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	Aug. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Aug. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)
Total	3,944	3,595	3,891	2.5	2.3	2.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,678	3,350	3,645	2.7	2.5	2.7
Mining and logging	15	18	16	2.4	3.0	2.6
Construction	183	186	191	2.2	2.2	2.2
Manufacturing	210	203	256	1.7	1.6	2.0
Durable goods	125	121	135	1.6	1.5	1.7
Nondurable goods	86	82	121	1.8	1.7	2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	752	768	808	2.6	2.7	2.8
Wholesale trade	105	110	96	1.7	1.8	1.6
Retail trade	487	516	572	3.2	3.3	3.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	160	142	139	2.2	2.0	2.0
Information	45	35	40	1.6	1.3	1.4
Financial activities	168	115	119	1.8	1.3	1.3
Finance and insurance	115	80	88	1.7	1.2	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	52	34	31	2.1	1.4	1.3
Professional and business services	649	477	581	2.9	2.1	2.6
Private education and health services	670	648	640	2.5	2.3	2.3
Private educational services	85	75	100	2.2	2.0	2.6
Health care and social assistance	586	573	540	2.5	2.4	2.3
Leisure and hospitality	842	742	799	4.8	4.2	4.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	89	95	118	3.0	3.2	4.1
Accommodation and food services	752	647	681	5.2	4.4	4.6
Other services	144	156	196	2.4	2.6	3.2
Government	266	246	245	1.2	1.1	1.1
Federal	24	15	17	0.8	0.6	0.6
State and local	242	230	228	1.2	1.2	1.2
State and local education	129	137	112	1.3	1.5	1.1
State and local, excluding education	113	93	117	1.1	0.9	1.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	551	494	624	2.0	1.7	2.2
South	1,637	1,549	1,747	2.7	2.6	2.9
Midwest	849	868	865	2.5	2.6	2.6
West	908	685	654	2.5	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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Last Modified Date: September 29, 2026