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	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)
Total	3,414	3,256	3,250	3,344	3,194	-150	2.2	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,194	3,078	3,054	3,159	3,011	-148	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Mining and logging	13	14	11	14	13	-1	2.1	2.2	1.8	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Construction	183	164	180	166	147	-19	2.2	2.0	2.2	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Manufacturing	219	185	179	184	186	2	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
Durable goods	129	110	108	110	113	3	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Nondurable goods	90	75	71	74	72	-2	1.9	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	698	669	674	707	584	-123	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.0	-0.4
Wholesale trade	85	105	87	95	69	-26	1.4	1.7	1.4	1.5	1.1	-0.4
Retail trade	464	395	404	473	393	-80	3.0	2.5	2.6	3.0	2.5	-0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	149	169	183	139	121	-18	2.1	2.3	2.5	1.9	1.6	-0.3
Information	40	43	30	35	36	1	1.3	1.5	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
Financial activities	108	123	116	138	127	-11	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Finance and insurance	71	73	76	94	88	-6	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	38	50	39	44	39	-5	1.5	2.0	1.6	1.8	1.6	-0.2
Professional and business services	504	589	576	558	529	-29	2.2	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Private education and health services	591	509	489	536	544	8	2.2	1.9	1.8	2.0	2.0	0.0
Private educational services	51	52	51	53	48	-5	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	539	457	438	483	497	14	2.4	2.0	1.9	2.1	2.1	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	695	607	641	673	701	28	4.1	3.6	3.8	4.0	4.1	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	84	71	77	71	68	-3	3.2	2.7	2.9	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	611	536	564	602	633	31	4.3	3.7	4.0	4.2	4.4	0.2
Other services	143	175	157	148	144	-4	2.4	2.9	2.6	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Government	220	178	197	186	183	-3	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	17	13	12	14	14	0	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	203	165	185	172	169	-3	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	113	81	107	91	92	1	1.1	0.7	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local, excluding education	90	84	77	80	77	-3	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	492	472	473	477	460	-17	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	-0.1
South	1,451	1,340	1,372	1,339	1,234	-105	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Midwest	741	702	711	755	715	-40	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.1	-0.1
West	730	741	695	773	786	13	2.0	2.0	1.9	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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