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	Oct. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)	Oct. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)
Total	3,217	3,166	3,091	3,128	2,941	-187	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.8	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,045	2,984	2,908	2,918	2,767	-151	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Mining and logging	10	14	14	13	12	-1	1.7	2.3	2.3	2.1	1.9	-0.2
Construction	135	90	146	136	120	-16	1.6	1.1	1.8	1.6	1.4	-0.2
Manufacturing	197	175	172	189	187	-2	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
Durable goods	108	103	101	110	106	-4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
Nondurable goods	89	72	71	80	80	0	1.8	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.7	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	650	611	610	560	633	73	2.2	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.2	0.3
Wholesale trade	81	94	82	83	97	14	1.3	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.6	0.3
Retail trade	399	375	398	317	395	78	2.6	2.4	2.6	2.0	2.5	0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	169	142	130	159	141	-18	2.3	1.9	1.8	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Information	36	40	40	28	49	21	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.7	0.7
Financial activities	104	133	114	135	113	-22	1.1	1.4	1.2	1.5	1.2	-0.3
Finance and insurance	65	96	82	96	69	-27	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.0	-0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	39	37	32	39	44	5	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.6	1.8	0.2
Professional and business services	558	595	574	571	564	-7	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0
Private education and health services	539	492	557	565	459	-106	2.0	1.8	2.0	2.1	1.7	-0.4
Private educational services	50	60	57	47	55	8	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.4	0.2
Health care and social assistance	489	432	500	517	403	-114	2.1	1.8	2.1	2.2	1.7	-0.5
Leisure and hospitality	643	722	560	618	521	-97	3.8	4.2	3.3	3.6	3.0	-0.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	79	58	36	20	58	38	3.0	2.2	1.3	0.7	2.1	1.4
Accommodation and food services	565	664	524	598	462	-136	4.0	4.6	3.7	4.2	3.2	-1.0
Other services	173	112	122	102	110	8	2.9	1.9	2.0	1.7	1.8	0.1
Government	173	181	183	211	174	-37	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Federal	14	14	18	46	21	-25	0.5	0.5	0.6	1.6	0.7	-0.9
State and local	158	168	165	164	153	-11	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
State and local education	91	91	80	85	83	-2	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local, excluding education	67	77	85	79	70	-9	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.7	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	434	444	390	435	463	28	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.6	0.1
South	1,291	1,299	1,292	1,336	1,118	-218	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Midwest	722	672	655	699	700	1	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.1	2.1	0.0
West	770	751	754	658	660	2	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.8	1.8	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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