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Quits rate of 2.9 percent in August 2021 an all-time high
October 18, 2021
In August 2021, the total nonfarm quits rate increased 0.2 percentage point to 2.9 percent, the highest since data were first collected in December 2000. The number of quits in August rose by 242,000 to 4.3 million.
Number and rate of quits by industry, January 2001–August 2021
Month
Rate
Total nonfarm
Mining and logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Information
Financial activities
Professional and business services
Jan 2001
2.4%
1.7%
2.4%
1.7%
2.8%
2.7%
2.1%
3.4%
Feb 2001
2.3
1.3
2.6
1.5
2.9
1.8
1.9
2.6
Mar 2001
2.3
1.7
2.9
1.4
2.8
1.8
2.0
3.0
Apr 2001
2.4
1.7
2.9
1.4
2.9
2.7
1.6
3.4
May 2001
2.3
1.8
2.6
1.2
2.8
2.2
1.3
3.1
Jun 2001
2.2
2.1
2.5
1.2
2.8
2.0
1.6
3.0
Jul 2001
2.2
1.9
2.7
1.0
2.7
2.4
2.0
3.1
Aug 2001
2.2
2.2
2.4
1.1
2.6
2.2
1.7
3.0
Sep 2001
2.1
1.9
2.3
1.1
2.5
1.7
1.4
2.7
Oct 2001
2.1
2.5
2.4
1.2
2.7
2.1
1.4
2.8
Nov 2001
2.0
1.6
2.6
1.1
2.4
1.9
1.4
2.4
Dec 2001
2.0
0.9
2.1
1.0
2.5
2.0
1.1
2.5
Jan 2002
2.2
1.8
2.5
1.1
2.7
1.8
1.7
3.3
Feb 2002
2.0
2.2
2.4
1.3
2.2
1.7
1.4
2.5
Mar 2002
1.9
1.2
2.2
1.2
2.2
1.8
1.5
2.6
Apr 2002
2.0
0.7
2.5
1.3
2.3
1.5
1.8
2.6
May 2002
1.9
1.5
2.4
1.3
2.0
1.5
1.3
2.8
Jun 2002
1.9
1.6
1.9
1.3
2.5
1.6
1.3
2.3
Jul 2002
2.0
1.3
2.6
1.3
2.2
1.7
1.5
2.6
Aug 2002
2.0
1.7
2.4
1.3
2.2
1.6
1.4
2.7
Sep 2002
1.9
1.6
2.5
1.3
2.2
2.0
1.4
2.5
Oct 2002
1.9
1.2
2.2
1.1
2.1
1.3
1.3
2.5
Nov 2002
1.8
1.4
1.9
1.2
2.2
1.7
1.4
2.6
Dec 2002
1.9
1.5
2.1
1.1
2.1
2.0
1.5
2.8
Jan 2003
1.9
1.3
2.2
1.2
2.0
1.9
1.4
2.5
Feb 2003
1.9
1.6
2.2
1.2
2.2
1.6
1.6
2.4
Mar 2003
1.8
1.8
2.1
1.0
2.3
1.5
1.4
2.4
Apr 2003
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.1
2.0
1.5
1.9
2.3
May 2003
1.8
1.5
2.3
1.2
2.1
1.8
1.3
2.0
Jun 2003
1.8
1.2
2.4
1.1
2.1
1.5
1.3
2.2
Jul 2003
1.7
1.7
2.3
1.2
2.1
1.4
1.1
2.0
Aug 2003
1.7
1.4
2.1
1.1
1.9
1.5
1.4
1.9
Sep 2003
1.8
1.3
2.2
1.2
2.2
1.4
1.4
2.2
Oct 2003
1.9
1.4
2.2
1.3
2.3
1.8
1.4
2.1
Nov 2003
1.8
1.6
2.4
1.2
2.1
1.4
1.4
2.1
Dec 2003
1.9
1.5
2.7
1.3
2.2
1.3
1.4
2.1
Jan 2004
1.8
1.1
2.3
1.3
2.2
1.0
1.4
1.9
Feb 2004
1.9
1.7
2.4
1.3
2.2
1.6
1.5
2.1
Mar 2004
2.0
1.2
2.5
1.3
2.4
1.5
1.4
2.4
Apr 2004
1.9
1.7
2.5
1.3
2.3
1.6
1.7
2.0
May 2004
1.8
1.1
2.2
1.2
2.1
1.1
1.8
1.9
Jun 2004
2.0
1.7
2.8
