For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, September 9, 2015 USDL-15-1757

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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JULY 2015

The number of job openings again rose to a series high of 5.8 million on the last business day of July,

the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of hires and separations edged down to

5.0 million and 4.7 million, respectively. Within separations, the quits rate was 1.9 percent for the fourth

month in a row, and the layoffs and discharges rate declined to 1.1 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 increased to a new series high in July, reaching 5.8 million. The prior series high was 5.4 

million in May 2015. The series began in December 2000. The job openings rate for July rose to 3.9 

percent after measuring 3.6 percent in the prior 3 months. The number of job openings rose in July for 

total private and was little changed for government. Several industries experienced a rise in openings in 

July: professional and business services (+122,000), accommodation and food services (+82,000), retail 

trade (+77,000), and nondurable goods manufacturing (+27,000). In the regions, the number of openings 

rose in the Northeast (+154,000) and South (+141,000). (See table 1.)

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

total nonfarm and total private. The number of job openings for government was little changed. Job 

openings rose over the year for many industries with the largest increases occurring in professional and 

business services (+452,000), health care and social assistance (+174,000), accommodation and food 

services (+141,000), and retail trade (+136,000). Job openings decreased over the year in mining and 

logging (-8,000). The number of job openings increased over the year in all four regions. (See table 7.)

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2014 2015

Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted, August 2012 - July 2015

2013

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2.2

2.4

2.6

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3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

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Hires

Separations

Percent

2014 2015

Chart 2. Hires and total separations rates, seasonally adjusted, August 2012 - July 2015

2013
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Hires

The number of hires was 5.0 million in July, edging down from June. The hires rate was 3.5 percent.

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

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

accommodation and food services (+113,000) and in federal government (+13,000), but decreased in 

construction (-109,000) and in arts, entertainment, and recreation (-37,000). The number of hires was 

little changed in in all four regions. (See table 8.)

Separations

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

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

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

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

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

There were 4.7 million total separations in July, edging down from June. The separations rate was 3.3

percent. The number of total separations edged down for total private and was little changed for 

government. Total separations decreased in July in arts, entertainment, and recreation (-38,000) and in 

the West region (-184,000), but was little changed in the other industries and regions over the month.

(See table 3.)

There were 2.7 million quits in July, little changed from June. Although the number of quits has been 

increasing overall since the end of the recession, the number has held between 2.7 million and 2.8 

million for the past 11 months. The quits rate was unchanged in July, measuring 1.9 percent for the 

fourth month in a row. The number of quits was little changed for total private and unchanged for

government over the month. Quits fell in professional and business services (-57,000) and in the West 

region (-107,000), and was little changed in the other industries and regions in July. (See table 4.)

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

nonfarm, total private, and government. Over the year, quits increased in accommodation and food 

services (+101,000), state and local government (+27,000), and educational services (+23,000). Quits 

decreased over the year in finance and insurance (-25,000) and in nondurable goods manufacturing

(-18,000). In the regions, quits increased in the South (+168,000) and Northeast (+67,000), but fell in the 

West (-85,000). (See table 10.)

There were 1.6 million layoffs and discharges in July, edging down from June. The layoffs and

discharges rate fell to 1.1 percent. The number of layoffs and discharges edged down over the month for 

total private and was little changed for government. The number was 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) edged down over the 12 months ending 

in July for total nonfarm and total private, and was little changed for government. The number of layoffs 
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and discharges rose over the year in mining and logging (+8,000) and in federal government (+5,000), 

but fell in construction (-90,000) and educational services (-23,000). The number of layoffs and 

discharges fell over the year in the Northeast region (-138,000) and was little changed in the other

regions. (See table 11.)

In July, there were 413,000 other separations for total nonfarm, about the same as in June. Over the 

month, the number of other separations was little changed for total private at 341,000 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 July, the number of other separations (not seasonally adjusted) increased 

for total nonfarm (+64,000) and for government (+12,000), and edged up for total private (+52,000). 

Other separations increased over the year in several industries, with the largest changes occurring in

construction (+17,000), health care and social assistance (+16,000), and accommodation and food 

services (+15,000). Other separations decreased over the year in nondurable goods manufacturing

(-10,000). In the regions, other separations increased in the Midwest (+33,000) and was little changed in 

the other regions. (See table 12.)

