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)
Oct.
2017		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018(p)		 Oct.
2017		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018(p)

Total

 3,334 3,784 3,604 2.2 2.5 2.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,192 3,605 3,458 2.5 2.8 2.7

Mining and logging

 22 24 21 3.1 3.2 2.7

Construction

 181 173 163 2.5 2.3 2.2

Manufacturing

 204 206 209 1.6 1.6 1.6

Durable goods

 113 115 111 1.5 1.4 1.4

Nondurable goods

 91 91 98 1.9 1.9 2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 701 793 791 2.5 2.9 2.8

Wholesale trade

 111 87 101 1.9 1.4 1.7

Retail trade

 476 599 535 3.0 3.8 3.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 114 107 155 2.0 1.8 2.6

Information

 43 50 47 1.6 1.8 1.7

Financial activities

 126 128 114 1.5 1.5 1.3

Finance and insurance

 83 77 66 1.3 1.2 1.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 44 50 48 2.0 2.2 2.1

Professional and business services

 676 732 701 3.2 3.5 3.3

Education and health services

 460 450 488 2.0 1.9 2.0

Educational services

 40 57 48 1.0 1.5 1.2

Health care and social assistance

 420 393 440 2.1 2.0 2.2

Leisure and hospitality

 670 890 805 4.2 5.4 4.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 65 113 96 2.8 4.7 4.1

Accommodation and food services

 606 777 709 4.4 5.5 5.1

Other services

 109 159 120 1.9 2.7 2.0

Government

 141 179 146 0.6 0.8 0.6

Federal

 16 17 17 0.6 0.6 0.6

State and local

 125 162 129 0.6 0.8 0.6

State and local education

 57 73 58 0.5 0.7 0.5

State and local, excluding education

 69 88 71 0.8 1.0 0.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 446 528 389 1.6 1.9 1.4

South

 1,443 1,586 1,558 2.7 2.9 2.8

Midwest

 700 868 816 2.1 2.6 2.4

West

 744 801 842 2.2 2.3 2.4

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.
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Last Modified Date: December 10, 2018