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.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019(p)		 Apr.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019(p)

Total

 3,339 3,391 3,483 3,447 3,461 3,482 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,154 3,205 3,282 3,259 3,278 3,300 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6

Mining and logging

 21 22 19 21 23 19 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.7 3.0 2.5

Construction

 164 185 185 184 149 156 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.1

Manufacturing

 205 211 212 211 222 218 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7

Durable goods

 113 111 110 118 118 125 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6

Nondurable goods

 92 100 101 93 104 93 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.2 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 692 715 727 729 738 722 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6

Wholesale trade

 83 89 87 88 102 94 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6

Retail trade

 485 493 512 494 500 500 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 124 133 128 147 137 129 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1

Information

 47 43 51 48 52 57 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.0

Financial activities

 100 106 102 97 104 145 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.7

Finance and insurance

 47 76 64 75 67 79 0.7 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3

Real estate and rental and leasing(3)

 53 31 38 22 37 65 2.4 1.3 1.7 0.9 1.6 2.8

Professional and business services

 678 649 664 645 656 639 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0

Education and health services

 423 448 433 461 467 429 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8

Educational services

 52 52 39 58 47 48 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.3 1.3

Health care and social assistance

 371 397 394 403 420 381 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.9

Leisure and hospitality

 702 706 753 748 735 756 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 68 56 74 80 82 79 2.9 2.3 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2

Accommodation and food services

 634 650 679 668 653 677 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.8

Other services

 122 120 137 114 132 159 2.1 2.0 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.7

Government

 185 186 201 188 184 182 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8

Federal

 16 20 14 17 22 14 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.5

State and local

 169 166 187 171 162 168 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9

State and local education

 88 89 105 96 94 86 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8

State and local, excluding education

 80 77 82 75 68 81 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9

REGION(4)

Northeast

 469 464 441 425 513 451 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.6

South

 1,351 1,423 1,448 1,489 1,425 1,481 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7

Midwest

 733 744 797 754 757 772 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3

West

 786 760 797 779 767 778 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2

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 10, 2019