1.3
2.4
1.6
1.9
2.5
Jul 2004
2.0
1.7
2.1
1.3
2.4
1.3
2.0
2.3
Aug 2004
2.0
1.2
2.2
1.2
2.5
2.1
1.5
2.3
Sep 2004
1.9
1.8
2.4
1.3
2.3
1.2
1.6
2.4
Oct 2004
1.9
2.4
2.4
1.2
2.4
1.1
1.8
2.1
Nov 2004
2.1
1.7
2.5
1.5
2.6
1.7
1.6
2.6
Dec 2004
2.0
1.7
2.2
1.4
2.3
1.5
1.5
2.5
Jan 2005
2.1
2.1
2.7
1.3
2.5
1.8
1.7
2.5
Feb 2005
2.0
1.4
2.4
1.3
2.3
1.7
1.4
2.5
Mar 2005
2.1
1.9
2.6
1.4
2.5
1.9
1.6
2.6
Apr 2005
2.1
1.7
2.2
1.3
2.4
1.8
1.4
2.7
May 2005
2.1
1.9
2.5
1.2
2.5
1.7
1.7
2.6
Jun 2005
2.1
1.6
2.2
1.4
2.5
1.7
1.7
2.6
Jul 2005
2.0
1.8
2.6
1.4
2.5
0.9
1.4
2.2
Aug 2005
2.2
1.1
3.0
1.3
2.8
1.8
1.6
2.5
Sep 2005
2.3
1.2
3.3
1.5
2.6
2.0
1.6
2.8
Oct 2005
2.1
1.4
3.0
1.5
2.5
2.0
1.3
2.1
Nov 2005
2.1
1.7
2.8
1.4
2.5
1.8
1.6
2.5
Dec 2005
2.1
1.4
3.1
1.3
2.7
1.8
1.5
2.5
Jan 2006
2.2
1.6
2.7
1.3
2.6
1.7
1.7
2.9
Feb 2006
2.2
1.5
2.4
1.4
2.6
1.9
1.9
2.9
Mar 2006
2.2
1.7
2.6
1.4
2.6
1.7
1.7
2.7
Apr 2006
2.0
1.5
2.7
1.3
2.6
1.8
1.4
2.8
May 2006
2.2
1.6
2.7
1.6
2.6
2.1
1.5
2.8
Jun 2006
2.2
1.1
2.7
1.3
2.6
2.0
1.7
2.7
Jul 2006
2.2
1.5
2.4
1.5
2.6
2.1
1.9
3.1
Aug 2006
2.2
2.1
2.3
1.4
2.7
1.8
1.7
3.0
Sep 2006
2.1
2.3
2.0
1.3
2.5
2.1
1.9
2.9
Oct 2006
2.2
1.8
2.1
1.4
2.4
1.8
2.0
3.2
Nov 2006
2.2
1.6
2.1
1.7
2.7
1.8
1.9
2.9
Dec 2006
2.2
1.7
2.2
1.7
2.5
1.6
1.8
3.0
Jan 2007
2.1
1.6
2.0
1.6
2.4
1.5
2.0
2.9
Feb 2007
2.1
1.8
1.9
1.5
2.6
1.5
1.8
2.9
Mar 2007
2.2
1.9
2.0
1.5
2.5
1.7
2.0
3.0
Apr 2007
2.1
1.8
2.0
1.5
2.4
1.8
1.9
2.7
May 2007
2.2
2.6
2.1
1.5
2.5
1.4
2.0
3.1
Jun 2007
2.1
2.1
1.9
1.4
2.5
1.6
1.6
2.7
Jul 2007
2.1
2.1
2.9
1.3
2.3
1.0
1.6
2.9
Aug 2007
2.2
2.2
2.3
1.5
2.4
1.5
2.0
3.2
Sep 2007
1.9
2.7
2.1
1.4
2.4
1.4
1.7
2.8
Oct 2007
2.1
1.7
2.2
1.5
2.5
1.3
1.7
2.8
Nov 2007
2.0
1.9
2.1
1.4
2.2
1.5
1.6
2.8
Dec 2007
2.0
1.8
1.9
1.5
2.5
1.5
1.4
2.4
Jan 2008
2.1
2.3
1.9
1.4
2.4
1.6
2.0
2.5
Feb 2008
2.1
2.0
2.1
1.4
2.3
1.6
1.9
3.2
Mar 2008
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.4
2.2
1.2
1.6
2.6
Apr 2008
2.1
1.9
2.2
1.4
2.4
1.3
1.6
2.9
May 2008
1.9
2.0
1.8
1.2
2.3
1.2
1.5
2.5
Jun 2008
1.9
2.3
1.9
1.2
2.1
1.1
1.4
2.8
Jul 2008
1.8
1.6
2.7
1.0
2.1
1.1
1.2
2.4
Aug 2008
1.8
1.8
2.3
1.0
2.2
1.3
1.2
2.2
Sep 2008
1.8
1.9
1.7
1.1
2.2
1.0
1.5
2.4
Oct 2008
1.7
2.8
1.6
1.1
2.0
1.2
1.3
2.3
Nov 2008
1.6
1.8
1.5
0.9
1.9
1.0
1.3
2.3
Dec 2008
1.5
1.9
1.4
0.8
2.0
1.0
0.9
2.0
Jan 2009
1.5
1.6
1.3
0.9
1.8
1.1
0.9
2.0
