For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, July 9, 2019 USDL-19-1249

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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – MAY 2019

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.3 million on the last business day of May, the U.S. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires fell to 5.7 million and separations 

edged down to 5.5 million. Within separations, the quits and the layoffs and discharges rates were 

unchanged at 2.3 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively. 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

On the last business day of May, the job openings level was little changed at 7.3 million. The job 

openings rate was 4.6 percent. The number of job openings was little changed for total private and

decreased for government (-54,000). The job openings level increased in other services (+77,000). Job 

openings decreased in a number of industries with the largest decreases in construction (-65,000),

transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-60,000), and real estate and rental and leasing (-49,000). The 

number of job openings increased in the Northeast region. (See table 1.)

Hires

The number of hires decreased to 5.7 million (-266,000) in May. The hires rate was 3.8 percent. The 

hires level fell for total private (-262,000) and was little changed for government. Hires decreased in 

professional and business services (-129,000). The number of hires was little changed in all four regions.

(See table 2.)
- 2 -

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, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm.

The number of total separations edged down to 5.5 million (-192,000) in May. The total separations 

rate was 3.6 percent. The number of total separations edged down for total private (-204,000) and was 

little changed for government. The total separations level decreased in professional and business 

services (-95,000). The number of total separations decreased in the South region. (See table 3.)

The number of quits was little changed in May at 3.4 million. The quits rate was 2.3 percent. The quits 

level edged down for total private (-117,000) and increased for government (+25,000). Quits decreased 

in professional and business services (-92,000) and real estate and rental and leasing (-16,000), but 

increased in state and local government education (+18,000). The number of quits decreased in the 

South region. (See table 4.)

The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed in May at 1.8 million. The layoffs and 

discharges rate was 1.2 percent. The layoffs and discharges level was little changed for total private and 

for government. The number of layoffs and discharges increased in arts, entertainment, and recreation

(+36,000). The layoffs and discharges level fell in the South region. (See table 5.)

The number of other separations was little changed in May. The other separations level was little 

changed for total private and for government. Other separations decreased in professional and business 

services (-26,000), information (-10,000), and nondurable goods manufacturing (-7,000). The other 

separations level increased in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+8,000). The number of other 

separations fell in the West region. (See table 6.)

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 May, hires totaled 69.5 million and 

separations totaled 66.9 million, yielding a net employment gain of 2.6 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 estimates for June 2019 are scheduled to be 

released on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Category

Job openings Hires Total separations

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY

(in thousands)

Total................................................... 7,126 7,372 7,323 5,862 5,991 5,725 5,502 5,687 5,495

Total private....................................... 6,525 6,635 6,640 5,510 5,613 5,351 5,166 5,335 5,131

Mining and logging1............................ 28 32 30 45 28 25 37 31 23

Construction1................................... 279 434 369 397 420 403 354 405 407

Manufacturing.................................. 470 496 509 374 367 345 345 357 336

Durable goods1.............................. 293 318 323 214 212 201 194 205 192

Nondurable goods1

.......................... 177 179 185 160 155 144 151 152 144

Trade, transportation, and utilities........... 1,526 1,435 1,336 1,133 1,146 1,161 1,077 1,137 1,143

Wholesale trade............................. 216 262 225 137 156 164 121 136 148

Retail trade................................... 973 818 816 753 756 770 726 781 773

Transportation, warehousing, and

utilities1

..................................... 338 355 295 243 234 227 230 219 222

Information1

..................................... 120 130 98 103 87 96 103 105 92

Financial activities.............................. 371 354 307 219 235 206 208 225 197

Finance and insurance..................... 282 224 226 143 144 129 134 135 122

Real estate and rental and leasing1. . . . .. 90 130 81 76 91 78 74 90 75

Professional and business services......... 1,238 1,260 1,326 1,175 1,253 1,124 1,144 1,174 1,079

Education and health services............... 1,246 1,254 1,325 679 726 682 626 637 626

Educational services1

....................... 107 147 131 99 108 102 95 91 97

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 1,139 1,107 1,194 581 618 579 532 546 529

Leisure and hospitality........................ 974 1,022 1,048 1,114 1,129 1,096 1,037 1,067 1,030

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 113 105 114 194 161 176 174 147 171

