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. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Change from: July 2026 - Aug. 2026(p)	Aug. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Change from: July 2026 - Aug. 2026(p)
Total	3,095	3,153	3,213	3,089	3,066	-23	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,912	2,969	3,022	2,893	2,895	2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	0.0
Mining and logging	13	14	13	16	14	-2	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.6	2.3	-0.3
Construction	150	120	152	149	152	3	1.8	1.4	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0
Manufacturing	159	184	191	174	197	23	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.6	0.2
Durable goods	89	108	113	105	100	-5	1.1	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
Nondurable goods	70	76	79	69	97	28	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.5	2.0	0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	611	702	724	733	682	-51	2.1	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.4	-0.2
Wholesale trade	87	63	93	115	81	-34	1.4	1.0	1.5	1.9	1.3	-0.6
Retail trade	376	440	464	472	464	-8	2.4	2.8	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	148	199	167	146	138	-8	2.0	2.8	2.3	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Information	34	32	28	28	30	2	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.1
Financial activities	122	118	94	103	87	-16	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Finance and insurance	82	80	64	72	65	-7	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	39	38	29	31	22	-9	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.3	0.9	-0.4
Professional and business services	552	493	478	405	467	62	2.5	2.2	2.1	1.8	2.1	0.3
Private education and health services	569	476	507	541	533	-8	2.1	1.7	1.8	1.9	1.9	0.0
Private educational services	59	52	47	53	66	13	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.6	0.3
Health care and social assistance	510	424	461	488	467	-21	2.2	1.8	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	584	664	654	600	567	-33	3.5	3.9	3.9	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	28	66	64	73	61	-12	1.1	2.5	2.4	2.8	2.3	-0.5
Accommodation and food services	556	598	589	527	507	-20	3.9	4.2	4.1	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Other services	120	165	181	144	164	20	2.0	2.7	3.0	2.4	2.7	0.3
Government	183	184	190	195	172	-23	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Federal	19	16	13	14	15	1	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	164	168	177	181	157	-24	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local education	82	87	94	95	74	-21	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.7	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	82	81	83	85	83	-2	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	399	399	436	429	470	41	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.7	0.2
South	1,314	1,371	1,308	1,329	1,422	93	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.4	0.2
Midwest	644	704	658	782	680	-102	1.9	2.1	2.0	2.3	2.0	-0.3
West	738	679	811	549	494	-55	2.0	1.8	2.2	1.5	1.3	-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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Last Modified Date: September 29, 2026