Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
May
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)		 May
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)

Total

 3,342 3,483 3,447 3,461 3,516 3,425 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,154 3,282 3,259 3,278 3,327 3,210 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5

Mining and logging

 20 19 21 23 19 16 2.8 2.5 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.1

Construction

 163 185 184 149 145 174 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.3

Manufacturing

 197 212 211 222 224 205 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6

Durable goods

 115 110 118 118 130 117 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4

Nondurable goods

 82 101 93 104 93 88 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 731 727 729 738 744 778 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8

Wholesale trade

 88 87 88 102 93 101 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7

Retail trade

 510 512 494 500 524 547 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 133 128 147 137 126 130 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.1

Information

 53 51 48 52 58 56 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.0

Financial activities

 114 102 97 104 145 122 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.4

Finance and insurance

 66 64 75 67 82 74 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing(3)

 48 38 22 37 64 48 2.1 1.7 0.9 1.6 2.7 2.0

Professional and business services

 636 664 645 656 647 555 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.6

Education and health services

 420 433 461 467 425 411 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7

Educational services

 52 39 58 47 50 51 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3

Health care and social assistance

 368 394 403 420 375 360 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.8

Leisure and hospitality

 698 753 748 735 773 752 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 73 74 80 82 83 69 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.8

Accommodation and food services

 625 679 668 653 691 684 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.8

Other services

 122 137 114 132 147 142 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.4

Government

 188 201 188 184 190 215 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0

Federal

 14 14 17 22 15 15 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.5

State and local

 173 187 171 162 175 200 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0

State and local education

 92 105 96 94 90 108 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0

State and local, excluding education

 82 82 75 68 85 92 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0

REGION(4)

Northeast

 476 441 425 513 448 486 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.7

South

 1,337 1,448 1,489 1,425 1,478 1,366 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5

Midwest

 734 797 754 757 791 787 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4

West

 794 797 779 767 799 787 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3

Footnotes
(1) Quits are 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 total employment.
(3) No regular seasonal movements could be identified in this series; therefore, identical numbers appear for the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted series.
(4) 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.
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Last Modified Date: July 09, 2019