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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)
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.

Last Modified Date: December 05, 2023