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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)
Mar.
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025(p)
Mar.
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025(p)

Total

3,017 2,627 3,054 1.9 1.7 1.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

2,878 2,486 2,905 2.2 1.9 2.2

Mining and logging

10 11 14 1.6 1.8 2.3

Construction

129 156 147 1.6 2.0 1.8

Manufacturing

192 155 186 1.5 1.2 1.5

Durable goods

107 94 115 1.3 1.2 1.5

Nondurable goods

85 61 72 1.8 1.3 1.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

586 557 602 2.0 1.9 2.1

Wholesale trade

80 82 108 1.3 1.3 1.7

Retail trade

374 322 370 2.4 2.1 2.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

131 154 125 1.8 2.1 1.7

Information

34 25 27 1.2 0.9 0.9

Financial activities

99 91 126 1.1 1.0 1.4

Finance and insurance

78 60 95 1.2 0.9 1.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

22 32 30 0.9 1.3 1.2

Professional and business services

647 483 540 2.9 2.2 2.4

Private education and health services

513 403 502 1.9 1.5 1.8

Private educational services

37 33 37 0.9 0.8 0.9

Health care and social assistance

476 370 464 2.1 1.6 2.0

Leisure and hospitality

580 483 602 3.5 3.0 3.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

52 52 49 2.1 2.1 1.9

Accommodation and food services

528 431 553 3.8 3.1 3.9

Other services

88 121 158 1.5 2.0 2.6

Government

138 141 149 0.6 0.6 0.6

Federal

13 10 12 0.4 0.3 0.4

State and local

125 131 137 0.6 0.6 0.7

State and local education

50 67 62 0.4 0.6 0.5

State and local, excluding education

75 64 75 0.8 0.7 0.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

446 361 425 1.6 1.3 1.5

South

1,314 1,143 1,272 2.2 1.9 2.1

Midwest

625 574 695 1.9 1.7 2.1

West

632 549 662 1.7 1.5 1.8

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: April 29, 2025