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	Oct. 2022	Sept. 2023	Oct. 2023(p)	Oct. 2022	Sept. 2023	Oct. 2023(p)
Total	4,111	3,839	3,683	2.7	2.4	2.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,915	3,640	3,509	3.0	2.7	2.6
Mining and logging	14	12	15	2.2	1.9	2.4
Construction	161	150	182	2.0	1.8	2.2
Manufacturing	272	236	221	2.1	1.8	1.7
Durable goods	138	130	123	1.7	1.6	1.5
Nondurable goods	133	106	98	2.7	2.2	2.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	933	835	796	3.2	2.9	2.7
Wholesale trade	101	84	88	1.7	1.4	1.4
Retail trade	617	571	511	4.0	3.7	3.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	215	180	198	2.9	2.5	2.7
Information	33	48	36	1.0	1.6	1.2
Financial activities	141	130	121	1.5	1.4	1.3
Finance and insurance	88	89	86	1.3	1.3	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	53	41	35	2.2	1.7	1.4
Professional and business services	725	632	719	3.1	2.7	3.1
Education and health services	608	536	572	2.4	2.1	2.2
Educational services	45	57	54	1.1	1.5	1.3
Health care and social assistance	563	479	518	2.7	2.2	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	885	925	760	5.5	5.5	4.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	75	112	76	3.2	4.4	3.1
Accommodation and food services	810	813	683	5.9	5.7	4.8
Other services	143	136	87	2.5	2.3	1.5
Government	196	199	174	0.9	0.9	0.7
Federal	18	19	16	0.6	0.7	0.5
State and local	178	180	158	0.9	0.9	0.8
State and local education	79	83	63	0.7	0.8	0.6
State and local, excluding education	98	97	95	1.1	1.0	1.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	520	550	487	1.9	2.0	1.7
South	1,848	1,654	1,639	3.2	2.8	2.8
Midwest	846	793	780	2.6	2.4	2.3
West	897	842	778	2.4	2.3	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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Last Modified Date: December 05, 2023