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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)
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.

Last Modified Date: November 01, 2023