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)
June
2018		 May
2019		 June
2019(p)		 June
2018		 May
2019		 June
2019(p)

Total

 3,627 3,588 3,722 2.4 2.4 2.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,324 3,332 3,420 2.6 2.6 2.6

Mining and logging

 20 15 12 2.7 1.9 1.5

Construction

 180 162 206 2.4 2.2 2.7

Manufacturing

 217 212 204 1.7 1.7 1.6

Durable goods

 115 118 118 1.4 1.5 1.5

Nondurable goods

 102 94 86 2.1 2.0 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 758 807 751 2.7 2.9 2.7

Wholesale trade

 79 103 92 1.4 1.7 1.5

Retail trade

 555 580 561 3.5 3.7 3.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 123 124 98 2.1 2.1 1.6

Information

 48 59 53 1.7 2.1 1.9

Financial activities

 125 119 130 1.4 1.4 1.5

Finance and insurance

 79 74 75 1.2 1.2 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 46 45 54 2.0 2.0 2.3

Professional and business services

 698 624 644 3.3 2.9 3.0

Education and health services

 461 407 468 2.0 1.7 1.9

Educational services

 55 54 88 1.5 1.4 2.5

Health care and social assistance

 406 353 380 2.0 1.7 1.9

Leisure and hospitality

 726 780 822 4.3 4.6 4.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 85 67 88 3.2 2.6 3.2

Accommodation and food services

 640 713 735 4.5 4.9 5.0

Other services

 92 146 130 1.5 2.5 2.2

Government

 302 256 303 1.4 1.1 1.3

Federal

 15 14 14 0.5 0.5 0.5

State and local

 288 242 288 1.5 1.2 1.5

State and local education

 192 148 215 1.9 1.4 2.1

State and local, excluding education

 96 94 73 1.0 1.0 0.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 499 509 535 1.8 1.8 1.9

South

 1,452 1,422 1,503 2.6 2.6 2.7

Midwest

 833 841 834 2.5 2.5 2.5

West

 842 816 850 2.4 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: August 06, 2019