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 860 917 934 921 968 920 863 919 860

Other services.................................. 272 217 294 270 223 213 234 197 198

Government....................................... 600 737 683 352 379 373 336 353 364

Federal1

......................................... 109 151 110 27 38 33 30 32 33

State and local................................. 491 587 573 325 340 340 306 321 331

State and local education.................. 159 215 216 157 171 178 155 165 185

State and local, excluding education1

. . .. 332 372 357 169 170 162 150 156 147

RATES BY INDUSTRY

(percent)

Total................................................... 4.6 4.7 4.6 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6

Total private....................................... 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.0

Mining and logging1

............................ 3.7 4.0 3.8 6.2 3.7 3.4 5.1 4.1 3.0

Construction1

................................... 3.7 5.5 4.7 5.5 5.6 5.4 4.9 5.4 5.4

Manufacturing.................................. 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6

Durable goods1

.............................. 3.6 3.8 3.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4

Nondurable goods1.......................... 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities........... 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.1

Wholesale trade............................. 3.6 4.2 3.6 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.1 2.3 2.5

Retail trade................................... 5.8 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.9 4.9

Transportation, warehousing, and

utilities1

..................................... 5.4 5.5 4.6 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.6

Information1

..................................... 4.1 4.4 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.3

Financial activities.............................. 4.2 3.9 3.4 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.3

Finance and insurance..................... 4.3 3.4 3.5 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing1. . . . .. 3.8 5.3 3.4 3.4 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.9 3.2

Professional and business services......... 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.0

Education and health services............... 5.0 4.9 5.2 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6

Educational services1

....................... 2.8 3.7 3.4 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.6

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 5.4 5.2 5.5 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6

Leisure and hospitality........................ 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 4.5 4.1 4.4 8.1 6.5 7.1 7.3 6.0 6.9

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.0

Other services.................................. 4.5 3.5 4.7 4.6 3.8 3.6 4.0 3.3 3.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted — Continued

Category

Job openings Hires Total separations

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Government....................................... 2.6 3.2 2.9 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.6

Federal1

......................................... 3.8 5.1 3.8 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2

State and local................................. 2.4 2.9 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7

State and local education.................. 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.8

State and local, excluding education1

. . .. 3.5 3.9 3.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6

1 No regular seasonal movements could be identified in the job openings series, therefore, the seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data

are identical.

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 2017 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) Rates2

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total............................................... 7,126 7,625 7,142 7,474 7,372 7,323 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.6

INDUSTRY

Total private................................... 6,525 6,929 6,437 6,772 6,635 6,640 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.9

Mining and logging3....................... 28 38 27 28 32 30 3.7 4.8 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.8

Construction3

............................... 279 313 287 364 434 369 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.5 4.7

Manufacturing.............................. 470 458 480 461 496 509 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.8

Durable goods3

.......................... 293 295 305 304 318 323 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9

Nondurable goods3

...................... 177 163 175 158 179 185 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . .. 1,526 1,454 1,340 1,385 1,435 1,336 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.6

Wholesale trade......................... 216 264 220 220 262 225 3.6 4.3 3.6 3.6 4.2 3.6

Retail trade............................... 973 881 861 825 818 816 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.9

Transportation, warehousing, and

utilities3

................................. 338 309 258 340 355 295 5.4 4.8 4.1 5.3 5.5 4.6

Information3................................. 120 136 133 137 130 98 4.1 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.4 3.4

Financial activities......................... 371 433 334 356 354 307 4.2 4.8 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.4

Finance and insurance................. 282 291 268 234 224 226 4.3 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.5

Real estate and rental and leasing3... 90 142 65 122 130 81 3.8 5.8 2.8 5.0 5.3 3.4

Professional and business services. . . .. 1,238 1,472 1,424 1,413 1,260 1,326 5.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.6 5.8

Education and health services........... 1,246 1,372 1,212 1,355 1,254 1,325 5.0 5.4 4.8 5.3 4.9 5.2

Educational services3................... 107 117 100 111 147 131 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.9 3.7 3.4

Health care and social assistance. . .. 1,139 1,254 1,112 1,244 1,107 1,194 5.4 5.8 5.2 5.8 5.2 5.5

Leisure and hospitality.................... 974 1,077 988 1,035 1,022 1,048 5.6 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 113 109 106 106 105 114 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.4

