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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)
Feb.
2020		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020		 Dec.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021(p)		 Feb.
2020		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020		 Dec.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021(p)

Total

 3,430 3,352 3,296 3,407 3,306 3,357 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,240 3,125 3,113 3,224 3,140 3,164 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6

Mining and logging

 13 9 12 9 8 11 1.9 1.4 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.8

Construction

 153 132 163 161 139 163 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.2

Manufacturing

 189 231 235 240 251 253 1.5 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1

Durable goods

 110 123 129 135 142 135 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8

Nondurable goods

 78 109 106 105 109 117 1.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 768 744 752 816 755 748 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8

Wholesale trade

 99 89 75 97 71 84 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.5

Retail trade

 526 512 540 549 539 531 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 142 142 137 170 145 133 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.7 2.3 2.2

Information

 52 40 40 39 37 41 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5

Financial activities

 130 127 124 108 148 140 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.6

Finance and insurance

 88 81 82 69 106 83 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 43 46 42 38 42 57 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.5

Professional and business services

 622 619 592 581 580 572 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8

Education and health services

 495 510 446 471 469 471 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0

Educational services

 59 44 46 52 25 47 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.6 0.7 1.4

Health care and social assistance

 436 467 400 419 443 425 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1

Leisure and hospitality

 690 605 622 687 641 617 4.1 4.4 4.6 5.2 4.9 4.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 78 57 56 71 64 49 3.1 3.2 3.1 4.2 3.8 2.8

Accommodation and food services

 612 548 566 616 577 568 4.2 4.6 4.8 5.4 5.1 4.8

Other services

 127 108 126 113 114 148 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.7

Government

 190 228 183 183 166 194 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9

Federal

 19 31 24 21 26 19 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.7

State and local

 171 197 159 162 140 175 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9

State and local education

 87 106 81 81 62 91 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9

State and local, excluding education

 84 91 78 81 78 84 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

REGION(3)

Northeast

 484 460 466 436 432 445 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7

South

 1,361 1,479 1,445 1,465 1,427 1,396 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7

Midwest

 767 733 709 761 727 751 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.4

West

 818 680 676 746 719 766 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 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) 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: April 06, 2021