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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)
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.

Last Modified Date: March 11, 2025