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 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
Total	3,422	3,059	3,203	2.2	1.9	2.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,197	2,900	2,985	2.4	2.1	2.2
Mining and logging	14	12	14	2.3	2.0	2.3
Construction	175	157	123	2.1	1.9	1.5
Manufacturing	160	187	194	1.3	1.5	1.5
Durable goods	91	112	114	1.2	1.4	1.5
Nondurable goods	69	75	80	1.4	1.6	1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	660	709	689	2.3	2.5	2.4
Wholesale trade	97	94	64	1.6	1.6	1.1
Retail trade	431	473	460	2.8	3.1	3.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	131	142	166	1.8	2.0	2.3
Information	37	20	27	1.3	0.7	1.0
Financial activities	147	120	122	1.6	1.3	1.3
Finance and insurance	107	78	85	1.6	1.2	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	42	36	1.6	1.7	1.5
Professional and business services	510	441	434	2.3	2.0	1.9
Private education and health services	529	532	474	1.9	1.9	1.7
Private educational services	76	46	70	1.9	1.1	1.7
Health care and social assistance	453	486	403	2.0	2.0	1.7
Leisure and hospitality	823	599	745	4.8	3.6	4.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	68	47	58	2.5	1.8	2.1
Accommodation and food services	755	553	686	5.2	3.9	4.7
Other services	143	123	162	2.4	2.0	2.7
Government	225	159	218	0.9	0.7	0.9
Federal	19	15	20	0.6	0.5	0.8
State and local	206	144	198	1.0	0.7	0.9
State and local education	126	64	123	1.1	0.6	1.1
State and local, excluding education	81	81	75	0.8	0.8	0.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	479	370	401	1.7	1.3	1.4
South	1,396	1,364	1,460	2.3	2.3	2.4
Midwest	805	619	696	2.4	1.9	2.1
West	741	706	646	2.0	1.9	1.7
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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