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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)
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.

Last Modified Date: May 31, 2023