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)
July
2016		 June
2017		 July
2017(p)		 July
2016		 June
2017		 July
2017(p)

Total

 3,456 3,323 3,598 2.4 2.3 2.5

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,244 3,075 3,387 2.6 2.5 2.7

Mining and logging

 13 15 21 2.0 2.0 2.9

Construction

 161 139 185 2.3 2.0 2.6

Manufacturing

 171 211 216 1.4 1.7 1.7

Durable goods

 96 115 128 1.2 1.5 1.6

Nondurable goods

 76 96 88 1.6 2.1 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 692 644 710 2.5 2.3 2.6

Wholesale trade

 98 78 97 1.7 1.3 1.6

Retail trade

 489 462 482 3.1 2.9 3.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 106 104 130 1.9 1.8 2.3

Information

 45 36 50 1.6 1.3 1.8

Financial activities

 107 110 120 1.3 1.3 1.4

Finance and insurance

 66 66 78 1.1 1.1 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 41 44 41 1.8 2.0 1.8

Professional and business services

 680 648 686 3.4 3.1 3.3

Education and health services

 480 472 478 2.2 2.1 2.1

Educational services

 73 79 48 2.2 2.3 1.4

Health care and social assistance

 407 394 430 2.1 2.0 2.2

Leisure and hospitality

 766 669 764 4.7 4.0 4.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 85 66 67 3.3 2.6 2.6

Accommodation and food services

 681 602 696 4.9 4.3 4.9

Other services

 129 132 159 2.2 2.3 2.7

Government

 211 248 212 1.0 1.1 1.0

Federal

 14 14 14 0.5 0.5 0.5

State and local

 198 234 198 1.1 1.2 1.1

State and local education

 101 153 118 1.1 1.5 1.3

State and local, excluding education

 97 81 81 1.0 0.9 0.9

REGION(3)

Northeast

 501 472 497 1.9 1.7 1.8

South

 1,397 1,381 1,524 2.7 2.6 2.9

Midwest

 736 692 802 2.3 2.1 2.5

West

 822 777 775 2.5 2.3 2.3

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: September 12, 2017