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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)
June
2019		 Feb.
2020		 Mar.
2020		 Apr.
2020		 May
2020		 June
2020(p)		 June
2019		 Feb.
2020		 Mar.
2020		 Apr.
2020		 May
2020		 June
2020(p)

Total

 3,481 3,436 2,789 1,877 2,067 2,598 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,298 3,245 2,619 1,731 1,945 2,493 2.6 2.5 2.0 1.6 1.7 2.1

Mining and logging

 13 12 9 6 8 9 1.8 1.7 1.3 0.9 1.2 1.5

Construction

 186 153 130 86 104 127 2.5 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.8

Manufacturing

 197 183 150 104 143 197 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.6

Durable goods

 113 107 86 49 83 103 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.7 1.1 1.4

Nondurable goods

 84 75 64 55 60 94 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 2.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 754 794 607 447 484 621 2.7 2.9 2.2 1.8 1.9 2.4

Wholesale trade

 88 101 93 52 55 90 1.5 1.7 1.6 0.9 1.0 1.6

Retail trade

 541 546 386 305 306 405 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 125 147 129 90 122 126 2.0 2.4 2.1 1.6 2.2 2.2

Information

 45 50 35 28 22 28 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.1

Financial activities

 138 123 93 70 87 83 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.0

Finance and insurance

 78 88 70 48 69 61 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.1 0.9

Real estate and rental and leasing(3)

 60 35 23 21 18 22 2.6 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0

Professional and business services

 633 628 561 337 411 456 3.0 2.9 2.6 1.7 2.1 2.3

Education and health services

 421 478 426 356 286 394 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.7

Educational services

 53 58 50 43 23 26 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.7

Health care and social assistance

 368 420 376 313 262 368 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.9

Leisure and hospitality

 783 699 534 255 369 473 4.7 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 78 77 52 30 31 32 3.2 3.1 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.0

Accommodation and food services

 705 622 483 225 338 442 5.0 4.3 3.5 3.0 3.9 4.2

Other services

 128 125 74 44 32 105 2.2 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.7 2.0

Government

 183 191 170 146 122 106 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5

Federal

 14 19 17 15 17 16 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6

State and local

 169 172 152 130 105 90 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5

State and local education

 96 90 79 69 67 27 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.3

State and local, excluding education

 74 82 73 62 37 63 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.7

REGION(4)

Northeast

 512 494 404 275 272 399 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.6

South

 1,397 1,347 1,098 791 919 1,076 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.9 2.1

Midwest

 758 783 654 418 443 592 2.3 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.0

West

 815 812 633 394 433 531 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.7

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: August 10, 2020