Quarterly Turnover Statistics by Industry, First Quarter 2009

The statewide turnover rate in first quarter 2009 was 25.1%, a decline of 4.3% from first quarter 2008. The primary driver of declining turnover in first quarter 2009 was a substantial decrease in hiring in comparison to prior quarters. Over-the-year turnover declined the most in information (-9.0%), construction (-7.5%), and wholesale trade, transportation, utilities, & warehousing (-6.4%). Turnover in educational services was the least changed compared to last year (-0.2%).

(H)
(H)+(B)
(B)
(E)
(E)+(B)
(C)
(H+E+B+C)
Turnover
Sector
Major Industry
Hire Only
Total Hires
Both Hire and Exit
Exit Only
Total Exits
Continuous Employment
Total
Ratea
Change Prior Year
Goods Producing
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting Transactionsb
295
401
106
192
298
1,777
2,370
25.0%
-4.1%
  Rates
12.4%
16.9%
4.5%
8.1%
12.6%
75.0%
100.0%
  Mining Transactions 1,658 3,002 1,344 4,043 5,387 23,970 31,015 22.7% -1.2%
  Rates 5.3% 9.7% 4.3% 13.0% 17.4% 77.3% 100.0%
  Construction Transactions 3,805 5,795 1,990 4,875 6,865 18,408 29,078 36.7% -7.5%
  Rates 13.1% 19.9% 6.8% 16.8% 23.6% 63.3% 100.0%
  Manufacturing Transactions 527 789 262 1,113 1,375 9,084 10,986 17.3% -5.5%
  Rates 4.8% 7.2% 2.4% 10.1% 12.5% 82.7% 100.0%
Service Providing
  Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Utilities, & Warehousing Transactions 4,027 5,745 1718 4,678 6,396 26,141 36,564 28.5% -6.4%
  Rates 11.0% 15.7% 4.7% 12.8% 17.5% 71.5% 100.0%
  Retail Trade Transactions 1,717 2,341 624 2,128 2,752 17,513 21,982 20.3% -3.7%
  Rates 7.8% 10.6% 2.8% 9.7% 12.5% 79.7% 100.0%
  Information Transactions 344 441 97 373 470 3,990 4,804 16.9% -9.0%
  Rates 7.2% 9.2% 2.0% 7.8% 9.8% 83.1% 100.0%
  Financial Activities Transactions 895 1,155 260 973 1,233 10,042 12,170
17.5%
-3.6%
  Rates 7.4% 9.5% 2.1% 8.0% 10.1% 82.5% 100.0%
  Professional & Business Services Transactions 2,722 4,312 1,590 2,753 4,343 13,857 20,922 33.8% -3.1%
  Rates 13.0% 20.6% 7.6% 13.2% 20.8% 66.2% 100.0%
  Educational Services Transactions 1,988 2,770 782 1,133 1,915 27,297 31,200 12.5% -0.2%
  Rates 6.4% 8.9% 2.5% 3.6% 6.1% 87.5% 100.0%
  Health Services Transactions 3,011 3,912 901 2,537 3,438 26,724 33,173 19.4% -2.3%
  Rates 9.1% 11.8% 2.7% 7.6% 10.4% 80.6% 100.0%
  Leisure & Hospitality Transactions 6,166 9,756 3,590 6,283 9,873 23,492 39,531 40.6% -5.8%
  Rates 15.6% 24.7% 9.1% 15.9% 25.0% 59.4% 100.0%
  Other Services Transactions 1,099 1,533 434 1,085 1,519 6,709 9,327 28.1% -3.5%
  Rates 11.8% 16.4% 4.7% 11.6% 16.3% 71.9% 100.0%
  Public Administration Transactions 1,149 1,621 472 971 1,443 19,859 22,451 11.5% -0.7%
  Rates 5.1% 7.2% 2.1% 4.3% 6.4% 88.5% 100.0%
Unclassified
    Transactions 19 48 29 95 124 244 387 37.0% 9.7%
Rates 4.9% 12.4% 7.5% 24.5% 32.0% 63.0% 100.0%
Total
  Transactions
29,422
43,621 14,199 33,232 47,431 229,107 305,960 25.1% -4.3%
Rates 9.6% 14.3% 4.6% 10.9% 15.5% 74.9% 100.0%
(H) Hire Only. (B) Both Hire and Exit. (E) Exit Only. (C) Continuous Employment.
aTurnover rate equals (H+E+B)/Total.
bJobs worked at any time during the quarter.