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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – SEPTEMBER 2014

There were 4.7 million job openings on the last business day of September, little changed from 4.9

million in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires (5.0 million) and separations 

(4.8 million) increased in September. Within separations, the quits rate (2.0 percent) increased and the 

layoffs and discharges rate (1.2 percent) was unchanged. 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

There were 4.7 million job openings on the last business day of September. The job openings rate was 

3.3 percent. The number of job openings was little changed for total private and government in 

September. (See table 1.) The level of job openings decreased for arts, entertainment, and recreation.

The job openings level was little changed in all four regions.

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

September for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The job openings level increased over the 

year for many industries, including both professional and business services and health care and social 

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

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2012 2014

Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted, October 2011 - September 2014

2013

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Chart 2. Hires and separations rates, seasonally adjusted, October 2011 - September 2014

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Hires

The hires level increased to 5.0 million in September, up from 4.7 million in August. This was the 

highest level of hires since December 2007. The hires rate in September was 3.6 percent. The number of 

hires increased for total private and was little changed for government. Hires increased over the month

in health care and social assistance as well as in the Midwest region. (See table 2.)

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

total nonfarm, total private, and government. The hires level increased over the year in many industries,

including both professional and business services and health care and social assistance. The level

decreased for real estate and rental and leasing. The number of hires increased in the Midwest and West 

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 include separations 

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

There were 4.8 million total separations in September, up from 4.5 million in August. The separations

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

for government. (See table 3.)

The number of quits increased from 2.5 million in August to 2.8 million in September. This was the 

highest level of quits since April 2008. The quits rate in September was 2.0 percent. The number of quits

increased for total private and government. The quits level increased in professional and business 

services, health care and social assistance, and state and local government. Quits increased in the 

Midwest region. (See table 4.)

The quits level (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in September for total 

nonfarm, total private, and government. Over the year, the number of quits increased for many

industries, including health care and social assistance, and accommodation and food services. The 

number of quits also increased over the year in all four regions. (See table 10.)

The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed in September at 1.6 million and at the rate of

1.2 percent. The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed over the month for total private, 

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

discharges are not available for individual industries.

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

ending in September for total nonfarm and total private, and decreased for government. The number of

layoffs and discharges decreased for several industries, including arts, entertainment, and recreation and 

in accommodation and food services. The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed over the 

year in all four regions. (See table 11.)

In September, there were 388,000 other separations for total nonfarm, little changed from August.

Over the month, the number of other separations was little changed for total private at 324,000 and for
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government at 64,000. (See table 6.) Seasonally adjusted estimates of other separations are not available 

for individual industries or regions.

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

was little changed for total nonfarm, total private, and government. (See table 12.)

Net Change in Employment

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

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

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

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

if the hires level is steady or rising. Over the 12 months ending in September 2014, hires totaled 56.6

million and separations totaled 54.0 million, yielding a net employment gain of 2.6 million. These 

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

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey results for October 2014 are scheduled to be 

released on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Category

Job openings Hires Total separations

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY

(in thousands)

Total................................................... 3,948 4,853 4,735 4,701 4,742 5,026 4,500 4,531 4,788

Total private1...................................... 3,559 4,411 4,290 4,408 4,450 4,711 4,231 4,247 4,480

Construction.................................... 117 121 98 304 330 276 288 316 260

Manufacturing.................................. 252 296 285 259 236 280 243 237 268

Durable goods............................... 169 179 170 159 139 157 141 134 144

Nondurable goods........................... 84 118 115 100 97 123 102 103 124

Trade, transportation, and utilities2.......... 800 821 830 960 1,011 1,007 894 987 965

Retail trade................................... 511 500 508 662 686 686 639 681 666

Professional and business services......... 644 928 964 1,028 1,049 1,145 969 974 1,069

Education and health services3.............. 684 866 899 546 514 635 518 484 584

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 618 789 803 472 437 548 441 410 505

Leisure and hospitality........................ 541 700 658 818 845 881 833 818 869

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 58 71 53 141 136 140 147 142 136

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 482 629 605 677 709 742 686 675 733

Government4

...................................... 389 443 445 293 293 315 269 284 308

State and local................................. 342 378 373 267 265 285 238 259 278

RATES BY INDUSTRY

(percent)

Total................................................... 2.8 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.4

Total private1

...................................... 3.0 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.8

Construction.................................... 2.0 2.0 1.6 5.2 5.4 4.5 4.9 5.2 4.3

