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	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)
Total	3,203	2,980	3,119	3,225	3,137	-88	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,023	2,796	2,945	3,045	2,955	-90	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Mining and logging	11	12	14	16	12	-4	1.8	2.0	2.3	2.7	2.0	-0.7
Construction	166	129	132	147	138	-9	2.0	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Manufacturing	188	170	184	180	162	-18	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Durable goods	111	94	101	98	94	-4	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Nondurable goods	76	76	84	82	68	-14	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.4	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	634	639	636	733	642	-91	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.6	2.2	-0.4
Wholesale trade	93	91	72	97	101	4	1.5	1.5	1.2	1.6	1.7	0.1
Retail trade	378	396	409	487	418	-69	2.4	2.6	2.7	3.2	2.7	-0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	163	153	154	149	122	-27	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.7	-0.4
Information	40	36	44	45	42	-3	1.4	1.2	1.5	1.6	1.5	-0.1
Financial activities	131	111	105	120	113	-7	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Finance and insurance	78	68	76	76	76	0	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	52	42	29	44	37	-7	2.1	1.7	1.2	1.8	1.5	-0.3
Professional and business services	544	529	472	426	478	52	2.4	2.4	2.1	1.9	2.1	0.2
Private education and health services	527	515	498	512	480	-32	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.7	-0.2
Private educational services	54	58	56	35	51	16	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.9	1.3	0.4
Health care and social assistance	473	457	442	478	430	-48	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	593	531	731	739	755	16	3.5	3.1	4.3	4.4	4.4	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	68	63	61	63	69	6	2.5	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.6	0.2
Accommodation and food services	525	468	670	676	685	9	3.7	3.3	4.7	4.7	4.8	0.1
Other services	190	125	130	125	134	9	3.2	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.2	0.1
Government	180	183	173	180	182	2	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	14	29	22	21	19	-2	0.5	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
State and local	166	154	151	160	163	3	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	81	86	81	86	85	-1	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local, excluding education	85	68	70	73	78	5	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	466	458	439	454	495	41	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	0.2
South	1,323	1,185	1,308	1,270	1,176	-94	2.2	2.0	2.2	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Midwest	699	720	723	811	698	-113	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.1	-0.3
West	715	617	648	691	767	76	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.1	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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