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	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
Total	3,329	3,095	3,256	3,250	3,332	82	2.1	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,158	2,899	3,078	3,054	3,145	91	2.4	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0
Mining and logging	11	9	14	11	15	4	1.7	1.5	2.2	1.8	2.4	0.6
Construction	147	113	164	180	163	-17	1.8	1.4	2.0	2.2	2.0	-0.2
Manufacturing	189	182	185	179	183	4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Durable goods	102	105	110	108	110	2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Nondurable goods	87	77	75	71	74	3	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	648	617	669	674	659	-15	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0
Wholesale trade	79	83	105	87	104	17	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.4	1.7	0.3
Retail trade	434	380	395	404	421	17	2.8	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.7	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	135	153	169	183	134	-49	1.9	2.1	2.3	2.5	1.8	-0.7
Information	41	35	43	30	33	3	1.4	1.2	1.5	1.0	1.1	0.1
Financial activities	115	115	123	116	140	24	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.5	0.2
Finance and insurance	86	76	73	76	101	25	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.5	0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	39	50	39	39	0	1.2	1.6	2.0	1.6	1.6	0.0
Professional and business services	686	535	589	576	565	-11	3.0	2.4	2.6	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Private education and health services	550	512	509	489	534	45	2.1	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.0	0.2
Private educational services	52	55	52	51	53	2	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	498	457	457	438	481	43	2.2	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.1	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	685	603	607	641	696	55	4.1	3.6	3.6	3.8	4.1	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	75	60	71	77	72	-5	2.9	2.3	2.7	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Accommodation and food services	610	543	536	564	624	60	4.3	3.8	3.7	4.0	4.4	0.4
Other services	87	176	175	157	156	-1	1.5	2.9	2.9	2.6	2.6	0.0
Government	171	197	178	197	187	-10	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	15	12	13	12	14	2	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.1
State and local	156	185	165	185	173	-12	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local education	76	99	81	107	93	-14	0.7	0.9	0.7	1.0	0.9	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	80	86	84	77	80	3	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	505	424	472	473	472	-1	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0
South	1,396	1,339	1,340	1,372	1,341	-31	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Midwest	707	623	702	711	777	66	2.1	1.9	2.1	2.1	2.3	0.2
West	721	709	741	695	741	46	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.0	0.1
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.

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