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.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019(p)		 Feb.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019(p)

Total

 2,579 3,463 2,856 1.8 2.3 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,466 3,284 2,727 2.0 2.6 2.2

Mining and logging

 18 19 19 2.6 2.5 2.5

Construction

 125 173 160 1.8 2.4 2.3

Manufacturing

 182 196 179 1.5 1.5 1.4

Durable goods

 100 105 103 1.3 1.3 1.3

Nondurable goods

 82 92 76 1.8 1.9 1.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 524 725 617 1.9 2.6 2.2

Wholesale trade

 65 92 70 1.1 1.6 1.2

Retail trade

 364 521 420 2.3 3.3 2.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 95 113 127 1.6 1.8 2.1

Information

 44 57 42 1.6 2.1 1.5

Financial activities

 99 99 92 1.2 1.2 1.1

Finance and insurance

 63 61 68 1.0 1.0 1.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 36 38 23 1.6 1.7 1.0

Professional and business services

 527 705 543 2.6 3.4 2.6

Education and health services

 326 456 373 1.4 1.9 1.5

Educational services

 33 38 41 0.8 1.1 1.1

Health care and social assistance

 293 417 331 1.5 2.1 1.6

Leisure and hospitality

 541 716 616 3.5 4.5 3.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 48 57 52 2.2 2.6 2.3

Accommodation and food services

 494 659 564 3.7 4.8 4.1

Other services

 80 138 87 1.4 2.4 1.5

Government

 113 180 129 0.5 0.8 0.6

Federal

 12 15 14 0.4 0.5 0.5

State and local

 102 165 115 0.5 0.8 0.6

State and local education

 46 90 59 0.4 0.9 0.5

State and local, excluding education

 55 75 56 0.6 0.8 0.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 354 471 327 1.3 1.7 1.2

South

 1,117 1,450 1,262 2.1 2.7 2.3

Midwest

 532 762 602 1.6 2.3 1.8

West

 576 781 666 1.7 2.3 1.9

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: April 09, 2019