Net Change in Employment

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

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

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

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

if the hires level is steady or rising. Over the 12 months ending in July 2015, hires totaled 60.6 million 

and separations totaled 57.8 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 August 2015 are scheduled to be 

released on Friday, October 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Category

Job openings Hires Total separations

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY

(in thousands)

Total nonfarm........................................ 4,726 5,323 5,753 5,003 5,182 4,983 4,711 4,906 4,716

Total private1...................................... 4,256 4,859 5,266 4,718 4,854 4,653 4,440 4,596 4,401

Construction.................................... 138 137 137 385 325 300 350 333 273

Manufacturing.................................. 286 310 342 266 271 267 240 266 254

Durable goods............................... 185 190 195 158 158 160 141 160 169

Nondurable goods........................... 101 120 147 108 113 107 99 105 85

Trade, transportation, and utilities2.......... 835 945 1,018 1,102 1,146 1,130 1,038 1,077 1,054

Retail trade................................... 490 543 620 764 786 786 723 746 739

Professional and business services......... 911 1,209 1,331 1,000 1,054 948 944 991 891

Education and health services3.............. 856 1,002 1,030 579 585 580 532 533 543

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 776 910 928 507 499 498 461 450 464

Leisure and hospitality........................ 646 701 770 872 923 935 864 882 895

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 71 77 64 151 136 119 154 136 98

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 575 624 706 721 787 816 710 746 798

Government4

...................................... 470 463 486 286 328 330 271 310 315

State and local................................. 417 395 416 259 292 286 245 276 275

RATES BY INDUSTRY

(percent)

Total nonfarm........................................ 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3

Total private1

...................................... 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7

Construction.................................... 2.2 2.1 2.1 6.3 5.1 4.7 5.7 5.2 4.3

Manufacturing.................................. 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1

Durable goods............................... 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.2

Nondurable goods........................... 2.2 2.6 3.1 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.3 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities2

.......... 3.1 3.4 3.6 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.9

Retail trade................................... 3.1 3.3 3.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.7

Professional and business services......... 4.5 5.8 6.3 5.2 5.3 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.5

Education and health services3

.............. 3.8 4.4 4.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 4.1 4.7 4.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5

Leisure and hospitality........................ 4.2 4.4 4.8 5.9 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 3.2 3.5 2.9 7.2 6.3 5.5 7.3 6.3 4.5

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 4.4 4.6 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.3 5.6 5.8 6.1

Government4...................................... 2.1 2.1 2.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.4

State and local................................. 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 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

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 4,726 5,109 5,334 5,357 5,323 5,753 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,256 4,626 4,849 4,857 4,859 5,266 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.2

Construction................................ 138 168 137 163 137 137 2.2 2.6 2.1 2.5 2.1 2.1

Manufacturing.............................. 286 333 335 333 310 342 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7

Durable goods........................... 185 211 215 194 190 195 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4

Nondurable goods....................... 101 122 120 139 120 147 2.2 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.6 3.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 835 880 951 957 945 1,018 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6

Retail trade............................... 490 515 530 537 543 620 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.8

Professional and business services. . . .. 911 1,014 1,070 1,103 1,209 1,331 4.5 4.9 5.2 5.3 5.8 6.3

Education and health services6

.......... 856 903 992 968 1,002 1,030 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.5

Health care and social assistance. . .. 776 810 893 883 910 928 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.8

Leisure and hospitality.................... 646 740 716 735 701 770 4.2 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 71 92 67 77 77 64 3.2 4.1 3.0 3.4 3.5 2.9

Accommodation and food services. .. 575 649 649 658 624 706 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.6 5.2

Government7.................................. 470 483 485 499 463 486 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2

State and local............................. 417 416 414 427 395 416 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.1

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 792 827 833 805 788 942 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.4

South........................................... 1,743 1,881 1,994 2,021 2,070 2,211 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.1

Midwest........................................ 1,104 1,203 1,199 1,240 1,240 1,275 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8

West............................................ 1,087 1,198 1,308 1,290 1,224 1,324 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.0

1

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

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

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

4

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

5

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

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 5,003 5,088 5,034 5,060 5,182 4,983 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.5

