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	May 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	May 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)
Total	3,461	3,286	3,427	2.2	2.1	2.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,205	3,143	3,201	2.4	2.3	2.4
Mining and logging	15	13	13	2.5	2.2	2.0
Construction	192	162	193	2.3	2.0	2.3
Manufacturing	222	204	159	1.7	1.6	1.3
Durable goods	132	128	88	1.6	1.6	1.1
Nondurable goods	90	76	72	1.9	1.6	1.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	726	629	680	2.5	2.2	2.3
Wholesale trade	104	106	91	1.7	1.7	1.5
Retail trade	493	395	455	3.2	2.6	2.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	129	129	134	1.8	1.8	1.8
Information	48	32	36	1.6	1.1	1.2
Financial activities	114	137	142	1.3	1.5	1.5
Finance and insurance	68	92	101	1.0	1.4	1.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	46	45	40	1.9	1.8	1.6
Professional and business services	488	579	521	2.2	2.6	2.3
Private education and health services	590	563	548	2.2	2.1	2.0
Private educational services	73	44	74	1.8	1.1	1.8
Health care and social assistance	517	519	474	2.3	2.2	2.0
Leisure and hospitality	666	672	789	3.9	4.0	4.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	61	57	64	2.2	2.2	2.3
Accommodation and food services	605	615	725	4.2	4.3	5.0
Other services	143	151	120	2.4	2.5	2.0
Government	256	143	227	1.1	0.6	1.0
Federal	16	15	21	0.5	0.5	0.7
State and local	240	128	206	1.2	0.6	1.0
State and local education	167	56	127	1.5	0.5	1.1
State and local, excluding education	73	72	79	0.8	0.7	0.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	511	511	518	1.8	1.8	1.8
South	1,407	1,243	1,359	2.4	2.1	2.3
Midwest	771	727	790	2.3	2.2	2.3
West	773	805	761	2.1	2.2	2.0
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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