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)
Aug.
2017		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 June
2018		 July
2018		 Aug.
2018(p)		 Aug.
2017		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 June
2018		 July
2018		 Aug.
2018(p)

Total

 3,173 3,349 3,480 3,477 3,608 3,577 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,017 3,166 3,287 3,285 3,422 3,399 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7

Mining and logging

 11 22 23 21 21 19 1.6 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.6

Construction

 143 154 162 164 178 164 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.3

Manufacturing

 187 204 197 206 217 215 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7

Durable goods

 102 116 111 113 120 122 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5

Nondurable goods

 84 88 86 93 96 93 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 656 688 737 751 730 759 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7

Wholesale trade

 95 84 86 79 78 102 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.7

Retail trade

 463 486 512 550 535 537 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 98 119 138 122 117 120 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.0

Information

 49 48 56 51 49 51 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8

Financial activities

 117 97 110 129 141 151 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.8

Finance and insurance

 70 45 66 78 77 89 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4

Real estate and rental and leasing(3)

 47 52 44 52 64 62 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.8 2.8

Professional and business services

 652 671 692 723 709 627 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.0

Education and health services

 390 433 468 440 449 467 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0

Educational services

 42 52 50 34 45 38 1.1 1.4 1.4 0.9 1.2 1.0

Health care and social assistance

 348 381 417 407 404 429 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1

Leisure and hospitality

 652 724 714 705 765 777 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 61 70 71 77 76 75 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.2

Accommodation and food services

 592 653 643 629 689 702 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.9 5.0

Other services(3)

 160 125 129 95 163 168 2.8 2.1 2.2 1.6 2.8 2.9

Government

 156 184 193 192 187 178 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8

Federal

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

State and local

 140 168 178 178 172 165 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8

State and local education

 67 90 93 92 91 87 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8

State and local, excluding education

 73 78 85 86 82 78 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

REGION(4)

Northeast

 455 460 471 460 442 429 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6

South

 1,242 1,385 1,457 1,432 1,504 1,472 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.7

Midwest

 679 717 775 819 824 827 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5

West

 796 786 777 766 838 849 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.5

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: October 16, 2018