TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between September 2023 and September 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 -0.5 0.1 YES -614 199 YES INDUSTRY Total private -0.5 0.2 YES -615 198 YES Mining and logging 0.0 0.6 0 4 Construction -0.4 0.6 -31 44 Manufacturing -0.2 0.3 -23 38 Durable goods -0.1 0.3 -12 26 Nondurable goods -0.2 0.5 -13 23 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.7 0.3 YES -197 88 YES Wholesale trade -0.3 0.4 -17 26 Retail trade -1.0 0.5 YES -144 78 YES Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.5 0.5 -36 34 YES Information -0.3 0.5 -10 14 Financial activities 0.0 0.4 2 35 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.5 4 29 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.1 0.6 -3 15 Professional and business services -0.6 0.5 YES -125 94 YES Private Education and Health Services -0.2 0.2 -25 57 Private Educational Services 0.0 0.3 -1 12 Health care and social assistance -0.2 0.3 -24 55 Leisure and hospitality -1.6 0.6 YES -243 83 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.4 0.8 -6 17 Accommodation and food services -1.7 0.6 YES -236 79 YES Other services 0.6 0.7 37 37 Government 0.0 0.1 1 23 Federal -0.1 0.1 -4 4 State and local 0.0 0.1 5 22 State and local education -0.2 0.1 YES -13 14 State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.2 18 14 YES REGION Northeast 0.0 0.2 -2 63 South -0.6 0.2 YES -348 133 YES Midwest -0.3 0.3 -69 85 West -0.6 0.3 YES -195 99 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, October 29, 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.