Manufacturing.................................. 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.3 2.0 1.9 2.2

Durable goods............................... 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.9

Nondurable goods........................... 1.9 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities2

.......... 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.6

Retail trade................................... 3.3 3.1 3.2 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.3

Professional and business services......... 3.3 4.6 4.7 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.2 5.0 5.5

Education and health services3

.............. 3.1 3.9 4.0 2.6 2.4 2.9 2.4 2.2 2.7

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . .. 3.4 4.2 4.2 2.6 2.4 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.8

Leisure and hospitality........................ 3.6 4.6 4.3 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . .. 2.8 3.3 2.4 6.9 6.5 6.6 7.3 6.8 6.5

Accommodation and food services. . . . . .. 3.8 4.8 4.6 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.8

Government4...................................... 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4

State and local................................. 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.2 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-12 ARIMA to seasonally adjust several 

JOLTS series utilizing moving averages as seasonal 

filters. A concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is 

used in which new seasonal adjustment factors are 

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

including current month data. JOLTS seasonal adjustment 

includes both additive and multiplicative models and 

REGARIMA (regression with auto-correlated errors) 

modeling to improve the seasonal adjustment factors at 

the beginning and end of the series and to detect and 

adjust for outliers in the series.

Alignment procedure

The JOLTS measures for hires minus separations can be 

used to derive a measure of net employment change. This 

change should be comparable to the net employment 

change from the much larger CES survey. However, 

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

caused JOLTS to diverge from CES over time. To limit 

the divergence, and improve the quality of the JOLTS 

hires and separations series, BLS implemented the 

Monthly Alignment Method.

This method applies the CES employment trends to the 

seasonally adjusted JOLTS implied employment trend 

(hires minus separations) forcing them to be 

approximately the same, while preserving the seasonality 

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

adjusted and the difference between the JOLTS implied 

employment change and the CES net employment change 

is calculated. Next, the JOLTS implied employment 

change is adjusted to equal the CES net employment 

change through a proportional adjustment. This procedure 

adjusts the two components (hires, separations) 

proportionally to their contribution to the total churn 

(hires plus separations). The adjusted hires and 

separations are converted back to not seasonally adjusted 

data by reversing the application of the original seasonal 

factors. After the Monthly Alignment Method has been 

used to adjust the level estimates, rate estimates are 

computed from the adjusted levels. 

Reliability of the estimates

JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling and 

nonsampling error. When a sample is surveyed rather than 

the entire population, there is a chance that the sample 

estimates may differ from the "true" population values 

they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, 

varies depending on the particular sample selected, and 

this variability is measured by the standard error of the 

estimate. BLS analysis is generally conducted at the 90-

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

percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate 

based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 

standard errors from the "true" population value because 

of sampling error. Sampling error estimates are available

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

The JOLTS estimates also are affected by non-sampling 

error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, 

including the failure to include a segment of the 

population, the inability to obtain data from all units in 

the sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents 

to provide data on a timely basis, mistakes made by 

respondents, errors made in the collection or processing 

of the data, and errors from the employment benchmark 

data used in estimation.

Other information

Information in this release will be made available to 

sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total.............................................. 3,948 4,577 4,675 4,605 4,853 4,735 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 3,559 4,131 4,176 4,129 4,411 4,290 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.5

Construction................................ 117 125 152 139 121 98 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.6

Manufacturing.............................. 252 292 302 293 296 285 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3

Durable goods........................... 169 175 194 195 179 170 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2

Nondurable goods....................... 84 117 108 97 118 115 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.6 2.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 800 731 797 806 821 830 3.0 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

Retail trade............................... 511 419 465 473 500 508 3.3 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2

Professional and business services. . . .. 644 896 909 880 928 964 3.3 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.7

Education and health services6

.......... 684 796 821 826 866 899 3.1 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.0

Health care and social assistance. . .. 618 723 728 746 789 803 3.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.2

Leisure and hospitality.................... 541 752 643 622 700 658 3.6 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.6 4.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 58 79 68 63 71 53 2.8 3.6 3.1 2.9 3.3 2.4

Accommodation and food services. .. 482 674 575 559 629 605 3.8 5.1 4.4 4.3 4.8 4.6

Government7.................................. 389 446 499 476 443 445 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0

State and local............................. 342 383 430 421 378 373 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.9

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 696 793 798 765 796 789 2.6 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9

