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. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)
Total	4,517	3,723	3,930	2.9	2.4	2.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,225	3,504	3,669	3.1	2.6	2.7
Mining and logging	19	11	9	3.0	1.7	1.4
Construction	206	184	178	2.5	2.2	2.1
Manufacturing	287	252	259	2.2	1.9	2.0
Durable goods	138	141	169	1.7	1.7	2.1
Nondurable goods	149	112	90	3.1	2.3	1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	944	741	742	3.3	2.6	2.6
Wholesale trade	122	71	90	2.0	1.1	1.5
Retail trade	612	484	503	3.9	3.1	3.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	210	186	149	3.0	2.6	2.1
Information	37	59	50	1.2	1.9	1.6
Financial activities	181	137	160	1.9	1.5	1.7
Finance and insurance	125	94	129	1.8	1.4	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	56	43	31	2.2	1.7	1.2
Professional and business services	675	570	645	2.9	2.5	2.8
Private education and health services	675	626	597	2.7	2.4	2.3
Private educational services	76	86	73	2.1	2.4	2.0
Health care and social assistance	599	540	524	2.8	2.4	2.3
Leisure and hospitality	1,063	745	805	6.1	4.2	4.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	165	99	127	5.9	3.3	4.3
Accommodation and food services	897	646	678	6.2	4.4	4.6
Other services	138	178	224	2.3	3.0	3.8
Government	292	219	261	1.3	1.0	1.2
Federal	19	16	19	0.6	0.5	0.6
State and local	273	203	242	1.4	1.1	1.2
State and local education	138	115	148	1.4	1.2	1.5
State and local, excluding education	135	88	94	1.4	0.9	1.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	554	541	592	2.0	1.9	2.1
South	2,032	1,620	1,610	3.5	2.7	2.7
Midwest	985	765	879	3.0	2.3	2.6
West	947	798	848	2.6	2.1	2.3
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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