Table 16.  Annual total separations rates(1) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                                  Rates

              Industry and region                2008     2009     2010     2011     2012

Total........................................... 42.9     39.4     36.7     36.2     37.1

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private.................................. 48.3     44.4     40.5     40.4     41.3
  Mining and Logging............................ 42.2     42.8     30.8     30.1     41.6
  Construction.................................. 73.1     79.2     76.2     70.6     67.5
  Manufacturing................................. 33.2     35.2     26.3     24.0     23.6
   Durable goods................................ 31.8     34.5     23.8     21.1     22.2
   Nondurable goods............................. 35.7     36.2     30.4     28.8     25.7
  Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 47.5     42.3     38.1     37.6     38.9
   Wholesale trade.............................. 33.6     31.8     25.8     24.6     25.2
   Retail trade................................. 56.3     47.3     44.8     44.2     45.4
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities... 37.4     39.3     31.8     32.9     35.0
  Information................................... 29.0     30.1     26.3     27.2     28.0
  Financial activities.......................... 33.3     29.9     27.1     23.6     26.2
   Finance and insurance........................ 29.1     24.2     23.8     19.9     22.7
   Real estate and rental and leasing........... 45.2     46.4     37.0     34.7     36.9
  Professional and business services............ 60.9     54.4     52.7     55.5     55.8
  Education and health services................. 31.2     29.4     27.9     26.5     27.5
   Educational services......................... 26.7     26.9     25.6     24.9     25.1
   Health care and social assistance............ 32.1     29.9     28.4     26.8     27.9
  Leisure and hospitality....................... 74.8     61.9     58.0     60.8     62.7
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......... 75.0     66.1     66.5     76.7     73.8
   Accommodation and food services.............. 74.8     61.1     56.6     58.1     60.8
  Other services................................ 43.8     45.3     38.9     41.6     41.7

 Government..................................... 15.1     15.2     18.3     15.6     16.1
  Federal....................................... 11.0     14.5     33.4     12.9     13.8
  State and local............................... 15.6     15.3     16.0     16.0     16.4

                    REGION (2)

  Northeast..................................... 36.9     35.8     34.7     32.1     32.1
  South......................................... 44.5     40.2     37.5     38.1     40.2
  Midwest....................................... 40.4     37.6     36.6     36.7     36.7
  West.......................................... 47.7     43.0     37.2     36.2     36.9


  1 The annual total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment.
  2 See footnote 8, table 1.
  NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment
Statistics employment estimates.