Table 15.  Annual quits levels(1) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                            Levels (in thousands)

              Industry and region                  2006     2007     2008     2009     2010

Total........................................... 36,354   35,134   29,912   20,571   21,296

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private.................................. 34,271   33,122   28,237   19,319   19,951
  Mining and Logging............................    141      184      175       89       91
  Construction..................................  2,244    1,901    1,560      861      857
  Manufacturing.................................  2,510    2,514    1,891    1,020    1,114
   Durable goods................................  1,453    1,426    1,042      497      548
   Nondurable goods.............................  1,056    1,091      849      527      564
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  8,159    7,656    6,614    4,589    4,695
   Wholesale trade..............................  1,054    1,174      956      523      516
   Retail trade.................................  5,999    5,559    4,740    3,370    3,547
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...  1,109      925      923      696      631
  Information...................................    796      578      438      369      330
  Financial activities..........................  1,777    1,906    1,396      794      947
   Finance and insurance........................  1,182    1,404      949      504      630
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........    595      502      447      292      315
  Professional and business services............  5,991    5,798    5,046    3,285    3,823
  Education and health services.................  3,802    3,737    3,420    2,886    2,855
   Educational services.........................    443      415      384      311      346
   Health care and social assistance............  3,361    3,322    3,035    2,573    2,509
  Leisure and hospitality.......................  7,490    7,445    6,403    4,387    4,285
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........    620      631      536      391      433
   Accommodation and food services.............   6,871    6,811    5,867    3,999    3,853
  Other services................................  1,361    1,403    1,291    1,036      958

 Government.....................................  2,085    2,013    1,675    1,253    1,343
  Federal.......................................    328      288      105       85      166
  State and local...............................  1,756    1,725    1,571    1,165    1,180

                    REGION (2)

  Northeast.....................................  5,319    4,713    4,376    3,021    3,367
  South......................................... 15,128   14,486   12,078    8,303    8,567
  Midwest.......................................  7,760    7,558    6,524    4,416    4,780
  West..........................................  8,147    8,377    6,934    4,832    4,583


  1 The annual quits level is the total number of quits during the entire year.
  2 See footnote 7, table 1.
  NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment
Statistics employment estimates.