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	Apr. 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Apr. 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)
Total	3,199	2,914	2,982	2.0	1.8	1.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,053	2,773	2,823	2.3	2.1	2.1
Mining and logging	13	12	14	2.1	1.9	2.3
Construction	164	125	160	2.0	1.5	1.9
Manufacturing	203	166	183	1.6	1.3	1.5
Durable goods	125	84	111	1.6	1.1	1.4
Nondurable goods	78	82	72	1.6	1.7	1.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	596	664	638	2.1	2.3	2.2
Wholesale trade	96	87	97	1.6	1.4	1.6
Retail trade	373	415	405	2.4	2.7	2.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	127	162	135	1.8	2.3	1.9
Information	29	22	20	1.0	0.8	0.7
Financial activities	137	133	115	1.5	1.5	1.3
Finance and insurance	90	90	73	1.3	1.4	1.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	48	42	42	1.9	1.8	1.7
Professional and business services	539	440	420	2.4	2.0	1.9
Private education and health services	568	500	535	2.1	1.8	1.9
Private educational services	46	42	47	1.1	1.0	1.1
Health care and social assistance	522	457	489	2.3	1.9	2.1
Leisure and hospitality	651	551	608	3.9	3.3	3.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	54	38	43	2.1	1.5	1.6
Accommodation and food services	597	513	565	4.2	3.7	4.0
Other services	152	162	130	2.5	2.7	2.2
Government	146	141	159	0.6	0.6	0.7
Federal	15	15	15	0.5	0.6	0.5
State and local	131	126	145	0.6	0.6	0.7
State and local education	57	51	63	0.5	0.5	0.6
State and local, excluding education	74	75	82	0.8	0.8	0.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	491	389	363	1.7	1.4	1.3
South	1,233	1,242	1,268	2.1	2.1	2.1
Midwest	706	643	619	2.1	1.9	1.9
West	770	640	731	2.1	1.7	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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