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	Oct. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Oct. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)
Total	3,295	3,245	3,010	2.1	2.0	1.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,143	3,029	2,860	2.3	2.2	2.1
Mining and logging	11	13	12	1.7	2.1	1.9
Construction	145	127	120	1.7	1.5	1.4
Manufacturing	195	195	189	1.5	1.5	1.5
Durable goods	101	113	100	1.3	1.4	1.3
Nondurable goods	94	82	89	1.9	1.7	1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	660	555	648	2.3	1.9	2.2
Wholesale trade	71	70	91	1.1	1.1	1.5
Retail trade	407	330	407	2.6	2.1	2.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	182	155	150	2.5	2.1	2.1
Information	35	29	51	1.2	1.0	1.7
Financial activities	99	136	106	1.1	1.5	1.1
Finance and insurance	60	99	60	0.9	1.5	0.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	39	37	46	1.6	1.5	1.8
Professional and business services	586	590	607	2.6	2.6	2.7
Private education and health services	564	550	480	2.1	2.0	1.7
Private educational services	41	44	45	1.0	1.1	1.1
Health care and social assistance	523	506	435	2.3	2.2	1.9
Leisure and hospitality	680	726	542	4.0	4.2	3.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	81	52	59	3.1	1.9	2.1
Accommodation and food services	599	674	483	4.2	4.7	3.4
Other services	168	108	106	2.8	1.8	1.8
Government	152	216	150	0.6	0.9	0.6
Federal	14	47	22	0.5	1.6	0.8
State and local	137	170	129	0.7	0.8	0.6
State and local education	69	78	62	0.6	0.7	0.6
State and local, excluding education	69	92	66	0.7	0.9	0.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	436	480	467	1.5	1.7	1.6
South	1,323	1,355	1,151	2.2	2.3	1.9
Midwest	749	738	735	2.2	2.2	2.2
West	787	672	657	2.1	1.8	1.8
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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