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. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)
Total	3,032	3,091	3,128	2,973	3,161	188	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.0	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,850	2,908	2,918	2,800	2,999	199	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.1
Mining and logging	11	14	13	13	16	3	1.8	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.6	0.5
Construction	143	146	136	110	149	39	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.3	1.8	0.5
Manufacturing	174	172	189	178	189	11	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.5	0.1
Durable goods	92	101	110	100	101	1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
Nondurable goods	82	71	80	78	88	10	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.8	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	659	610	560	652	646	-6	2.3	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.2	0.0
Wholesale trade	85	82	83	96	73	-23	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.6	1.2	-0.4
Retail trade	387	398	317	403	417	14	2.5	2.6	2.0	2.6	2.7	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	187	130	159	152	156	4	2.6	1.8	2.2	2.1	2.1	0.0
Information	32	40	28	38	31	-7	1.1	1.4	1.0	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Financial activities	111	114	135	105	111	6	1.2	1.2	1.5	1.1	1.2	0.1
Finance and insurance	75	82	96	66	80	14	1.1	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.2	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	32	39	39	31	-8	1.5	1.3	1.6	1.6	1.2	-0.4
Professional and business services	481	574	571	543	468	-75	2.1	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.1	-0.3
Private education and health services	493	557	565	497	502	5	1.8	2.0	2.1	1.8	1.8	0.0
Private educational services	61	57	47	54	55	1	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.4	0.1
Health care and social assistance	432	500	517	443	447	4	1.9	2.1	2.2	1.9	1.9	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	593	560	618	546	757	211	3.5	3.3	3.6	3.2	4.4	1.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	64	36	20	60	63	3	2.4	1.3	0.7	2.2	2.4	0.2
Accommodation and food services	528	524	598	486	694	208	3.7	3.7	4.2	3.4	4.8	1.4
Other services	153	122	102	118	131	13	2.5	2.0	1.7	2.0	2.2	0.2
Government	182	183	211	173	161	-12	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.0
Federal	14	18	46	19	16	-3	0.5	0.6	1.6	0.7	0.6	-0.1
State and local	168	165	164	154	145	-9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.0
State and local education	93	80	85	84	73	-11	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	74	85	79	71	72	1	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	382	390	435	470	463	-7	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.6	-0.1
South	1,281	1,292	1,336	1,131	1,305	174	2.1	2.1	2.2	1.9	2.2	0.3
Midwest	641	655	699	734	748	14	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.2	2.2	0.0
West	728	754	658	638	644	6	2.0	2.0	1.8	1.7	1.7	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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