TABLE 10: Quits estimated rate and level changes between December 2023 and December 2024, 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 -0.2 0.1 YES -239 199 YES INDUSTRY Total private -0.2 0.2 -240 198 YES Mining and logging -0.3 0.6 -1 4 Construction -0.5 0.6 -40 44 Manufacturing -0.3 0.3 -30 38 Durable goods -0.1 0.3 -10 26 Nondurable goods -0.4 0.5 -19 23 Trade, transportation, and utilities -0.2 0.3 -68 88 Wholesale trade -0.6 0.4 YES -36 26 YES Retail trade -0.3 0.5 -37 78 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.0 0.5 6 34 Information 0.3 0.5 11 14 Financial activities 0.0 0.4 4 35 Finance and insurance 0.2 0.5 15 29 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.4 0.6 -11 15 Professional and business services -0.1 0.5 -31 94 Private Education and Health Services -0.1 0.2 -6 57 Private Educational Services -0.1 0.3 -3 12 Health care and social assistance -0.1 0.3 -3 55 Leisure and hospitality -0.8 0.6 YES -126 83 YES Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.8 0.8 -19 17 YES Accommodation and food services -0.8 0.6 YES -108 79 YES Other services 0.8 0.7 YES 48 37 YES Government 0.0 0.1 1 23 Federal -0.2 0.1 YES -7 4 YES State and local 0.0 0.1 8 22 State and local education 0.0 0.1 4 14 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.2 4 14 REGION Northeast -0.2 0.2 -60 63 South -0.2 0.2 -133 133 Midwest -0.1 0.3 -50 85 West -0.1 0.3 3 99 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, February 4, 2025. *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.