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	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)
Total	3,809	3,439	3,446	3,527	3,329	-198	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,602	3,237	3,251	3,330	3,145	-185	2.7	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Mining and logging	15	11	13	12	13	1	2.4	1.8	2.1	1.8	1.9	0.1
Construction	146	149	151	152	157	5	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0
Manufacturing	266	233	229	201	189	-12	2.1	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.5	-0.1
Durable goods	143	123	134	109	102	-7	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.3	1.3	0.0
Nondurable goods	123	110	95	92	87	-5	2.5	2.3	2.0	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	857	684	657	733	659	-74	3.0	2.4	2.3	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Wholesale trade	101	122	92	96	89	-7	1.7	2.0	1.5	1.6	1.4	-0.2
Retail trade	549	408	379	481	428	-53	3.5	2.6	2.4	3.1	2.7	-0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	207	154	186	156	142	-14	2.9	2.2	2.6	2.2	2.0	-0.2
Information	41	28	53	50	42	-8	1.3	0.9	1.7	1.7	1.4	-0.3
Financial activities	116	134	121	132	117	-15	1.3	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Finance and insurance	65	83	86	86	81	-5	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	51	52	36	46	36	-10	2.1	2.1	1.4	1.8	1.4	-0.4
Professional and business services	644	594	569	617	626	9	2.8	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.7	0.0
Private education and health services	608	540	523	554	539	-15	2.4	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.1	0.0
Private educational services	59	62	58	53	56	3	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.5	0.1
Health care and social assistance	548	478	465	501	483	-18	2.6	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	771	738	790	736	720	-16	4.7	4.4	4.7	4.4	4.3	-0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	72	77	66	76	78	2	2.9	3.0	2.5	2.9	2.9	0.0
Accommodation and food services	698	660	724	659	642	-17	5.0	4.6	5.1	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Other services	140	125	145	143	84	-59	2.4	2.1	2.5	2.4	1.4	-1.0
Government	207	203	195	197	184	-13	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	17	18	16	15	15	0	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	190	185	179	182	168	-14	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local education	92	101	91	92	81	-11	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	98	84	88	89	87	-2	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	530	510	481	477	516	39	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.8	0.1
South	1,704	1,493	1,501	1,522	1,419	-103	2.9	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.4	-0.2
Midwest	776	698	680	716	730	14	2.4	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.2	0.1
West	799	738	783	811	664	-147	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.2	1.8	-0.4
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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