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)(2) Rates(3)
Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013(p)		 Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013(p)

Total

 2,080 2,126 2,260 2,286 2,099 2,251 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7

INDUSTRY

Total private(4)

 1,940 1,999 2,128 2,159 1,967 2,104 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.9

Construction

 75 68 134 106 91 95 1.3 1.2 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.6

Manufacturing

 114 116 98 102 94 106 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)

 455 452 491 501 446 483 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.9

Retail trade

 332 328 362 354 318 350 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.3

Professional and business services

 383 413 375 385 372 465 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.5

Education and health services(6)

 258 273 299 289 281 286 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4

Health care and social assistance

 229 248 264 255 255 251 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

Leisure and hospitality

 433 451 472 491 445 443 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 43 38 47 54 47 42 2.2 1.9 2.4 2.7 2.3 2.1

Accommodation and food services

 390 413 426 437 397 401 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.3

Government(7)

 141 127 132 127 131 146 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7

State and local

 129 115 121 116 120 134 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7

REGION(8)

Northeast

 299 315 352 311 288 309 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.2

South

 865 892 908 1,034 894 947 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.9

Midwest

 474 454 479 469 473 534 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7

West

 442 465 522 472 444 461 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.6

Footnotes
 (1) Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
(2) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
(3) The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
(4) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(5) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
(6) Includes educational services, not shown separately.
(7) Includes federal government, not shown separately.
(8) 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.
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