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,718 4,759 4,698 4,732 4,854 4,653 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9

Construction................................ 385 307 345 320 325 300 6.3 4.8 5.4 5.0 5.1 4.7

Manufacturing.............................. 266 257 252 245 271 267 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2

Durable goods........................... 158 152 144 141 158 160 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1

Nondurable goods....................... 108 105 109 104 113 107 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 1,102 1,105 1,039 1,107 1,146 1,130 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.2

Retail trade............................... 764 756 722 782 786 786 5.0 4.9 4.6 5.0 5.0 5.0

Professional and business services. . . .. 1,000 1,073 1,040 1,040 1,054 948 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8

Education and health services6

.......... 579 591 598 598 585 580 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6

Health care and social assistance. . .. 507 518 517 515 499 498 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7

Leisure and hospitality.................... 872 928 907 932 923 935 5.9 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 151 152 130 154 136 119 7.2 7.1 6.0 7.1 6.3 5.5

Accommodation and food services. .. 721 776 777 778 787 816 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.3

Government7.................................. 286 329 336 328 328 330 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

State and local............................. 259 294 300 286 292 286 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 748 784 770 803 766 773 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9

South........................................... 2,008 1,947 1,944 1,966 2,089 2,020 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.1 3.9

Midwest........................................ 1,124 1,215 1,214 1,150 1,158 1,068 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.3

West............................................ 1,124 1,142 1,107 1,141 1,168 1,122 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.5

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

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

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

4

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

5

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

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 4,711 5,065 4,895 4,799 4,906 4,716 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,440 4,735 4,574 4,480 4,596 4,401 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7

Construction................................ 350 345 300 280 333 273 5.7 5.4 4.7 4.4 5.2 4.3

Manufacturing.............................. 240 264 262 238 266 254 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.1

Durable goods........................... 141 152 153 141 160 169 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.2

Nondurable goods....................... 99 112 109 97 105 85 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.3 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 1,038 1,120 1,028 1,071 1,077 1,054 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9

Retail trade............................... 723 768 713 745 746 739 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.7

Professional and business services. . . .. 944 1,019 1,005 961 991 891 4.9 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.5

Education and health services6

.......... 532 536 520 547 533 543 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5

Health care and social assistance. . .. 461 465 450 467 450 464 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5

Leisure and hospitality.................... 864 933 948 892 882 895 5.9 6.2 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 154 150 132 120 136 98 7.3 7.0 6.2 5.5 6.3 4.5

Accommodation and food services. .. 710 783 816 772 746 798 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.8 6.1

Government7.................................. 271 331 321 319 310 315 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4

State and local............................. 245 296 285 280 276 275 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 753 785 756 730 727 686 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6

South........................................... 1,845 1,942 1,952 1,909 1,877 1,943 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8

Midwest........................................ 1,005 1,193 1,138 1,087 1,145 1,115 3.2 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.5

West............................................ 1,109 1,145 1,049 1,073 1,157 973 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.0

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

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

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

4

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

5

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

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 2,542 2,769 2,709 2,730 2,738 2,695 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 2,405 2,611 2,562 2,579 2,576 2,534 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1

Construction................................ 106 122 120 115 107 109 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7

Manufacturing.............................. 132 129 141 122 138 127 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0

Durable goods........................... 73 72 80 71 81 82 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0

Nondurable goods....................... 59 56 62 51 57 45 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 580 649 611 624 618 600 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2

Retail trade............................... 421 492 446 444 462 425 2.7 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.7

Professional and business services. . . .. 453 474 506 516 510 453 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.3

Education and health services6

.......... 348 353 346 358 347 360 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

Health care and social assistance. . .. 310 313 309 315 306 306 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6

Leisure and hospitality.................... 531 613 562 573 585 616 3.6 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 48 46 47 53 52 52 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.4

Accommodation and food services. .. 483 567 515 520 533 563 3.8 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.3

Government7.................................. 136 158 147 151 161 161 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

State and local............................. 127 147 136 140 150 149 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 345 398 388 381 370 399 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5

South........................................... 1,030 1,128 1,125 1,123 1,129 1,178 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3

Midwest........................................ 581 629 603 632 616 603 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9

West............................................ 584 613 593 595 622 515 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.6

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.

