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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)
Nov.
2019		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)		 Nov.
2019		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)

Total

 2,965 3,296 2,724 1.9 2.3 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,828 3,137 2,598 2.2 2.6 2.1

Mining and logging

 11 10 8 1.4 1.5 1.2

Construction

 128 140 121 1.7 1.9 1.6

Manufacturing

 154 230 184 1.2 1.9 1.5

Durable goods

 78 127 100 1.0 1.7 1.3

Nondurable goods

 76 104 84 1.6 2.2 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 724 776 657 2.6 2.9 2.4

Wholesale trade

 74 101 68 1.2 1.8 1.2

Retail trade

 519 520 445 3.2 3.4 2.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 132 154 145 2.1 2.6 2.3

Information

 37 33 36 1.3 1.3 1.4

Financial activities

 135 119 100 1.5 1.4 1.1

Finance and insurance

 90 67 65 1.4 1.0 1.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 46 52 35 2.0 2.3 1.6

Professional and business services

 561 650 533 2.6 3.1 2.6

Education and health services

 374 476 337 1.5 2.0 1.4

Educational services

 34 37 32 0.9 1.0 0.9

Health care and social assistance

 339 440 305 1.6 2.2 1.5

Leisure and hospitality

 597 606 536 3.6 4.5 4.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 64 56 33 2.8 3.3 2.0

Accommodation and food services

 534 550 504 3.8 4.7 4.4

Other services

 108 97 86 1.8 1.8 1.6

Government

 137 159 126 0.6 0.7 0.6

Federal

 16 31 22 0.6 1.0 0.8

State and local

 121 128 104 0.6 0.7 0.5

State and local education

 54 54 39 0.5 0.5 0.4

State and local, excluding education

 68 74 64 0.7 0.8 0.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 398 466 370 1.4 1.8 1.4

South

 1,184 1,408 1,212 2.1 2.7 2.3

Midwest

 665 732 610 2.0 2.3 1.9

West

 718 690 532 2.0 2.1 1.6

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: January 12, 2021