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	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total	3,153	3,119	3,225	3,131	2,974	-157	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,957	2,945	3,045	2,952	2,795	-157	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Mining and logging	12	14	16	12	13	1	1.9	2.3	2.7	2.1	2.2	0.1
Construction	173	132	147	129	122	-7	2.1	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.5	-0.1
Manufacturing	180	184	180	159	172	13	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
Durable goods	107	101	98	96	88	-8	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Nondurable goods	72	84	82	63	84	21	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.3	1.8	0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	665	636	733	661	651	-10	2.3	2.2	2.6	2.3	2.3	0.0
Wholesale trade	84	72	97	101	66	-35	1.4	1.2	1.6	1.7	1.1	-0.6
Retail trade	401	409	487	426	435	9	2.6	2.7	3.2	2.8	2.8	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	180	154	149	134	151	17	2.5	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.1	0.2
Information	34	44	45	40	41	1	1.2	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.5	0.1
Financial activities	116	105	120	104	104	0	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.1	0.0
Finance and insurance	76	76	76	69	73	4	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	29	44	35	31	-4	1.6	1.2	1.8	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Professional and business services	520	472	426	495	467	-28	2.3	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Private education and health services	492	498	512	471	468	-3	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.7	0.0
Private educational services	49	56	35	47	52	5	1.2	1.4	0.9	1.2	1.3	0.1
Health care and social assistance	443	442	478	423	416	-7	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.8	1.8	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	610	731	739	744	618	-126	3.6	4.3	4.4	4.4	3.7	-0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	75	61	63	67	60	-7	2.8	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Accommodation and food services	536	670	676	677	558	-119	3.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	3.9	-0.8
Other services	156	130	125	137	138	1	2.6	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.3	0.0
Government	196	173	180	178	179	1	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	14	22	21	20	14	-6	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.5	-0.2
State and local	182	151	160	159	165	6	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	103	81	86	80	86	6	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.1
State and local, excluding education	79	70	73	78	79	1	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	464	439	454	509	447	-62	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.6	-0.2
South	1,274	1,308	1,270	1,180	1,166	-14	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Midwest	708	723	811	682	671	-11	2.1	2.2	2.4	2.0	2.0	0.0
West	707	648	691	760	689	-71	1.9	1.8	1.9	2.1	1.9	-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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