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	May 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	Change from: Apr. 2025 - May 2025(p)	May 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	Change from: Apr. 2025 - May 2025(p)
Total	3,355	3,250	3,344	3,215	3,293	78	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.1	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,144	3,054	3,159	3,032	3,101	69	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.3	0.1
Mining and logging	13	11	14	12	12	0	2.1	1.8	2.3	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Construction	192	180	166	162	183	21	2.3	2.2	2.0	2.0	2.2	0.2
Manufacturing	209	179	184	180	153	-27	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.2	-0.2
Durable goods	123	108	110	105	83	-22	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.0	-0.3
Nondurable goods	87	71	74	74	70	-4	1.8	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	712	674	707	591	661	70	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.0	2.3	0.3
Wholesale trade	93	87	95	78	82	4	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.3	0.0
Retail trade	468	404	473	386	422	36	3.0	2.6	3.0	2.5	2.7	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	150	183	139	128	156	28	2.1	2.5	1.9	1.7	2.1	0.4
Information	48	30	35	33	36	3	1.6	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.1
Financial activities	114	116	138	127	134	7	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.0
Finance and insurance	66	76	94	86	93	7	1.0	1.1	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	48	39	44	41	41	0	1.9	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.6	0.0
Professional and business services	495	576	558	545	535	-10	2.2	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.4	0.0
Private education and health services	586	489	536	542	532	-10	2.2	1.8	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Private educational services	62	51	53	52	57	5	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
Health care and social assistance	525	438	483	490	475	-15	2.3	1.9	2.1	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	640	641	673	688	741	53	3.8	3.8	4.0	4.0	4.3	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	74	77	71	73	76	3	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.8	0.1
Accommodation and food services	566	564	602	615	666	51	4.0	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.6	0.3
Other services	135	157	148	151	116	-35	2.3	2.6	2.5	2.5	1.9	-0.6
Government	211	197	186	183	191	8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	16	12	14	15	19	4	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.2
State and local	195	185	172	169	172	3	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	120	107	91	90	91	1	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local, excluding education	75	77	80	78	81	3	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	506	473	477	494	496	2	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	0.1
South	1,369	1,372	1,339	1,207	1,314	107	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.0	2.2	0.2
Midwest	730	711	755	730	742	12	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
West	751	695	773	784	740	-44	2.0	1.9	2.1	2.1	2.0	-0.1
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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