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 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
Total	3,287	3,046	3,160	3,043	3,065	22	2.1	1.9	2.0	1.9	1.9	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,096	2,867	2,986	2,845	2,882	37	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.1	0.0
Mining and logging	13	13	13	12	13	1	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.1	0.2
Construction	154	134	139	139	111	-28	1.9	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.3	-0.4
Manufacturing	149	169	164	168	180	12	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
Durable goods	80	88	82	93	102	9	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	0.1
Nondurable goods	68	82	82	75	79	4	1.4	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	647	704	723	696	680	-16	2.3	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	0.0
Wholesale trade	87	76	85	77	60	-17	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.0	-0.3
Retail trade	404	469	460	463	432	-31	2.6	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.8	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	157	158	178	156	188	32	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.2	2.6	0.4
Information	36	42	31	26	30	4	1.3	1.5	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.2
Financial activities	138	99	139	113	114	1	1.5	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.2	0.0
Finance and insurance	97	70	93	75	76	1	1.4	1.0	1.4	1.1	1.1	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	41	29	46	38	37	-1	1.7	1.2	1.9	1.6	1.5	-0.1
Professional and business services	542	441	450	436	460	24	2.4	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.0	0.1
Private education and health services	516	479	529	500	466	-34	1.9	1.7	1.9	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Private educational services	58	54	56	54	54	0	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	457	426	473	447	412	-35	2.0	1.8	2.0	1.9	1.7	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	766	643	653	637	680	43	4.5	3.8	3.8	3.7	4.0	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	80	57	60	63	69	6	3.0	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.5	0.2
Accommodation and food services	686	586	593	574	611	37	4.8	4.1	4.2	4.0	4.3	0.3
Other services	134	143	145	118	149	31	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.0	2.5	0.5
Government	191	179	174	198	183	-15	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	19	15	17	15	19	4	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.1
State and local	173	164	158	183	164	-19	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local education	89	88	78	98	86	-12	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	84	76	80	85	77	-8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	465	462	442	361	395	34	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.3	1.4	0.1
South	1,348	1,216	1,294	1,332	1,377	45	2.3	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.3	0.1
Midwest	751	680	709	659	650	-9	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.0	1.9	-0.1
West	723	688	715	692	643	-49	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.7	-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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