Feb 2009
1.5
1.4
1.5
0.8
1.6
1.0
1.0
1.8
Mar 2009
1.4
1.5
1.5
0.7
1.7
1.3
1.0
1.7
Apr 2009
1.3
1.2
1.0
0.6
1.5
1.2
0.9
1.7
May 2009
1.3
0.9
1.3
0.7
1.4
1.4
0.8
1.8
Jun 2009
1.3
0.9
1.3
0.7
1.5
1.1
0.7
1.7
Jul 2009
1.3
0.6
1.1
0.8
1.6
1.2
0.9
1.6
Aug 2009
1.2
0.9
0.7
0.7
1.4
1.0
0.8
1.5
Sep 2009
1.2
0.7
1.3
0.8
1.5
0.9
0.8
1.6
Oct 2009
1.3
1.0
1.1
0.7
1.5
0.9
1.0
1.6
Nov 2009
1.4
1.0
1.6
0.6
1.7
1.5
1.0
1.7
Dec 2009
1.4
0.9
1.5
0.6
1.6
1.0
1.1
1.8
Jan 2010
1.3
1.2
1.8
0.7
1.4
0.5
1.1
2.0
Feb 2010
1.4
1.1
1.5
0.9
1.7
1.0
1.1
1.9
Mar 2010
1.4
1.1
1.5
0.8
1.7
1.7
1.0
2.1
Apr 2010
1.5
1.1
1.1
0.8
1.8
0.9
1.2
2.1
May 2010
1.4
1.0
1.1
0.7
1.7
0.8
1.1
2.0
Jun 2010
1.5
1.1
1.1
0.8
1.7
1.0
1.4
2.2
Jul 2010
1.4
1.1
1.3
0.7
1.7
1.0
1.1
1.9
Aug 2010
1.4
1.0
1.4
0.9
1.6
0.9
1.0
2.3
Sep 2010
1.5
0.9
1.5
0.8
1.7
1.1
1.2
2.2
Oct 2010
1.4
0.9
1.5
0.9
1.6
1.4
0.9
2.1
Nov 2010
1.4
1.2
1.3
0.8
1.7
1.6
1.0
2.1
Dec 2010
1.5
1.3
1.6
0.9
1.6
1.5
1.3
2.3
Jan 2011
1.4
0.9
1.3
0.9
1.5
1.0
1.1
2.2
Feb 2011
1.5
1.8
1.3
0.8
1.8
1.2
1.0
2.4
Mar 2011
1.5
1.1
1.5
1.0
1.8
1.2
1.2
2.6
Apr 2011
1.4
1.0
1.7
0.9
1.6
1.5
1.0
2.1
May 2011
1.5
1.3
1.5
0.9
1.8
1.3
1.0
2.1
Jun 2011
1.5
1.4
1.4
0.9
1.7
1.2
1.2
2.1
Jul 2011
1.5
1.5
1.3
0.9
1.7
1.2
1.4
2.4
Aug 2011
1.5
1.6
1.2
0.9
1.8
1.5
0.9
2.3
Sep 2011
1.5
1.7
1.5
0.8
1.8
1.4
0.9
2.5
Oct 2011
1.5
1.8
1.5
0.9
1.8
1.2
1.1
2.5
Nov 2011
1.5
1.4
2.1
1.0
1.6
1.4
1.1
2.5
Dec 2011
1.5
1.7
1.5
0.9
1.8
1.4
1.1
1.8
Jan 2012
1.5
2.0
1.4
0.9
1.6
1.4
1.1
2.3
Feb 2012
1.6
1.8
1.4
0.9
1.8
1.3
1.1
2.3
Mar 2012
1.6
1.7
1.6
0.9
1.8
1.3
1.1
2.3
Apr 2012
1.6
2.0
1.3
0.9
1.8
1.1
1.4
2.1
May 2012
1.6
1.8
1.4
0.9
1.8
1.4
1.0
2.3
Jun 2012
1.6
1.6
1.6
0.9
1.9
1.5
1.2
2.0
Jul 2012
1.5
2.1
1.4
0.9
1.9
1.1
1.1
1.9
Aug 2012
1.5
1.9
1.2
0.9
1.9
1.5
1.1
1.9
Sep 2012
1.4
1.8
1.3
0.9
1.7
1.4
1.3
1.9
Oct 2012
1.5
2.8
1.8
0.9
1.9
1.4
1.2
1.8
Nov 2012
1.5
1.6
1.8
0.9
1.7
1.3
1.2
2.0
Dec 2012
1.5
1.6
1.3
0.9
1.7
1.5
0.9
2.1
Jan 2013
1.7
1.4
2.3
0.8
2.1
1.5
1.2
1.9
Feb 2013
1.7
1.5
1.8
0.9
1.9
1.2
1.5
2.1
Mar 2013
1.6
1.9
1.6
0.8
1.8
1.1
1.2
2.1
Apr 2013
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.0
1.9
1.6
1.2
2.4
May 2013
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.0
1.8
1.3
1.4
2.4
Jun 2013
1.6
2.0
1.7
0.9
1.8
1.5
1.3
2.5
Jul 2013
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.0
1.8
