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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)
Aug.
2019		 July
2020		 Aug.
2020(p)		 Aug.
2019		 July
2020		 Aug.
2020(p)

Total

 4,431 3,401 3,593 2.9 2.4 2.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,165 3,227 3,378 3.2 2.7 2.8

Mining and logging

 17 13 12 2.3 2.1 1.9

Construction

 220 186 144 2.8 2.5 1.9

Manufacturing

 265 205 271 2.1 1.7 2.2

Durable goods

 153 119 155 1.9 1.6 2.0

Nondurable goods

 112 85 117 2.3 1.9 2.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 931 818 857 3.4 3.1 3.2

Wholesale trade

 99 96 92 1.7 1.7 1.6

Retail trade

 666 561 617 4.3 3.8 4.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 166 161 148 2.7 2.8 2.6

Information

 63 36 43 2.2 1.4 1.7

Financial activities

 185 94 149 2.1 1.1 1.7

Finance and insurance

 123 54 113 1.9 0.8 1.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 62 40 36 2.6 1.8 1.6

Professional and business services

 742 602 625 3.4 3.0 3.1

Education and health services

 561 507 493 2.3 2.2 2.2

Educational services

 87 54 67 2.5 1.7 2.1

Health care and social assistance

 474 454 427 2.3 2.3 2.2

Leisure and hospitality

 1,036 614 687 6.0 4.7 5.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 156 49 73 5.8 2.7 4.1

Accommodation and food services

 880 565 615 6.1 5.0 5.4

Other services

 145 152 96 2.4 2.8 1.8

Government

 266 173 215 1.2 0.9 1.0

Federal

 23 19 24 0.8 0.7 0.8

State and local

 242 154 191 1.3 0.9 1.1

State and local education

 130 82 103 1.4 1.0 1.2

State and local, excluding education

 112 72 88 1.2 0.8 1.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

 675 469 539 2.4 1.8 2.1

South

 1,747 1,349 1,461 3.2 2.6 2.8

Midwest

 960 824 804 2.9 2.7 2.6

West

 1,048 759 789 3.0 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.
(p) Preliminary

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Last Modified Date: October 07, 2020