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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)
Sept.
2023
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Change from:
Aug. 2024 -
Sept. 2024(p)
Sept.
2023
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Change from:
Aug. 2024 -
Sept. 2024(p)

Total

3,596 3,214 3,243 3,178 3,071 -107 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 -0.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

3,411 3,048 3,056 2,999 2,881 -118 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 -0.1

Mining and logging

12 11 10 9 12 3 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.8 0.4

Construction

139 119 137 131 120 -11 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 -0.2

Manufacturing

224 202 222 208 203 -5 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 0.0

Durable goods

126 124 129 128 117 -11 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.4 -0.2

Nondurable goods

98 79 93 80 86 6 2.0 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.8 0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

799 709 687 578 621 43 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.1 0.1

Wholesale trade

86 94 83 78 78 0 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0

Retail trade

544 459 432 368 409 41 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.6 0.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

168 156 172 133 135 2 2.4 2.2 2.4 1.8 1.9 0.1

Information

39 36 49 41 32 -9 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.1 -0.3

Financial activities

131 142 127 109 130 21 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.4 0.2

Finance and insurance

88 98 91 88 90 2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

43 44 36 21 39 18 1.7 1.8 1.5 0.8 1.6 0.8

Professional and business services

581 549 495 575 481 -94 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.1 -0.4

Private education and health services

534 531 543 514 525 11 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 0.1

Private educational services

57 54 62 54 57 3 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.5 0.1

Health care and social assistance

477 477 482 460 468 8 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 0.1

Leisure and hospitality

828 619 642 665 603 -62 5.0 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.5 -0.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

86 69 82 73 78 5 3.4 2.6 3.1 2.7 2.9 0.2

Accommodation and food services

742 551 560 592 525 -67 5.2 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.6 -0.5

Other services

125 129 144 169 155 -14 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.6 -0.2

Government

185 166 186 179 190 11 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0

Federal

18 15 15 17 14 -3 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 -0.1

State and local

167 151 171 162 175 13 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.1

State and local education

86 79 90 86 77 -9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 -0.1

State and local, excluding education

81 71 81 76 98 22 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

493 483 462 471 493 22 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 0.0

South

1,601 1,360 1,426 1,287 1,294 7 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.2 0.0

Midwest

722 675 654 735 672 -63 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.0 -0.2

West

780 697 700 685 611 -74 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 -0.2

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: October 29, 2024