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

Table 4.  Quits levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels(3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region              Mar.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Mar.  Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.
                                            2011   2011   2011   2011   2012   2012   2012p  2011  2011  2011  2011  2012  2012  2012p

Total.................................     1,979  1,983  1,976  2,008  2,002  2,072  2,147    1.5   1.5   1.5   1.5   1.5   1.6   1.6

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)........................  1,877  1,869  1,860  1,867  1,876  1,947  2,020    1.7   1.7   1.7   1.7   1.7   1.8   1.8
  Construction...........................     74     80     91     76     70     75     81    1.4   1.5   1.7   1.4   1.3   1.3   1.5
  Manufacturing..........................    110    105    121    113     97    102    104     .9    .9   1.0   1.0    .8    .9    .9
  Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)    439    461    413    447    449    461    469    1.8   1.8   1.6   1.8   1.8   1.8   1.9
   Retail trade..........................    333    330    294    331    342    345    346    2.3   2.2   2.0   2.2   2.3   2.3   2.4
  Professional and business services.....    377    368    380    363    352    371    378    2.2   2.1   2.2   2.1   2.0   2.1   2.1
  Education and health services(6)........   259    242    247    265    282    287    285    1.3   1.2   1.2   1.3   1.4   1.4   1.4
   Health care and social assistance         226    215    225    233    251    256    254    1.4   1.3   1.3   1.4   1.5   1.5   1.5
  Leisure and hospitality................    409    374    370    388    398    425    468    3.1   2.8   2.8   2.9   2.9   3.1   3.4
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation...     45     41     36     48     43     58     44    2.4   2.1   1.9   2.5   2.2   3.0   2.3
   Accommodation and food services.......    364    334    335    340    355    368    424    3.2   2.9   2.9   2.9   3.1   3.2   3.6
 Government(7).........................      102    114    116    141    125    125    126     .5    .5    .5    .6    .6    .6    .6
  State and local government.............     94    102    106    131    116    113    115     .5    .5    .6    .7    .6    .6    .6


                 REGION(8)

  Northeast...........................       278    288    275    279    343    314    278    1.1   1.1   1.1   1.1   1.4   1.2   1.1
  South...............................       793    782    830    816    827    825    916    1.7   1.6   1.7   1.7   1.7   1.7   1.9
  Midwest.............................       455    477    443    469    412    493    489    1.5   1.6   1.5   1.6   1.4   1.6   1.6
  West................................       454    436    428    445    419    440    464    1.6   1.5   1.5   1.5   1.4   1.5   1.6


  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 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
  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 See footnote 8, table 1.
  p = Preliminary

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