Table 10. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 10. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
June
2017		 May
2018		 June
2018(p)		 June
2017		 May
2018		 June
2018(p)

Total

 3,364 3,590 3,623 2.3 2.4 2.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,112 3,357 3,320 2.5 2.7 2.6

Mining and logging

 14 24 21 2.0 3.3 2.8

Construction

 139 173 162 1.9 2.4 2.2

Manufacturing

 207 205 204 1.7 1.6 1.6

Durable goods

 112 116 108 1.4 1.5 1.4

Nondurable goods

 95 89 96 2.0 1.9 2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 658 741 747 2.4 2.7 2.7

Wholesale trade

 86 81 82 1.5 1.4 1.4

Retail trade

 472 533 546 3.0 3.4 3.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 100 127 119 1.8 2.2 2.0

Information

 40 54 45 1.4 2.0 1.6

Financial activities

 118 113 126 1.4 1.3 1.5

Finance and insurance

 73 70 74 1.2 1.1 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 45 44 52 2.0 2.0 2.3

Professional and business services

 631 692 710 3.1 3.3 3.4

Education and health services

 476 491 492 2.1 2.1 2.1

Educational services

 76 53 53 2.2 1.4 1.5

Health care and social assistance

 400 437 439 2.0 2.2 2.2

Leisure and hospitality

 689 736 714 4.1 4.4 4.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 71 68 75 2.7 2.8 2.8

Accommodation and food services

 618 668 639 4.4 4.7 4.4

Other services

 141 129 98 2.4 2.2 1.6

Government

 251 233 304 1.1 1.0 1.4

Federal

 18 15 17 0.6 0.5 0.6

State and local

 233 218 287 1.2 1.1 1.5

State and local education

 151 128 196 1.5 1.2 1.9

State and local, excluding education

 82 90 91 0.9 1.0 1.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

 468 467 451 1.7 1.7 1.6

South

 1,399 1,511 1,545 2.6 2.8 2.8

Midwest

 687 817 839 2.1 2.5 2.5

West

 809 795 788 2.4 2.3 2.3

Footnotes
 (1) Quits are 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 total 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.
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Last Modified Date: August 07, 2018