Accommodation and food services. .. 860 969 882 929 917 934 5.8 6.4 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.1

Other services.............................. 272 175 214 238 217 294 4.5 2.9 3.5 3.9 3.5 4.7

Government................................... 600 696 705 702 737 683 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 2.9

Federal3

..................................... 109 121 130 117 151 110 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.0 5.1 3.8

State and local............................. 491 576 575 585 587 573 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8

State and local education.............. 159 226 224 228 215 216 1.5 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0

State and local, excluding

education3

............................. 332 350 350 357 372 357 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.7

REGION4

Northeast...................................... 1,197 1,281 1,201 1,224 1,065 1,258 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.2 3.7 4.3

South........................................... 2,586 2,836 2,698 2,846 2,827 2,736 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.7

Midwest........................................ 1,768 1,827 1,641 1,729 1,796 1,724 5.1 5.2 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.9

West............................................ 1,575 1,681 1,602 1,675 1,684 1,606 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.4

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 No regular seasonal movements could be identified in this series; therefore, identical numbers appear for the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted

series.

4 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) Rates2

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total............................................... 5,862 5,829 5,695 5,697 5,991 5,725 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.8

INDUSTRY

Total private................................... 5,510 5,434 5,333 5,345 5,613 5,351 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.2

Mining and logging......................... 45 35 35 39 28 25 6.2 4.6 4.6 5.2 3.7 3.4

Construction................................ 397 433 367 364 420 403 5.5 5.8 4.9 4.9 5.6 5.4

Manufacturing.............................. 374 377 351 357 367 345 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.7

Durable goods........................... 214 190 192 190 212 201 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.5

Nondurable goods....................... 160 187 159 167 155 144 3.4 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . .. 1,133 1,127 1,143 1,094 1,146 1,161 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.2

Wholesale trade......................... 137 138 147 134 156 164 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.8

Retail trade............................... 753 748 744 725 756 770 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.9

Transportation, warehousing, and

utilities.................................. 243 241 252 235 234 227 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7

Information.................................. 103 82 85 95 87 96 3.6 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.4

Financial activities......................... 219 192 197 191 235 206 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.7 2.4

Finance and insurance................. 143 112 133 131 144 129 2.3 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing. .. 76 80 64 60 91 78 3.4 3.5 2.8 2.6 3.9 3.3

Professional and business services. . . .. 1,175 1,120 1,175 1,173 1,253 1,124 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.2

Education and health services........... 679 724 715 720 726 682 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8

Educational services.................... 99 113 99 93 108 102 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.7

Health care and social assistance. . .. 581 611 617 627 618 579 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.8

Leisure and hospitality.................... 1,114 1,116 1,079 1,106 1,129 1,096 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 194 181 178 171 161 176 8.1 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.5 7.1

Accommodation and food services. .. 921 935 901 935 968 920 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.5

Other services.............................. 270 228 186 205 223 213 4.6 3.9 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.6

Government................................... 352 395 362 352 379 373 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7

Federal...................................... 27 35 36 39 38 33 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2

State and local............................. 325 360 326 313 340 340 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7

State and local education.............. 157 184 169 170 171 178 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7

State and local, excluding

education.............................. 169 176 157 144 170 162 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.8

REGION3

Northeast...................................... 914 879 884 895 944 950 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4

South........................................... 2,302 2,334 2,360 2,342 2,368 2,268 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1

Midwest........................................ 1,344 1,300 1,258 1,195 1,304 1,226 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.7

West............................................ 1,302 1,316 1,193 1,265 1,374 1,281 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.7

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total............................................... 5,502 5,532 5,576 5,508 5,687 5,495 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private................................... 5,166 5,146 5,206 5,171 5,335 5,131 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.0

Mining and logging......................... 37 31 37 38 31 23 5.1 4.1 4.9 5.1 4.1 3.0

Construction................................ 354 387 364 350 405 407 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.7 5.4 5.4

Manufacturing.............................. 345 355 347 364 357 336 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.6

Durable goods........................... 194 174 192 204 205 192 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4

Nondurable goods....................... 151 180 154 161 152 144 3.2 3.8 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . .. 1,077 1,098 1,114 1,115 1,137 1,143 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1