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 1,827 1,894 1,784 1,660 1,779 1,609 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 1,752 1,791 1,679 1,562 1,686 1,527 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3

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

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

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

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

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. – – – – – – – – – – – –

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

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

Education and health services6

.......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

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

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

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

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

Government7.................................. 75 103 105 98 93 82 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4

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

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 353 308 295 273 280 210 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8

South........................................... 663 690 682 615 599 601 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2

Midwest........................................ 364 479 432 380 456 418 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.3

West............................................ 447 418 374 392 445 379 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 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.

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

Mar.

2015

Apr.

2015

May

2015

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.................................... 343 403 402 409 389 413 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 283 333 333 340 333 341 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

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

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

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

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

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. – – – – – – – – – – – –

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

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

Education and health services6

.......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

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

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

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

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

Government7.................................. 59 70 70 69 56 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.

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- Data not available.
Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted1

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 5,062 5,308 6,197 3.5 3.6 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,538 4,807 5,657 3.7 3.8 4.5

Mining and logging............................................... 29 22 21 3.1 2.6 2.4

Construction....................................................... 151 163 143 2.3 2.4 2.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 319 302 393 2.5 2.4 3.1

Durable goods.................................................. 212 191 223 2.7 2.4 2.8

Nondurable goods............................................. 107 111 170 2.3 2.4 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 907 920 1,100 3.3 3.3 3.9

Wholesale trade................................................ 188 159 234 3.1 2.6 3.8

Retail trade..................................................... 526 539 662 3.3 3.3 4.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 193 223 204 3.6 4.0 3.7

Information........................................................ 120 93 120 4.2 3.2 4.1

Financial activities................................................ 318 274 369 3.8 3.2 4.3

Finance and insurance........................................ 235 200 247 3.8 3.2 3.9

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 83 75 122 3.8 3.4 5.4

Professional and business services............................ 896 1,205 1,348 4.5 5.7 6.3

Education and health services.................................. 939 953 1,137 4.2 4.2 5.0

Educational services.......................................... 92 88 116 2.9 2.6 3.5

Health care and social assistance........................... 847 865 1,021 4.5 4.5 5.2

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 700 708 833 4.3 4.3 5.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 65 70 56 2.6 2.8 2.2

Accommodation and food services.......................... 636 638 777 4.7 4.6 5.5

Other services.................................................... 159 167 195 2.7 2.8 3.3

Government.......................................................... 524 501 540 2.5 2.2 2.5

Federal............................................................. 51 62 65 1.8 2.2 2.3

State and local.................................................... 473 439 475 2.6 2.2 2.6

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 845 798 1,007 3.2 2.9 3.7

South................................................................. 1,857 2,055 2,382 3.6 3.8 4.4

Midwest............................................................... 1,189 1,249 1,365 3.7 3.7 4.1

West.................................................................. 1,171 1,206 1,443 3.6 3.6 4.3

1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 5,459 5,945 5,417 3.9 4.2 3.8

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 5,139 5,507 5,056 4.3 4.6 4.2

Mining and logging............................................... 37 30 34 4.1 3.6 4.0

Construction....................................................... 465 412 356 7.2 6.3 5.3

Manufacturing..................................................... 295 329 300 2.4 2.7 2.4

Durable goods.................................................. 165 189 170 2.1 2.4 2.2

Nondurable goods............................................. 130 140 129 2.9 3.1 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 1,112 1,141 1,148 4.2 4.2 4.3

Wholesale trade................................................ 167 184 162 2.9 3.1 2.7

Retail trade..................................................... 754 775 781 4.9 4.9 5.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 191 182 205 3.7 3.4 3.9

Information........................................................ 85 92 78 3.1 3.3 2.8

Financial activities................................................ 224 238 203 2.8 2.9 2.5

Finance and insurance........................................ 152 162 136 2.6 2.7 2.2

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 72 76 67 3.4 3.6 3.1

Professional and business services............................ 1,059 1,151 999 5.5 5.8 5.0

Education and health services.................................. 676 663 670 3.2 3.0 3.1

Educational services.......................................... 96 98 105 3.1 3.0 3.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 580 565 565 3.2 3.0 3.0

