3.3 3.7 4.0

Wholesale trade................................................ 137 175 180 2.3 2.9 3.0

Retail trade..................................................... 573 652 757 3.6 4.0 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 184 199 197 3.4 3.6 3.5

Information........................................................ 96 113 118 3.4 3.9 4.1

Financial activities................................................ 280 377 298 3.4 4.4 3.5

Finance and insurance........................................ 208 285 238 3.4 4.5 3.8

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 72 91 59 3.4 4.1 2.7

Professional and business services............................ 804 1,040 1,115 4.0 5.0 5.3

Education and health services.................................. 855 1,013 1,032 3.8 4.4 4.5

Educational services.......................................... 98 96 84 2.8 3.0 2.4

Health care and social assistance........................... 757 917 948 4.0 4.7 4.8

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 657 767 679 4.2 4.6 4.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 47 54 41 2.1 2.2 1.8

Accommodation and food services.......................... 610 712 638 4.5 5.0 4.6

Other services.................................................... 156 195 173 2.7 3.3 3.0

Government.......................................................... 448 532 484 2.0 2.5 2.2

Federal............................................................. 61 76 57 2.2 2.7 2.0

State and local.................................................... 388 456 427 2.0 2.5 2.2

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 792 912 894 3.0 3.3 3.3

South................................................................. 1,752 2,134 2,035 3.3 4.0 3.8

Midwest............................................................... 1,050 1,273 1,258 3.2 3.8 3.8

West.................................................................. 1,029 1,249 1,288 3.2 3.7 3.8

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

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 5,263 5,678 5,206 3.8 4.0 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,860 5,045 4,780 4.1 4.2 4.0

Mining and logging............................................... 37 27 24 4.1 3.3 2.9

Construction....................................................... 281 327 300 4.4 4.9 4.5

Manufacturing..................................................... 283 287 298 2.3 2.3 2.4

Durable goods.................................................. 158 178 181 2.0 2.3 2.3

Nondurable goods............................................. 125 109 117 2.7 2.4 2.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 1,031 1,124 1,041 3.9 4.2 3.9

Wholesale trade................................................ 152 135 137 2.6 2.3 2.3

Retail trade..................................................... 694 802 723 4.5 5.1 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 185 187 182 3.5 3.5 3.4

Information........................................................ 67 80 73 2.4 2.9 2.6

Financial activities................................................ 202 191 174 2.5 2.3 2.1

Finance and insurance........................................ 143 133 100 2.4 2.2 1.7

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 60 58 74 2.9 2.7 3.5

Professional and business services............................ 1,085 1,006 997 5.6 5.0 5.0

Education and health services.................................. 768 754 683 3.6 3.5 3.1

Educational services.......................................... 195 155 121 5.8 4.9 3.6

Health care and social assistance........................... 573 600 561 3.2 3.2 3.0

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 916 1,064 985 6.1 6.7 6.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 137 116 137 6.3 4.8 6.1

Accommodation and food services.......................... 779 948 848 6.1 7.1 6.4

Other services.................................................... 189 186 205 3.4 3.3 3.6

Government.......................................................... 404 633 426 1.9 3.0 1.9

Federal............................................................. 30 37 29 1.1 1.3 1.1

State and local.................................................... 374 596 398 2.0 3.3 2.1

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 931 886 925 3.6 3.4 3.5

South................................................................. 1,934 2,311 1,980 3.8 4.5 3.8

Midwest............................................................... 1,150 1,221 1,134 3.7 3.8 3.5

West.................................................................. 1,249 1,259 1,167 4.0 3.9 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

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 5,184 5,973 5,220 3.7 4.2 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,827 5,509 4,876 4.1 4.5 4.0

Mining and logging............................................... 34 36 36 3.7 4.4 4.4

Construction....................................................... 281 351 308 4.4 5.3 4.6

Manufacturing..................................................... 280 349 305 2.3 2.8 2.5

Durable goods.................................................. 151 215 181 1.9 2.7 2.3

Nondurable goods............................................. 130 135 124 2.9 2.9 2.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 986 1,176 998 3.7 4.4 3.7

Wholesale trade................................................ 143 135 131 2.4 2.3 2.2

Retail trade..................................................... 680 858 710 4.4 5.5 4.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 163 182 157 3.1 3.4 2.9

Information........................................................ 78 89 74 2.8 3.2 2.6

Financial activities................................................ 189 226 172 2.4 2.8 2.1

Finance and insurance........................................ 132 160 101 2.2 2.6 1.7

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 58 66 71 2.8 3.1 3.4

Professional and business services............................ 1,048 1,050 955 5.4 5.3 4.8

Education and health services.................................. 607 700 582 2.8 3.2 2.6

Educational services.......................................... 90 146 77 2.7 4.6 2.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 516 554 505 2.9 3.0 2.7

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 1,111 1,256 1,213 7.4 7.9 7.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 270 203 266 12.5 8.3 11.9

Accommodation and food services.......................... 841 1,053 947 6.6 7.9 7.2

Other services.................................................... 212 275 233 3.8 4.8 4.1

Government.......................................................... 357 465 344 1.6 2.2 1.6

Federal............................................................. 37 39 34 1.4 1.4 1.3

State and local.................................................... 320 426 309 1.7 2.4 1.6

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 893 1,028 930 3.4 3.9 3.5

South................................................................. 1,999 2,335 1,994 3.9 4.5 3.9

Midwest............................................................... 1,158 1,371 1,149 3.7 4.3 3.6

West.................................................................. 1,135 1,239 1,147 3.6 3.9 3.6

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

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 2,940 3,603 2,937 2.1 2.5 2.1

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 2,761 3,363 2,789 2.3 2.8 2.3

