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	Nov. 2023	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024(p)	Change from: Oct. 2024 - Nov. 2024(p)	Nov. 2023	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024(p)	Change from: Oct. 2024 - Nov. 2024(p)
Total	3,516	3,178	3,098	3,283	3,065	-218	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.1	1.9	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,319	2,999	2,917	3,105	2,882	-223	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Mining and logging	15	9	12	11	12	1	2.3	1.4	2.0	1.8	1.9	0.1
Construction	162	131	125	143	138	-5	2.0	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.7	0.0
Manufacturing	220	208	200	204	180	-24	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.4	-0.2
Durable goods	126	128	112	110	102	-8	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Nondurable goods	94	80	88	94	78	-16	2.0	1.7	1.8	2.0	1.6	-0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	739	578	637	645	691	46	2.6	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.4	0.2
Wholesale trade	73	78	77	81	82	1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
Retail trade	461	368	420	394	414	20	3.0	2.4	2.7	2.5	2.6	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	205	133	139	169	195	26	2.9	1.8	1.9	2.3	2.7	0.4
Information	42	41	29	36	36	0	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
Financial activities	126	109	127	114	102	-12	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Finance and insurance	85	88	87	69	67	-2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	41	21	40	45	35	-10	1.6	0.8	1.6	1.8	1.4	-0.4
Professional and business services	594	575	513	530	475	-55	2.6	2.5	2.2	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Private education and health services	572	514	518	534	494	-40	2.2	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Private educational services	58	54	45	50	56	6	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.4	0.1
Health care and social assistance	514	460	473	484	438	-46	2.3	2.0	2.1	2.1	1.9	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	739	665	610	709	602	-107	4.4	3.9	3.6	4.2	3.5	-0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	69	73	81	78	56	-22	2.7	2.7	3.1	2.9	2.1	-0.8
Accommodation and food services	670	592	529	631	546	-85	4.7	4.1	3.7	4.4	3.8	-0.6
Other services	110	169	145	178	152	-26	1.9	2.8	2.4	3.0	2.6	-0.4
Government	197	179	181	179	183	4	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	17	17	14	15	14	-1	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	180	162	166	164	169	5	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	97	86	81	92	93	1	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
State and local, excluding education	83	76	85	72	76	4	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	510	471	497	438	420	-18	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.5	1.5	0.0
South	1,448	1,287	1,316	1,314	1,274	-40	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Midwest	793	735	658	747	657	-90	2.4	2.2	1.9	2.2	1.9	-0.3
West	765	685	628	784	713	-71	2.1	1.8	1.7	2.1	1.9	-0.2
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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