Wholesale trade......................... 121 141 141 138 136 148 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5

Retail trade............................... 726 735 720 738 781 773 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.9

Transportation, warehousing, and

utilities.................................. 230 222 253 239 219 222 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.6

Information.................................. 103 93 89 91 105 92 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.8 3.3

Financial activities......................... 208 184 182 172 225 197 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.6 2.3

Finance and insurance................. 134 113 140 120 135 122 2.1 1.8 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing. .. 74 71 42 51 90 75 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.2 3.9 3.2

Professional and business services. . . .. 1,144 1,085 1,122 1,150 1,174 1,079 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.0

Education and health services........... 626 662 710 683 637 626 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.6

Educational services.................... 95 87 110 91 91 97 2.6 2.3 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.6

Health care and social assistance. . .. 532 575 600 592 546 529 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.6

Leisure and hospitality.................... 1,037 1,043 1,044 1,014 1,067 1,030 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 174 151 166 132 147 171 7.3 6.1 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.9

Accommodation and food services. .. 863 892 878 882 919 860 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.0

Other services.............................. 234 208 197 193 197 198 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

Government................................... 336 386 370 337 353 364 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6

Federal...................................... 30 32 36 41 32 33 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.2

State and local............................. 306 353 335 297 321 331 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.7

State and local education.............. 155 182 172 156 165 185 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.8

State and local, excluding

education.............................. 150 172 162 140 156 147 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.6

REGION3

Northeast...................................... 837 770 779 856 816 896 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.2

South........................................... 2,128 2,280 2,378 2,315 2,344 2,070 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.8

Midwest........................................ 1,295 1,224 1,203 1,160 1,236 1,203 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.6

West............................................ 1,243 1,258 1,216 1,177 1,292 1,326 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total............................................... 3,342 3,483 3,447 3,461 3,516 3,425 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

INDUSTRY

Total private................................... 3,154 3,282 3,259 3,278 3,327 3,210 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5

Mining and logging......................... 20 19 21 23 19 16 2.8 2.5 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.1

Construction................................ 163 185 184 149 145 174 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.3

Manufacturing.............................. 197 212 211 222 224 205 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6

Durable goods........................... 115 110 118 118 130 117 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4

Nondurable goods....................... 82 101 93 104 93 88 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . .. 731 727 729 738 744 778 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8

Wholesale trade......................... 88 87 88 102 93 101 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7

Retail trade............................... 510 512 494 500 524 547 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5

Transportation, warehousing, and

utilities.................................. 133 128 147 137 126 130 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.1

Information.................................. 53 51 48 52 58 56 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.0

Financial activities......................... 114 102 97 104 145 122 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.4

Finance and insurance................. 66 64 75 67 82 74 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing3

... 48 38 22 37 64 48 2.1 1.7 0.9 1.6 2.7 2.0

Professional and business services. . . .. 636 664 645 656 647 555 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.6

Education and health services........... 420 433 461 467 425 411 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7

Educational services.................... 52 39 58 47 50 51 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3

Health care and social assistance. . .. 368 394 403 420 375 360 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.8

Leisure and hospitality.................... 698 753 748 735 773 752 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 73 74 80 82 83 69 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.8

Accommodation and food services. .. 625 679 668 653 691 684 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.8

Other services.............................. 122 137 114 132 147 142 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.4

Government................................... 188 201 188 184 190 215 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0

Federal...................................... 14 14 17 22 15 15 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.5

State and local............................. 173 187 171 162 175 200 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0

State and local education.............. 92 105 96 94 90 108 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0

State and local, excluding

education.............................. 82 82 75 68 85 92 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0

REGION4

Northeast...................................... 476 441 425 513 448 486 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.7

South........................................... 1,337 1,448 1,489 1,425 1,478 1,366 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5

Midwest........................................ 734 797 754 757 791 787 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4

West............................................ 794 797 779 767 799 787 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3

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 No regular seasonal movements could be identified in this series; therefore, identical numbers appear for the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted

series.

