TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between August 2025 and August 2026, and test of significance, not seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-year significant significance over-the-year significant significance Industry and region change change* change change* Total nonfarm -0.1 0.2 -53 228 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 -33 228 Mining and logging 0.2 0.7 1 4 Construction 0.0 0.6 8 46 Manufacturing 0.3 0.3 46 41 YES Durable goods 0.1 0.4 10 31 Nondurable goods 0.7 0.5 YES 35 23 YES Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.2 0.4 56 106 Wholesale trade -0.1 0.5 -9 28 Retail trade 0.5 0.6 85 92 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities -0.2 0.5 -21 36 Information -0.2 0.6 -5 17 Financial activities -0.5 0.4 YES -49 40 YES Finance and insurance -0.4 0.5 -27 34 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.8 0.7 YES -21 17 YES Professional and business services -0.3 0.5 -68 104 Private Education and Health Services -0.2 0.3 -30 68 Private Educational Services 0.4 0.3 YES 15 13 YES Health care and social assistance -0.2 0.3 -46 67 Leisure and hospitality -0.3 0.6 -43 102 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1.1 0.8 YES 29 17 YES Accommodation and food services -0.6 0.7 -71 98 Other services 0.8 0.7 YES 52 44 YES Government -0.1 0.1 -21 23 Federal -0.2 0.1 YES -7 3 YES State and local 0.0 0.1 -14 23 State and local education -0.2 0.1 YES -17 15 YES State and local, excluding education 0.1 0.1 4 13 REGION Northeast 0.2 0.3 73 73 South 0.2 0.3 110 162 Midwest 0.1 0.3 16 91 West -0.7 0.3 YES -254 114 YES SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 29, 2026. *NOTE: Significant over-the-year changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The median standard error is used in testing the over-the-year change.