Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	Apr. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023(p)	Change from: Mar. 2023 - Apr. 2023(p)	Apr. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023(p)	Change from: Mar. 2023 - Apr. 2023(p)
Total	4,497	3,878	3,980	3,842	3,793	-49	3.0	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.4	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,265	3,681	3,785	3,630	3,595	-35	3.3	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	0.0
Mining and logging	13	15	18	15	10	-5	2.1	2.4	2.9	2.3	1.5	-0.8
Construction	228	179	153	143	166	23	3.0	2.3	1.9	1.8	2.1	0.3
Manufacturing	323	267	277	256	244	-12	2.5	2.1	2.1	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Durable goods	165	144	142	144	119	-25	2.1	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.5	-0.3
Nondurable goods	158	123	134	112	125	13	3.3	2.5	2.8	2.3	2.6	0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,015	921	885	875	896	21	3.5	3.2	3.1	3.0	3.1	0.1
Wholesale trade	119	101	114	102	131	29	2.0	1.7	1.9	1.7	2.2	0.5
Retail trade	678	592	561	560	550	-10	4.4	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	217	228	210	213	216	3	3.0	3.1	2.9	2.9	3.0	0.1
Information	52	41	43	44	50	6	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.6	0.2
Financial activities	196	143	107	125	146	21	2.2	1.6	1.2	1.4	1.6	0.2
Finance and insurance	124	97	57	73	89	16	1.9	1.4	0.8	1.1	1.3	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	72	46	51	52	57	5	3.1	1.9	2.1	2.1	2.3	0.2
Professional and business services	828	546	649	664	626	-38	3.7	2.4	2.8	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Education and health services	627	607	614	623	571	-52	2.6	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Educational services	73	40	58	61	59	-2	1.9	1.0	1.5	1.6	1.5	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	554	567	556	561	512	-49	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.4	-0.3
Leisure and hospitality	846	825	915	751	758	7	5.4	5.0	5.5	4.5	4.6	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	76	79	76	68	81	13	3.4	3.3	3.1	2.8	3.3	0.5
Accommodation and food services	770	746	839	682	678	-4	5.8	5.3	6.0	4.8	4.8	0.0
Other services	138	136	124	135	127	-8	2.4	2.3	2.1	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Government	233	198	195	212	198	-14	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
Federal	24	17	20	17	18	1	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.0
State and local	208	180	175	195	180	-15	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.9	-0.1
State and local education	99	95	88	99	102	3	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.0
State and local, excluding education	110	85	87	96	78	-18	1.2	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.8	-0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	611	501	503	528	508	-20	2.3	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.8	-0.1
South	1,831	1,680	1,857	1,685	1,649	-36	3.2	2.9	3.2	2.9	2.9	0.0
Midwest	1,016	779	747	777	778	1	3.1	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0
West	1,039	919	873	852	858	6	2.9	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	0.0
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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Table of Contents

Last Modified Date: May 31, 2023