4 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 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total............................................... 1,811 1,695 1,784 1,693 1,830 1,760 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2

INDUSTRY

Total private................................... 1,720 1,562 1,664 1,601 1,726 1,669 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3

Mining and logging......................... 15 11 14 15 11 6 2.1 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.5 0.8

Construction................................ 174 181 169 181 240 222 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 3.2 3.0

Manufacturing.............................. 127 123 118 122 111 112 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

Durable goods........................... 65 52 61 76 64 62 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8

Nondurable goods....................... 62 70 56 46 47 50 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . .. 278 305 324 326 351 305 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1

Wholesale trade3

........................ 23 43 42 30 36 37 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6

Retail trade............................... 171 179 190 207 234 197 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.2

Transportation, warehousing, and

utilities.................................. 84 82 92 88 80 71 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2

Information.................................. 38 32 30 24 33 32 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.2 1.1

Financial activities......................... 84 57 48 32 54 48 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6

Finance and insurance................. 60 33 31 22 31 22 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3

Real estate and rental and leasing. .. 25 24 17 10 23 26 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.4 1.0 1.1

Professional and business services. . . .. 430 358 423 422 451 475 2.1 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2

Education and health services........... 159 175 193 164 170 172 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7

Educational services.................... 38 42 46 38 35 39 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.0

Health care and social assistance. . .. 121 133 147 126 135 133 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7

Leisure and hospitality.................... 321 263 274 262 263 247 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 97 74 84 48 63 99 4.1 3.0 3.4 1.9 2.5 4.0

Accommodation and food services. .. 224 189 189 214 201 147 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.0

Other services.............................. 94 59 72 54 43 50 1.6 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.9

Government................................... 91 132 120 92 104 92 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4

Federal...................................... 7 10 6 7 6 7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

State and local............................. 84 122 114 86 97 85 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4

State and local education.............. 42 53 53 38 52 51 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5

State and local, excluding

education.............................. 43 70 61 48 46 33 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4

REGION4

Northeast...................................... 298 280 282 291 325 350 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3

South........................................... 652 676 750 748 727 583 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1

Midwest........................................ 493 365 385 331 379 348 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0

West............................................ 368 374 368 322 398 479 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.4

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 No regular seasonal movements could be identified in this series; therefore, identical numbers appear for the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted

series.

4 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 6. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Jan.

2019

Feb.

2019

Mar.

2019

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total............................................... 349 355 346 354 341 310 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

INDUSTRY

Total private................................... 292 302 284 293 282 251 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Mining and logging......................... 2 1 3 1 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2

Construction3

............................... 17 21 11 21 21 11 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1

Manufacturing.............................. 21 21 18 21 22 19 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1

Durable goods........................... 13 12 13 10 10 13 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2

Nondurable goods3

...................... 8 9 5 11 12 5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . .. 68 66 61 51 42 60 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Wholesale trade......................... 10 11 10 6 7 10 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2

Retail trade............................... 44 43 36 30 24 30 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

Transportation, warehousing, and

utilities3

................................. 14 12 14 15 12 20 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3

Information3................................. 12 11 11 15 15 5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2

Financial activities......................... 10 25 37 35 26 27 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3

Finance and insurance................. 9 16 34 31 23 25 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing3

... 1 9 3 5 4 1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1

Professional and business services. . . .. 78 63 55 72 75 49 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2

Education and health services........... 47 54 55 52 43 43 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Educational services.................... 5 6 6 5 6 7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2

Health care and social assistance3

. .. 42 48 49 46 37 36 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Leisure and hospitality.................... 18 28 22 18 30 32 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation3

... 4 3 1 3 2 3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

Accommodation and food services3... 14 25 21 14 28 29 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2

Other services3............................. 18 13 10 7 7 5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1

Government................................... 57 53 62 61 60 58 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Federal...................................... 9 8 13 12 10 11 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4

State and local............................. 48 44 49 49 49 47 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

State and local education.............. 22 24 23 25 23 25 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

State and local, excluding

education.............................. 26 20 26 24 26 22 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2

REGION4

Northeast...................................... 62 49 72 53 42 60 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2

South........................................... 138 157 139 142 138 121 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2

Midwest........................................ 68 62 64 72 67 68 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

West............................................ 81 87 70 87 94 60 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 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 No regular seasonal movements could be identified in this series; therefore, identical numbers appear for the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted

series.

