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
2016		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017(p)		 May
2016		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017(p)

Total

 3,027 3,021 3,276 2.1 2.1 2.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,837 2,899 3,070 2.3 2.4 2.5

Mining and logging

 12 11 15 1.7 1.6 2.2

Construction

 127 169 148 1.9 2.5 2.1

Manufacturing

 149 184 221 1.2 1.5 1.8

Durable goods

 84 100 112 1.1 1.3 1.4

Nondurable goods

 65 84 109 1.4 1.8 2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 600 590 664 2.2 2.2 2.4

Wholesale trade

 65 77 73 1.1 1.3 1.2

Retail trade

 455 420 494 2.9 2.7 3.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 80 93 97 1.4 1.7 1.7

Information

 36 37 29 1.3 1.3 1.1

Financial activities

 114 116 129 1.4 1.4 1.5

Finance and insurance

 72 76 82 1.2 1.2 1.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 42 40 47 2.0 1.9 2.2

Professional and business services

 614 639 636 3.1 3.1 3.1

Education and health services

 411 393 411 1.8 1.7 1.8

Educational services

 55 34 49 1.5 0.9 1.3

Health care and social assistance

 356 359 361 1.9 1.9 1.9

Leisure and hospitality

 673 649 698 4.3 4.1 4.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 64 69 59 2.8 3.1 2.5

Accommodation and food services

 609 579 639 4.5 4.3 4.6

Other services

 102 111 119 1.8 1.9 2.1

Government

 189 122 206 0.8 0.5 0.9

Federal

 9 15 11 0.3 0.5 0.4

State and local

 180 107 195 0.9 0.5 1.0

State and local education

 94 45 106 0.9 0.4 1.0

State and local, excluding education

 87 62 89 1.0 0.7 1.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

 374 428 459 1.4 1.6 1.7

South

 1,215 1,236 1,378 2.3 2.3 2.6

Midwest

 738 618 695 2.3 1.9 2.1

West

 701 740 744 2.1 2.2 2.2

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 11, 2017