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)
Dec.
2017		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018(p)		 Dec.
2017		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018(p)

Total

 2,930 2,968 3,031 2.0 2.0 2.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,793 2,827 2,894 2.2 2.2 2.3

Mining and logging

 14 16 17 2.0 2.1 2.2

Construction

 116 147 162 1.7 2.0 2.2

Manufacturing

 160 172 140 1.3 1.3 1.1

Durable goods

 88 92 77 1.1 1.2 1.0

Nondurable goods

 72 80 63 1.5 1.7 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 631 652 655 2.2 2.3 2.3

Wholesale trade

 81 78 74 1.4 1.3 1.2

Retail trade

 442 446 449 2.7 2.7 2.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 108 128 132 1.8 2.1 2.1

Information

 48 47 36 1.7 1.7 1.3

Financial activities

 99 84 101 1.2 1.0 1.2

Finance and insurance

 69 49 70 1.1 0.8 1.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 30 35 31 1.4 1.5 1.4

Professional and business services

 711 561 638 3.4 2.6 3.0

Education and health services

 352 404 465 1.5 1.7 1.9

Educational services

 36 34 32 0.9 0.9 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 316 370 433 1.6 1.8 2.1

Leisure and hospitality

 577 620 599 3.6 3.8 3.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 46 45 49 2.1 2.0 2.2

Accommodation and food services

 531 575 550 3.9 4.1 3.9

Other services

 87 124 82 1.5 2.1 1.4

Government

 137 141 136 0.6 0.6 0.6

Federal

 11 17 19 0.4 0.6 0.7

State and local

 126 124 118 0.6 0.6 0.6

State and local education

 59 57 60 0.5 0.5 0.6

State and local, excluding education

 67 67 57 0.7 0.7 0.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 386 325 367 1.4 1.2 1.3

South

 1,115 1,264 1,275 2.1 2.3 2.3

Midwest

 670 691 713 2.0 2.1 2.1

West

 759 688 675 2.2 2.0 1.9

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: February 12, 2019