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	Jan. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Jan. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)
Total	3,110	2,738	3,038	2.0	1.7	1.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,954	2,590	2,882	2.2	1.9	2.2
Mining and logging	11	12	12	1.8	1.9	2.0
Construction	156	128	129	2.0	1.6	1.6
Manufacturing	180	127	154	1.4	1.0	1.2
Durable goods	111	61	93	1.4	0.8	1.2
Nondurable goods	69	66	61	1.4	1.4	1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	628	699	638	2.2	2.4	2.2
Wholesale trade	94	84	106	1.6	1.4	1.8
Retail trade	372	441	413	2.4	2.8	2.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	162	174	120	2.2	2.3	1.7
Information	47	41	50	1.7	1.4	1.8
Financial activities	147	96	126	1.6	1.0	1.4
Finance and insurance	92	61	87	1.4	0.9	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	55	35	39	2.3	1.4	1.6
Professional and business services	514	341	442	2.3	1.5	2.0
Private education and health services	532	443	483	2.0	1.6	1.7
Private educational services	44	28	41	1.1	0.7	1.0
Health care and social assistance	488	415	441	2.1	1.8	1.9
Leisure and hospitality	544	598	706	3.4	3.6	4.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	57	41	59	2.4	1.6	2.4
Accommodation and food services	487	557	648	3.6	3.9	4.7
Other services	195	107	141	3.3	1.8	2.4
Government	155	148	156	0.7	0.6	0.7
Federal	13	21	18	0.4	0.8	0.7
State and local	142	127	139	0.7	0.6	0.7
State and local education	62	64	65	0.6	0.6	0.6
State and local, excluding education	80	63	74	0.8	0.6	0.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	462	362	494	1.7	1.3	1.8
South	1,273	1,078	1,125	2.2	1.8	1.9
Midwest	648	708	645	2.0	2.1	2.0
West	726	591	774	2.0	1.6	2.1
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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