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.
2016		 Dec.
2016		 Jan.
2017		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)		 Apr.
2016		 Dec.
2016		 Jan.
2017		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)

Total

 2,902 3,085 3,186 3,036 3,138 3,027 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,728 2,915 3,011 2,865 2,962 2,872 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3

Mining and logging

 13 12 13 17 13 11 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.5 1.9 1.6

Construction

 114 134 151 162 164 166 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4

Manufacturing

 142 165 177 184 183 176 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4

Durable goods

 79 89 96 97 94 94 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

Nondurable goods

 64 75 82 88 89 82 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 629 623 657 672 678 586 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.1

Wholesale trade

 83 94 103 71 76 70 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.2 1.3 1.2

Retail trade

 450 432 469 492 498 426 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 96 97 85 109 105 90 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.6

Information

 39 49 42 48 43 31 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.1

Financial activities

 96 78 123 85 105 104 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.2

Finance and insurance

 58 59 80 57 71 68 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.1

Real estate and rental and leasing(3)

 38 19 43 28 34 36 1.8 0.9 2.0 1.3 1.5 1.7

Professional and business services

 565 672 625 569 618 642 2.8 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.1

Education and health services

 375 409 438 371 426 397 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.7

Educational services

 42 41 45 41 48 42 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2

Health care and social assistance

 334 367 394 330 379 355 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.8

Leisure and hospitality

 649 688 662 660 649 645 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 67 73 70 76 76 80 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.6

Accommodation and food services

 582 615 593 584 573 565 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2

Other services(3)

 105 86 123 97 83 113 1.9 1.5 2.1 1.7 1.4 2.0

Government

 175 170 175 171 176 155 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7

Federal

 15 15 15 16 16 16 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6

State and local

 159 155 161 155 159 139 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7

State and local education

 74 70 75 74 72 72 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

State and local, excluding education

 85 85 86 81 87 67 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7

REGION(4)

Northeast

 333 440 430 426 419 429 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

South

 1,201 1,250 1,248 1,267 1,308 1,237 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3

Midwest

 666 664 719 694 695 651 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0

West

 702 730 789 649 715 710 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.1 2.1

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.
(p) Preliminary

Table of Contents

Last Modified Date: June 06, 2017