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 938 1,143 1,014 6.1 7.2 6.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 152 214 115 6.3 8.8 4.6

Accommodation and food services.......................... 786 928 899 6.1 7.0 6.7

Other services.................................................... 248 308 255 4.4 5.4 4.5

Government.......................................................... 320 438 361 1.6 2.0 1.7

Federal............................................................. 24 47 37 0.9 1.7 1.4

State and local.................................................... 296 391 324 1.7 2.0 1.8

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 866 934 895 3.3 3.5 3.4

South................................................................. 2,135 2,297 2,143 4.2 4.4 4.2

Midwest............................................................... 1,182 1,338 1,108 3.8 4.2 3.5

West.................................................................. 1,276 1,376 1,271 4.1 4.3 4.0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 5,029 5,112 5,069 3.6 3.6 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,692 4,603 4,694 4.0 3.8 3.9

Mining and logging............................................... 26 25 34 2.8 3.0 4.0

Construction....................................................... 367 304 299 5.7 4.6 4.5

Manufacturing..................................................... 262 275 273 2.1 2.2 2.2

Durable goods.................................................. 150 161 182 1.9 2.1 2.3

Nondurable goods............................................. 112 114 91 2.5 2.5 2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 1,066 1,018 1,094 4.0 3.8 4.1

Wholesale trade................................................ 167 158 168 2.9 2.6 2.8

Retail trade..................................................... 727 710 750 4.7 4.5 4.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 172 151 176 3.3 2.8 3.3

Information........................................................ 81 73 83 2.9 2.6 3.0

Financial activities................................................ 189 186 172 2.3 2.3 2.1

Finance and insurance........................................ 128 128 113 2.1 2.1 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 62 58 59 2.9 2.7 2.8

Professional and business services............................ 935 990 869 4.9 5.0 4.4

Education and health services.................................. 641 632 650 3.0 2.9 3.0

Educational services.......................................... 108 154 112 3.5 4.7 3.5

Health care and social assistance........................... 533 478 538 3.0 2.6 2.9

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 903 867 988 5.9 5.5 6.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 117 97 93 4.8 4.0 3.7

Accommodation and food services.......................... 786 770 895 6.0 5.8 6.7

Other services.................................................... 222 233 232 3.9 4.1 4.1

Government.......................................................... 336 510 374 1.6 2.3 1.8

Federal............................................................. 22 33 32 0.8 1.2 1.2

State and local.................................................... 314 477 342 1.8 2.5 1.9

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 792 762 736 3.1 2.9 2.8

South................................................................. 1,989 1,976 2,127 3.9 3.8 4.1

Midwest............................................................... 1,020 1,164 1,113 3.3 3.6 3.5

West.................................................................. 1,227 1,211 1,092 3.9 3.7 3.4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 2,915 2,931 3,085 2.1 2.1 2.2

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 2,752 2,685 2,891 2.3 2.2 2.4

Mining and logging............................................... 16 13 16 1.7 1.6 1.9

Construction....................................................... 136 121 143 2.1 1.8 2.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 153 150 148 1.3 1.2 1.2

Durable goods.................................................. 84 85 96 1.1 1.1 1.2

Nondurable goods............................................. 70 65 52 1.5 1.4 1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 620 624 638 2.3 2.3 2.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 79 76 89 1.3 1.3 1.5

Retail trade..................................................... 445 463 445 2.9 3.0 2.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 96 85 104 1.9 1.6 2.0

Information........................................................ 42 39 47 1.5 1.4 1.7

Financial activities................................................ 125 106 100 1.6 1.3 1.2

Finance and insurance........................................ 90 76 65 1.5 1.3 1.1

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 35 30 35 1.7 1.4 1.6

Professional and business services............................ 513 529 498 2.7 2.7 2.5

Education and health services.................................. 416 377 434 2.0 1.7 2.0

Educational services.......................................... 50 60 73 1.6 1.8 2.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 366 317 361 2.0 1.7 1.9

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 621 613 727 4.0 3.9 4.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 64 58 69 2.6 2.4 2.8

Accommodation and food services.......................... 557 555 658 4.3 4.2 4.9

Other services.................................................... 109 113 139 1.9 2.0 2.4

