JOLTS Historical Data: December 2000 - April 2001
Table 8. Quits levels(1) by industry and census region
(In thousands)
Industry and census region Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
2000 2001 2001 2001 2001
Total.................................... 2,306 2,442 2,337 2,488 2,506
INDUSTRY
Total private........................... 2,178 2,257 2,211 2,382 2,395
Mining................................. 8 6 6 8 7
Construction........................... 77 111 155 169 186
Manufacturing.......................... 226 272 206 249 225
Durable goods......................... 112 142 124 136 126
Nondurable goods...................... 114 129 82 113 98
Transportation and public utilities.... 109 123 140 97 121
Wholesale trade........................ 71 84 100 126 111
Retail trade........................... 811 813 781 802 861
Finance, insurance, and real estate.... 130 107 116 130 91
Services............................... 747 741 708 801 794
Government.............................. 128 185 126 106 111
Federal................................ 28 32 23 14 19
State and local........................ 99 153 102 92 92
CENSUS REGION
Northeast.............................. 369 340 343 406 365
South.................................. 794 909 982 920 961
Midwest................................ 601 683 575 581 616
West................................... 542 511 437 581 564
1 Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the
census 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.
Last Modified Date: July 30, 2002