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	Jan. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025(p)	Jan. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025(p)
Total	3,353	3,217	3,032	3,095	3,266	171	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.9	2.1	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,154	3,045	2,850	2,899	3,069	170	2.4	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.3	0.2
Mining and logging	14	10	11	9	15	6	2.3	1.7	1.8	1.5	2.4	0.9
Construction	137	135	143	113	166	53	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.4	2.0	0.6
Manufacturing	229	197	174	182	187	5	1.8	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
Durable goods	135	108	92	105	109	4	1.7	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.4	0.1
Nondurable goods	94	89	82	77	78	1	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.6	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	664	650	659	617	670	53	2.3	2.2	2.3	2.1	2.3	0.2
Wholesale trade	91	81	85	83	104	21	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.7	0.4
Retail trade	399	399	387	380	394	14	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.5	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	174	169	187	153	171	18	2.4	2.3	2.6	2.1	2.3	0.2
Information	55	36	32	35	44	9	1.8	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.5	0.3
Financial activities	112	104	111	115	128	13	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	0.1
Finance and insurance	77	65	75	76	77	1	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	35	39	37	39	51	12	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.6	2.0	0.4
Professional and business services	476	558	481	535	565	30	2.1	2.5	2.1	2.4	2.5	0.1
Private education and health services	525	539	493	512	518	6	2.0	2.0	1.8	1.9	1.9	0.0
Private educational services	51	50	61	55	54	-1	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.0
Health care and social assistance	474	489	432	457	464	7	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	771	643	593	603	610	7	4.6	3.8	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	67	79	64	60	71	11	2.6	3.0	2.4	2.3	2.6	0.3
Accommodation and food services	705	565	528	543	540	-3	5.0	4.0	3.7	3.8	3.8	0.0
Other services	171	173	153	176	168	-8	2.9	2.9	2.5	2.9	2.8	-0.1
Government	199	173	182	197	197	0	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	17	14	14	12	12	0	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local	182	158	168	185	184	-1	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
State and local education	95	91	93	99	88	-11	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	87	67	74	86	97	11	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	474	434	382	424	479	55	1.7	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.7	0.2
South	1,452	1,291	1,281	1,339	1,348	9	2.5	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.2	0.0
Midwest	676	722	641	623	714	91	2.0	2.2	1.9	1.9	2.1	0.2
West	750	770	728	709	726	17	2.0	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.9	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.

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