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.
2017		 Dec.
2017		 Jan.
2018		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018(p)		 Apr.
2017		 Dec.
2017		 Jan.
2018		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018(p)

Total

 3,072 3,340 3,191 3,208 3,387 3,351 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,914 3,164 3,023 3,045 3,217 3,163 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.5

Mining and logging

 10 17 19 21 21 21 1.4 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.9

Construction

 157 152 156 150 149 160 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2

Manufacturing

 181 217 214 215 211 201 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6

Durable goods

 96 120 117 122 126 115 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5

Nondurable goods

 85 97 97 93 85 86 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 599 682 643 626 667 663 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4

Wholesale trade

 74 101 88 86 84 86 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4

Retail trade

 434 475 452 424 461 462 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 91 106 102 116 122 116 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.0

Information

 38 50 50 49 43 49 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.8

Financial activities

 118 114 118 118 101 96 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.1

Finance and insurance

 75 83 76 83 62 45 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.7

Real estate and rental and leasing(3)

 43 30 43 35 39 52 2.0 1.4 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.3

Professional and business services

 602 747 641 690 715 709 3.0 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.4

Education and health services

 412 423 400 406 433 430 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8

Educational services

 53 52 45 48 46 52 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4

Health care and social assistance

 359 370 355 358 387 378 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.9

Leisure and hospitality

 675 676 672 694 731 709 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 86 64 79 67 92 67 3.7 2.7 3.4 2.9 3.9 2.8

Accommodation and food services

 589 611 593 627 639 642 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.6

Other services(3)

 123 87 111 76 145 124 2.1 1.5 1.9 1.3 2.5 2.1

Government

 158 176 168 163 171 188 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8

Federal

 16 13 13 14 15 17 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6

State and local

 142 163 155 149 156 171 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9

State and local education

 76 83 80 78 79 93 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9

State and local, excluding education

 66 80 75 71 77 78 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9

REGION(4)

Northeast

 457 422 431 422 438 466 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7

South

 1,240 1,322 1,330 1,376 1,419 1,382 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6

Midwest

 629 758 687 647 718 714 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.2

West

 746 837 743 764 813 788 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3

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) No regular seasonal movements could be identified in this series; therefore, identical numbers appear for the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted series.
(4) 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: June 05, 2018