The number of job quits in the United States dropped by 207,000 from a month earlier to 3.88 million in January 2023, the lowest level since May 2021 and well below record peaks of 4.5 million quits touched in November 2021. Still, the number remained historically high, which could force businesses to pay more to keep their workers. Quits decreased in professional and business services (-221,000), educational services (-14,000), and federal government (-5,000). The so-called quits rate, which measures voluntary job leavers as a share of total employment, edged down to 2.5 percent from December's revised figure of 2.6 percent and was down from a record high of 3.0 percent seen at the end of 2021. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Job Quits in the United States averaged 2780.73 Thousand from 2000 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 4501.00 Thousand in November of 2021 and a record low of 1555.00 Thousand in August of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Job Quits. United States Job Quits - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2023.

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United States Job Quits



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-02-01 03:00 PM Dec 4.087M 4.102M 4.19M
2023-03-08 03:00 PM Jan 3.884M 4.091M 4.0M
2023-04-04 02:00 PM Feb 3.884M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 3.60 3.40 percent Feb 2023
Non Farm Payrolls 311.00 504.00 Thousand Feb 2023
Employed Persons 160315.00 160138.00 Thousand Feb 2023
Unemployed Persons 5936.00 5694.00 Thousand Feb 2023
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.50 62.40 percent Feb 2023
Job Offers 10824.00 11234.00 Thousand Jan 2023
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1716.00 1475.00 Thousand Jan 2023
Job Quits Rate 2.50 2.60 Percent Jan 2023
Employment Rate 60.20 60.20 percent Feb 2023

United States Job Quits
In the United States, job quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. The quits rate is computed by dividing the number of quits by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3884.00 4091.00 4501.00 1555.00 2000 - 2023 Thousand Monthly
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US Job Quits Fall to 20-Month Low
The number of job quits in the United States dropped by 207,000 from a month earlier to 3.88 million in January 2023, the lowest level since May 2021 and well below record peaks of 4.5 million quits touched in November 2021. Still, the number remained historically high, which could force businesses to pay more to keep their workers. Quits decreased in professional and business services (-221,000), educational services (-14,000), and federal government (-5,000). The so-called quits rate, which measures voluntary job leavers as a share of total employment, edged down to 2.5 percent from December's revised figure of 2.6 percent and was down from a record high of 3.0 percent seen at the end of 2021.
2023-03-08
US Job Quits Slightly Down in December
The number of job quits in the United States dropped by 15,000 from a month earlier to 4.09 million in December 2022. That was below record peaks of roughly 4.5 million quits touched in November 2021, but was still historically high, which could force businesses to pay more to keep their workers. Quits decreased in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-69,000), but were up in other services (+65,000). The so-called quits rate, which measures voluntary job leavers as a share of total employment, was unchanged at 2.7 percent, but was still down from a record high of 3.0 percent seen at the end of 2021.
2023-02-01
US Job Quits Rise in November
The number of job quits in the United States rose by 126,000 from a month earlier to 4.17 million in November 2022. That is below record peaks of roughly 4.6 million quits late last year, but is still historically high, which could force businesses to pay more to keep their workers. Quits increased in health care and social assistance (+82,000); transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+73,000); and information (+19,000). The so-called quits rate, which measures voluntary job leavers as a share of total employment, edged up to 2.7 percent in November from 2.6 percent in October, but was still down from a record high of 3.0 percent seen at the end of 2021.
2023-01-04