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	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
Total	3,132	3,043	3,153	3,213	3,056	-157	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,954	2,845	2,969	3,022	2,866	-156	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Mining and logging	14	12	14	13	16	3	2.3	1.9	2.2	2.2	2.6	0.4
Construction	100	139	120	152	157	5	1.2	1.7	1.4	1.8	1.9	0.1
Manufacturing	174	168	184	191	180	-11	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Durable goods	100	93	108	113	109	-4	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Nondurable goods	74	75	76	79	72	-7	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.5	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	594	696	702	724	747	23	2.1	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.6	0.1
Wholesale trade	90	77	63	93	117	24	1.5	1.3	1.0	1.5	1.9	0.4
Retail trade	358	463	440	464	472	8	2.3	3.0	2.8	3.0	3.1	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	146	156	199	167	157	-10	2.0	2.2	2.8	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Information	36	26	32	28	26	-2	1.3	0.9	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.0
Financial activities	132	113	118	94	110	16	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.0	1.2	0.2
Finance and insurance	95	75	80	64	77	13	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.2	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	38	38	29	33	4	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.3	0.1
Professional and business services	591	436	493	478	401	-77	2.6	1.9	2.2	2.1	1.8	-0.3
Private education and health services	491	500	476	507	517	10	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.8	0.0
Private educational services	61	54	52	47	51	4	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	0.1
Health care and social assistance	430	447	424	461	466	5	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.9	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	720	637	664	654	576	-78	4.3	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.4	-0.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	55	63	66	64	74	10	2.1	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.8	0.4
Accommodation and food services	665	574	598	589	503	-86	4.7	4.0	4.2	4.1	3.5	-0.6
Other services	104	118	165	181	135	-46	1.7	2.0	2.7	3.0	2.2	-0.8
Government	178	198	184	190	190	0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	13	15	16	13	14	1	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	164	183	168	177	176	-1	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
State and local education	90	98	87	94	91	-3	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	74	85	81	83	85	2	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	437	361	399	436	414	-22	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
South	1,286	1,332	1,371	1,308	1,324	16	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	0.0
Midwest	673	659	704	658	772	114	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.3	0.3
West	735	692	679	811	546	-265	2.0	1.9	1.8	2.2	1.5	-0.7
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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