1.3
1.3
2.8
Aug 2013
1.7
1.3
1.6
0.9
2.1
2.0
1.4
2.5
Sep 2013
1.7
1.3
1.6
1.0
2.1
1.2
1.3
2.3
Oct 2013
1.7
1.3
1.6
0.9
2.0
0.7
1.1
2.4
Nov 2013
1.7
1.4
1.3
1.0
2.1
1.3
1.2
2.6
Dec 2013
1.7
2.0
1.3
0.9
1.8
1.2
1.0
2.5
Jan 2014
1.7
1.4
1.6
0.9
2.1
1.2
0.9
2.4
Feb 2014
1.8
1.8
1.6
0.9
2.1
1.3
1.1
2.3
Mar 2014
1.8
1.8
1.5
1.0
2.1
1.4
1.2
2.7
Apr 2014
1.8
2.0
1.7
0.9
2.2
1.4
1.0
2.5
May 2014
1.8
1.7
2.0
1.0
2.3
1.4
1.1
2.4
Jun 2014
1.8
1.7
1.9
0.9
2.2
1.4
1.0
2.6
Jul 2014
1.9
1.6
1.8
1.1
2.3
1.5
1.5
2.6
Aug 2014
1.8
1.6
2.0
0.9
2.1
1.3
1.4
2.6
Sep 2014
2.0
1.6
1.7
1.1
2.2
1.2
1.3
2.9
Oct 2014
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.1
2.3
1.5
1.3
2.7
Nov 2014
1.9
1.8
1.5
0.9
2.3
1.4
1.6
2.4
Dec 2014
1.8
1.5
1.9
1.1
2.3
1.3
1.3
2.1
Jan 2015
2.0
1.5
1.7
1.2
2.3
1.4
1.4
2.8
Feb 2015
1.9
1.4
1.7
1.0
2.1
1.7
1.3
2.9
Mar 2015
2.0
1.6
1.8
1.0
2.3
1.7
1.1
2.8
Apr 2015
1.9
1.6
1.9
1.1
2.3
1.4
1.4
2.6
May 2015
1.9
2.3
1.8
1.0
2.3
1.5
1.3
2.8
Jun 2015
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.1
2.3
1.5
1.2
2.6
Jul 2015
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.0
2.3
1.6
1.1
2.6
Aug 2015
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.1
2.3
1.4
0.9
2.8
Sep 2015
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.2
2.4
1.5
1.1
2.6
Oct 2015
2.0
1.9
1.5
1.1
2.3
1.5
1.4
2.7
Nov 2015
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.1
2.4
1.5
1.1
2.8
Dec 2015
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.1
2.5
1.4
1.7
2.9
Jan 2016
2.0
2.8
1.4
1.2
2.4
1.5
1.3
2.9
Feb 2016
2.1
1.8
1.6
1.2
2.4
1.3
1.7
3.0
Mar 2016
2.0
2.0
2.1
1.2
2.4
1.3
1.2
2.7
Apr 2016
2.1
1.7
1.7
1.1
2.4
1.6
1.2
2.9
May 2016
2.1
1.8
1.8
1.1
2.2
1.2
1.3
3.4
Jun 2016
2.1
2.2
1.8
1.1
2.4
1.4
1.4
2.7
Jul 2016
2.1
1.6
1.9
1.2
2.3
1.3
1.2
3.1
Aug 2016
2.1
2.0
2.2
1.2
2.4
1.3
1.0
3.0
Sep 2016
2.1
2.2
1.6
1.2
2.5
1.7
1.1
3.1
Oct 2016
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.3
2.4
1.4
1.2
3.0
Nov 2016
2.1
2.1
2.2
1.3
2.4
1.3
1.1
2.9
Dec 2016
2.1
1.9
2.0
1.3
2.2
1.8
1.1
3.0
Jan 2017
2.2
1.9
2.2
1.4
2.4
1.3
1.5
3.1
Feb 2017
2.1
2.0
2.3
1.4
2.5
2.0
1.2
2.8
Mar 2017
2.2
1.9
2.4
1.5
2.5
1.4
1.3
2.9
Apr 2017
2.1
1.3
2.3
1.5
2.2
1.3
1.3
2.8
May 2017
2.1
2.1
2.2
1.7
2.4
1.0
1.5
2.9
Jun 2017
2.2
2.2
2.0
1.6
2.4
1.3
1.3
3.0
Jul 2017
2.1
2.5
2.1
1.6
2.4
1.8
1.3
2.9
Aug 2017
2.1
1.8
