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	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)
Total	2,806	3,152	2,594	1.8	2.0	1.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,665	2,999	2,454	2.0	2.2	1.8
Mining and logging	14	15	10	2.2	2.3	1.6
Construction	117	156	158	1.5	2.0	2.0
Manufacturing	184	174	162	1.4	1.4	1.3
Durable goods	103	105	101	1.3	1.3	1.3
Nondurable goods	81	69	61	1.7	1.4	1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	582	644	546	2.0	2.2	1.9
Wholesale trade	88	100	81	1.4	1.6	1.3
Retail trade	367	385	316	2.4	2.5	2.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	127	158	148	1.8	2.2	2.0
Information	41	48	24	1.4	1.6	0.8
Financial activities	101	141	84	1.1	1.5	0.9
Finance and insurance	65	87	54	1.0	1.3	0.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	35	53	29	1.5	2.2	1.2
Professional and business services	480	574	457	2.1	2.6	2.0
Private education and health services	461	522	397	1.8	1.9	1.5
Private educational services	36	46	29	0.9	1.2	0.7
Health care and social assistance	425	476	367	1.9	2.1	1.6
Leisure and hospitality	574	552	493	3.6	3.4	3.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	50	57	56	2.1	2.3	2.3
Accommodation and food services	525	496	438	3.8	3.6	3.1
Other services	111	173	124	1.9	2.9	2.1
Government	141	153	140	0.6	0.7	0.6
Federal	14	12	8	0.5	0.4	0.3
State and local	127	141	132	0.6	0.7	0.6
State and local education	54	64	67	0.5	0.6	0.6
State and local, excluding education	73	77	65	0.8	0.8	0.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	360	457	353	1.3	1.6	1.3
South	1,224	1,300	1,142	2.1	2.2	1.9
Midwest	577	656	540	1.7	2.0	1.6
West	646	739	559	1.8	2.0	1.5
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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