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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)
Mar.
2019		 Feb.
2020		 Mar.
2020(p)		 Mar.
2019		 Feb.
2020		 Mar.
2020(p)

Total

 3,228 2,822 2,447 2.2 1.9 1.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,091 2,685 2,319 2.4 2.1 1.8

Mining and logging

 20 11 8 2.7 1.6 1.2

Construction

 133 116 105 1.9 1.6 1.4

Manufacturing

 215 159 132 1.7 1.2 1.0

Durable goods

 111 94 78 1.4 1.2 1.0

Nondurable goods

 103 65 54 2.2 1.4 1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 700 666 557 2.6 2.4 2.0

Wholesale trade

 96 84 81 1.6 1.4 1.4

Retail trade

 475 449 368 3.1 2.9 2.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 129 132 108 2.1 2.2 1.8

Information

 41 45 30 1.4 1.5 1.0

Financial activities

 94 109 86 1.1 1.2 1.0

Finance and insurance

 58 74 62 0.9 1.1 1.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 35 35 25 1.6 1.5 1.1

Professional and business services

 660 532 533 3.2 2.5 2.5

Education and health services

 457 413 397 1.9 1.7 1.6

Educational services

 34 43 32 0.9 1.1 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 423 370 365 2.1 1.8 1.8

Leisure and hospitality

 647 550 423 4.0 3.4 2.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 64 57 34 2.8 2.5 1.5

Accommodation and food services

 583 494 389 4.2 3.5 2.8

Other services

 124 83 46 2.1 1.4 0.8

Government

 137 137 128 0.6 0.6 0.6

Federal

 19 17 17 0.7 0.6 0.6

State and local

 118 120 111 0.6 0.6 0.5

State and local education

 57 55 43 0.5 0.5 0.4

State and local, excluding education

 61 66 68 0.7 0.7 0.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 453 386 334 1.7 1.4 1.2

South

 1,368 1,156 983 2.5 2.1 1.8

Midwest

 680 633 576 2.1 1.9 1.8

West

 727 646 555 2.1 1.8 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: May 15, 2020