JOLTS Historical Data: December 2000 - April 2001
Table 7. Quits rates(1) by industry and census region
(Percent)
Industry and census region Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
2000 2001 2001 2001 2001
Total.................................... 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9
INDUSTRY
Total private........................... 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.2
Mining................................. 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3
Construction........................... 1.2 1.8 2.5 2.7 2.8
Manufacturing.......................... 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.3
Durable goods......................... 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2
Nondurable goods...................... 1.6 1.8 1.1 1.6 1.4
Transportation and public utilities.... 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.7
Wholesale trade........................ 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.9 1.6
Retail trade........................... 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7
Finance, insurance, and real estate.... 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.2
Services............................... 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.9
Government.............................. .6 .9 .6 .5 .5
Federal................................ 1.1 1.2 .9 .5 .7
State and local........................ .5 .8 .6 .5 .5
CENSUS REGION
Northeast.............................. 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4
South.................................. 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1
Midwest................................ 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.9
West................................... 1.9 1.8 1.5 2.0 2.0
1 The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as
a percent of total employment.
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