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)
Aug.
2017		 July
2018		 Aug.
2018(p)		 Aug.
2017		 July
2018		 Aug.
2018(p)

Total

 3,914 4,077 4,396 2.7 2.7 2.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,673 3,845 4,129 2.9 3.0 3.2

Mining and logging

 14 24 23 2.0 3.3 3.0

Construction

 191 230 219 2.6 3.1 2.9

Manufacturing

 251 254 290 2.0 2.0 2.3

Durable goods

 133 145 160 1.7 1.8 2.0

Nondurable goods

 118 109 130 2.5 2.3 2.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 792 778 911 2.9 2.8 3.3

Wholesale trade

 114 84 127 1.9 1.4 2.1

Retail trade

 565 560 647 3.6 3.5 4.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 112 134 137 2.0 2.3 2.4

Information

 61 56 63 2.2 2.0 2.3

Financial activities

 136 148 181 1.6 1.7 2.1

Finance and insurance

 90 84 119 1.4 1.3 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 47 64 62 2.1 2.8 2.7

Professional and business services

 755 781 725 3.7 3.7 3.4

Education and health services

 469 527 561 2.0 2.3 2.4

Educational services

 69 66 60 2.1 1.9 1.7

Health care and social assistance

 400 462 501 2.0 2.3 2.5

Leisure and hospitality

 843 884 987 5.0 5.2 5.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 110 98 134 4.2 3.6 5.1

Accommodation and food services

 733 786 853 5.2 5.4 5.9

Other services

 160 163 168 2.8 2.7 2.8

Government

 241 232 268 1.1 1.1 1.3

Federal

 21 14 18 0.7 0.5 0.6

State and local

 220 218 250 1.2 1.2 1.3

State and local education

 113 126 137 1.2 1.4 1.5

State and local, excluding education

 108 92 113 1.2 1.0 1.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

 577 496 540 2.1 1.8 2.0

South

 1,522 1,728 1,786 2.8 3.2 3.3

Midwest

 868 921 1,060 2.7 2.8 3.2

West

 947 933 1,011 2.8 2.7 2.9

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: October 16, 2018