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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)
July
2020		 Mar.
2021		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021		 July
2021(p)		 July
2020		 Mar.
2021		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021		 July
2021(p)

Total

 3,182 3,568 3,992 3,630 3,870 3,977 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,936 3,387 3,810 3,470 3,713 3,815 2.5 2.8 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.1

Mining and logging

 10 9 11 10 12 10 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.5

Construction

 145 198 176 156 185 199 2.0 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.7

Manufacturing

 191 262 286 245 304 295 1.6 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.5 2.4

Durable goods

 106 150 155 120 163 152 1.4 2.0 2.0 1.6 2.1 2.0

Nondurable goods

 85 113 132 126 141 143 1.9 2.4 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 757 787 947 851 905 956 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.5

Wholesale trade

 89 89 111 90 105 139 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.6 1.8 2.4

Retail trade

 524 543 629 596 637 678 3.6 3.6 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 144 155 206 166 164 139 2.4 2.5 3.3 2.6 2.6 2.2

Information

 38 57 52 45 48 50 1.4 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.8 1.8

Financial activities

 94 122 141 121 127 133 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.5

Finance and insurance

 57 80 102 86 78 82 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 37 42 40 35 49 52 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.6 2.2 2.3

Professional and business services

 572 613 763 614 684 684 2.9 2.9 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.3

Education and health services

 488 507 551 523 548 568 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.4

Educational services

 41 46 52 51 46 51 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4

Health care and social assistance

 447 460 499 472 502 516 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6

Leisure and hospitality

 519 703 752 762 772 780 4.0 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 39 52 57 59 66 70 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3

Accommodation and food services

 480 650 695 703 706 710 4.3 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4

Other services

 121 129 131 143 128 141 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.5

Government

 246 181 182 160 156 162 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7

Federal

 19 16 18 22 25 20 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.7

State and local

 227 164 165 138 131 142 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7

State and local education

 147 84 84 64 34 48 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.5

State and local, excluding education

 80 80 81 74 97 94 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

 438 491 507 458 531 579 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.2

South

 1,202 1,505 1,696 1,487 1,561 1,584 2.3 2.8 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.9

Midwest

 790 780 873 827 889 898 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.8

West

 752 792 916 858 888 915 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.7

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) 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: September 08, 2021