Table 10. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 10. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
May
2018		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)		 May
2018		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)

Total

 3,446 3,512 3,543 2.3 2.3 2.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,218 3,362 3,272 2.5 2.6 2.5

Mining and logging

 21 20 16 2.8 2.6 2.1

Construction

 162 147 171 2.2 2.0 2.3

Manufacturing

 210 232 212 1.7 1.8 1.7

Durable goods

 119 139 121 1.5 1.7 1.5

Nondurable goods

 92 93 92 1.9 2.0 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 744 743 797 2.7 2.7 2.9

Wholesale trade

 84 101 99 1.4 1.7 1.7

Retail trade

 537 515 582 3.4 3.3 3.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 122 128 116 2.1 2.1 1.9

Information

 53 59 56 1.9 2.1 2.0

Financial activities

 116 150 123 1.4 1.7 1.4

Finance and insurance

 68 87 75 1.1 1.4 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 48 64 48 2.1 2.8 2.0

Professional and business services

 648 658 561 3.1 3.1 2.6

Education and health services

 426 420 415 1.8 1.7 1.7

Educational services

 56 41 55 1.5 1.0 1.4

Health care and social assistance

 370 379 360 1.9 1.9 1.8

Leisure and hospitality

 719 781 776 4.3 4.7 4.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 69 69 64 2.8 2.9 2.5

Accommodation and food services

 650 713 712 4.6 5.0 4.9

Other services

 119 151 144 2.0 2.6 2.4

Government

 229 149 271 1.0 0.7 1.2

Federal

 14 14 13 0.5 0.5 0.5

State and local

 215 135 258 1.1 0.7 1.3

State and local education

 125 55 153 1.2 0.5 1.4

State and local, excluding education

 90 80 105 1.0 0.9 1.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

 478 439 500 1.7 1.6 1.8

South

 1,385 1,508 1,415 2.5 2.7 2.6

Midwest

 771 760 824 2.4 2.3 2.5

West

 812 804 803 2.3 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) 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