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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)
May
2019		 Apr.
2020		 May
2020(p)		 May
2019		 Apr.
2020		 May
2020(p)

Total

 3,613 1,744 2,082 2.4 1.3 1.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,373 1,650 1,927 2.6 1.5 1.7

Mining and logging

 14 6 8 1.9 1.0 1.2

Construction

 159 77 92 2.1 1.2 1.3

Manufacturing

 217 109 146 1.7 1.0 1.2

Durable goods

 122 59 89 1.5 0.8 1.2

Nondurable goods

 95 50 57 2.0 1.2 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 798 417 517 2.9 1.7 2.1

Wholesale trade

 97 58 64 1.6 1.1 1.1

Retail trade

 571 267 347 3.7 2.0 2.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 129 92 106 2.1 1.6 1.9

Information

 53 26 20 1.9 1.0 0.8

Financial activities

 137 67 90 1.6 0.8 1.1

Finance and insurance

 86 46 71 1.3 0.7 1.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 51 21 19 2.2 1.0 0.9

Professional and business services

 647 341 412 3.0 1.8 2.1

Education and health services

 415 331 280 1.7 1.5 1.3

Educational services

 51 28 22 1.3 0.8 0.7

Health care and social assistance

 364 304 257 1.8 1.6 1.4

Leisure and hospitality

 785 236 322 4.7 2.8 3.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 66 11 15 2.6 1.0 1.2

Accommodation and food services

 719 225 308 5.0 3.0 3.5

Other services

 149 40 40 2.5 0.9 0.8

Government

 240 94 155 1.0 0.4 0.7

Federal

 15 14 27 0.5 0.5 1.0

State and local

 225 80 127 1.1 0.4 0.7

State and local education

 138 27 81 1.3 0.3 0.8

State and local, excluding education

 87 53 47 0.9 0.6 0.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

 503 240 243 1.8 1.0 1.0

South

 1,458 737 957 2.6 1.5 2.0

Midwest

 830 381 443 2.5 1.3 1.5

West

 822 386 438 2.3 1.3 1.4

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: July 07, 2020