Table 10.  Other separations levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Aug.     July     Aug.          Aug.     July     Aug.
                                                   2007     2008     2008p         2007     2008     2008p

Total...........................................    346      294      340           0.3      0.2      0.2

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................    253      232      283            .2       .2       .2
  Natural resources and mining..................      3        2        2            .4       .2       .3
  Construction..................................     10       13       17            .1       .2       .2
  Manufacturing.................................     26       24       22            .2       .2       .2
   Durable goods................................     19       16       15            .2       .2       .2
   Nondurable goods.............................      7        8        7            .1       .2       .1
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........     71       82       78            .3       .3       .3
   Wholesale trade..............................      7        9       14            .1       .1       .2
   Retail trade.................................     43       46       49            .3       .3       .3
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     21       27       15            .4       .5       .3
  Information...................................     11        6        2            .4       .2       .1
  Financial activities..........................     15       19       22            .2       .2       .3
   Finance and insurance........................     11       13       17            .2       .2       .3
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........      4        6        6            .2       .3       .3
  Professional and business services............     47       34       76            .3       .2       .4
  Education and health services.................     28       23       37            .2       .1       .2
   Educational services.........................      5        2        5            .2       .1       .2
   Health care and social assistance............     24       21       32            .2       .1       .2
  Leisure and hospitality.......................     38       27       24            .3       .2       .2
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........      8        3        5            .3       .1       .2
   Accommodation and food services.............      31       24       19            .3       .2       .2
  Other services................................      3        2        2           (4)      (4)      (4)

 Government.....................................     93       62       56            .4       .3       .3
  Federal.......................................     34        7        7           1.2       .3       .3
  State and local...............................     59       55       49            .3       .3       .3

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................     57       76       48            .2       .3       .2
  South.........................................    112      100      145            .2       .2       .3
  Midwest.......................................     86       54       69            .3       .2       .2
  West..........................................     90       64       78            .3       .2       .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 See footnote 8, table 1.
  4 Data round to zero.
  p = preliminary.