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	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
Total	4,037	3,666	3,914	2.6	2.3	2.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,778	3,451	3,648	2.8	2.5	2.7
Mining and logging	10	16	17	1.5	2.6	2.7
Construction	167	128	183	2.0	1.5	2.1
Manufacturing	273	204	224	2.1	1.6	1.8
Durable goods	169	115	134	2.1	1.5	1.7
Nondurable goods	104	89	91	2.1	1.8	1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	735	645	721	2.6	2.2	2.5
Wholesale trade	95	83	97	1.5	1.3	1.6
Retail trade	487	413	487	3.1	2.7	3.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	153	148	137	2.1	2.1	1.9
Information	53	53	52	1.8	1.8	1.8
Financial activities	146	152	153	1.6	1.6	1.6
Finance and insurance	115	108	113	1.7	1.6	1.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	31	44	40	1.2	1.7	1.6
Professional and business services	647	682	658	2.8	3.0	2.9
Private education and health services	585	578	649	2.2	2.1	2.4
Private educational services	68	83	78	1.8	2.2	2.1
Health care and social assistance	517	494	571	2.3	2.1	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	951	863	842	5.4	4.9	4.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	146	78	100	5.0	2.6	3.4
Accommodation and food services	805	785	742	5.5	5.3	5.0
Other services	211	131	150	3.5	2.1	2.5
Government	259	215	266	1.1	1.0	1.2
Federal	19	14	22	0.6	0.5	0.8
State and local	240	201	243	1.2	1.0	1.2
State and local education	139	120	128	1.4	1.3	1.3
State and local, excluding education	101	81	116	1.0	0.8	1.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	636	522	545	2.3	1.8	1.9
South	1,602	1,520	1,616	2.7	2.5	2.7
Midwest	931	752	839	2.8	2.2	2.5
West	869	871	914	2.3	2.3	2.4
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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