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	Sept. 2022	June 2023	July 2023	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023(p)	Change from: Aug. 2023 - Sept. 2023(p)	Sept. 2022	June 2023	July 2023	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023(p)	Change from: Aug. 2023 - Sept. 2023(p)
Total	4,065	3,802	3,619	3,663	3,661	-2	2.6	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,832	3,618	3,409	3,455	3,477	22	2.9	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0
Mining and logging	13	16	16	15	12	-3	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.3	1.9	-0.4
Construction	148	180	182	159	143	-16	1.9	2.3	2.3	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Manufacturing	247	258	259	230	216	-14	1.9	2.0	2.0	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Durable goods	136	123	125	107	117	10	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.4	0.1
Nondurable goods	110	135	134	123	99	-24	2.3	2.8	2.8	2.5	2.0	-0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	919	798	799	759	818	59	3.2	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.8	0.2
Wholesale trade	118	106	81	97	88	-9	2.0	1.8	1.3	1.6	1.4	-0.2
Retail trade	578	493	528	466	540	74	3.7	3.2	3.4	3.0	3.5	0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	224	199	190	196	190	-6	3.1	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.6	-0.1
Information	62	48	57	23	47	24	2.0	1.5	1.8	0.7	1.5	0.8
Financial activities	134	125	112	141	130	-11	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Finance and insurance	80	77	65	94	89	-5	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	54	48	47	47	41	-6	2.3	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.7	-0.2
Professional and business services	755	612	600	617	606	-11	3.3	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.6	-0.1
Education and health services	544	614	524	575	550	-25	2.2	2.4	2.1	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Educational services	52	55	55	52	52	0	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	492	559	469	523	497	-26	2.4	2.6	2.2	2.4	2.3	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	863	828	732	812	835	23	5.4	5.0	4.4	4.9	5.0	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	75	106	90	105	91	-14	3.2	4.3	3.7	4.2	3.6	-0.6
Accommodation and food services	789	722	642	707	744	37	5.7	5.1	4.5	5.0	5.2	0.2
Other services	147	139	129	125	119	-6	2.6	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Government	233	184	211	208	185	-23	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Federal	20	20	18	15	18	3	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.1
State and local	214	164	192	193	167	-26	1.1	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.8	-0.2
State and local education	108	100	115	92	80	-12	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	106	64	78	101	86	-15	1.2	0.7	0.8	1.1	0.9	-0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	551	475	473	418	491	73	2.0	1.7	1.7	1.5	1.8	0.3
South	1,745	1,683	1,617	1,669	1,642	-27	3.1	2.9	2.8	2.9	2.8	-0.1
Midwest	864	812	745	802	750	-52	2.6	2.4	2.2	2.4	2.2	-0.2
West	906	832	784	774	779	5	2.5	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.1	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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