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	June 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026(p)	Change from: May 2026 - June 2026(p)	June 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026(p)	Change from: May 2026 - June 2026(p)
Total	3,254	3,160	3,043	3,153	3,232	79	2.1	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,077	2,986	2,845	2,969	3,046	77	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.2	0.0
Mining and logging	13	13	12	14	14	0	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.3	0.1
Construction	149	139	139	120	143	23	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.4	1.7	0.3
Manufacturing	174	164	168	184	192	8	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.5	0.0
Durable goods	107	82	93	108	115	7	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.4	1.5	0.1
Nondurable goods	67	82	75	76	77	1	1.4	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	674	723	696	702	732	30	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.5	0.1
Wholesale trade	73	85	77	63	89	26	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.0	1.5	0.5
Retail trade	412	460	463	440	471	31	2.7	3.0	3.0	2.8	3.0	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	189	178	156	199	171	-28	2.6	2.5	2.2	2.8	2.4	-0.4
Information	42	31	26	32	31	-1	1.5	1.1	0.9	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Financial activities	114	139	113	118	91	-27	1.2	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.0	-0.3
Finance and insurance	85	93	75	80	61	-19	1.3	1.4	1.1	1.2	0.9	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	30	46	38	38	30	-8	1.2	1.9	1.6	1.5	1.2	-0.3
Professional and business services	424	450	436	493	488	-5	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.2	2.2	0.0
Private education and health services	522	529	500	476	485	9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.7	0.0
Private educational services	60	56	54	52	41	-11	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.0	-0.3
Health care and social assistance	462	473	447	424	443	19	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.9	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	845	653	637	664	704	40	5.0	3.8	3.7	3.9	4.2	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	60	60	63	66	66	0	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	785	593	574	598	638	40	5.5	4.2	4.0	4.2	4.5	0.3
Other services	120	145	118	165	168	3	2.0	2.4	2.0	2.7	2.8	0.1
Government	177	174	198	184	186	2	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	15	17	15	16	12	-4	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	-0.1
State and local	162	158	183	168	174	6	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	82	78	98	87	92	5	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.1
State and local, excluding education	80	80	85	81	82	1	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	469	442	361	399	434	35	1.7	1.6	1.3	1.4	1.5	0.1
South	1,197	1,294	1,332	1,371	1,347	-24	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Midwest	832	709	659	704	677	-27	2.5	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.0	-0.1
West	756	715	692	679	775	96	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.1	0.3
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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