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 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024(p)	Change from: June 2024 - July 2024(p)	July 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024(p)	Change from: June 2024 - July 2024(p)
Total	3,615	3,452	3,403	3,214	3,277	63	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.1	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,412	3,239	3,192	3,048	3,090	42	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	0.0
Mining and logging	16	13	14	11	12	1	2.4	2.1	2.2	1.8	1.8	0.0
Construction	169	191	188	119	135	16	2.1	2.3	2.3	1.4	1.6	0.2
Manufacturing	254	223	214	202	227	25	2.0	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.7	0.1
Durable goods	127	132	129	124	132	8	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.6	0.1
Nondurable goods	127	90	86	79	95	16	2.6	1.9	1.8	1.6	2.0	0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	768	697	724	709	676	-33	2.7	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.3	-0.1
Wholesale trade	85	90	99	94	87	-7	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Retail trade	519	463	478	459	425	-34	3.3	2.9	3.1	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	164	145	147	156	163	7	2.3	2.0	2.0	2.2	2.3	0.1
Information	58	39	48	36	52	16	1.9	1.3	1.6	1.2	1.7	0.5
Financial activities	120	99	117	142	127	-15	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Finance and insurance	74	60	72	98	89	-9	1.1	0.9	1.1	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	46	39	46	44	38	-6	1.9	1.6	1.8	1.8	1.5	-0.3
Professional and business services	598	509	510	549	492	-57	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.1	-0.3
Private education and health services	558	597	594	531	585	54	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.0	2.2	0.2
Private educational services	55	54	59	54	62	8	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.6	0.2
Health care and social assistance	503	543	536	477	523	46	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.1	2.3	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	752	726	654	619	654	35	4.5	4.3	3.9	3.7	3.9	0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	90	86	74	69	81	12	3.5	3.3	2.8	2.6	3.1	0.5
Accommodation and food services	662	640	580	551	573	22	4.7	4.5	4.1	3.9	4.0	0.1
Other services	119	144	128	129	132	3	2.0	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
Government	203	214	211	166	186	20	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.1
Federal	18	16	15	15	15	0	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	185	197	195	151	171	20	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.1
State and local education	106	110	122	79	86	7	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.7	0.8	0.1
State and local, excluding education	79	87	74	71	85	14	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	488	495	501	483	464	-19	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.6	-0.1
South	1,593	1,443	1,384	1,360	1,439	79	2.7	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.4	0.1
Midwest	746	781	720	675	637	-38	2.2	2.3	2.1	2.0	1.9	-0.1
West	788	734	797	697	737	40	2.2	2.0	2.1	1.9	2.0	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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