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	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)
Total	3,595	3,403	3,214	3,243	3,084	-159	2.3	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,390	3,192	3,048	3,056	2,909	-147	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Mining and logging	16	14	11	10	8	-2	2.5	2.2	1.8	1.6	1.2	-0.4
Construction	160	188	119	137	135	-2	2.0	2.3	1.4	1.7	1.6	-0.1
Manufacturing	226	214	202	222	202	-20	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.6	-0.1
Durable goods	108	129	124	129	130	1	1.3	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.6	0.0
Nondurable goods	118	86	79	93	72	-21	2.4	1.8	1.6	1.9	1.5	-0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	733	724	709	687	583	-104	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.0	-0.4
Wholesale trade	97	99	94	83	74	-9	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Retail trade	458	478	459	432	382	-50	2.9	3.1	2.9	2.8	2.4	-0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	179	147	156	172	127	-45	2.5	2.0	2.2	2.4	1.8	-0.6
Information	24	48	36	49	39	-10	0.8	1.6	1.2	1.6	1.3	-0.3
Financial activities	138	117	142	127	115	-12	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.2	-0.2
Finance and insurance	93	72	98	91	93	2	1.4	1.1	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	46	46	44	36	21	-15	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.5	0.9	-0.6
Professional and business services	611	510	549	495	568	73	2.7	2.2	2.4	2.2	2.5	0.3
Private education and health services	582	594	531	543	517	-26	2.3	2.3	2.0	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Private educational services	50	59	54	62	51	-11	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.3	-0.3
Health care and social assistance	532	536	477	482	466	-16	2.5	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	785	654	619	642	561	-81	4.7	3.9	3.7	3.8	3.3	-0.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	97	74	69	82	64	-18	3.8	2.8	2.6	3.1	2.4	-0.7
Accommodation and food services	688	580	551	560	497	-63	4.9	4.1	3.9	3.9	3.5	-0.4
Other services	116	128	129	144	181	37	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.4	3.1	0.7
Government	205	211	166	186	175	-11	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	17	15	15	15	17	2	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.1
State and local	189	195	151	171	158	-13	0.9	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	84	122	79	90	91	1	0.8	1.1	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.1
State and local, excluding education	104	74	71	81	67	-14	1.1	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.7	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	417	501	483	462	451	-11	1.5	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.6	0.0
South	1,641	1,384	1,360	1,426	1,297	-129	2.8	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Midwest	771	720	675	654	656	2	2.3	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.9	0.0
West	766	797	697	700	681	-19	2.1	2.1	1.9	1.9	1.8	-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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