Table 11. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 11. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Sept. 2022	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023(p)	Sept. 2022	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023(p)
Total	4,284	4,542	3,863	2.8	2.9	2.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,042	4,252	3,663	3.1	3.2	2.7
Mining and logging	14	18	13	2.3	2.8	2.0
Construction	166	204	152	2.1	2.5	1.9
Manufacturing	264	294	221	2.0	2.3	1.7
Durable goods	148	138	122	1.8	1.7	1.5
Nondurable goods	116	156	98	2.4	3.2	2.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	941	964	832	3.3	3.4	2.9
Wholesale trade	124	125	88	2.1	2.1	1.4
Retail trade	588	623	562	3.8	4.0	3.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	230	216	183	3.2	3.0	2.5
Information	64	36	50	2.1	1.2	1.6
Financial activities	130	189	124	1.4	2.1	1.4
Finance and insurance	76	130	85	1.1	1.9	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	54	59	39	2.2	2.4	1.6
Professional and business services	803	672	662	3.5	2.9	2.9
Education and health services	544	668	532	2.2	2.6	2.1
Educational services	53	78	50	1.4	2.1	1.3
Health care and social assistance	491	591	483	2.4	2.7	2.2
Leisure and hospitality	952	1,064	948	5.9	6.2	5.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	99	170	115	4.1	6.2	4.5
Accommodation and food services	852	895	832	6.2	6.1	5.8
Other services	164	143	131	2.9	2.4	2.2
Government	242	290	199	1.1	1.3	0.9
Federal	21	19	18	0.7	0.6	0.6
State and local	222	271	181	1.1	1.4	0.9
State and local education	101	142	75	1.0	1.5	0.7
State and local, excluding education	121	129	106	1.3	1.4	1.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	607	561	555	2.2	2.0	2.0
South	1,780	2,031	1,666	3.1	3.5	2.9
Midwest	929	1,003	809	2.8	3.0	2.4
West	968	947	833	2.7	2.6	2.2
Footnotes (1) The quits level is 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 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
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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