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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)
Sept.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019(p)		 Sept.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019(p)

Total

 3,615 4,478 3,697 2.4 3.0 2.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,435 4,215 3,504 2.7 3.2 2.7

Mining and logging

 24 18 13 3.2 2.4 1.7

Construction

 182 228 204 2.4 2.9 2.7

Manufacturing

 208 263 225 1.6 2.0 1.7

Durable goods

 115 151 131 1.4 1.9 1.6

Nondurable goods

 92 113 94 1.9 2.3 2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 796 947 777 2.9 3.4 2.8

Wholesale trade

 92 107 91 1.6 1.8 1.5

Retail trade

 596 679 559 3.8 4.3 3.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 108 161 128 1.8 2.7 2.1

Information

 47 63 42 1.7 2.2 1.5

Financial activities

 129 178 129 1.5 2.0 1.5

Finance and insurance

 78 118 88 1.2 1.8 1.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

 51 61 42 2.2 2.6 1.8

Professional and business services

 614 723 671 2.9 3.3 3.1

Education and health services

 426 565 452 1.8 2.3 1.9

Educational services

 59 91 58 1.6 2.6 1.5

Health care and social assistance

 366 473 393 1.8 2.3 1.9

Leisure and hospitality

 852 1,075 862 5.2 6.2 5.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 113 157 110 4.6 5.7 4.4

Accommodation and food services

 739 918 752 5.2 6.3 5.2

Other services

 158 153 129 2.7 2.6 2.2

Government

 180 264 193 0.8 1.2 0.9

Federal

 19 22 19 0.7 0.8 0.7

State and local

 162 241 174 0.8 1.3 0.9

State and local education

 69 133 78 0.7 1.4 0.7

State and local, excluding education

 92 108 96 1.0 1.1 1.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

 517 686 531 1.9 2.5 1.9

South

 1,477 1,761 1,377 2.7 3.2 2.5

Midwest

 804 985 889 2.4 3.0 2.7

West

 817 1,046 900 2.4 3.0 2.6

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: November 05, 2019