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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)
Feb.
2024
Jan.
2025
Feb.
2025(p)
Feb.
2024
Jan.
2025
Feb.
2025(p)

Total

2,806 3,152 2,594 1.8 2.0 1.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

2,665 2,999 2,454 2.0 2.2 1.8

Mining and logging

14 15 10 2.2 2.3 1.6

Construction

117 156 158 1.5 2.0 2.0

Manufacturing

184 174 162 1.4 1.4 1.3

Durable goods

103 105 101 1.3 1.3 1.3

Nondurable goods

81 69 61 1.7 1.4 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

582 644 546 2.0 2.2 1.9

Wholesale trade

88 100 81 1.4 1.6 1.3

Retail trade

367 385 316 2.4 2.5 2.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

127 158 148 1.8 2.2 2.0

Information

41 48 24 1.4 1.6 0.8

Financial activities

101 141 84 1.1 1.5 0.9

Finance and insurance

65 87 54 1.0 1.3 0.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

35 53 29 1.5 2.2 1.2

Professional and business services

480 574 457 2.1 2.6 2.0

Private education and health services

461 522 397 1.8 1.9 1.5

Private educational services

36 46 29 0.9 1.2 0.7

Health care and social assistance

425 476 367 1.9 2.1 1.6

Leisure and hospitality

574 552 493 3.6 3.4 3.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

50 57 56 2.1 2.3 2.3

Accommodation and food services

525 496 438 3.8 3.6 3.1

Other services

111 173 124 1.9 2.9 2.1

Government

141 153 140 0.6 0.7 0.6

Federal

14 12 8 0.5 0.4 0.3

State and local

127 141 132 0.6 0.7 0.6

State and local education

54 64 67 0.5 0.6 0.6

State and local, excluding education

73 77 65 0.8 0.8 0.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

360 457 353 1.3 1.6 1.3

South

1,224 1,300 1,142 2.1 2.2 1.9

Midwest

577 656 540 1.7 2.0 1.6

West

646 739 559 1.8 2.0 1.5

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: April 02, 2025