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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)
Aug.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019(p)		 Aug.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019(p)

Total

 4,308 4,144 4,380 2.9 2.7 2.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,049 3,929 4,112 3.2 3.0 3.2

Mining and logging

 24 17 17 3.2 2.2 2.2

Construction

 223 214 217 2.9 2.8 2.8

Manufacturing

 280 229 260 2.2 1.8 2.0

Durable goods

 149 126 153 1.9 1.6 1.9

Nondurable goods

 131 103 107 2.7 2.1 2.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 927 834 933 3.4 3.0 3.4

Wholesale trade

 128 95 110 2.2 1.6 1.8

Retail trade

 649 585 668 4.1 3.7 4.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 150 154 155 2.5 2.5 2.6

Information

 63 50 68 2.2 1.7 2.4

Financial activities

 168 150 170 1.9 1.7 1.9

Finance and insurance

 109 100 108 1.7 1.6 1.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 59 50 62 2.6 2.1 2.6

Professional and business services

 693 732 671 3.3 3.4 3.1

Education and health services

 519 557 576 2.2 2.3 2.4

Educational services

 58 82 99 1.7 2.4 2.8

Health care and social assistance

 461 475 477 2.3 2.3 2.3

Leisure and hospitality

 975 954 1,066 5.7 5.5 6.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 151 102 139 5.6 3.6 5.1

Accommodation and food services

 823 853 926 5.7 5.8 6.3

Other services

 177 193 135 3.0 3.2 2.3

Government

 259 215 268 1.2 1.0 1.2

Federal

 19 17 23 0.7 0.6 0.8

State and local

 240 198 245 1.3 1.1 1.3

State and local education

 136 114 138 1.5 1.3 1.5

State and local, excluding education

 104 83 107 1.1 0.9 1.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

 583 549 663 2.1 2.0 2.4

South

 1,683 1,700 1,746 3.1 3.1 3.2

Midwest

 1,024 949 933 3.1 2.9 2.8

West

 1,018 946 1,038 2.9 2.7 3.0

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.
(p) Preliminary

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Last Modified Date: October 09, 2019