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	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
Total	3,176	2,403	2,916	2.0	1.5	1.8
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,024	2,269	2,774	2.3	1.7	2.1
Mining and logging	14	14	11	2.3	2.3	1.9
Construction	144	122	126	1.8	1.5	1.6
Manufacturing	188	145	174	1.5	1.2	1.4
Durable goods	114	74	82	1.5	1.0	1.0
Nondurable goods	73	70	92	1.5	1.5	1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	635	590	644	2.2	2.1	2.3
Wholesale trade	99	68	63	1.6	1.1	1.0
Retail trade	405	389	435	2.6	2.5	2.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	131	133	146	1.8	1.9	2.1
Information	32	38	23	1.1	1.4	0.8
Financial activities	132	71	128	1.4	0.8	1.4
Finance and insurance	92	51	84	1.4	0.8	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	20	44	1.6	0.8	1.8
Professional and business services	631	303	435	2.8	1.4	2.0
Private education and health services	505	386	484	1.9	1.4	1.7
Private educational services	42	36	37	1.0	0.9	0.9
Health care and social assistance	462	351	447	2.0	1.5	1.9
Leisure and hospitality	567	482	568	3.5	3.0	3.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	47	34	37	1.9	1.4	1.5
Accommodation and food services	520	448	531	3.7	3.2	3.8
Other services	176	118	179	3.0	2.0	3.0
Government	152	135	142	0.6	0.6	0.6
Federal	13	13	15	0.4	0.5	0.6
State and local	139	121	127	0.7	0.6	0.6
State and local education	62	58	51	0.6	0.5	0.5
State and local, excluding education	77	64	76	0.8	0.7	0.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	435	352	418	1.5	1.3	1.5
South	1,418	989	1,246	2.4	1.7	2.1
Midwest	659	538	627	2.0	1.6	1.9
West	664	524	624	1.8	1.4	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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