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	Dec. 2023	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024(p)	Change from: Nov. 2024 - Dec. 2024(p)	Dec. 2023	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024(p)	Change from: Nov. 2024 - Dec. 2024(p)
Total	3,439	3,098	3,283	3,130	3,197	67	2.2	1.9	2.1	2.0	2.0	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,237	2,917	3,105	2,947	3,001	54	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	0.0
Mining and logging	11	12	11	11	10	-1	1.8	2.0	1.8	1.7	1.5	-0.2
Construction	149	125	143	143	117	-26	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.4	-0.3
Manufacturing	233	200	204	179	191	12	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.5	0.1
Durable goods	123	112	110	96	108	12	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.3	0.1
Nondurable goods	110	88	94	83	83	0	2.3	1.8	2.0	1.7	1.7	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	684	637	645	700	644	-56	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Wholesale trade	122	77	81	87	85	-2	2.0	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
Retail trade	408	420	394	409	396	-13	2.6	2.7	2.5	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	154	139	169	204	162	-42	2.2	1.9	2.3	2.8	2.2	-0.6
Information	28	29	36	36	38	2	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
Financial activities	134	127	114	114	134	20	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.4	0.2
Finance and insurance	83	87	69	78	95	17	1.2	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.4	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	52	40	45	36	40	4	2.1	1.6	1.8	1.4	1.6	0.2
Professional and business services	594	513	530	525	549	24	2.6	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	0.1
Private education and health services	540	518	534	495	533	38	2.1	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.0	0.1
Private educational services	62	45	50	56	56	0	1.6	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
Health care and social assistance	478	473	484	439	477	38	2.2	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.1	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	738	610	709	589	608	19	4.4	3.6	4.2	3.5	3.6	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	77	81	78	60	62	2	3.0	3.1	2.9	2.2	2.3	0.1
Accommodation and food services	660	529	631	529	547	18	4.6	3.7	4.4	3.7	3.8	0.1
Other services	125	145	178	155	176	21	2.1	2.4	3.0	2.6	3.0	0.4
Government	203	181	179	183	196	13	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	18	14	15	14	12	-2	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	-0.1
State and local	185	166	164	170	185	15	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1
State and local education	101	81	92	93	101	8	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
State and local, excluding education	84	85	72	77	84	7	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	510	497	438	397	442	45	1.8	1.8	1.5	1.4	1.6	0.2
South	1,493	1,316	1,314	1,300	1,345	45	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
Midwest	698	658	747	679	667	-12	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.0	2.0	0.0
West	738	628	784	753	743	-10	2.0	1.7	2.1	2.0	2.0	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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