Table 11. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 11. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)
Total	4,095	3,575	3,583	2.6	2.3	2.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,855	3,408	3,330	2.9	2.5	2.5
Mining and logging	17	14	15	2.6	2.2	2.4
Construction	207	194	203	2.6	2.4	2.5
Manufacturing	291	249	230	2.3	1.9	1.8
Durable goods	144	155	141	1.8	1.9	1.7
Nondurable goods	147	94	89	3.0	2.0	1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	872	759	746	3.0	2.6	2.6
Wholesale trade	107	120	116	1.8	2.0	1.9
Retail trade	603	488	501	3.9	3.1	3.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	163	151	129	2.3	2.1	1.8
Information	30	40	34	1.0	1.3	1.1
Financial activities	135	120	124	1.5	1.3	1.3
Finance and insurance	95	77	80	1.4	1.1	1.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	41	43	44	1.7	1.8	1.8
Professional and business services	626	577	533	2.7	2.5	2.3
Private education and health services	658	603	606	2.6	2.3	2.3
Private educational services	69	46	73	1.8	1.1	1.9
Health care and social assistance	589	557	533	2.8	2.5	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	847	707	690	5.0	4.2	4.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	68	67	61	2.7	2.6	2.2
Accommodation and food services	779	640	629	5.5	4.5	4.3
Other services	171	145	149	2.9	2.5	2.5
Government	240	167	252	1.0	0.7	1.1
Federal	19	16	14	0.7	0.5	0.5
State and local	221	151	238	1.1	0.7	1.2
State and local education	140	70	165	1.3	0.6	1.5
State and local, excluding education	81	81	73	0.9	0.9	0.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	531	517	528	1.9	1.8	1.9
South	1,910	1,516	1,462	3.3	2.6	2.5
Midwest	836	779	781	2.5	2.3	2.3
West	818	763	812	2.2	2.1	2.2
Footnotes (1) The quits level is 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 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
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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