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. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
Total	2,520	3,051	2,323	1.6	1.9	1.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,375	2,898	2,187	1.8	2.2	1.6
Mining and logging	12	12	14	2.0	2.1	2.3
Construction	158	123	104	2.0	1.5	1.3
Manufacturing	158	152	150	1.2	1.2	1.2
Durable goods	94	96	74	1.2	1.2	0.9
Nondurable goods	63	56	77	1.3	1.2	1.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	536	653	530	1.9	2.3	1.9
Wholesale trade	77	104	57	1.3	1.7	0.9
Retail trade	311	417	347	2.0	2.7	2.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	148	132	126	2.0	1.8	1.8
Information	28	47	36	1.0	1.7	1.3
Financial activities	91	118	76	1.0	1.3	0.8
Finance and insurance	58	77	55	0.9	1.2	0.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	32	41	21	1.3	1.7	0.9
Professional and business services	392	469	334	1.8	2.1	1.5
Private education and health services	402	473	376	1.5	1.7	1.4
Private educational services	32	37	34	0.8	0.9	0.8
Health care and social assistance	370	436	342	1.6	1.8	1.4
Leisure and hospitality	470	698	454	2.9	4.3	2.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	52	56	38	2.1	2.3	1.5
Accommodation and food services	418	643	416	3.0	4.6	3.0
Other services	130	152	114	2.2	2.5	1.9
Government	145	153	135	0.6	0.7	0.6
Federal	13	19	13	0.4	0.7	0.5
State and local	132	134	123	0.6	0.7	0.6
State and local education	65	60	55	0.6	0.6	0.5
State and local, excluding education	67	74	68	0.7	0.8	0.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	353	511	335	1.3	1.8	1.2
South	1,048	1,138	933	1.8	1.9	1.6
Midwest	573	632	528	1.7	1.9	1.6
West	547	770	527	1.5	2.1	1.4
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: March 31, 2026