Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)
Total	3,611	3,446	3,527	3,409	3,507	98	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,417	3,251	3,330	3,231	3,291	60	2.6	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.4	0.0
Mining and logging	11	13	12	12	13	1	1.7	2.1	1.8	1.9	2.1	0.2
Construction	155	151	152	156	198	42	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.4	0.5
Manufacturing	246	229	201	186	225	39	1.9	1.8	1.6	1.4	1.7	0.3
Durable goods	123	134	109	98	137	39	1.5	1.6	1.3	1.2	1.7	0.5
Nondurable goods	123	95	92	87	88	1	2.5	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.8	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	816	657	733	663	677	14	2.8	2.3	2.5	2.3	2.3	0.0
Wholesale trade	114	92	96	84	94	10	1.9	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.5	0.1
Retail trade	510	379	481	440	439	-1	3.3	2.4	3.1	2.8	2.8	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	192	186	156	138	144	6	2.7	2.6	2.2	1.9	2.0	0.1
Information	38	53	50	40	36	-4	1.3	1.7	1.7	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Financial activities	135	121	132	115	101	-14	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Finance and insurance	86	86	86	81	64	-17	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	0.9	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	49	36	46	33	38	5	2.0	1.4	1.8	1.3	1.5	0.2
Professional and business services	575	569	617	691	560	-131	2.5	2.5	2.7	3.0	2.4	-0.6
Private education and health services	542	523	554	563	607	44	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.3	0.1
Private educational services	54	58	53	55	50	-5	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	488	465	501	509	557	48	2.3	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.5	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	778	790	736	721	722	1	4.7	4.7	4.4	4.3	4.3	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	80	66	76	78	86	8	3.2	2.5	2.9	2.9	3.2	0.3
Accommodation and food services	697	724	659	643	637	-6	5.0	5.1	4.6	4.5	4.5	0.0
Other services	121	145	143	84	151	67	2.1	2.5	2.4	1.4	2.6	1.2
Government	194	195	197	178	216	38	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1
Federal	17	16	15	15	16	1	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	176	179	182	163	200	37	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.2
State and local education	100	91	92	79	111	32	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.7	1.0	0.3
State and local, excluding education	76	88	89	83	89	6	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	501	481	477	536	498	-38	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.9	1.8	-0.1
South	1,555	1,501	1,522	1,460	1,488	28	2.7	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.5	0.0
Midwest	745	680	716	735	778	43	2.3	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.3	0.1
West	810	783	811	678	743	65	2.2	2.1	2.2	1.8	2.0	0.2
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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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