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)
Dec.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018(p)		 Dec.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018(p)

Total

 3,340 3,648 3,564 3,519 3,494 3,482 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,164 3,480 3,391 3,338 3,298 3,304 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6

Mining and logging

 17 21 21 19 20 21 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.8

Construction

 152 165 164 166 188 204 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.8

Manufacturing

 217 212 198 205 231 196 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.5

Durable goods

 120 119 108 113 127 108 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.3

Nondurable goods

 97 93 90 92 104 88 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.2 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 682 759 761 735 742 713 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5

Wholesale trade

 101 108 85 81 95 90 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5

Retail trade

 475 529 569 528 514 493 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 106 122 106 125 134 130 1.8 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.2

Information

 50 49 47 50 55 40 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.4

Financial activities

 114 155 126 110 99 113 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.3

Finance and insurance

 83 89 75 63 64 82 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.3

Real estate and rental and leasing(3)

 30 66 50 47 35 31 1.4 2.9 2.2 2.0 1.5 1.4

Professional and business services

 747 696 704 661 617 677 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.2

Education and health services

 423 469 431 497 505 546 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.3

Educational services

 52 35 47 58 54 46 1.4 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.2

Health care and social assistance

 370 434 384 439 451 500 1.9 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.5

Leisure and hospitality

 676 777 780 769 716 713 4.2 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 64 84 85 78 63 71 2.7 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.6 2.9

Accommodation and food services

 611 693 695 691 653 642 4.4 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.6

Other services(3)

 87 177 159 127 124 82 1.5 3.0 2.7 2.2 2.1 1.4

Government

 176 168 174 180 196 178 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8

Federal

 13 13 16 16 18 21 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8

State and local

 163 155 158 164 178 157 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8

State and local education

 83 85 83 89 93 88 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8

State and local, excluding education

 80 70 75 75 85 70 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8

REGION(4)

Northeast

 422 448 459 403 384 408 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.5

South

 1,322 1,500 1,533 1,503 1,504 1,512 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8

Midwest

 758 856 799 815 804 809 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4

West

 837 845 773 798 803 754 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 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: February 12, 2019