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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.
2018		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)		 Nov.
2018		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)

Total

 2,834 3,577 2,955 1.9 2.3 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,693 3,429 2,819 2.1 2.6 2.2

Mining and logging

 16 13 10 2.2 1.8 1.4

Construction

 146 198 121 2.0 2.6 1.6

Manufacturing

 170 200 160 1.3 1.6 1.2

Durable goods

 93 117 80 1.2 1.5 1.0

Nondurable goods

 78 83 81 1.6 1.7 1.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 620 698 720 2.2 2.5 2.5

Wholesale trade

 76 69 73 1.3 1.2 1.2

Retail trade

 417 478 520 2.6 3.0 3.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 126 151 127 2.0 2.4 2.0

Information

 49 43 37 1.7 1.5 1.3

Financial activities

 86 130 132 1.0 1.5 1.5

Finance and insurance

 49 86 86 0.8 1.3 1.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 37 45 46 1.6 1.9 2.0

Professional and business services

 541 654 556 2.5 3.0 2.5

Education and health services

 361 482 361 1.5 2.0 1.5

Educational services

 34 52 33 0.9 1.3 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 328 430 327 1.6 2.1 1.6

Leisure and hospitality

 582 822 614 3.6 4.9 3.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 50 91 66 2.2 3.7 2.8

Accommodation and food services

 531 730 548 3.8 5.1 3.8

Other services

 121 189 107 2.1 3.2 1.8

Government

 140 148 136 0.6 0.6 0.6

Federal

 18 18 16 0.6 0.6 0.5

State and local

 123 130 121 0.6 0.6 0.6

State and local education

 58 59 52 0.5 0.5 0.5

State and local, excluding education

 65 71 69 0.7 0.8 0.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 343 506 395 1.2 1.8 1.4

South

 1,144 1,375 1,193 2.1 2.5 2.1

Midwest

 692 818 653 2.1 2.4 1.9

West

 654 878 713 1.9 2.5 2.0

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 17, 2020