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)
Apr.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018(p)		 Apr.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018(p)

Total

 3,051 3,102 3,335 2.1 2.1 2.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,927 2,971 3,186 2.4 2.4 2.5

Mining and logging

 10 18 21 1.4 2.6 2.9

Construction

 166 134 172 2.4 1.9 2.4

Manufacturing

 190 201 208 1.5 1.6 1.6

Durable goods

 103 120 121 1.3 1.5 1.5

Nondurable goods

 88 81 87 1.9 1.7 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 608 624 675 2.2 2.3 2.5

Wholesale trade

 79 82 90 1.4 1.4 1.5

Retail trade

 433 426 462 2.8 2.7 2.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 95 117 123 1.7 2.0 2.1

Information

 37 38 49 1.3 1.4 1.8

Financial activities

 123 101 99 1.5 1.2 1.2

Finance and insurance

 81 62 47 1.3 1.0 0.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 43 39 52 2.0 1.7 2.3

Professional and business services

 593 659 700 2.9 3.2 3.4

Education and health services

 410 400 433 1.8 1.7 1.8

Educational services

 42 31 43 1.1 0.8 1.1

Health care and social assistance

 368 368 389 1.9 1.9 2.0

Leisure and hospitality

 666 650 706 4.2 4.1 4.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 77 70 58 3.4 3.2 2.6

Accommodation and food services

 590 581 648 4.3 4.3 4.7

Other services

 123 145 124 2.1 2.5 2.1

Government

 124 132 149 0.5 0.6 0.7

Federal

 15 14 16 0.5 0.5 0.6

State and local

 110 118 133 0.6 0.6 0.7

State and local education

 46 49 58 0.4 0.4 0.5

State and local, excluding education

 63 69 75 0.7 0.8 0.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 439 361 464 1.6 1.3 1.7

South

 1,259 1,338 1,391 2.4 2.5 2.6

Midwest

 609 651 692 1.9 2.0 2.1

West

 744 753 788 2.2 2.2 2.3

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: June 05, 2018