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	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)
Total	4,009	3,527	3,409	3,452	3,459	7	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,807	3,330	3,231	3,239	3,251	12	2.9	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	0.0
Mining and logging	16	12	12	13	14	1	2.5	1.8	1.9	2.1	2.2	0.1
Construction	215	152	156	191	199	8	2.7	1.9	1.9	2.3	2.4	0.1
Manufacturing	278	201	186	223	217	-6	2.2	1.6	1.4	1.7	1.7	0.0
Durable goods	137	109	98	132	131	-1	1.7	1.3	1.2	1.6	1.6	0.0
Nondurable goods	141	92	87	90	87	-3	2.9	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	887	733	663	697	738	41	3.1	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.5	0.1
Wholesale trade	106	96	84	90	109	19	1.7	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.8	0.3
Retail trade	598	481	440	463	480	17	3.8	3.1	2.8	2.9	3.1	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	183	156	138	145	149	4	2.6	2.2	1.9	2.0	2.1	0.1
Information	31	50	40	39	38	-1	1.0	1.7	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
Financial activities	132	132	115	99	122	23	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.2
Finance and insurance	89	86	81	60	76	16	1.3	1.3	1.2	0.9	1.1	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	46	33	39	46	7	1.8	1.8	1.3	1.6	1.8	0.2
Professional and business services	621	617	691	509	541	32	2.7	2.7	3.0	2.2	2.4	0.2
Private education and health services	670	554	563	597	597	0	2.7	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.3	0.0
Private educational services	59	53	55	54	59	5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
Health care and social assistance	611	501	509	543	538	-5	2.9	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	800	736	721	726	655	-71	4.8	4.4	4.3	4.3	3.9	-0.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	84	76	78	86	75	-11	3.3	2.9	2.9	3.3	2.8	-0.5
Accommodation and food services	716	659	643	640	579	-61	5.1	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.1	-0.4
Other services	156	143	84	144	131	-13	2.7	2.4	1.4	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Government	202	197	178	214	208	-6	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
Federal	19	15	15	16	15	-1	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	183	182	163	197	193	-4	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.9	-0.1
State and local education	101	92	79	110	115	5	1.0	0.9	0.7	1.0	1.1	0.1
State and local, excluding education	82	89	83	87	78	-9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	545	477	536	495	522	27	2.0	1.7	1.9	1.8	1.9	0.1
South	1,847	1,522	1,460	1,443	1,418	-25	3.2	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.4	0.0
Midwest	795	716	735	781	730	-51	2.4	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.2	-0.1
West	822	811	678	734	789	55	2.3	2.2	1.8	2.0	2.1	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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