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. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024(p)	Change from: Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2024(p)	Feb. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024(p)	Change from: Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2024(p)
Total	3,964	3,516	3,439	3,446	3,484	38	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,770	3,319	3,237	3,251	3,289	38	2.8	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	0.0
Mining and logging	16	15	11	13	12	-1	2.6	2.3	1.8	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Construction	154	162	149	151	152	1	1.9	2.0	1.8	1.9	1.9	0.0
Manufacturing	312	220	233	229	203	-26	2.4	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.6	-0.2
Durable goods	167	126	123	134	112	-22	2.1	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.4	-0.2
Nondurable goods	144	94	110	95	91	-4	3.0	2.0	2.3	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	850	739	684	657	709	52	2.9	2.6	2.4	2.3	2.5	0.2
Wholesale trade	109	73	122	92	92	0	1.8	1.2	2.0	1.5	1.5	0.0
Retail trade	533	461	408	379	456	77	3.4	3.0	2.6	2.4	2.9	0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	208	205	154	186	161	-25	2.9	2.9	2.2	2.6	2.3	-0.3
Information	48	42	28	53	51	-2	1.6	1.4	0.9	1.7	1.7	0.0
Financial activities	126	126	134	121	144	23	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.6	0.3
Finance and insurance	73	85	83	86	94	8	1.1	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.4	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	52	41	52	36	49	13	2.1	1.6	2.1	1.4	2.0	0.6
Professional and business services	636	594	594	569	611	42	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.7	0.2
Private education and health services	601	572	540	523	526	3	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.0	0.0
Private educational services	56	58	62	58	54	-4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	544	514	478	465	472	7	2.6	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.1	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	905	739	738	790	742	-48	5.5	4.4	4.4	4.7	4.4	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	87	69	77	66	72	6	3.6	2.7	3.0	2.5	2.7	0.2
Accommodation and food services	818	670	660	724	671	-53	5.9	4.7	4.6	5.1	4.7	-0.4
Other services	122	110	125	145	139	-6	2.1	1.9	2.1	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Government	193	197	203	195	195	0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	19	17	18	16	15	-1	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	174	180	185	179	180	1	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
State and local education	90	97	101	91	94	3	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
State and local, excluding education	85	83	84	88	86	-2	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	493	510	510	481	471	-10	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	0.0
South	1,862	1,448	1,493	1,501	1,486	-15	3.2	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0
Midwest	749	793	698	680	728	48	2.3	2.4	2.1	2.0	2.2	0.2
West	859	765	738	783	799	16	2.4	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.2	0.1
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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