South........................................... 1,474 1,695 1,736 1,722 1,897 1,787 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.4

Midwest........................................ 893 1,075 1,055 1,087 1,076 1,078 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

West............................................ 885 1,014 1,086 1,031 1,084 1,081 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.3

1

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

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

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

4

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

5

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

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total............................................... 4,701 4,738 4,791 4,934 4,742 5,026 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,408 4,452 4,503 4,651 4,450 4,711 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0

Construction................................ 304 301 268 371 330 276 5.2 5.0 4.5 6.1 5.4 4.5

Manufacturing.............................. 259 240 268 259 236 280 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.3

Durable goods........................... 159 153 155 155 139 157 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.0

Nondurable goods....................... 100 88 113 103 97 123 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 960 1,073 1,107 1,090 1,011 1,007 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.8

Retail trade............................... 662 742 756 758 686 686 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.5

Professional and business services. . . .. 1,028 973 1,002 1,012 1,049 1,145 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.9

Education and health services6

.......... 546 525 538 555 514 635 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.9

Health care and social assistance. . .. 472 454 457 485 437 548 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.4 3.0

Leisure and hospitality.................... 818 857 855 852 845 881 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 141 150 143 138 136 140 6.9 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.6

Accommodation and food services. .. 677 707 712 714 709 742 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.9

Government7.................................. 293 285 288 282 293 315 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4

State and local............................. 267 256 255 252 265 285 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 744 726 676 793 728 797 2.9 2.8 2.6 3.0 2.8 3.0

South........................................... 1,837 1,870 1,950 1,945 1,872 1,925 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8

Midwest........................................ 1,069 1,122 1,059 1,119 1,018 1,160 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.7

West............................................ 1,051 1,020 1,105 1,077 1,124 1,144 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7

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

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total............................................... 4,500 4,530 4,520 4,629 4,531 4,788 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 4,231 4,246 4,229 4,369 4,247 4,480 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.8

Construction................................ 288 276 241 331 316 260 4.9 4.6 4.0 5.5 5.2 4.3

Manufacturing.............................. 243 228 241 231 237 268 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.2

Durable goods........................... 141 134 136 137 134 144 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.9

Nondurable goods....................... 102 94 106 95 103 124 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 894 1,028 1,023 1,031 987 965 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.6

Retail trade............................... 639 718 711 723 681 666 4.2 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.3

Professional and business services. . . .. 969 906 937 946 974 1,069 5.2 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.5

Education and health services6

.......... 518 483 518 524 484 584 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.7

Health care and social assistance. . .. 441 412 443 450 410 505 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.8

Leisure and hospitality.................... 833 837 820 827 818 869 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 147 140 129 126 142 136 7.3 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.8 6.5

Accommodation and food services. .. 686 697 691 702 675 733 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.8

Government7.................................. 269 284 291 260 284 308 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4

State and local............................. 238 253 259 235 259 278 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 742 726 680 717 715 765 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.9

South........................................... 1,786 1,715 1,816 1,835 1,827 1,900 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.8

Midwest........................................ 980 1,009 1,016 1,016 996 1,097 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.5

West............................................ 993 1,079 1,008 1,061 993 1,025 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.3

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

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

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

4

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

5

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

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total............................................... 2,381 2,487 2,484 2,547 2,510 2,753 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 2,267 2,355 2,355 2,413 2,364 2,585 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.2

Construction................................ 94 121 110 107 127 122 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.0

Manufacturing.............................. 119 115 114 127 121 133 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1

Durable goods........................... 67 67 61 70 68 75 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0

Nondurable goods....................... 52 48 53 57 54 59 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. 539 611 588 580 554 558 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1

Retail trade............................... 410 448 442 428 406 396 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.6

Professional and business services. . . .. 504 438 461 470 454 545 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.8

Education and health services6

.......... 300 305 323 348 297 364 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.7

Health care and social assistance. . .. 268 268 286 310 263 328 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.8

Leisure and hospitality.................... 465 506 532 529 549 584 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 4.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. .. 42 52 53 53 53 57 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7

Accommodation and food services. .. 423 454 480 477 496 527 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.2

Government7.................................. 114 132 129 134 145 168 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8

State and local............................. 103 122 119 125 139 157 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 328 335 330 339 339 383 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5

South........................................... 975 1,019 1,061 1,040 1,030 1,099 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.2

Midwest........................................ 567 599 583 590 597 668 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1

West............................................ 510 534 510 578 544 604 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.9

1 Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.

