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	Oct. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Change from: Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024(p)	Oct. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Change from: Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024(p)
Total	3,634	3,243	3,178	3,098	3,326	228	2.3	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.1	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,453	3,056	2,999	2,917	3,148	231	2.6	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.3	0.1
Mining and logging	14	10	9	12	12	0	2.1	1.6	1.4	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Construction	171	137	131	125	149	24	2.1	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.8	0.3
Manufacturing	225	222	208	200	209	9	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.6	0.1
Durable goods	126	129	128	112	116	4	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.4	0.0
Nondurable goods	98	93	80	88	92	4	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.9	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	750	687	578	637	638	1	2.6	2.4	2.0	2.2	2.2	0.0
Wholesale trade	88	83	78	77	77	0	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Retail trade	478	432	368	420	394	-26	3.1	2.8	2.4	2.7	2.5	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	184	172	133	139	167	28	2.6	2.4	1.8	1.9	2.3	0.4
Information	41	49	41	29	35	6	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.0	1.2	0.2
Financial activities	129	127	109	127	112	-15	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.2	-0.2
Finance and insurance	91	91	88	87	68	-19	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.0	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	38	36	21	40	44	4	1.5	1.5	0.8	1.6	1.8	0.2
Professional and business services	677	495	575	513	550	37	3.0	2.2	2.5	2.2	2.4	0.2
Private education and health services	594	543	514	518	565	47	2.3	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.1	0.2
Private educational services	72	62	54	45	50	5	1.9	1.6	1.4	1.2	1.3	0.1
Health care and social assistance	522	482	460	473	515	42	2.4	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.3	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	742	642	665	610	702	92	4.4	3.8	3.9	3.6	4.1	0.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	63	82	73	81	83	2	2.5	3.1	2.7	3.1	3.1	0.0
Accommodation and food services	679	560	592	529	619	90	4.8	3.9	4.1	3.7	4.3	0.6
Other services	111	144	169	145	176	31	1.9	2.4	2.8	2.4	3.0	0.6
Government	181	186	179	181	179	-2	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	16	15	17	14	15	1	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	165	171	162	166	164	-2	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	78	90	86	81	91	10	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local, excluding education	87	81	76	85	72	-13	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.7	-0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	523	462	471	497	446	-51	1.9	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.6	-0.2
South	1,606	1,426	1,287	1,316	1,287	-29	2.7	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
Midwest	748	654	735	658	752	94	2.2	1.9	2.2	1.9	2.2	0.3
West	757	700	685	628	841	213	2.1	1.9	1.8	1.7	2.3	0.6
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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