The number of job quits in the United States decreased by 49K from the previous month to 3.79 million in April of 2023, the lowest level since March of 2021 and falling further from the record peak of roughly 4.5 million quits reached in November 2021. Quits increased mostly in wholesale trade (29K) but decreased in state and local government, excluding education (-18K). The quits rate, which measures the proportion of voluntary job leavers among total employment, fell to 2.4% from 2.5%. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Job Quits in the United States averaged 2792.87 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 June of 2023.

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United States Job Quits



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-05-02 02:00 PM Mar 3.851M 3.980M 4.0M
2023-05-31 02:00 PM Apr 3.793M 3.842M 3.79M
2023-07-06 02:00 PM May 3.793M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 3.40 3.50 percent Apr 2023
Non Farm Payrolls 253.00 165.00 Thousand Apr 2023
Unemployed Persons 5657.00 5839.00 Thousand Apr 2023
Employed Persons 161031.00 160892.00 Thousand Apr 2023
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.60 62.60 percent Apr 2023
Job Offers 10103.00 9745.00 Thousand Apr 2023
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1581.00 1845.00 Thousand Apr 2023
Job Quits Rate 2.40 2.50 Percent Apr 2023
Employment Rate 60.40 60.40 percent Apr 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
3793.00 3842.00 4501.00 1555.00 2000 - 2023 Thousand Monthly
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US Job Quits Continue to Fall
The number of job quits in the United States decreased by 49K from the previous month to 3.79 million in April of 2023, the lowest level since March of 2021 and falling further from the record peak of roughly 4.5 million quits reached in November 2021. Quits increased mostly in wholesale trade (29K) but decreased in state and local government, excluding education (-18K). The quits rate, which measures the proportion of voluntary job leavers among total employment, fell to 2.4% from 2.5%.
2023-05-31
US Job Quits Fall in March
The number of job quits in the United States decreased by 129,000 from the previous month to 3.85 million in March 2023, the lowest level since May 2021 and below the record peak of roughly 4.5 million quits reached in November 2021. Accommodation and food services saw the most significant decline in the number of quits, with a decrease of 178,000. The quits rate, which measures the proportion of voluntary job leavers among total employment, fell to 2.5% from 2.6% in February, matching the lowest in two years.
2023-05-02
US Job Quits Rise in February
The number of job quits in the United States rose by 146,000 from a month earlier to 4.02 million in February 2023. That was below record peaks of roughly 4.5 million quits touched in November 2021 but was still historically high, meaning the businesses might need to offer a higher salary to keep their workers. Quits increased in professional and business services (+115,000); accommodation and food services (+93,000); wholesale trade (+31,000); and educational services (+18,000), but were down in finance and insurance (-39,000). The so-called quits rate, which measures voluntary job leavers as a share of total employment, rose marginally to 2.6 percent from January's figure of 2.5 percent, but was still down from a record high of 3.0 percent seen at the end of 2021.
2023-04-04