TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between October 2023 and October 2024, and test of significance, not seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-year significant significance over-the-year significant significance Industry and region change change* change change* Total nonfarm -0.2 0.1 YES -293 199 YES INDUSTRY Total private -0.2 0.2 -284 198 YES Mining and logging -0.4 0.6 -3 4 Construction -0.3 0.6 -19 44 Manufacturing -0.1 0.3 -13 38 Durable goods -0.1 0.3 -9 26 Nondurable goods 0.0 0.5 -4 23 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.5 0.3 YES -129 88 YES Wholesale trade -0.3 0.4 -19 26 Retail trade -0.7 0.5 YES -98 78 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.2 0.5 -13 34 Information -0.2 0.5 -8 14 Financial activities -0.3 0.4 -19 35 Finance and insurance -0.4 0.5 -27 29 Real estate and rental and leasing 0.3 0.6 7 15 Professional and business services -0.5 0.5 -120 94 YES Private Education and Health Services -0.2 0.2 -23 57 Private Educational Services -0.5 0.3 YES -19 12 YES Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.3 -4 55 Leisure and hospitality -0.1 0.6 -17 83 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 0.7 0.8 22 17 YES Accommodation and food services -0.3 0.6 -39 79 Other services 1.1 0.7 YES 68 37 YES Government 0.0 0.1 -9 23 Federal 0.0 0.1 -2 4 State and local 0.0 0.1 -7 22 State and local education 0.1 0.1 9 14 State and local, excluding education -0.2 0.2 -16 14 YES REGION Northeast -0.3 0.2 YES -80 63 YES South -0.6 0.2 YES -311 133 YES Midwest 0.0 0.3 21 85 West 0.2 0.3 76 99 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, December 3, 2024. *NOTE: Significant over-the-year changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The median standard error is used in testing the over-the-year change.