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	Apr. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Change from: Mar. 2026 - Apr. 2026(p)	Apr. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Change from: Mar. 2026 - Apr. 2026(p)
Total	3,144	3,131	3,046	3,160	2,977	-183	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.9	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,958	2,952	2,867	2,986	2,782	-204	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Mining and logging	12	12	13	13	13	0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
Construction	156	129	134	139	145	6	1.9	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	0.0
Manufacturing	180	159	169	164	163	-1	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
Durable goods	104	96	88	82	91	9	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
Nondurable goods	76	63	82	82	73	-9	1.6	1.3	1.7	1.7	1.5	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	577	661	704	723	640	-83	2.0	2.3	2.5	2.5	2.2	-0.3
Wholesale trade	76	101	76	85	81	-4	1.3	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Retail trade	367	426	469	460	412	-48	2.4	2.8	3.0	3.0	2.7	-0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	134	134	158	178	148	-30	1.8	1.9	2.2	2.5	2.1	-0.4
Information	31	40	42	31	26	-5	1.1	1.4	1.5	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Financial activities	128	104	99	139	109	-30	1.4	1.1	1.1	1.5	1.2	-0.3
Finance and insurance	84	69	70	93	71	-22	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.4	1.1	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	35	29	46	38	-8	1.8	1.4	1.2	1.9	1.6	-0.3
Professional and business services	519	495	441	450	419	-31	2.3	2.2	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Private education and health services	536	471	479	529	505	-24	2.0	1.7	1.7	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Private educational services	53	47	54	56	54	-2	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
Health care and social assistance	483	423	426	473	450	-23	2.1	1.8	1.8	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	671	744	643	653	635	-18	4.0	4.4	3.8	3.8	3.7	-0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	71	67	57	60	60	0	2.6	2.5	2.1	2.2	2.2	0.0
Accommodation and food services	600	677	586	593	576	-17	4.2	4.7	4.1	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Other services	147	137	143	145	126	-19	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.1	-0.3
Government	185	178	179	174	195	21	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.1
Federal	15	20	15	17	15	-2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0
State and local	170	159	164	158	180	22	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1
State and local education	90	80	88	78	94	16	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.2
State and local, excluding education	80	78	76	80	86	6	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	475	509	462	442	348	-94	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.2	-0.4
South	1,202	1,180	1,216	1,294	1,257	-37	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Midwest	716	682	680	709	652	-57	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.0	-0.1
West	751	760	688	715	720	5	2.0	2.1	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0
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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