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Table 8.  Quits levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  July     June     July          July     June     July
                                                   2007     2008     2008p         2007     2008     2008p

Total...........................................  2,879    2,558    2,535           2.1      1.8      1.8

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  2,695    2,387    2,394           2.3      2.1      2.1
  Natural resources and mining..................     15       17       12           2.0      2.1      1.5
  Construction..................................    197      159      191           2.5      2.1      2.6
  Manufacturing.................................    201      161      147           1.4      1.2      1.1
   Durable goods................................    109       99       82           1.2      1.1      1.0
   Nondurable goods.............................     92       62       65           1.8      1.2      1.3
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    573      545      575           2.2      2.1      2.2
   Wholesale trade..............................     69       73       79           1.1      1.2      1.3
   Retail trade.................................    423      382      422           2.7      2.5      2.8
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     82       90       74           1.6      1.8      1.5
  Information...................................     37       36       36           1.2      1.2      1.2
  Financial activities..........................    122      102       86           1.5      1.2      1.0
   Finance and insurance........................     98       69       48           1.6      1.1       .8
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     24       32       38           1.1      1.5      1.7
  Professional and business services............    474      432      447           2.6      2.4      2.5
  Education and health services.................    305      272      302           1.7      1.5      1.6
   Educational services.........................     40       33       36           1.5      1.1      1.3
   Health care and social assistance............    264      239      266           1.7      1.5      1.7
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    658      561      520           4.7      3.9      3.6
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     55       53       53           2.4      2.4      2.3
   Accommodation and food services.............     603      508      467           5.1      4.2      3.9
  Other services................................    113      102       80           2.0      1.8      1.4

 Government.....................................    184      171      141            .9       .8       .7
  Federal.......................................     28        9        9           1.0       .3       .3
  State and local...............................    156      163      132            .9       .8       .7

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    337      363      390           1.3      1.4      1.5
  South.........................................  1,240    1,046    1,007           2.5      2.1      2.0
  Midwest.......................................    556      537      566           1.8      1.7      1.8
  West..........................................    745      613      573           2.4      2.0      1.9


  1 Quits are 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 total employment. 
  3 See footnote 8, table 1.
  p = preliminary.