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. 2023	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024(p)	Dec. 2023	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024(p)
Total	2,933	2,612	2,694	1.9	1.6	1.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,776	2,476	2,536	2.1	1.8	1.9
Mining and logging	8	9	7	1.3	1.4	1.0
Construction	124	121	84	1.5	1.4	1.0
Manufacturing	164	133	134	1.3	1.0	1.0
Durable goods	84	69	74	1.0	0.9	0.9
Nondurable goods	80	64	61	1.7	1.3	1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	665	652	597	2.2	2.2	2.0
Wholesale trade	101	69	65	1.6	1.1	1.0
Retail trade	395	377	358	2.5	2.4	2.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	168	206	174	2.3	2.8	2.3
Information	20	28	31	0.7	0.9	1.0
Financial activities	107	94	111	1.2	1.0	1.2
Finance and insurance	66	61	81	1.0	0.9	1.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	41	33	30	1.6	1.3	1.2
Professional and business services	509	469	478	2.2	2.0	2.1
Private education and health services	478	411	472	1.8	1.5	1.7
Private educational services	51	38	48	1.3	0.9	1.2
Health care and social assistance	427	373	424	1.9	1.6	1.8
Leisure and hospitality	600	446	474	3.6	2.7	2.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	61	40	42	2.5	1.6	1.7
Accommodation and food services	540	407	432	3.8	2.9	3.0
Other services	100	113	148	1.7	1.9	2.5
Government	156	136	157	0.7	0.6	0.7
Federal	18	13	11	0.6	0.4	0.4
State and local	138	123	146	0.7	0.6	0.7
State and local education	67	57	71	0.6	0.5	0.6
State and local, excluding education	71	66	75	0.8	0.7	0.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	425	334	365	1.5	1.2	1.3
South	1,265	1,049	1,132	2.1	1.7	1.9
Midwest	588	566	538	1.7	1.7	1.6
West	655	662	658	1.8	1.8	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.

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