2.2
1.5
2.4
1.6
1.2
3.2
Sep 2017
2.2
2.5
2.4
1.5
2.4
1.8
1.3
3.2
Oct 2017
2.2
2.8
2.5
1.6
2.3
1.5
1.5
3.1
Nov 2017
2.1
2.2
1.9
1.5
2.3
1.6
1.4
3.3
Dec 2017
2.2
2.4
2.1
1.6
2.5
1.8
1.5
3.0
Jan 2018
2.1
2.9
2.2
1.6
2.4
1.6
1.4
2.7
Feb 2018
2.2
2.8
2.2
1.7
2.3
1.8
1.4
3.1
Mar 2018
2.2
2.6
2.2
1.7
2.4
1.6
1.3
3.1
Apr 2018
2.3
3.0
2.4
1.6
2.5
1.6
1.1
3.3
May 2018
2.3
3.1
2.3
1.6
2.6
1.8
1.3
3.1
Jun 2018
2.3
2.8
2.5
1.7
2.6
1.8
1.4
3.1
Jul 2018
2.3
2.9
2.7
1.8
2.6
1.7
1.5
3.0
Aug 2018
2.3
2.8
2.5
1.7
2.7
1.6
1.6
2.9
Sep 2018
2.3
3.0
2.2
1.6
2.8
1.6
1.5
2.9
Oct 2018
2.3
2.6
2.3
1.6
2.7
1.5
1.2
3.1
Nov 2018
2.3
2.5
2.4
1.7
2.6
1.9
1.3
3.0
Dec 2018
2.3
2.8
2.4
1.5
2.6
1.5
1.5
3.0
Jan 2019
2.3
2.3
2.6
1.7
2.5
2.0
1.2
3.1
Feb 2019
2.4
2.7
2.7
1.6
2.7
1.7
1.2
3.1
Mar 2019
2.3
2.9
2.0
1.7
2.7
1.7
1.2
3.3
Apr 2019
2.3
2.4
1.9
1.8
2.7
1.9
1.5
3.1
May 2019
2.3
1.9
2.2
1.6
2.8
1.8
1.5
3.0
Jun 2019
2.3
1.8
2.5
1.6
2.7
1.5
1.5
3.0
Jul 2019
2.4
1.9
2.3
1.5
2.8
1.3
1.5
3.2
Aug 2019
2.4
1.9
2.3
1.6
2.8
1.6
1.6
3.0
Sep 2019
2.3
1.5
2.4
1.7
2.7
1.4
1.5
3.0
Oct 2019
2.3
1.7
2.4
1.6
2.3
1.6
1.5
2.9
Nov 2019
2.3
2.0
2.2
1.5
2.9
1.5
1.8
2.9
Dec 2019
2.3
1.8
2.2
1.6
2.6
1.4
1.5
3.0
Jan 2020
2.3
2.0
2.1
1.5
3.0
1.2
1.5
3.2
Feb 2020
2.2
1.9
2.0
1.5
2.8
1.8
1.5
2.9
Mar 2020
1.9
1.3
1.8
1.2
2.2
1.5
1.2
2.7
Apr 2020
1.6
0.9
1.4
1.0
1.8
1.5
0.8
2.3
May 2020
1.7
1.1
1.4
1.2
2.0
2.0
1.0
2.2
Jun 2020
1.9
1.4
1.9
1.7
2.4
1.2
1.1
2.1
Jul 2020
2.3
1.7
2.0
1.6
2.9
1.4
1.1
2.9
Aug 2020
2.1
1.1
1.3
1.9
2.7
1.4
1.5
2.7
Sep 2020
2.3
1.3
2.0
2.1
2.7
1.3
1.3
3.3
Oct 2020
2.4
1.4
1.8
1.9
2.8
1.5
1.5
3.0
Nov 2020
2.3
2.0
2.2
1.9
2.8
1.5
1.4
2.9
Dec 2020
2.4
1.6
2.2
2.0
3.0
1.5
1.2
2.8
Jan 2021
2.3
1.3
1.9
2.1
2.8
1.4
1.7
2.8
Feb 2021
2.4
2.1
2.3
2.1
2.8
1.5
1.5
2.9
Mar 2021
2.5
1.5
2.7
2.1
2.9
2.1
1.4
2.9
Apr 2021
2.8
1.9
2.4
2.3
3.5
1.9
1.6
3.7
May 2021
2.5
1.7
2.1
2.0
3.1
1.6
1.4
3.0
Jun 2021
2.7
1.9
2.5
2.5
3.3
1.8
1.4
3.3
Jul 2021
2.7
1.5
2.7
2.4
3.5
1.8
1.5
3.3
Aug 2021
2.9
1.6
2.7
2.5
3.7
1.6
1.3
3.4
Number and rate of quits by industry, January 2001–August 2021 (continued)
Month
Rate
Number
Education and health services
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Government
Total nonfarm
Mining and logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Jan 2001
1.9%
5.6%
1.4%
0.8%
3,245,000
11,000
161,000
