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	Mar. 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Mar. 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)
Total	3,466	2,814	2,972	2.2	1.8	1.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,297	2,672	2,825	2.5	2.0	2.1
Mining and logging	13	12	11	2.1	1.9	1.8
Construction	126	117	139	1.6	1.5	1.7
Manufacturing	278	178	191	2.2	1.4	1.5
Durable goods	154	96	107	1.9	1.2	1.3
Nondurable goods	123	82	85	2.5	1.7	1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	784	573	585	2.7	2.0	2.0
Wholesale trade	102	92	86	1.7	1.5	1.4
Retail trade	473	358	358	3.1	2.3	2.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	209	123	141	3.0	1.7	2.0
Information	35	45	35	1.1	1.5	1.2
Financial activities	99	104	97	1.1	1.1	1.1
Finance and insurance	55	66	70	0.8	1.0	1.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	38	27	1.8	1.6	1.1
Professional and business services	578	504	577	2.6	2.2	2.5
Private education and health services	566	475	498	2.3	1.8	1.9
Private educational services	42	37	40	1.1	0.9	1.0
Health care and social assistance	524	438	458	2.5	2.0	2.1
Leisure and hospitality	672	555	605	4.2	3.4	3.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	50	48	57	2.2	2.0	2.3
Accommodation and food services	622	506	547	4.5	3.7	3.9
Other services	146	109	86	2.5	1.9	1.5
Government	169	142	147	0.7	0.6	0.6
Federal	16	14	13	0.5	0.5	0.5
State and local	153	128	134	0.8	0.6	0.6
State and local education	60	55	52	0.5	0.5	0.5
State and local, excluding education	93	73	82	1.0	0.8	0.9

REGION(3)
Northeast	444	359	440	1.6	1.3	1.6
South	1,612	1,247	1,304	2.8	2.1	2.2
Midwest	678	550	632	2.1	1.7	1.9
West	732	658	596	2.0	1.8	1.6
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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