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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)
Sept.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Sept.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)

Total

3,844 4,073 3,230 2.5 2.6 2.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

3,644 3,811 3,029 2.7 2.8 2.2

Mining and logging

12 10 12 1.9 1.6 1.9

Construction

148 176 117 1.8 2.1 1.4

Manufacturing

230 268 207 1.8 2.1 1.6

Durable goods

132 169 120 1.6 2.1 1.5

Nondurable goods

99 99 86 2.0 2.0 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

824 742 627 2.9 2.6 2.2

Wholesale trade

85 95 68 1.4 1.5 1.1

Retail trade

567 494 423 3.7 3.2 2.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

172 153 136 2.4 2.2 1.9

Information

42 54 32 1.4 1.8 1.1

Financial activities

126 151 128 1.4 1.6 1.4

Finance and insurance

84 121 88 1.2 1.8 1.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

43 30 40 1.7 1.2 1.6

Professional and business services

632 647 507 2.8 2.8 2.2

Private education and health services

537 598 512 2.1 2.3 1.9

Private educational services

57 79 56 1.5 2.2 1.5

Health care and social assistance

480 520 456 2.2 2.3 2.0

Leisure and hospitality

952 951 709 5.7 5.4 4.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

121 137 115 4.7 4.7 4.3

Accommodation and food services

830 814 594 5.8 5.6 4.1

Other services

141 212 178 2.4 3.6 3.0

Government

200 262 201 0.9 1.2 0.9

Federal

19 20 15 0.6 0.7 0.5

State and local

181 243 186 0.9 1.2 0.9

State and local education

82 137 69 0.8 1.4 0.6

State and local, excluding education

99 105 117 1.1 1.1 1.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

556 632 554 2.0 2.2 2.0

South

1,658 1,606 1,310 2.8 2.7 2.2

Midwest

789 969 720 2.4 2.9 2.1

West

841 866 646 2.3 2.3 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.

Last Modified Date: October 29, 2024