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

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

4

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

5

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

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total............................................... 1,783 1,656 1,657 1,726 1,619 1,647 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 1,680 1,578 1,558 1,657 1,547 1,571 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3

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

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

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

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

Trade, transportation, and utilities5

. . . . .. – – – – – – – – – – – –

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

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

Education and health services6

.......... – – – – – – – – – – – –

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

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

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

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

Government7.................................. 103 78 99 70 72 76 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3

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

REGION8

Northeast...................................... 346 312 279 321 296 299 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1

South........................................... 695 540 599 634 639 638 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3

Midwest........................................ 330 317 351 358 332 363 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2

West............................................ 413 487 429 413 352 347 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1

1

Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month.

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

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

4

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

5

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

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands)2 Rates3

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total............................................... 336 387 378 356 402 388 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private4

.................................. 283 313 315 299 335 324 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.................................. 53 74 62 57 66 64 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

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

REGION8

Northeast...................................... – – – – – – – – – – – –

South........................................... – – – – – – – – – – – –

Midwest........................................ – – – – – – – – – – – –

West............................................ – – – – – – – – – – – –

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

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

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

4

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

5

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

6

Includes educational services, not shown separately.

7

Includes federal government, not shown separately.

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

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

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

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

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

p Preliminary

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 3,969 5,000 4,762 2.8 3.5 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 3,595 4,529 4,326 3.0 3.7 3.5

Mining and logging............................................... 17 26 26 1.9 2.7 2.7

Construction....................................................... 114 135 90 1.8 2.1 1.4

Manufacturing..................................................... 253 292 285 2.1 2.3 2.3

Durable goods.................................................. 167 172 166 2.2 2.2 2.1

Nondurable goods............................................. 87 120 118 1.9 2.6 2.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 891 889 942 3.3 3.3 3.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 124 150 145 2.1 2.5 2.4

Retail trade..................................................... 596 560 608 3.8 3.5 3.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 172 179 189 3.3 3.4 3.5

Information........................................................ 102 81 106 3.7 2.9 3.8

Financial activities................................................ 240 378 264 2.9 4.5 3.2

Finance and insurance........................................ 204 313 214 3.4 5.0 3.5

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 36 65 50 1.7 3.0 2.4

Professional and business services............................ 627 935 918 3.2 4.6 4.5

Education and health services.................................. 665 878 893 3.1 4.0 4.0

Educational services.......................................... 62 81 93 1.9 2.6 2.7

Health care and social assistance........................... 603 797 800 3.3 4.2 4.2

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 535 722 650 3.6 4.5 4.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 54 81 47 2.5 3.3 2.1

Accommodation and food services.......................... 481 641 603 3.7 4.7 4.5

Other services.................................................... 151 192 152 2.7 3.3 2.7

Government.......................................................... 374 470 436 1.7 2.2 2.0

Federal............................................................. 44 67 70 1.6 2.4 2.5

State and local.................................................... 329 403 366 1.7 2.2 1.9

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 702 863 799 2.7 3.2 3.0

South................................................................. 1,452 1,896 1,755 2.8 3.6 3.3

Midwest............................................................... 928 1,138 1,113 2.9 3.5 3.4

West.................................................................. 886 1,103 1,095 2.8 3.4 3.4

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 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

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 4,851 5,203 5,262 3.5 3.7 3.8

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,480 4,705 4,849 3.9 4.0 4.1

Mining and logging............................................... 30 32 38 3.4 3.4 4.1

Construction....................................................... 292 325 266 4.8 5.1 4.2

Manufacturing..................................................... 253 249 287 2.1 2.0 2.3

Durable goods.................................................. 150 140 155 2.0 1.8 2.0

Nondurable goods............................................. 103 109 132 2.3 2.4 2.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 1,002 1,047 1,028 3.9 4.0 3.9

Wholesale trade................................................ 132 157 153 2.3 2.7 2.6

Retail trade..................................................... 690 721 699 4.6 4.7 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 180 168 175 3.5 3.3 3.4

Information........................................................ 68 78 69 2.6 2.9 2.6

Financial activities................................................ 211 189 186 2.7 2.4 2.3

Finance and insurance........................................ 129 129 133 2.2 2.2 2.2

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 82 60 53 4.0 2.9 2.6

Professional and business services............................ 976 1,076 1,111 5.2 5.5 5.7

