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)
Apr.
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)		 Apr.
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)

Total

 2,910 2,828 3,016 2.0 2.0 2.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,769 2,691 2,895 2.3 2.2 2.3

Mining and logging

 13 11 11 2.0 1.6 1.6

Construction

 118 144 177 1.8 2.2 2.6

Manufacturing

 151 175 185 1.2 1.4 1.5

Durable goods

 86 89 102 1.1 1.2 1.3

Nondurable goods

 65 86 83 1.4 1.9 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 645 622 595 2.4 2.3 2.2

Wholesale trade

 91 75 75 1.6 1.3 1.3

Retail trade

 454 447 426 2.9 2.9 2.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 100 99 93 1.8 1.8 1.7

Information

 39 40 31 1.4 1.5 1.1

Financial activities

 101 107 111 1.2 1.3 1.3

Finance and insurance

 64 73 75 1.0 1.2 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 38 34 36 1.8 1.6 1.7

Professional and business services

 580 567 655 2.9 2.8 3.2

Education and health services

 372 392 388 1.6 1.7 1.7

Educational services

 33 34 31 0.9 0.9 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 339 358 357 1.8 1.9 1.8

Leisure and hospitality

 644 550 630 4.2 3.6 4.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 58 55 72 2.7 2.6 3.3

Accommodation and food services

 586 495 557 4.4 3.7 4.1

Other services

 105 83 113 1.9 1.4 2.0

Government

 142 138 121 0.6 0.6 0.5

Federal

 14 15 15 0.5 0.5 0.5

State and local

 127 123 106 0.6 0.6 0.5

State and local education

 45 46 43 0.4 0.4 0.4

State and local, excluding education

 82 77 63 0.9 0.9 0.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 323 348 413 1.2 1.3 1.5

South

 1,228 1,214 1,264 2.3 2.3 2.4

Midwest

 655 612 627 2.0 1.9 1.9

West

 705 654 711 2.1 2.0 2.1

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: June 06, 2017