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	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
Total	3,456	3,225	3,131	3,046	3,171	125	2.2	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.0	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,266	3,045	2,952	2,867	2,997	130	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.2	0.1
Mining and logging	15	16	12	13	13	0	2.5	2.7	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
Construction	162	147	129	134	139	5	2.0	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.7	0.1
Manufacturing	185	180	159	169	172	3	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
Durable goods	108	98	96	88	80	-8	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Nondurable goods	76	82	63	82	92	10	1.6	1.7	1.3	1.7	1.9	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	712	733	661	704	712	8	2.5	2.6	2.3	2.5	2.5	0.0
Wholesale trade	97	97	101	76	70	-6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Retail trade	465	487	426	469	480	11	3.0	3.2	2.8	3.0	3.1	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	149	149	134	158	162	4	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.3	0.1
Information	39	45	40	42	32	-10	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.1	-0.4
Financial activities	142	120	104	99	131	32	1.5	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.4	0.3
Finance and insurance	97	76	69	70	84	14	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	45	44	35	29	48	19	1.8	1.8	1.4	1.2	2.0	0.8
Professional and business services	645	426	495	441	454	13	2.9	1.9	2.2	2.0	2.0	0.0
Private education and health services	540	512	471	479	515	36	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.9	0.2
Private educational services	58	35	47	54	52	-2	1.4	0.9	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	482	478	423	426	463	37	2.1	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.9	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	662	739	744	643	670	27	3.9	4.4	4.4	3.8	3.9	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	67	63	67	57	59	2	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.1	2.2	0.1
Accommodation and food services	594	676	677	586	611	25	4.2	4.7	4.7	4.1	4.3	0.2
Other services	164	125	137	143	160	17	2.7	2.1	2.3	2.4	2.7	0.3
Government	191	180	178	179	174	-5	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Federal	14	21	20	15	17	2	0.5	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.1
State and local	177	160	159	164	158	-6	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	94	86	80	88	79	-9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.7	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	83	73	78	76	79	3	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	484	454	509	462	466	4	1.7	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.6	0.0
South	1,493	1,270	1,180	1,216	1,298	82	2.5	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.2	0.2
Midwest	735	811	682	680	704	24	2.2	2.4	2.0	2.0	2.1	0.1
West	744	691	760	688	704	16	2.0	1.9	2.1	1.9	1.9	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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