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)
June
2016		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017(p)		 June
2016		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017(p)

Total

 2,980 3,036 3,138 3,044 3,206 3,134 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,798 2,865 2,962 2,887 3,035 2,968 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4

Mining and logging

 13 17 13 11 14 14 1.9 2.5 1.9 1.6 2.0 2.0

Construction

 104 162 164 159 142 138 1.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.0

Manufacturing

 138 184 183 178 202 194 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.6

Durable goods

 81 97 94 94 104 103 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3

Nondurable goods

 57 88 89 84 98 91 1.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 650 672 678 581 675 642 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.5 2.3

Wholesale trade

 88 71 76 72 72 69 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2

Retail trade

 463 492 498 420 498 467 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 99 109 105 89 104 106 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.9

Information

 37 48 43 37 31 40 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.5

Financial activities

 105 85 105 111 131 103 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.2

Finance and insurance

 69 57 71 71 80 59 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.9

Real estate and rental and leasing(3)

 35 28 34 40 52 44 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.4 2.0

Professional and business services

 560 569 618 630 616 664 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2

Education and health services

 407 371 426 402 421 420 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.8

Educational services

 50 41 48 45 45 52 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4

Health care and social assistance

 357 330 379 357 376 368 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9

Leisure and hospitality

 650 660 649 667 690 640 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 65 76 76 77 67 58 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.6

Accommodation and food services

 585 584 573 590 623 582 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.3

Other services(3)

 136 97 83 111 112 112 2.4 1.7 1.4 1.9 2.0 2.0

Government

 182 171 176 157 172 166 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7

Federal

 13 16 16 14 11 14 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5

State and local

 169 155 159 143 160 153 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8

State and local education

 86 74 72 75 78 76 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

State and local, excluding education

 83 81 87 67 83 77 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8

REGION(4)

Northeast

 410 426 419 446 472 455 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7

South

 1,204 1,267 1,308 1,220 1,311 1,290 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.4

Midwest

 653 694 695 639 691 650 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0

West

 713 649 715 740 733 738 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2

Footnotes
 (1) Quits are 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 total employment.
(3) No regular seasonal movements could be identified in this series; therefore, identical numbers appear for the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted series.
(4) 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.
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Last Modified Date: August 08, 2017