Education and health services.................................. 629 655 750 3.0 3.1 3.5

Educational services.......................................... 137 133 172 4.2 4.3 5.1

Health care and social assistance........................... 492 522 578 2.8 2.9 3.2

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 835 877 919 5.8 5.7 6.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 135 118 134 6.5 5.0 6.2

Accommodation and food services.......................... 700 759 785 5.6 5.9 6.2

Other services.................................................... 183 177 195 3.4 3.2 3.5

Government.......................................................... 372 498 413 1.7 2.4 1.9

Federal............................................................. 26 27 30 0.9 1.0 1.1

State and local.................................................... 346 471 383 1.8 2.6 2.0

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 828 732 918 3.2 2.8 3.5

South................................................................. 1,820 2,110 1,916 3.7 4.2 3.8

Midwest............................................................... 1,089 1,155 1,202 3.5 3.7 3.8

West.................................................................. 1,114 1,205 1,226 3.6 3.9 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

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 4,844 5,451 5,178 3.5 3.9 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 4,521 5,034 4,822 3.9 4.3 4.1

Mining and logging............................................... 27 34 32 3.1 3.6 3.4

Construction....................................................... 297 360 268 4.9 5.7 4.2

Manufacturing..................................................... 258 296 291 2.1 2.4 2.4

Durable goods.................................................. 149 170 154 2.0 2.2 2.0

Nondurable goods............................................. 109 126 137 2.4 2.8 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 910 1,104 974 3.5 4.2 3.7

Wholesale trade................................................ 117 166 144 2.0 2.8 2.4

Retail trade..................................................... 650 771 665 4.3 5.0 4.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 143 166 165 2.8 3.2 3.2

Information........................................................ 73 73 73 2.7 2.7 2.7

Financial activities................................................ 219 204 175 2.8 2.5 2.2

Finance and insurance........................................ 136 135 121 2.3 2.3 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 84 69 54 4.2 3.3 2.6

Professional and business services............................ 940 1,105 1,084 5.0 5.7 5.6

Education and health services.................................. 529 604 615 2.5 2.8 2.9

Educational services.......................................... 81 116 90 2.5 3.7 2.7

Health care and social assistance........................... 448 488 525 2.5 2.7 2.9

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 1,071 1,026 1,094 7.4 6.7 7.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 288 197 252 13.8 8.3 11.7

Accommodation and food services.......................... 782 829 843 6.3 6.4 6.6

Other services.................................................... 197 227 214 3.6 4.1 3.9

Government.......................................................... 322 417 356 1.5 2.0 1.6

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

State and local.................................................... 285 388 319 1.5 2.1 1.7

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 892 880 928 3.5 3.4 3.5

South................................................................. 1,809 2,184 1,940 3.6 4.3 3.8

Midwest............................................................... 1,071 1,256 1,221 3.5 4.0 3.9

West.................................................................. 1,072 1,131 1,089 3.5 3.6 3.5

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

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 2,554 3,245 2,993 1.9 2.3 2.1

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 2,424 3,014 2,805 2.1 2.5 2.4

Mining and logging............................................... 14 22 19 1.6 2.4 2.1

Construction....................................................... 102 169 132 1.7 2.7 2.1

Manufacturing..................................................... 129 168 149 1.1 1.4 1.2

Durable goods.................................................. 69 97 80 0.9 1.2 1.0

Nondurable goods............................................. 60 72 70 1.3 1.6 1.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 588 698 609 2.3 2.6 2.3

Wholesale trade................................................ 59 80 86 1.0 1.4 1.5

Retail trade..................................................... 453 518 432 3.0 3.4 2.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 76 99 91 1.5 1.9 1.7

Information........................................................ 33 50 40 1.2 1.9 1.5

Financial activities................................................ 111 135 108 1.4 1.7 1.3

Finance and insurance........................................ 72 85 73 1.2 1.4 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 39 49 35 1.9 2.4 1.7

Professional and business services............................ 491 537 547 2.6 2.8 2.8

Education and health services.................................. 318 379 390 1.5 1.8 1.8

Educational services.......................................... 39 58 44 1.2 1.9 1.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 279 321 345 1.6 1.8 1.9

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 529 716 673 3.6 4.7 4.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 59 91 78 2.8 3.9 3.6

Accommodation and food services.......................... 470 625 595 3.8 4.8 4.7

Other services.................................................... 110 140 138 2.0 2.5 2.5

Government.......................................................... 130 230 188 0.6 1.1 0.9