4 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.
Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total..................................................................... 7,100 7,739 7,230 4.5 4.9 4.6

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 6,495 7,017 6,554 4.9 5.2 4.8

Mining and logging............................................... 28 32 30 3.8 4.1 3.8

Construction....................................................... 279 434 369 3.7 5.6 4.7

Manufacturing..................................................... 470 496 509 3.6 3.7 3.8

Durable goods.................................................. 293 318 323 3.6 3.8 3.9

Nondurable goods............................................. 177 179 185 3.6 3.6 3.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 1,502 1,407 1,269 5.2 4.9 4.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 214 277 222 3.5 4.5 3.6

Retail trade..................................................... 950 775 752 5.7 4.7 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 338 355 295 5.4 5.6 4.6

Information........................................................ 120 130 98 4.1 4.4 3.4

Financial activities................................................ 355 388 284 4.0 4.3 3.2

Finance and insurance........................................ 265 257 204 4.0 3.9 3.1

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 90 130 81 3.8 5.4 3.4

Professional and business services............................ 1,246 1,325 1,319 5.6 5.8 5.8

Education and health services.................................. 1,205 1,351 1,272 4.8 5.3 5.0

Educational services.......................................... 107 147 131 2.8 3.6 3.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 1,097 1,205 1,141 5.2 5.6 5.3

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 1,032 1,203 1,102 5.9 6.8 6.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 139 150 142 5.4 5.9 5.3

Accommodation and food services.......................... 893 1,053 959 6.0 6.9 6.2

Other services.................................................... 258 251 302 4.2 4.1 4.8

Government.......................................................... 605 722 676 2.6 3.1 2.9

Federal............................................................. 109 151 110 3.8 5.1 3.8

State and local.................................................... 496 571 567 2.4 2.8 2.8

State and local education..................................... 163 199 209 1.5 1.8 1.9

State and local, excluding education........................ 332 372 357 3.5 3.9 3.7

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 1,192 1,124 1,263 4.2 3.9 4.3

South................................................................. 2,559 2,974 2,671 4.5 5.1 4.6

Midwest............................................................... 1,800 1,857 1,746 5.2 5.3 5.0

West.................................................................. 1,549 1,784 1,551 4.3 4.9 4.2

1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total..................................................................... 6,520 6,423 6,331 4.4 4.3 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 6,142 6,124 5,939 4.9 4.8 4.6

Mining and logging............................................... 49 32 26 6.7 4.2 3.4

Construction....................................................... 514 593 526 7.0 8.0 7.0

Manufacturing..................................................... 410 375 379 3.2 2.9 3.0

Durable goods.................................................. 239 217 227 3.0 2.7 2.8

Nondurable goods............................................. 172 158 152 3.6 3.3 3.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 1,172 1,134 1,205 4.3 4.1 4.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 133 163 165 2.3 2.8 2.8

Retail trade..................................................... 814 768 837 5.2 4.9 5.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 225 203 203 3.8 3.4 3.4

Information........................................................ 103 84 102 3.7 3.0 3.6

Financial activities................................................ 248 253 236 2.9 2.9 2.7

Finance and insurance........................................ 159 142 142 2.5 2.2 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 89 112 94 4.0 4.9 4.1

Professional and business services............................ 1,238 1,381 1,185 5.9 6.5 5.5

Education and health services.................................. 651 712 633 2.8 2.9 2.6

Educational services.......................................... 79 81 80 2.1 2.1 2.1

Health care and social assistance........................... 572 630 553 2.9 3.1 2.7

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 1,399 1,313 1,367 8.5 7.9 8.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 306 228 281 12.4 9.5 11.1

Accommodation and food services.......................... 1,093 1,084 1,085 7.8 7.7 7.5

Other services.................................................... 357 247 280 6.1 4.2 4.7

Government.......................................................... 377 299 392 1.7 1.3 1.7

Federal............................................................. 34 37 39 1.2 1.3 1.4

State and local.................................................... 344 262 353 1.7 1.3 1.8

State and local education..................................... 104 88 116 1.0 0.8 1.1

State and local, excluding education........................ 240 174 237 2.6 1.9 2.6

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 1,047 1,042 1,118 3.8 3.8 4.0

South................................................................. 2,448 2,479 2,396 4.5 4.5 4.3

Midwest............................................................... 1,629 1,431 1,452 5.0 4.3 4.4

West.................................................................. 1,396 1,470 1,365 4.0 4.2 3.9