296,000
Feb 2001
2.1
4.6
2.7
0.8
3,053,000
8,000
180,000
254,000
Mar 2001
2.1
4.7
1.9
0.8
3,054,000
10,000
196,000
241,000
Apr 2001
2.0
5.0
2.1
0.6
3,163,000
11,000
201,000
228,000
May 2001
1.9
4.8
1.8
0.9
2,993,000
11,000
180,000
206,000
Jun 2001
1.9
4.6
1.4
0.6
2,878,000
13,000
172,000
205,000
Jul 2001
1.8
4.6
2.0
0.8
2,947,000
11,000
182,000
172,000
Aug 2001
1.8
4.9
2.5
0.8
2,928,000
14,000
163,000
186,000
Sep 2001
1.9
4.7
2.2
0.6
2,703,000
12,000
154,000
174,000
Oct 2001
1.7
4.5
2.5
0.7
2,795,000
15,000
165,000
193,000
Nov 2001
1.8
3.9
2.2
0.7
2,560,000
10,000
175,000
179,000
Dec 2001
1.8
4.0
2.4
0.8
2,559,000
5,000
143,000
157,000
Jan 2002
1.7
4.5
2.0
0.7
2,845,000
11,000
171,000
171,000
Feb 2002
1.6
4.4
2.1
0.8
2,572,000
13,000
162,000
198,000
Mar 2002
1.4
4.5
1.8
0.6
2,493,000
7,000
147,000
185,000
Apr 2002
1.7
4.4
1.9
0.7
2,624,000
4,000
166,000
198,000
May 2002
1.7
4.3
2.4
0.6
2,537,000
9,000
158,000
197,000
Jun 2002
1.6
4.1
2.3
0.7
2,522,000
10,000
126,000
191,000
Jul 2002
1.7
4.1
2.1
0.7
2,561,000
7,000
174,000
194,000
Aug 2002
1.7
4.0
2.1
0.7
2,561,000
10,000
158,000
204,000
Sep 2002
1.5
4.1
2.2
0.7
2,521,000
9,000
168,000
194,000
Oct 2002
1.7
3.8
2.2
0.7
2,423,000
7,000
145,000
171,000
Nov 2002
1.5
3.6
2.0
0.7
2,403,000
8,000
127,000
174,000
Dec 2002
1.7
3.9
2.2
0.7
2,501,000
9,000
139,000
158,000
Jan 2003
1.7
3.9
2.4
0.7
2,429,000
8,000
145,000
172,000
Feb 2003
1.6
4.1
2.1
0.6
2,490,000
9,000
147,000
182,000
Mar 2003
1.5
3.9
2.3
0.6
2,394,000
10,000
138,000
151,000
Apr 2003
1.4
3.9
2.0
0.6
2,279,000
9,000
98,000
159,000
May 2003
1.5
3.7
1.9
0.7
2,291,000
9,000
155,000
172,000
Jun 2003
1.6
4.0
1.6
0.6
2,315,000
7,000
158,000
154,000
Jul 2003
1.4
3.8
2.0
0.7
2,271,000
10,000
152,000
169,000
Aug 2003
1.5
3.5
1.8
0.7
2,195,000
8,000
144,000
162,000
Sep 2003
1.8
3.3
2.3
0.6
2,354,000
7,000
150,000
167,000
Oct 2003
1.6
4.0
1.8
0.6
2,415,000
8,000
148,000
180,000
Nov 2003
1.6
4.0
2.6
0.6
2,411,000
9,000
163,000
178,000
Dec 2003
1.6
3.8
2.2
0.7
2,444,000
8,000
181,000
193,000
Jan 2004
1.7
3.5
2.4
0.6
2,354,000
6,000
157,000
183,000
Feb 2004
1.6
3.9
2.3
0.7
2,448,000
10,000
165,000
182,000
Mar 2004
1.6
4.2
2.5
0.7
2,582,000
7,000
173,000
186,000
Apr 2004
1.7
3.9
2.4
0.7
2,534,000
10,000
170,000
192,000
May 2004
1.6
4.2
2.4
0.7
2,428,000
7,000
155,000
174,000
Jun 2004
1.6
4.0
