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	Sept. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Sept. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)
Total	3,110	3,858	3,518	2.0	2.4	2.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,855	3,618	3,335	2.1	2.7	2.5
Mining and logging	11	16	14	1.8	2.7	2.3
Construction	110	188	190	1.3	2.2	2.2
Manufacturing	178	265	205	1.4	2.1	1.6
Durable goods	98	141	110	1.3	1.8	1.4
Nondurable goods	80	123	95	1.7	2.6	2.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	573	849	760	2.0	3.0	2.7
Wholesale trade	84	136	111	1.4	2.2	1.8
Retail trade	331	552	496	2.2	3.6	3.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	157	161	153	2.2	2.3	2.1
Information	21	53	41	0.8	1.9	1.5
Financial activities	129	123	97	1.4	1.3	1.1
Finance and insurance	93	90	62	1.4	1.3	0.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	36	33	34	1.5	1.3	1.4
Professional and business services	570	532	517	2.5	2.3	2.3
Private education and health services	551	599	533	2.0	2.2	1.9
Private educational services	48	92	61	1.2	2.4	1.5
Health care and social assistance	503	507	473	2.1	2.1	2.0
Leisure and hospitality	601	804	842	3.5	4.6	4.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	62	110	66	2.3	3.8	2.4
Accommodation and food services	539	694	776	3.8	4.7	5.4
Other services	111	189	136	1.8	3.1	2.3
Government	255	240	183	1.1	1.1	0.8
Federal	84	19	16	2.9	0.7	0.6
State and local	171	221	166	0.8	1.1	0.8
State and local education	77	113	78	0.7	1.2	0.7
State and local, excluding education	94	108	89	1.0	1.1	0.9

REGION(3)
Northeast	474	589	529	1.7	2.1	1.9
South	1,242	1,750	1,498	2.1	2.9	2.5
Midwest	710	862	778	2.1	2.6	2.3
West	684	658	713	1.8	1.8	1.9
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: November 03, 2026