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	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
Total	3,095	3,128	2,973	3,193	3,204	11	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,899	2,918	2,800	3,034	3,029	-5	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	0.0
Mining and logging	9	13	13	15	18	3	1.5	2.1	2.1	2.4	2.9	0.5
Construction	113	136	110	140	148	8	1.4	1.6	1.3	1.7	1.8	0.1
Manufacturing	182	189	178	182	184	2	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Durable goods	105	110	100	95	94	-1	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
Nondurable goods	77	80	78	87	89	2	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.8	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	617	560	652	663	774	111	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.3	2.7	0.4
Wholesale trade	83	83	96	78	94	16	1.3	1.3	1.6	1.3	1.5	0.2
Retail trade	380	317	403	428	515	87	2.4	2.0	2.6	2.7	3.3	0.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	153	159	152	157	166	9	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.3	0.1
Information	35	28	38	32	60	28	1.2	1.0	1.3	1.1	2.0	0.9
Financial activities	115	135	105	109	108	-1	1.3	1.5	1.1	1.2	1.2	0.0
Finance and insurance	76	96	66	78	70	-8	1.1	1.4	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	39	39	39	32	39	7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.3	1.5	0.2
Professional and business services	535	571	543	514	363	-151	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.3	1.6	-0.7
Private education and health services	512	565	497	487	497	10	1.9	2.1	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0
Private educational services	55	47	54	54	35	-19	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.9	-0.4
Health care and social assistance	457	517	443	434	462	28	2.0	2.2	1.9	1.8	2.0	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	603	618	546	761	766	5	3.6	3.6	3.2	4.4	4.5	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	60	20	60	62	60	-2	2.3	0.7	2.2	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	543	598	486	699	706	7	3.8	4.2	3.4	4.8	4.9	0.1
Other services	176	102	118	132	112	-20	2.9	1.7	2.0	2.2	1.8	-0.4
Government	197	211	173	159	175	16	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Federal	12	46	19	13	14	1	0.4	1.6	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	185	164	154	147	160	13	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.1
State and local education	99	85	84	76	88	12	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.1
State and local, excluding education	86	79	71	70	72	2	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	424	435	470	452	441	-11	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.6	0.0
South	1,339	1,336	1,131	1,334	1,284	-50	2.2	2.2	1.9	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Midwest	623	699	734	758	817	59	1.9	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.4	0.2
West	709	658	638	649	662	13	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.8	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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