2.5
0.7
2,659,000
10,000
195,000
192,000
Jul 2004
1.7
4.0
2.3
0.6
2,609,000
10,000
147,000
182,000
Aug 2004
1.6
4.1
2.2
0.6
2,586,000
7,000
155,000
173,000
Sep 2004
1.5
3.9
2.1
0.6
2,531,000
11,000
169,000
187,000
Oct 2004
1.5
3.9
2.7
0.6
2,550,000
14,000
171,000
175,000
Nov 2004
1.7
4.3
2.2
0.6
2,789,000
10,000
177,000
219,000
Dec 2004
1.6
4.4
3.0
0.7
2,695,000
10,000
156,000
201,000
Jan 2005
1.6
4.3
2.4
0.7
2,732,000
13,000
193,000
186,000
Feb 2005
1.7
4.1
2.6
0.7
2,651,000
9,000
174,000
185,000
Mar 2005
1.8
4.1
2.4
0.7
2,747,000
12,000
188,000
196,000
Apr 2005
1.8
4.2
2.8
0.7
2,741,000
11,000
157,000
189,000
May 2005
1.6
4.2
2.5
0.7
2,763,000
12,000
182,000
177,000
Jun 2005
1.7
4.0
2.4
0.7
2,754,000
10,000
158,000
200,000
Jul 2005
1.7
4.6
2.8
0.6
2,735,000
11,000
193,000
192,000
Aug 2005
1.7
4.6
2.6
0.7
2,957,000
7,000
222,000
191,000
Sep 2005
1.8
4.9
2.5
0.7
3,046,000
7,000
242,000
210,000
Oct 2005
1.7
5.0
2.2
0.8
2,863,000
9,000
226,000
219,000
Nov 2005
1.7
4.5
2.9
0.7
2,895,000
11,000
210,000
200,000
Dec 2005
1.6
4.3
2.0
0.7
2,849,000
9,000
230,000
180,000
Jan 2006
1.5
4.7
2.0
0.8
2,945,000
10,000
206,000
189,000
Feb 2006
1.7
4.6
2.0
0.8
2,965,000
10,000
181,000
201,000
Mar 2006
1.6
4.4
2.6
0.8
2,956,000
11,000
197,000
200,000
Apr 2006
1.6
3.8
1.4
0.7
2,778,000
10,000
207,000
182,000
May 2006
1.8
4.4
1.8
0.8
3,002,000
11,000
212,000
225,000
Jun 2006
1.9
4.9
2.2
0.8
3,042,000
8,000
210,000
191,000
Jul 2006
1.8
4.4
2.1
0.8
3,047,000
11,000
186,000
211,000
Aug 2006
1.8
4.5
2.2
0.8
3,056,000
14,000
174,000
205,000
Sep 2006
1.7
4.4
1.7
0.7
2,888,000
16,000
154,000
186,000
Oct 2006
1.8
4.5
1.9
0.7
2,983,000
12,000
165,000
200,000
Nov 2006
1.7
4.5
2.0
0.7
3,043,000
11,000
159,000
244,000
Dec 2006
1.8
4.6
1.7
0.7
2,999,000
12,000
167,000
245,000
Jan 2007
1.7
4.4
2.2
0.8
2,956,000
11,000
155,000
227,000
Feb 2007
1.8
4.4
2.0
0.7
2,933,000
13,000
146,000
216,000
Mar 2007
1.6
4.5
2.1
0.8
2,997,000
13,000
152,000
216,000
Apr 2007
1.7
4.6
1.8
0.8
2,911,000
13,000
155,000
203,000
May 2007
1.8
4.1
2.1
0.8
3,010,000
19,000
161,000
214,000
Jun 2007
1.6
4.7
1.9
0.7
2,910,000
15,000
144,000
200,000
Jul 2007
1.7
4.7
2.1
0.8
2,951,000
15,000
224,000
177,000
Aug 2007
1.7
4.5
2.0
0.8
3,014,000
16,000
177,000
208,000
Sep 2007
1.5
3.3
2.2
0.7
2,691,000
19,000
160,000
187,000
Oct 2007
1.6
4.6
2.2
