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	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)
Total	3,468	3,032	3,095	3,256	3,195	-61	2.2	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,276	2,850	2,899	3,078	2,998	-80	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Mining and logging	14	11	9	14	10	-4	2.2	1.8	1.5	2.2	1.7	-0.5
Construction	148	143	113	164	181	17	1.8	1.7	1.4	2.0	2.2	0.2
Manufacturing	210	174	182	185	184	-1	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Durable goods	119	92	105	110	113	3	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
Nondurable goods	91	82	77	75	71	-4	1.9	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.5	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	716	659	617	669	658	-11	2.5	2.3	2.1	2.3	2.3	0.0
Wholesale trade	94	85	83	105	86	-19	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.7	1.4	-0.3
Retail trade	468	387	380	395	396	1	3.0	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.5	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	154	187	153	169	177	8	2.1	2.6	2.1	2.3	2.4	0.1
Information	47	32	35	43	29	-14	1.6	1.1	1.2	1.5	1.0	-0.5
Financial activities	125	111	115	123	108	-15	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Finance and insurance	82	75	76	73	70	-3	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	43	37	39	50	38	-12	1.7	1.5	1.6	2.0	1.5	-0.5
Professional and business services	588	481	535	589	552	-37	2.6	2.1	2.4	2.6	2.4	-0.2
Private education and health services	550	493	512	509	481	-28	2.1	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Private educational services	54	61	55	52	47	-5	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	496	432	457	457	434	-23	2.2	1.9	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	734	593	603	607	635	28	4.4	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	78	64	60	71	81	10	3.0	2.4	2.3	2.7	3.0	0.3
Accommodation and food services	656	528	543	536	554	18	4.6	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.9	0.2
Other services	145	153	176	175	160	-15	2.4	2.5	2.9	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Government	192	182	197	178	197	19	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	15	14	12	13	10	-3	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	-0.1
State and local	177	168	185	165	187	22	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.1
State and local education	89	93	99	81	109	28	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.7	1.0	0.3
State and local, excluding education	87	74	86	84	78	-6	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	477	382	424	472	463	-9	1.7	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.6	-0.1
South	1,462	1,281	1,339	1,340	1,365	25	2.5	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	0.1
Midwest	721	641	623	702	669	-33	2.2	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.0	-0.1
West	808	728	709	741	698	-43	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.9	-0.1
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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