Table 11. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 11. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
Total	2,560	3,037	2,668	1.6	1.9	1.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,423	2,886	2,548	1.8	2.1	1.9
Mining and logging	8	12	13	1.4	2.0	2.1
Construction	119	108	124	1.4	1.3	1.5
Manufacturing	132	176	146	1.0	1.4	1.1
Durable goods	67	92	72	0.8	1.2	0.9
Nondurable goods	65	84	74	1.3	1.7	1.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	626	669	623	2.1	2.3	2.1
Wholesale trade	68	90	51	1.1	1.5	0.8
Retail trade	360	414	392	2.3	2.7	2.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	198	165	180	2.7	2.3	2.4
Information	26	37	23	0.9	1.3	0.8
Financial activities	92	98	87	1.0	1.1	0.9
Finance and insurance	61	57	64	0.9	0.9	0.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	31	40	23	1.3	1.6	0.9
Professional and business services	446	584	403	2.0	2.6	1.8
Private education and health services	410	511	413	1.5	1.8	1.5
Private educational services	41	44	37	1.0	1.1	0.9
Health care and social assistance	369	467	376	1.6	2.0	1.6
Leisure and hospitality	453	576	621	2.7	3.4	3.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	43	61	42	1.7	2.3	1.6
Accommodation and food services	410	514	580	2.9	3.6	4.0
Other services	111	115	95	1.8	1.9	1.6
Government	137	150	120	0.6	0.6	0.5
Federal	13	20	14	0.4	0.7	0.5
State and local	124	131	106	0.6	0.6	0.5
State and local education	58	63	44	0.5	0.6	0.4
State and local, excluding education	66	67	62	0.7	0.7	0.6

REGION(3)
Northeast	318	475	390	1.1	1.7	1.4
South	1,035	1,162	1,066	1.7	1.9	1.8
Midwest	556	774	652	1.6	2.3	1.9
West	652	627	560	1.7	1.7	1.5
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.

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