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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)
May
2020		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021(p)		 May
2020		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021(p)

Total

 2,330 4,068 3,764 1.7 2.8 2.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,096 3,929 3,590 1.9 3.2 2.9

Mining and logging

 7 13 11 1.2 2.1 1.8

Construction

 90 179 154 1.3 2.4 2.1

Manufacturing

 151 307 264 1.3 2.5 2.2

Durable goods

 82 174 133 1.1 2.3 1.7

Nondurable goods

 69 132 131 1.5 2.9 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 515 967 906 2.1 3.6 3.4

Wholesale trade

 57 122 95 1.0 2.2 1.7

Retail trade

 346 636 657 2.5 4.2 4.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 112 209 154 2.0 3.4 2.5

Information

 53 57 41 2.1 2.1 1.5

Financial activities

 95 154 131 1.1 1.8 1.5

Finance and insurance

 76 108 89 1.2 1.7 1.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

 20 46 43 0.9 2.0 1.9

Professional and business services

 437 770 596 2.3 3.7 2.9

Education and health services

 329 555 519 1.5 2.4 2.2

Educational services

 27 44 54 0.8 1.2 1.5

Health care and social assistance

 302 511 465 1.6 2.6 2.3

Leisure and hospitality

 374 790 819 3.6 5.6 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 18 43 52 1.4 2.3 2.6

Accommodation and food services

 356 746 767 3.9 6.1 6.1

Other services

 45 139 149 0.9 2.5 2.7

Government

 233 139 174 1.1 0.6 0.8

Federal

 19 15 22 0.6 0.5 0.7

State and local

 214 124 153 1.1 0.6 0.8

State and local education

 158 46 71 1.6 0.4 0.7

State and local, excluding education

 56 78 81 0.6 0.9 0.9

REGION(3)

Northeast

 308 520 449 1.3 2.0 1.7

South

 1,020 1,731 1,569 2.1 3.3 2.9

Midwest

 504 858 853 1.7 2.7 2.7

West

 498 959 893 1.6 2.8 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: July 07, 2021