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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)
Feb.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021(p)		 Feb.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021(p)

Total

 2,789 3,291 2,753 1.8 2.3 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,649 3,163 2,612 2.1 2.6 2.2

Mining and logging

 11 8 10 1.7 1.3 1.7

Construction

 115 132 133 1.6 1.9 1.9

Manufacturing

 159 238 226 1.2 2.0 1.9

Durable goods

 94 137 120 1.2 1.8 1.6

Nondurable goods

 65 100 105 1.4 2.2 2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 635 760 619 2.3 2.8 2.3

Wholesale trade

 82 75 68 1.4 1.3 1.2

Retail trade

 427 554 434 2.8 3.7 2.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 126 131 118 2.0 2.1 1.9

Information

 45 41 36 1.6 1.5 1.4

Financial activities

 105 149 118 1.2 1.7 1.4

Finance and insurance

 73 104 71 1.1 1.6 1.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 32 44 48 1.4 2.0 2.2

Professional and business services

 525 609 477 2.5 3.0 2.3

Education and health services

 432 505 410 1.8 2.2 1.8

Educational services

 43 25 32 1.1 0.8 0.9

Health care and social assistance

 389 479 378 1.9 2.4 1.9

Leisure and hospitality

 538 621 467 3.3 4.9 3.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 54 53 29 2.4 3.5 1.8

Accommodation and food services

 483 567 438 3.4 5.1 3.8

Other services

 84 103 114 1.4 1.9 2.1

Government

 140 129 142 0.6 0.6 0.7

Federal

 17 27 16 0.6 0.9 0.6

State and local

 123 102 126 0.6 0.5 0.7

State and local education

 55 33 56 0.5 0.3 0.6

State and local, excluding education

 68 69 70 0.7 0.8 0.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 368 452 345 1.3 1.8 1.3

South

 1,165 1,455 1,172 2.1 2.8 2.2

Midwest

 624 709 626 1.9 2.3 2.0

West

 632 675 610 1.8 2.0 1.8

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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Last Modified Date: April 06, 2021