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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)
Dec.
2023
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024(p)
Change from:
Nov. 2024 -
Dec. 2024(p)
Dec.
2023
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024(p)
Change from:
Nov. 2024 -
Dec. 2024(p)

Total

3,439 3,098 3,283 3,130 3,197 67 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 0.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

3,237 2,917 3,105 2,947 3,001 54 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 0.0

Mining and logging

11 12 11 11 10 -1 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 -0.2

Construction

149 125 143 143 117 -26 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 -0.3

Manufacturing

233 200 204 179 191 12 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 0.1

Durable goods

123 112 110 96 108 12 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.3 0.1

Nondurable goods

110 88 94 83 83 0 2.3 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.7 0.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

684 637 645 700 644 -56 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.2 -0.2

Wholesale trade

122 77 81 87 85 -2 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.0

Retail trade

408 420 394 409 396 -13 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.5 -0.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

154 139 169 204 162 -42 2.2 1.9 2.3 2.8 2.2 -0.6

Information

28 29 36 36 38 2 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.1

Financial activities

134 127 114 114 134 20 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 0.2

Finance and insurance

83 87 69 78 95 17 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.4 0.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

52 40 45 36 40 4 2.1 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.6 0.2

Professional and business services

594 513 530 525 549 24 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.1

Private education and health services

540 518 534 495 533 38 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 0.1

Private educational services

62 45 50 56 56 0 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.0

Health care and social assistance

478 473 484 439 477 38 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.1 0.2

Leisure and hospitality

738 610 709 589 608 19 4.4 3.6 4.2 3.5 3.6 0.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

77 81 78 60 62 2 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.2 2.3 0.1

Accommodation and food services

660 529 631 529 547 18 4.6 3.7 4.4 3.7 3.8 0.1

Other services

125 145 178 155 176 21 2.1 2.4 3.0 2.6 3.0 0.4

Government

203 181 179 183 196 13 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0

Federal

18 14 15 14 12 -2 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 -0.1

State and local

185 166 164 170 185 15 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.1

State and local education

101 81 92 93 101 8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0

State and local, excluding education

84 85 72 77 84 7 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

510 497 438 397 442 45 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.6 0.2

South

1,493 1,316 1,314 1,300 1,345 45 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0

Midwest

698 658 747 679 667 -12 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.0 0.0

West

738 628 784 753 743 -10 2.0 1.7 2.1 2.0 2.0 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.

Last Modified Date: February 04, 2025