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)
Industry and region	Sept. 2020	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021(p)	Sept. 2020	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021(p)
Total	3,453	5,191	4,681	2.4	3.5	3.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,232	4,904	4,417	2.7	3.9	3.5
Mining and logging	9	14	11	1.6	2.1	1.7
Construction	168	246	200	2.3	3.2	2.6
Manufacturing	263	382	356	2.2	3.1	2.9
Durable goods	140	211	182	1.9	2.7	2.4
Nondurable goods	123	172	174	2.7	3.6	3.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	713	1,209	1,000	2.7	4.4	3.6
Wholesale trade	95	180	137	1.7	3.1	2.4
Retail trade	477	863	693	3.2	5.6	4.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	141	166	171	2.3	2.6	2.7
Information	36	56	43	1.4	2.0	1.5
Financial activities	114	164	135	1.3	1.8	1.5
Finance and insurance	75	114	102	1.1	1.7	1.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	50	33	1.8	2.1	1.4
Professional and business services	686	796	730	3.4	3.8	3.4
Education and health services	458	680	671	2.0	2.9	2.8
Educational services	35	71	70	1.0	2.1	2.0
Health care and social assistance	423	608	601	2.1	3.0	3.0
Leisure and hospitality	654	1,192	1,074	4.9	7.5	7.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	63	128	140	3.6	5.4	6.3
Accommodation and food services	591	1,064	934	5.1	7.9	7.1
Other services	130	166	199	2.4	2.9	3.5
Government	222	288	264	1.0	1.4	1.2
Federal	21	24	23	0.7	0.8	0.8
State and local	201	264	240	1.1	1.5	1.3
State and local education	108	151	139	1.1	1.7	1.4
State and local, excluding education	92	113	101	1.0	1.2	1.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	501	783	674	1.9	2.9	2.5
South	1,417	2,012	1,829	2.7	3.7	3.4
Midwest	769	1,228	1,015	2.5	3.9	3.2
West	767	1,168	1,163	2.3	3.4	3.4
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. (p) Preliminary

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