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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)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

Total

3,743 2,933 3,242 2.5 1.9 2.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

3,578 2,776 3,079 2.7 2.1 2.3

Mining and logging

16 8 10 2.6 1.3 1.6

Construction

168 124 131 2.2 1.5 1.7

Manufacturing

266 164 212 2.1 1.3 1.6

Durable goods

142 84 127 1.8 1.0 1.6

Nondurable goods

124 80 85 2.6 1.7 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

909 665 604 3.2 2.2 2.1

Wholesale trade

92 101 92 1.5 1.6 1.5

Retail trade

611 395 359 3.9 2.5 2.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

206 168 154 2.9 2.3 2.1

Information

43 20 52 1.4 0.7 1.7

Financial activities

165 107 142 1.8 1.2 1.5

Finance and insurance

114 66 103 1.7 1.0 1.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

51 41 39 2.1 1.6 1.6

Professional and business services

511 509 533 2.3 2.2 2.4

Private education and health services

620 478 510 2.5 1.8 2.0

Private educational services

35 51 51 0.9 1.3 1.4

Health care and social assistance

585 427 459 2.8 1.9 2.1

Leisure and hospitality

762 600 736 4.9 3.6 4.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

81 61 59 3.7 2.5 2.5

Accommodation and food services

681 540 677 5.1 3.8 4.9

Other services

118 100 148 2.1 1.7 2.6

Government

165 156 163 0.7 0.7 0.7

Federal

17 18 14 0.6 0.6 0.5

State and local

148 138 149 0.8 0.7 0.7

State and local education

77 67 73 0.7 0.6 0.7

State and local, excluding education

72 71 75 0.8 0.8 0.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

499 425 512 1.8 1.5 1.8

South

1,588 1,265 1,398 2.8 2.1 2.4

Midwest

751 588 611 2.3 1.7 1.8

West

906 655 720 2.5 1.8 2.0

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.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2024