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	Oct. 2022	July 2023	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023	Oct. 2023(p)	Change from: Sept. 2023 - Oct. 2023(p)	Oct. 2022	July 2023	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023	Oct. 2023(p)	Change from: Sept. 2023 - Oct. 2023(p)
Total	4,048	3,619	3,663	3,646	3,628	-18	2.6	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,829	3,409	3,455	3,460	3,441	-19	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0
Mining and logging	13	16	15	12	15	3	2.1	2.4	2.3	1.8	2.3	0.5
Construction	153	182	159	138	173	35	2.0	2.3	2.0	1.7	2.2	0.5
Manufacturing	273	259	230	231	225	-6	2.1	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Durable goods	144	125	107	123	127	4	1.8	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.6	0.1
Nondurable goods	129	134	123	108	98	-10	2.6	2.8	2.5	2.2	2.0	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	904	799	759	826	778	-48	3.1	2.8	2.6	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Wholesale trade	97	81	97	84	87	3	1.6	1.3	1.6	1.4	1.4	0.0
Retail trade	595	528	466	554	492	-62	3.8	3.4	3.0	3.6	3.2	-0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	212	190	196	188	199	11	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.7	0.1
Information	32	57	23	45	37	-8	1.0	1.8	0.7	1.5	1.2	-0.3
Financial activities	142	112	141	133	123	-10	1.6	1.2	1.5	1.5	1.3	-0.2
Finance and insurance	93	65	94	92	89	-3	1.4	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	49	47	47	41	33	-8	2.1	1.9	1.9	1.7	1.4	-0.3
Professional and business services	712	600	617	591	688	97	3.1	2.6	2.7	2.6	3.0	0.4
Education and health services	583	524	575	550	560	10	2.4	2.1	2.3	2.1	2.2	0.1
Educational services	56	55	52	58	65	7	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.6	0.1
Health care and social assistance	527	469	523	492	494	2	2.5	2.2	2.4	2.3	2.3	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	871	732	812	814	751	-63	5.4	4.4	4.9	4.9	4.5	-0.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	74	90	105	86	78	-8	3.2	3.7	4.2	3.5	3.1	-0.4
Accommodation and food services	796	642	707	729	674	-55	5.8	4.5	5.0	5.1	4.7	-0.4
Other services	146	129	125	120	92	-28	2.5	2.2	2.1	2.0	1.6	-0.4
Government	219	211	208	186	187	1	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	16	18	15	18	16	-2	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	-0.1
State and local	203	192	193	168	171	3	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.1
State and local education	105	115	92	87	84	-3	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local, excluding education	98	78	101	81	88	7	1.1	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	522	473	418	489	486	-3	1.9	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.7	0.0
South	1,818	1,617	1,669	1,632	1,612	-20	3.2	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.8	0.0
Midwest	821	745	802	738	756	18	2.5	2.2	2.4	2.2	2.3	0.1
West	887	784	774	787	774	-13	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	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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