1 Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total..................................................................... 5,531 5,506 5,555 3.7 3.6 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 5,136 5,253 5,111 4.1 4.1 4.0

Mining and logging............................................... 38 32 23 5.2 4.3 3.1

Construction....................................................... 335 380 393 4.6 5.2 5.2

Manufacturing..................................................... 351 359 338 2.8 2.8 2.6

Durable goods.................................................. 193 212 192 2.4 2.6 2.4

Nondurable goods............................................. 158 148 146 3.4 3.1 3.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 1,054 1,080 1,112 3.8 3.9 4.0

Wholesale trade................................................ 114 144 143 2.0 2.4 2.4

Retail trade..................................................... 733 746 780 4.6 4.8 5.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 206 191 190 3.5 3.2 3.1

Information........................................................ 98 111 93 3.5 4.0 3.3

Financial activities................................................ 201 241 194 2.3 2.8 2.2

Finance and insurance........................................ 131 147 121 2.1 2.3 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 70 94 74 3.1 4.1 3.2

Professional and business services............................ 1,173 1,204 1,109 5.6 5.6 5.2

Education and health services.................................. 659 606 656 2.8 2.5 2.7

Educational services.......................................... 124 64 126 3.3 1.6 3.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 536 542 530 2.7 2.7 2.6

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 1,003 1,043 997 6.1 6.3 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 135 134 131 5.5 5.6 5.1

Accommodation and food services.......................... 868 909 866 6.2 6.4 6.0

Other services.................................................... 225 195 195 3.8 3.3 3.3

Government.......................................................... 395 253 444 1.7 1.1 1.9

Federal............................................................. 27 28 28 1.0 1.0 1.0

State and local.................................................... 368 224 417 1.8 1.1 2.1

State and local education..................................... 229 94 273 2.1 0.9 2.5

State and local, excluding education........................ 139 130 144 1.5 1.4 1.6

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 765 759 827 2.8 2.7 3.0

South................................................................. 2,250 2,335 2,173 4.1 4.2 3.9

Midwest............................................................... 1,270 1,137 1,196 3.9 3.4 3.6

West.................................................................. 1,246 1,274 1,359 3.6 3.6 3.9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total..................................................................... 3,446 3,512 3,543 2.3 2.3 2.3

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 3,218 3,362 3,272 2.5 2.6 2.5

Mining and logging............................................... 21 20 16 2.8 2.6 2.1

Construction....................................................... 162 147 171 2.2 2.0 2.3

Manufacturing..................................................... 210 232 212 1.7 1.8 1.7

Durable goods.................................................. 119 139 121 1.5 1.7 1.5

Nondurable goods............................................. 92 93 92 1.9 2.0 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 744 743 797 2.7 2.7 2.9

Wholesale trade................................................ 84 101 99 1.4 1.7 1.7

Retail trade..................................................... 537 515 582 3.4 3.3 3.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 122 128 116 2.1 2.1 1.9

Information........................................................ 53 59 56 1.9 2.1 2.0

Financial activities................................................ 116 150 123 1.4 1.7 1.4

Finance and insurance........................................ 68 87 75 1.1 1.4 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 48 64 48 2.1 2.8 2.0

Professional and business services............................ 648 658 561 3.1 3.1 2.6

Education and health services.................................. 426 420 415 1.8 1.7 1.7

Educational services.......................................... 56 41 55 1.5 1.0 1.4

Health care and social assistance........................... 370 379 360 1.9 1.9 1.8

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 719 781 776 4.3 4.7 4.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 69 69 64 2.8 2.9 2.5

Accommodation and food services.......................... 650 713 712 4.6 5.0 4.9

Other services.................................................... 119 151 144 2.0 2.6 2.4

Government.......................................................... 229 149 271 1.0 0.7 1.2

Federal............................................................. 14 14 13 0.5 0.5 0.5

State and local.................................................... 215 135 258 1.1 0.7 1.3

State and local education..................................... 125 55 153 1.2 0.5 1.4

State and local, excluding education........................ 90 80 105 1.0 0.9 1.1

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 478 439 500 1.7 1.6 1.8

South................................................................. 1,385 1,508 1,415 2.5 2.7 2.6

Midwest............................................................... 771 760 824 2.4 2.3 2.5

West.................................................................. 812 804 803 2.3 2.3 2.3

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.

