Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 4.  Quits levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels(3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region              July   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July   July  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.  May   June  July
                                            2011   2012   2012   2012   2012   2012   2012p  2011  2012  2012  2012  2012  2012  2012p

Total....................................  2,002  2,072  2,159  2,114  2,176  2,133  2,160    1.5   1.6   1.6   1.6   1.6   1.6   1.6

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)........................  1,880  1,947  2,025  1,969  2,041  1,998  2,028    1.7   1.8   1.8   1.8   1.8   1.8   1.8
  Construction...........................     74     75     74     70     79     86     89    1.3   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.4   1.6   1.6
  Manufacturing..........................    104    102    112    114    117    108    104     .9    .9    .9   1.0   1.0    .9    .9
  Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)    425    461    472    455    440    465    475    1.7   1.8   1.9   1.8   1.7   1.8   1.9
   Retail trade..........................    321    345    343    332    318    330    333    2.2   2.3   2.3   2.3   2.2   2.2   2.3
  Professional and business services.....    392    371    380    396    439    400    378    2.3   2.1   2.1   2.2   2.5   2.2   2.1
  Education and health services(6).......    241    287    284    266    269    269    276    1.2   1.4   1.4   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.4
   Health care and social assistance.....    209    256    253    238    239    229    245    1.3   1.5   1.5   1.4   1.4   1.3   1.4
  Leisure and hospitality................    406    425    471    445    448    440    435    3.0   3.1   3.5   3.3   3.3   3.2   3.2
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation...     44     58     47     47     52     49     46    2.3   3.0   2.4   2.5   2.7   2.6   2.4
   Accommodation and food services.......    362    368    425    398    396    391    389    3.2   3.2   3.6   3.4   3.4   3.3   3.3
 Government(7)...........................    122    125    134    145    136    135    131     .6    .6    .6    .7    .6    .6    .6
  State and local government.............    113    113    122    132    124    126    122     .6    .6    .6    .7    .6    .7    .6


                 REGION(8)

  Northeast..............................    270    314    278    309    305    300    298    1.1   1.2   1.1   1.2   1.2   1.2   1.2
  South..................................    796    825    908    855    899    925    951    1.7   1.7   1.9   1.8   1.9   1.9   2.0
  Midwest................................    483    493    508    495    521    474    443    1.6   1.6   1.7   1.6   1.7   1.6   1.5
  West...................................    453    440    465    456    452    434    468    1.6   1.5   1.6   1.6   1.6   1.5   1.6


  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 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
  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 See footnote 8, table 1.
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