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

Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)

Total

3,882 3,634 3,516 3,439 3,385 -54 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 -0.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

3,684 3,453 3,319 3,237 3,189 -48 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 0.0

Mining and logging

16 14 15 11 10 -1 2.6 2.1 2.3 1.8 1.6 -0.2

Construction

184 171 162 149 148 -1 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 0.0

Manufacturing

284 225 220 233 224 -9 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 -0.1

Durable goods

148 126 126 123 131 8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 0.1

Nondurable goods

136 98 94 110 93 -17 2.8 2.0 2.0 2.3 1.9 -0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

949 750 739 684 637 -47 3.3 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.2 -0.2

Wholesale trade

101 88 73 122 100 -22 1.7 1.4 1.2 2.0 1.6 -0.4

Retail trade

616 478 461 408 363 -45 4.0 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.3 -0.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

233 184 205 154 173 19 3.2 2.6 2.9 2.2 2.4 0.2

Information

44 41 42 28 51 23 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.9 1.7 0.8

Financial activities

142 129 126 134 119 -15 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 -0.2

Finance and insurance

94 91 85 83 82 -1 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

48 38 41 52 36 -16 2.0 1.5 1.6 2.1 1.4 -0.7

Professional and business services

536 677 594 594 570 -24 2.4 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.5 -0.1

Private education and health services

595 594 572 540 492 -48 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 -0.2

Private educational services

39 72 58 62 59 -3 1.0 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.5 -0.1

Health care and social assistance

556 522 514 478 433 -45 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 -0.2

Leisure and hospitality

807 742 739 738 781 43 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 0.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

91 63 69 77 70 -7 3.8 2.5 2.7 3.0 2.7 -0.3

Accommodation and food services

716 679 670 660 711 51 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.0 0.4

Other services

126 111 110 125 158 33 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.7 0.6

Government

198 181 197 203 195 -8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 -0.1

Federal

18 16 17 18 15 -3 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 -0.1

State and local

180 165 180 185 180 -5 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0

State and local education

96 78 97 101 93 -8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0

State and local, excluding education

84 87 83 84 88 4 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

506 523 510 510 519 9 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 0.1

South

1,648 1,606 1,448 1,493 1,467 -26 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.0

Midwest

801 748 793 698 663 -35 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.0 -0.1

West

927 757 765 738 736 -2 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 0.0

Footnotes
(1) The quits level is 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 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

NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2024