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)
Industry and region	Dec. 2021	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022(p)	Dec. 2021	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022(p)
Total	3,826	3,501	3,530	2.5	2.3	2.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,644	3,334	3,350	2.8	2.5	2.5
Mining and logging	10	9	9	1.7	1.5	1.4
Construction	161	103	125	2.2	1.3	1.6
Manufacturing	240	206	190	1.9	1.6	1.5
Durable goods	131	105	92	1.7	1.3	1.1
Nondurable goods	109	102	99	2.3	2.1	2.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,007	922	881	3.5	3.2	3.0
Wholesale trade	93	87	75	1.6	1.5	1.3
Retail trade	707	572	564	4.4	3.6	3.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	208	263	241	2.9	3.6	3.3
Information	53	34	36	1.8	1.1	1.2
Financial activities	104	120	98	1.2	1.3	1.1
Finance and insurance	64	72	61	1.0	1.1	0.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	48	37	1.7	2.0	1.5
Professional and business services	675	643	601	3.1	2.8	2.7
Education and health services	508	505	549	2.1	2.0	2.2
Educational services	41	33	41	1.1	0.8	1.0
Health care and social assistance	467	471	508	2.3	2.2	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	754	704	714	5.1	4.5	4.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	67	67	61	3.3	3.0	2.7
Accommodation and food services	687	638	653	5.4	4.7	4.8
Other services	131	87	147	2.3	1.5	2.6
Government	182	167	180	0.8	0.7	0.8
Federal	24	17	19	0.8	0.6	0.7
State and local	158	150	161	0.8	0.7	0.8
State and local education	74	62	69	0.7	0.6	0.6
State and local, excluding education	85	88	91	1.0	1.0	1.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	518	433	464	1.9	1.6	1.7
South	1,636	1,513	1,505	2.9	2.6	2.6
Midwest	831	724	722	2.6	2.2	2.2
West	841	831	839	2.4	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. (p) Preliminary

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