Government.......................................................... 163 246 194 0.8 1.1 0.9

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

State and local.................................................... 154 233 181 0.9 1.2 1.0

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 380 389 447 1.5 1.5 1.7

South................................................................. 1,165 1,211 1,333 2.3 2.3 2.6

Midwest............................................................... 664 670 683 2.1 2.1 2.1

West.................................................................. 706 661 621 2.2 2.0 1.9

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

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 1,738 1,716 1,544 1.3 1.2 1.1

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 1,641 1,558 1,453 1.4 1.3 1.2

Mining and logging............................................... 8 9 16 0.8 1.1 1.9

Construction....................................................... 225 168 135 3.5 2.6 2.0

Manufacturing..................................................... 79 97 103 0.6 0.8 0.8

Durable goods.................................................. 54 60 70 0.7 0.8 0.9

Nondurable goods............................................. 26 38 32 0.6 0.8 0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 343 307 335 1.3 1.1 1.2

Wholesale trade................................................ 80 74 66 1.4 1.3 1.1

Retail trade..................................................... 200 183 210 1.3 1.2 1.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 63 50 59 1.2 0.9 1.1

Information........................................................ 31 27 23 1.1 1.0 0.8

Financial activities................................................ 42 53 54 0.5 0.7 0.7

Finance and insurance........................................ 22 31 33 0.4 0.5 0.6

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 20 23 20 1.0 1.1 0.9

Professional and business services............................ 377 387 336 2.0 1.9 1.7

Education and health services.................................. 187 192 157 0.9 0.9 0.7

Educational services.......................................... 52 88 29 1.7 2.7 0.9

Health care and social assistance........................... 135 104 128 0.7 0.6 0.7

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 250 218 212 1.6 1.4 1.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 50 35 19 2.1 1.4 0.7

Accommodation and food services.......................... 200 184 193 1.5 1.4 1.4

Other services.................................................... 99 98 84 1.8 1.7 1.5

Government.......................................................... 97 158 91 0.5 0.7 0.4

Federal............................................................. 5 9 10 0.2 0.3 0.4

State and local.................................................... 91 148 82 0.5 0.8 0.5

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 350 270 212 1.4 1.0 0.8

South................................................................. 653 589 608 1.3 1.1 1.2

Midwest............................................................... 295 409 337 0.9 1.3 1.1

West.................................................................. 439 448 388 1.4 1.4 1.2

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

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

July

2014

June

2015

July

2015p

Total nonfarm.......................................................... 376 465 440 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 299 359 351 0.3 0.3 0.3

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

Construction....................................................... 5 15 22 0.1 0.2 0.3

Manufacturing..................................................... 30 28 22 0.2 0.2 0.2

Durable goods.................................................. 12 17 15 0.2 0.2 0.2

Nondurable goods............................................. 17 11 7 0.4 0.2 0.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 103 87 121 0.4 0.3 0.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 9 8 13 0.2 0.1 0.2

Retail trade..................................................... 81 64 95 0.5 0.4 0.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 13 15 13 0.3 0.3 0.2

Information........................................................ 8 7 13 0.3 0.2 0.5

Financial activities................................................ 22 26 18 0.3 0.3 0.2

Finance and insurance........................................ 15 21 14 0.3 0.3 0.2

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 6 5 4 0.3 0.2 0.2

Professional and business services............................ 45 74 35 0.2 0.4 0.2

Education and health services.................................. 38 63 58 0.2 0.3 0.3

Educational services.......................................... 6 6 10 0.2 0.2 0.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 33 56 49 0.2 0.3 0.3

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 32 35 50 0.2 0.2 0.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 3 4 6 0.1 0.2 0.2

Accommodation and food services.......................... 29 31 44 0.2 0.2 0.3

Other services.................................................... 14 21 10 0.2 0.4 0.2

Government.......................................................... 77 106 89 0.4 0.5 0.4

Federal............................................................. 8 11 10 0.3 0.4 0.4

State and local.................................................... 68 95 79 0.4 0.5 0.4

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 62 103 77 0.2 0.4 0.3

South................................................................. 171 176 187 0.3 0.3 0.4

Midwest............................................................... 61 84 94 0.2 0.3 0.3

West.................................................................. 82 102 82 0.3 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.