Quarterly Turnover Statistics by Industry, Third Quarter 2008

The statewide turnover rate for third quarter 2008 was 35.9%, a decline of 1.3 percentage points from the year prior. Turnover in mining increased 2.5% compared to third quarter 2007.

    (H) (H)+(B) (B) (E) (E)+(B) (C) (H+E+
B+C)
Turn-over  
Sector Major Industry Hire Only Total Hires Both Hire and Exit Exit Only Total Exits Contin-uous Employ-ment Total Ratea Change Prior Year
Goods Producing Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting Trans-actionsb 311 607 296 574 870 1,995 3,176 37.20% -2.10%
Rates 9.80% 19.10% 9.30% 18.10% 27.40% 62.80% 100.00%
Mining Trans. 4,132 5,873 1,741 3,541 5,282 25,113 34,527 27.30% 2.50%
Rates 12.00% 17.00% 5.00% 10.30% 15.30% 72.70% 100.00%
Constr. Trans. 7,666 13,114 5,448 7,607 13,055 20,701 41,422 50.00% -1.40%
Rates 18.50% 31.70% 13.20% 18.40% 31.50% 50.00% 100.00%
Mfg. Trans. 1,249 1,820 571 1,328 1,899 9,202 12,350 25.50% -2.70%
Rates 10.10% 14.70% 4.60% 10.80% 15.40% 74.50% 100.00%
Service Providing Wholesale Trade, Transp., Utilities, & Warehsg. Trans. 2,492 3,649 1,157 2,644 3,801 17,974 24,267 25.90% -0.60%
Rates 10.30% 15.00% 4.80% 10.90% 15.70% 74.10% 100.00%
Retail Trade Trans. 6,346 9,982 3,636 6,842 10,478 25,322 42,146 39.90% -2.50%
Rates 15.10% 23.70% 8.60% 16.20% 24.90% 60.10% 100.00%
Information Trans. 513 674 161 604 765 4,034 5,312 24.10% -0.60%
Rates 9.70% 12.70% 3.00% 11.40% 14.40% 75.90% 100.00%
Financial Activities Trans. 1,318 1,795 477 1,447 1,924 10,002 13,244 24.50% -1.00%
Rates 10.00% 13.60% 3.60% 10.90% 14.50% 75.50% 100.00%
Prof. & Business Services Trans. 3,698 7,040 3,342 4,520 7,862 15,014 26,574 43.50% -2.60%
Rates 13.90% 26.50% 12.60% 17.00% 29.60% 56.50% 100.00%
Educational Services Trans. 2,704 3,773 1,069 1,956 3,025 23,956 29,685 19.30% 0.20%
Rates 9.10% 12.70% 3.60% 6.60% 10.20% 80.70% 100.00%
Health
Services
Trans. 3,735 4,850 1,115 3,635 4,750 25,107 33,592 25.30% -0.40%
Rates 11.10% 14.40% 3.30% 10.80% 14.10% 74.70% 100.00%
Leisure & Hospitality Trans. 9,182 18,167 8,985 12,622 21,607 23,805 54,594 56.40% -2.00%
Rates 16.80% 33.30% 16.50% 23.10% 39.60% 43.60% 100.00%
Other Services Trans. 1,400 2,459 1,059 1,648 2,707 6,635 10,742 38.20% -0.70%
Rates 13.00% 22.90% 9.90% 15.30% 25.20% 61.80% 100.00%
Public
Admin.
Trans. 1,453 2,499 1,046 2,446 3,492 19,488 24,433 20.20% -2.30%
Rates 5.90% 10.20% 4.30% 10.00% 14.30% 79.80% 100.00%
Unclass.   Trans. 9 24 15 417 432 178 619 71.20% 1.60%
  Rates 1.50% 3.90% 2.40% 67.40% 69.80% 28.80% 100.00%
Total   Trans. 46,208 76,326 30,118 51,831 81,949 228,526 356,683 35.90% -1.30%
  Rates 13.00% 21.40% 8.40% 14.50% 23.00% 64.10% 100.00%    
(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.