Mining and logging............................................... 19 18 18 2.1 2.1 2.2

Construction....................................................... 126 141 142 2.0 2.1 2.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 142 200 168 1.2 1.6 1.4

Durable goods.................................................. 74 111 96 1.0 1.4 1.2

Nondurable goods............................................. 68 89 73 1.5 1.9 1.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 618 752 640 2.3 2.8 2.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 86 80 84 1.5 1.3 1.4

Retail trade..................................................... 440 564 475 2.9 3.6 3.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 91 108 82 1.7 2.0 1.5

Information........................................................ 41 53 41 1.5 1.9 1.5

Financial activities................................................ 127 118 98 1.6 1.4 1.2

Finance and insurance........................................ 85 88 61 1.4 1.4 1.0

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 43 30 37 2.1 1.4 1.7

Professional and business services............................ 537 623 484 2.8 3.1 2.4

Education and health services.................................. 368 471 371 1.7 2.2 1.7

Educational services.......................................... 45 72 49 1.3 2.3 1.4

Health care and social assistance........................... 322 399 322 1.8 2.1 1.7

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 647 853 721 4.3 5.4 4.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 69 117 77 3.2 4.8 3.5

Accommodation and food services.......................... 577 735 643 4.5 5.5 4.9

Other services.................................................... 136 134 105 2.4 2.4 1.9

Government.......................................................... 179 240 148 0.8 1.2 0.7

Federal............................................................. 12 18 13 0.4 0.6 0.5

State and local.................................................... 167 223 136 0.9 1.2 0.7

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 442 532 466 1.7 2.0 1.8

South................................................................. 1,159 1,529 1,164 2.3 3.0 2.2

Midwest............................................................... 699 825 672 2.2 2.6 2.1

West.................................................................. 640 717 635 2.0 2.2 2.0

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

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 1,846 1,944 1,902 1.3 1.4 1.3

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 1,725 1,779 1,770 1.5 1.5 1.5

Mining and logging............................................... 13 17 15 1.4 2.0 1.8

Construction....................................................... 145 191 156 2.3 2.9 2.4

Manufacturing..................................................... 119 129 119 1.0 1.0 1.0

Durable goods.................................................. 65 89 74 0.8 1.1 0.9

Nondurable goods............................................. 54 40 45 1.2 0.9 1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 261 296 256 1.0 1.1 1.0

Wholesale trade................................................ 48 43 32 0.8 0.7 0.5

Retail trade..................................................... 158 193 163 1.0 1.2 1.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 55 60 61 1.1 1.1 1.1

Information........................................................ 26 22 26 1.0 0.8 0.9

Financial activities................................................ 31 77 55 0.4 0.9 0.7

Finance and insurance........................................ 18 44 26 0.3 0.7 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 13 32 30 0.6 1.5 1.4

Professional and business services............................ 452 348 394 2.3 1.7 2.0

Education and health services.................................. 186 181 168 0.9 0.8 0.8

Educational services.......................................... 40 63 23 1.2 2.0 0.7

Health care and social assistance........................... 147 117 145 0.8 0.6 0.8

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 425 381 459 2.8 2.4 3.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 196 82 185 9.1 3.4 8.3

Accommodation and food services.......................... 228 299 274 1.8 2.2 2.1

Other services.................................................... 67 139 121 1.2 2.4 2.2

Government.......................................................... 121 164 132 0.6 0.8 0.6

Federal............................................................. 16 9 9 0.6 0.3 0.3

State and local.................................................... 105 155 123 0.6 0.9 0.6

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 365 426 386 1.4 1.6 1.5

South................................................................. 667 644 677 1.3 1.2 1.3

Midwest............................................................... 397 451 416 1.3 1.4 1.3

West.................................................................. 417 422 424 1.3 1.3 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

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Sept.

2014

Aug.

2015

Sept.

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 399 426 380 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 341 366 317 0.3 0.3 0.3

Mining and logging............................................... 2 2 3 0.2 0.3 0.4

Construction....................................................... 10 19 10 0.2 0.3 0.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 20 21 17 0.2 0.2 0.1

Durable goods.................................................. 12 15 11 0.2 0.2 0.1

Nondurable goods............................................. 8 6 6 0.2 0.1 0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 107 128 102 0.4 0.5 0.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 10 12 15 0.2 0.2 0.3

Retail trade..................................................... 81 101 72 0.5 0.6 0.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 16 15 15 0.3 0.3 0.3

Information........................................................ 11 14 6 0.4 0.5 0.2

Financial activities................................................ 31 31 19 0.4 0.4 0.2

Finance and insurance........................................ 29 28 14 0.5 0.5 0.2

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 2 3 5 0.1 0.1 0.2

Professional and business services............................ 59 79 77 0.3 0.4 0.4

Education and health services.................................. 53 48 43 0.2 0.2 0.2

Educational services.......................................... 5 11 6 0.2 0.3 0.2

Health care and social assistance........................... 48 38 38 0.3 0.2 0.2

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 40 22 33 0.3 0.1 0.2

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

Accommodation and food services.......................... 36 19 30 0.3 0.1 0.2

Other services.................................................... 9 2 7 0.2 0.0 0.1

Government.......................................................... 57 60 63 0.3 0.3 0.3

Federal............................................................. 9 12 13 0.3 0.4 0.5

State and local.................................................... 48 48 50 0.3 0.3 0.3

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 86 69 78 0.3 0.3 0.3

South................................................................. 173 163 152 0.3 0.3 0.3

Midwest............................................................... 62 95 61 0.2 0.3 0.2

West.................................................................. 78 100 89 0.2 0.3 0.3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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NOTE: Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand and rates are rounded to the nearest tenth. Levels and rates may round down to zero.