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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)
July
2023
June
2024
July
2024(p)
July
2023
June
2024
July
2024(p)

Total

4,126 3,427 3,737 2.6 2.2 2.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

3,883 3,180 3,521 2.9 2.3 2.6

Mining and logging

17 11 12 2.6 1.8 1.9

Construction

219 131 180 2.7 1.6 2.1

Manufacturing

285 220 260 2.2 1.7 2.0

Durable goods

135 132 146 1.7 1.6 1.8

Nondurable goods

149 88 114 3.1 1.8 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

827 697 722 2.9 2.4 2.5

Wholesale trade

80 105 75 1.3 1.7 1.2

Retail trade

568 441 467 3.6 2.8 3.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

179 151 180 2.6 2.1 2.5

Information

65 36 62 2.1 1.2 2.1

Financial activities

127 143 139 1.4 1.5 1.5

Finance and insurance

74 94 95 1.1 1.4 1.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

53 49 44 2.1 1.9 1.7

Professional and business services

694 589 566 3.0 2.6 2.5

Private education and health services

649 581 678 2.6 2.2 2.6

Private educational services

75 80 87 2.1 2.2 2.4

Health care and social assistance

575 502 591 2.7 2.2 2.6

Leisure and hospitality

848 631 736 4.9 3.6 4.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

105 74 99 3.7 2.5 3.3

Accommodation and food services

743 557 637 5.1 3.8 4.3

Other services

151 139 166 2.6 2.3 2.8

Government

243 247 216 1.1 1.1 1.0

Federal

18 17 16 0.6 0.6 0.5

State and local

224 231 200 1.2 1.1 1.0

State and local education

141 157 108 1.5 1.5 1.2

State and local, excluding education

84 74 92 0.9 0.8 0.9

REGION(3)

Northeast

575 502 534 2.1 1.8 1.9

South

1,790 1,468 1,616 3.1 2.5 2.7

Midwest

864 739 748 2.6 2.2 2.2

West

896 719 839 2.4 1.9 2.3

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: September 04, 2024