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. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
Total	3,177	3,270	3,209	3,166	3,091	-75	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,000	3,083	3,026	2,984	2,908	-76	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Mining and logging	8	12	13	14	14	0	1.3	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.3	0.0
Construction	127	174	154	90	146	56	1.5	2.1	1.9	1.1	1.8	0.7
Manufacturing	210	148	175	175	172	-3	1.6	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Durable goods	128	82	109	103	101	-2	1.6	1.0	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
Nondurable goods	82	66	67	72	71	-1	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	607	652	675	611	610	-1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.1	2.1	0.0
Wholesale trade	75	81	70	94	82	-12	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.5	1.3	-0.2
Retail trade	398	412	419	375	398	23	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.4	2.6	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	134	159	186	142	130	-12	1.9	2.2	2.5	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Information	42	37	45	40	40	0	1.4	1.2	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.0
Financial activities	102	132	112	133	114	-19	1.1	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.2	-0.2
Finance and insurance	82	93	82	96	82	-14	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.2	-0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	40	30	37	32	-5	0.8	1.6	1.2	1.5	1.3	-0.2
Professional and business services	572	528	404	595	574	-21	2.5	2.3	1.8	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Private education and health services	507	504	514	492	557	65	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.8	2.0	0.2
Private educational services	48	59	59	60	57	-3	1.2	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	459	446	455	432	500	68	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.1	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	656	768	818	722	560	-162	3.9	4.5	4.8	4.2	3.3	-0.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	76	77	66	58	36	-22	2.9	2.9	2.4	2.2	1.3	-0.9
Accommodation and food services	580	691	752	664	524	-140	4.1	4.8	5.3	4.6	3.7	-0.9
Other services	169	128	116	112	122	10	2.8	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.0	0.1
Government	177	187	183	181	183	2	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	16	19	14	14	18	4	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.1
State and local	161	168	169	168	165	-3	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	84	83	87	91	80	-11	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	77	85	82	77	85	8	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	482	473	479	444	390	-54	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.4	-0.2
South	1,263	1,319	1,198	1,299	1,292	-7	2.1	2.2	2.0	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Midwest	720	744	770	672	655	-17	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.0	1.9	-0.1
West	712	733	763	751	754	3	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	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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