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	Oct. 2021	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022(p)	Oct. 2021	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022(p)
Total	4,220	4,285	4,045	2.8	2.8	2.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,000	4,026	3,840	3.2	3.1	2.9
Mining and logging	12	14	15	2.1	2.3	2.3
Construction	207	178	201	2.7	2.3	2.5
Manufacturing	303	263	263	2.4	2.0	2.0
Durable goods	156	145	133	2.0	1.8	1.7
Nondurable goods	147	118	131	3.1	2.4	2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	993	940	925	3.5	3.3	3.2
Wholesale trade	120	106	109	2.1	1.8	1.8
Retail trade	706	606	622	4.5	3.9	3.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	167	228	194	2.5	3.2	2.7
Information	60	58	30	2.1	1.9	1.0
Financial activities	123	148	155	1.4	1.7	1.7
Finance and insurance	72	87	92	1.1	1.3	1.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	51	61	64	2.2	2.6	2.7
Professional and business services	748	736	653	3.4	3.3	2.9
Education and health services	604	565	586	2.5	2.3	2.3
Educational services	48	52	43	1.3	1.3	1.1
Health care and social assistance	556	514	543	2.8	2.5	2.6
Leisure and hospitality	814	943	873	5.5	5.9	5.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	73	104	83	3.5	4.4	3.6
Accommodation and food services	742	839	791	5.8	6.2	5.8
Other services	133	180	139	2.4	3.1	2.4
Government	220	259	204	1.0	1.2	0.9
Federal	27	21	17	0.9	0.7	0.6
State and local	193	238	187	1.0	1.2	0.9
State and local education	83	106	85	0.8	1.0	0.8
State and local, excluding education	111	132	102	1.2	1.5	1.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	601	594	520	2.3	2.2	1.9
South	1,757	1,754	1,731	3.2	3.1	3.0
Midwest	901	974	890	2.8	2.9	2.7
West	961	962	903	2.8	2.7	2.5
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: November 30, 2022