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	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
Total	2,608	2,686	2,747	1.6	1.7	1.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,452	2,568	2,605	1.8	1.9	1.9
Mining and logging	7	11	13	1.1	1.8	2.2
Construction	88	111	126	1.1	1.3	1.5
Manufacturing	127	138	131	1.0	1.1	1.0
Durable goods	70	67	62	0.9	0.8	0.8
Nondurable goods	56	72	69	1.2	1.5	1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	578	636	727	1.9	2.2	2.4
Wholesale trade	63	56	77	1.0	0.9	1.2
Retail trade	344	393	462	2.2	2.5	2.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	170	187	187	2.2	2.5	2.5
Information	27	25	49	0.9	0.8	1.7
Financial activities	91	86	83	1.0	0.9	0.9
Finance and insurance	63	62	54	0.9	0.9	0.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	24	29	1.1	1.0	1.2
Professional and business services	459	440	307	2.0	1.9	1.4
Private education and health services	444	403	432	1.6	1.4	1.6
Private educational services	49	38	29	1.2	0.9	0.7
Health care and social assistance	395	365	403	1.7	1.5	1.7
Leisure and hospitality	483	624	643	2.9	3.7	3.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	40	41	38	1.6	1.6	1.5
Accommodation and food services	442	583	605	3.1	4.1	4.2
Other services	149	94	94	2.5	1.6	1.6
Government	156	118	142	0.7	0.5	0.6
Federal	12	12	13	0.4	0.4	0.5
State and local	144	106	129	0.7	0.5	0.6
State and local education	68	46	65	0.6	0.4	0.6
State and local, excluding education	76	60	64	0.8	0.6	0.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	336	379	351	1.2	1.3	1.2
South	1,123	1,093	1,096	1.9	1.8	1.8
Midwest	527	652	716	1.6	1.9	2.1
West	622	562	585	1.7	1.5	1.6
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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