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Table 11. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total..................................................................... 1,728 1,665 1,696 1.2 1.1 1.1

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 1,625 1,609 1,587 1.3 1.3 1.2

Mining and logging............................................... 16 12 6 2.2 1.6 0.8

Construction....................................................... 155 213 211 2.1 2.9 2.8

Manufacturing..................................................... 120 105 108 0.9 0.8 0.8

Durable goods.................................................. 61 62 59 0.8 0.8 0.7

Nondurable goods............................................. 59 43 49 1.2 0.9 1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 237 295 253 0.9 1.1 0.9

Wholesale trade................................................ 23 36 37 0.4 0.6 0.6

Retail trade..................................................... 143 208 162 0.9 1.3 1.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 71 50 54 1.2 0.8 0.9

Information........................................................ 34 37 31 1.2 1.3 1.1

Financial activities................................................ 74 60 42 0.9 0.7 0.5

Finance and insurance........................................ 53 33 18 0.8 0.5 0.3

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 21 27 25 0.9 1.2 1.1

Professional and business services............................ 452 472 505 2.2 2.2 2.4

Education and health services.................................. 185 146 196 0.8 0.6 0.8

Educational services.......................................... 62 19 63 1.7 0.5 1.6

Health care and social assistance........................... 123 126 134 0.6 0.6 0.7

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 266 232 189 1.6 1.4 1.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 62 64 64 2.5 2.7 2.5

Accommodation and food services.......................... 204 168 125 1.4 1.2 0.9

Other services.................................................... 88 37 46 1.5 0.6 0.8

Government.......................................................... 103 56 109 0.5 0.2 0.5

Federal............................................................. 4 4 4 0.1 0.1 0.2

State and local.................................................... 99 52 105 0.5 0.3 0.5

State and local education..................................... 73 26 86 0.7 0.2 0.8

State and local, excluding education........................ 26 26 19 0.3 0.3 0.2

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 233 279 273 0.8 1.0 1.0

South................................................................. 712 695 626 1.3 1.3 1.1

Midwest............................................................... 429 316 301 1.3 1.0 0.9

West.................................................................. 354 375 496 1.0 1.1 1.4

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

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

May

2018

Apr.

2019

May

2019p

Total..................................................................... 357 329 316 0.2 0.2 0.2

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 294 282 251 0.2 0.2 0.2

Mining and logging............................................... 2 1 1 0.2 0.1 0.2

Construction....................................................... 17 21 11 0.2 0.3 0.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 21 22 18 0.2 0.2 0.1

Durable goods.................................................. 13 11 13 0.2 0.1 0.2

Nondurable goods............................................. 8 12 5 0.2 0.2 0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 74 42 62 0.3 0.2 0.2

Wholesale trade................................................ 7 7 6 0.1 0.1 0.1

Retail trade..................................................... 53 23 36 0.3 0.1 0.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 14 12 20 0.2 0.2 0.3

Information........................................................ 12 15 5 0.4 0.5 0.2

Financial activities................................................ 11 31 29 0.1 0.4 0.3

Finance and insurance........................................ 9 27 27 0.1 0.4 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 1 4 1 0.1 0.2 0.1

Professional and business services............................ 73 73 43 0.3 0.3 0.2

Education and health services.................................. 48 40 44 0.2 0.2 0.2

Educational services.......................................... 6 3 9 0.2 0.1 0.2

Health care and social assistance........................... 42 37 36 0.2 0.2 0.2

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 18 30 32 0.1 0.2 0.2

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

Accommodation and food services.......................... 14 28 29 0.1 0.2 0.2

Other services.................................................... 18 7 5 0.3 0.1 0.1

Government.......................................................... 63 47 64 0.3 0.2 0.3

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

State and local.................................................... 54 37 55 0.3 0.2 0.3

State and local education..................................... 30 13 35 0.3 0.1 0.3

State and local, excluding education........................ 24 24 20 0.3 0.3 0.2

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 54 41 53 0.2 0.1 0.2

South................................................................. 153 131 132 0.3 0.2 0.2

Midwest............................................................... 70 62 72 0.2 0.2 0.2

West.................................................................. 80 95 59 0.2 0.3 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.