Federal............................................................. 12 10 12 0.4 0.4 0.4

State and local.................................................... 118 220 176 0.6 1.2 0.9

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 393 456 458 1.5 1.8 1.8

South................................................................. 1,005 1,297 1,151 2.0 2.6 2.3

Midwest............................................................... 607 815 733 2.0 2.6 2.3

West.................................................................. 550 676 651 1.8 2.2 2.1

1 Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry and region

Levels (in thousands) Rates2

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 1,958 1,780 1,804 1.4 1.3 1.3

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 1,813 1,669 1,691 1.6 1.4 1.4

Mining and logging............................................... 10 10 11 1.2 1.0 1.1

Construction....................................................... 179 163 127 3.0 2.6 2.0

Manufacturing..................................................... 109 100 123 0.9 0.8 1.0

Durable goods.................................................. 68 57 63 0.9 0.7 0.8

Nondurable goods............................................. 41 43 60 0.9 0.9 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 234 299 254 0.9 1.1 1.0

Wholesale trade................................................ 49 72 49 0.9 1.2 0.8

Retail trade..................................................... 139 178 148 0.9 1.2 1.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 46 49 56 0.9 1.0 1.1

Information........................................................ 33 17 23 1.2 0.6 0.9

Financial activities................................................ 88 47 35 1.1 0.6 0.4

Finance and insurance........................................ 50 30 17 0.9 0.5 0.3

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 38 17 18 1.9 0.8 0.9

Professional and business services............................ 410 528 489 2.2 2.7 2.5

Education and health services.................................. 167 171 178 0.8 0.8 0.8

Educational services.......................................... 39 49 43 1.2 1.6 1.3

Health care and social assistance........................... 129 123 135 0.7 0.7 0.7

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 504 258 384 3.5 1.7 2.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 222 102 170 10.6 4.3 7.9

Accommodation and food services.......................... 282 156 214 2.3 1.2 1.7

Other services.................................................... 76 75 68 1.4 1.3 1.2

Government.......................................................... 145 111 113 0.7 0.5 0.5

Federal............................................................. 14 10 16 0.5 0.4 0.6

State and local.................................................... 131 101 97 0.7 0.6 0.5

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 430 342 382 1.7 1.3 1.5

South................................................................. 693 716 633 1.4 1.4 1.2

Midwest............................................................... 381 363 423 1.2 1.2 1.3

West.................................................................. 454 358 366 1.5 1.1 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

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Sept.

2013

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014p

Total..................................................................... 332 426 381 0.2 0.3 0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private.......................................................... 284 351 325 0.2 0.3 0.3

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

Construction....................................................... 16 28 10 0.3 0.4 0.2

Manufacturing..................................................... 20 27 18 0.2 0.2 0.2

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

Nondurable goods............................................. 8 11 7 0.2 0.2 0.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................. 88 106 111 0.3 0.4 0.4

Wholesale trade................................................ 9 14 8 0.2 0.2 0.1

Retail trade..................................................... 58 75 85 0.4 0.5 0.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities.................. 21 17 19 0.4 0.3 0.4

Information........................................................ 7 5 10 0.3 0.2 0.4

Financial activities................................................ 20 22 33 0.3 0.3 0.4

Finance and insurance........................................ 14 20 31 0.2 0.3 0.5

Real estate and rental and leasing.......................... 6 2 2 0.3 0.1 0.1

Professional and business services............................ 38 40 48 0.2 0.2 0.2

Education and health services.................................. 44 54 47 0.2 0.3 0.2

Educational services.......................................... 4 9 2 0.1 0.3 0.1

Health care and social assistance........................... 40 44 45 0.2 0.2 0.2

Leisure and hospitality........................................... 38 52 38 0.3 0.3 0.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......................... 7 4 4 0.3 0.2 0.2

Accommodation and food services.......................... 31 48 33 0.2 0.4 0.3

Other services.................................................... 11 13 8 0.2 0.2 0.1

Government.......................................................... 48 76 56 0.2 0.4 0.3

Federal............................................................. 11 9 9 0.4 0.3 0.3

State and local.................................................... 37 67 47 0.2 0.4 0.2

REGION3

Northeast............................................................. 70 83 89 0.3 0.3 0.3

South................................................................. 111 170 156 0.2 0.3 0.3

Midwest............................................................... 83 77 65 0.3 0.2 0.2

West.................................................................. 68 97 72 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.