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	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)
Total	2,990	3,213	3,089	3,044	3,365	321	1.9	2.0	1.9	1.9	2.1	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,747	3,022	2,893	2,876	3,187	311	2.0	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.3	0.2
Mining and logging	11	13	16	14	14	0	1.9	2.2	2.6	2.3	2.4	0.1
Construction	127	152	149	152	198	46	1.5	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.4	0.6
Manufacturing	177	191	174	205	199	-6	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.6	0.0
Durable goods	98	113	105	106	107	1	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
Nondurable goods	79	79	69	99	91	-8	1.6	1.7	1.5	2.1	1.9	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	569	724	733	709	745	36	2.0	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.6	0.1
Wholesale trade	93	93	115	105	111	6	1.5	1.5	1.9	1.7	1.8	0.1
Retail trade	312	464	472	450	475	25	2.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	3.1	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	164	167	146	153	159	6	2.3	2.3	2.0	2.1	2.2	0.1
Information	22	28	28	40	39	-1	0.8	1.0	1.0	1.4	1.4	0.0
Financial activities	126	94	103	87	97	10	1.4	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Finance and insurance	89	64	72	65	61	-4	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	29	31	22	36	14	1.5	1.2	1.3	0.9	1.5	0.6
Professional and business services	528	478	405	432	463	31	2.4	2.1	1.8	1.9	2.1	0.2
Private education and health services	569	507	541	506	543	37	2.1	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.9	0.1
Private educational services	53	47	53	61	64	3	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.6	0.1
Health care and social assistance	516	461	488	445	479	34	2.2	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.0	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	514	654	600	574	752	178	3.0	3.9	3.5	3.4	4.4	1.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	26	64	73	52	33	-19	1.0	2.4	2.8	2.0	1.2	-0.8
Accommodation and food services	488	589	527	522	719	197	3.4	4.1	3.7	3.6	5.0	1.4
Other services	104	181	144	157	136	-21	1.7	3.0	2.4	2.6	2.3	-0.3
Government	243	190	195	168	178	10	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.1
Federal	81	13	14	16	16	0	2.8	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0
State and local	162	177	181	153	162	9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.1
State and local education	86	94	95	75	88	13	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.1
State and local, excluding education	77	83	85	78	74	-4	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	431	436	429	442	474	32	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.7	0.1
South	1,234	1,308	1,329	1,426	1,472	46	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.5	0.1
Midwest	672	658	782	683	731	48	2.0	2.0	2.3	2.0	2.2	0.2
West	652	811	549	493	688	195	1.8	2.2	1.5	1.3	1.9	0.6
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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