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	Mar. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023(p)	Change from: Feb. 2023 - Mar. 2023(p)	Mar. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023(p)	Change from: Feb. 2023 - Mar. 2023(p)
Total	4,452	4,091	3,878	3,980	3,851	-129	2.9	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.5	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,201	3,858	3,681	3,785	3,639	-146	3.2	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	-0.1
Mining and logging	13	14	15	18	15	-3	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.9	2.3	-0.6
Construction	260	153	179	153	152	-1	3.4	2.0	2.3	1.9	1.9	0.0
Manufacturing	339	263	267	277	274	-3	2.7	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
Durable goods	175	137	144	142	142	0	2.2	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0
Nondurable goods	164	125	123	134	132	-2	3.4	2.6	2.5	2.8	2.7	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	951	916	921	885	878	-7	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Wholesale trade	106	96	101	114	100	-14	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.9	1.6	-0.3
Retail trade	641	598	592	561	560	-1	4.1	3.9	3.8	3.6	3.6	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	204	222	228	210	218	8	2.9	3.1	3.1	2.9	3.0	0.1
Information	50	46	41	43	45	2	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.5	0.1
Financial activities	163	134	143	107	124	17	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.2	1.4	0.2
Finance and insurance	117	88	97	57	75	18	1.8	1.3	1.4	0.8	1.1	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	46	46	46	51	49	-2	2.0	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Professional and business services	797	719	546	649	666	17	3.6	3.1	2.4	2.8	2.9	0.1
Education and health services	594	629	607	614	615	1	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Educational services	66	55	40	58	61	3	1.8	1.4	1.0	1.5	1.6	0.1
Health care and social assistance	527	574	567	556	554	-2	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	895	806	825	915	730	-185	5.7	4.9	5.0	5.5	4.4	-1.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	77	77	79	76	69	-7	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.1	2.8	-0.3
Accommodation and food services	818	729	746	839	661	-178	6.1	5.2	5.3	6.0	4.7	-1.3
Other services	140	177	136	124	140	16	2.5	3.1	2.3	2.1	2.4	0.3
Government	251	233	198	195	212	17	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
Federal	22	21	17	20	17	-3	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6	-0.1
State and local	228	213	180	175	195	20	1.2	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
State and local education	128	103	95	88	97	9	1.3	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.1
State and local, excluding education	100	110	85	87	98	11	1.1	1.2	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	579	539	501	503	525	22	2.1	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.9	0.1
South	1,928	1,748	1,680	1,857	1,712	-145	3.4	3.0	2.9	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Midwest	831	835	779	747	785	38	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.4	0.1
West	1,113	969	919	873	829	-44	3.1	2.7	2.5	2.4	2.3	-0.1
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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