Table 15. Annual quits levels(1) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total........................................... 36,404 32,377 29,354 31,859 34,958 36,323 35,103 31,004
INDUSTRY
Total private.................................. 34,352 30,474 27,594 30,020 33,110 34,239 33,095 29,344
Mining and Logging............................ 133 111 98 110 120 140 183 187
Construction.................................. 1,961 1,850 1,777 1,961 2,359 2,243 1,903 1,664
Manufacturing................................. 2,518 2,290 2,106 2,327 2,361 2,506 2,512 1,929
Durable goods................................ 1,369 1,324 1,273 1,399 1,423 1,452 1,423 1,072
Nondurable goods............................. 1,149 968 828 927 935 1,054 1,088 855
Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 8,553 7,046 6,387 7,108 7,862 8,166 7,652 6,824
Wholesale trade.............................. 1,141 1,014 929 963 1,033 1,054 1,170 999
Retail trade................................. 6,232 5,175 4,699 5,324 5,847 6,002 5,553 4,861
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities... 1,181 856 762 821 985 1,111 927 965
Information................................... 1,013 720 592 569 700 795 581 465
Financial activities.......................... 1,619 1,422 1,404 1,613 1,566 1,766 1,896 1,528
Finance and insurance........................ 1,073 905 869 1,009 1,046 1,174 1,400 1,047
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 543 516 535 604 520 592 500 481
Professional and business services............ 6,332 5,965 4,667 5,051 5,591 5,987 5,797 5,145
Education and health services................. 3,605 3,286 3,243 3,362 3,697 3,794 3,732 3,531
Educational services......................... 324 326 365 356 401 445 414 386
Health care and social assistance............ 3,279 2,961 2,880 3,004 3,297 3,353 3,315 3,148
Leisure and hospitality....................... 7,184 6,332 5,920 6,289 7,111 7,482 7,443 6,685
Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......... 715 682 564 543 658 618 632 570
Accommodation and food services............. 6,471 5,646 5,355 5,746 6,456 6,866 6,810 6,115
Other services................................ 1,435 1,459 1,403 1,623 1,741 1,358 1,400 1,387
Government..................................... 2,055 1,903 1,758 1,840 1,845 2,083 2,008 1,661
Federal....................................... 244 268 255 206 193 328 287 105
State and local............................... 1,809 1,635 1,501 1,634 1,653 1,756 1,722 1,555
REGION (2)
Northeast..................................... 5,654 4,907 4,272 4,670 5,225 5,314 4,708 4,616
South......................................... 13,550 12,437 11,904 12,845 14,049 15,115 14,478 12,393
Midwest....................................... 9,499 7,592 6,616 7,061 7,528 7,754 7,552 6,800
West.......................................... 7,703 7,444 6,561 7,282 8,160 8,142 8,366 7,191
1 The annual quits level is the total number of quits during the entire year.
2 See footnote 7, table 1.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment
Statistics employment estimates.