0.7
2,926,000
13,000
167,000
201,000
Nov 2007
1.7
4.4
1.8
0.7
2,784,000
14,000
160,000
192,000
Dec 2007
1.5
4.4
2.3
0.7
2,773,000
14,000
142,000
202,000
Jan 2008
1.7
4.3
2.0
0.7
2,847,000
17,000
146,000
191,000
Feb 2008
1.6
4.1
1.9
0.7
2,881,000
15,000
158,000
189,000
Mar 2008
1.7
4.1
1.9
0.6
2,661,000
13,000
128,000
186,000
Apr 2008
1.8
4.1
2.1
0.7
2,837,000
14,000
161,000
184,000
May 2008
1.4
4.3
2.1
0.6
2,607,000
15,000
134,000
162,000
Jun 2008
1.5
4.1
2.1
0.6
2,595,000
17,000
137,000
164,000
Jul 2008
1.5
3.9
1.7
0.6
2,489,000
13,000
192,000
135,000
Aug 2008
1.5
3.7
1.8
0.7
2,445,000
14,000
162,000
139,000
Sep 2008
1.5
3.9
1.8
0.6
2,468,000
15,000
120,000
145,000
Oct 2008
1.5
3.7
1.6
0.6
2,347,000
22,000
113,000
143,000
Nov 2008
1.3
3.4
1.5
0.5
2,157,000
14,000
104,000
123,000
Dec 2008
1.3
3.2
1.9
0.6
2,084,000
15,000
91,000
101,000
Jan 2009
1.3
3.1
1.6
0.5
1,976,000
12,000
87,000
112,000
Feb 2009
1.3
3.2
2.7
0.5
1,952,000
10,000
97,000
99,000
Mar 2009
1.2
2.9
1.5
0.5
1,834,000
11,000
92,000
86,000
Apr 2009
1.2
2.8
1.9
0.5
1,712,000
8,000
60,000
78,000
May 2009
1.2
2.6
1.4
0.5
1,683,000
6,000
82,000
87,000
Jun 2009
1.3
2.7
1.5
0.4
1,685,000
6,000
76,000
88,000
Jul 2009
1.2
2.6
1.4
0.5
1,685,000
4,000
64,000
92,000
Aug 2009
1.2
2.6
1.1
0.4
1,555,000
6,000
39,000
86,000
Sep 2009
1.3
2.3
1.6
0.4
1,627,000
5,000
73,000
90,000
Oct 2009
1.3
2.5
1.4
0.4
1,660,000
6,000
61,000
80,000
Nov 2009
1.3
2.9
1.7
0.5
1,810,000
6,000
92,000
72,000
Dec 2009
1.3
2.9
1.2
0.5
1,766,000
6,000
84,000
70,000
Jan 2010
1.2
2.9
1.3
0.5
1,742,000
8,000
100,000
82,000
Feb 2010
1.2
2.9
1.3
0.5
1,844,000
8,000
83,000
105,000
Mar 2010
1.2
2.8
1.6
0.5
1,856,000
8,000
83,000
86,000
Apr 2010
1.4
2.8
1.5
0.5
1,897,000
7,000
64,000
89,000
May 2010
1.2
2.7
1.9
0.4
1,813,000
7,000
60,000
85,000
Jun 2010
1.3
2.5
1.7
0.6
1,911,000
8,000
62,000
98,000
Jul 2010
1.2
2.6
1.3
0.5
1,785,000
8,000
69,000
84,000
Aug 2010
1.2
2.6
1.4
0.5
1,842,000
7,000
79,000
107,000
Sep 2010
1.2
2.7
1.4
0.6
1,895,000
7,000
83,000
97,000
Oct 2010
1.2
2.8
1.5
0.5
1,846,000
6,000
81,000
99,000
Nov 2010
1.3
2.8
1.6
0.5
1,887,000
9,000
70,000
94,000
Dec 2010
1.2
2.9
1.8
0.5
1,977,000
9,000
90,000
105,000
Jan 2011
1.1
2.9
1.6
0.6
1,832,000
7,000
70,000
102,000
Feb 2011
1.2
2.8
1.8
0.5
1,958,000
13,000
72,000
96,000
Mar 2011
1.3
2.9
1.4
0.5
2,033,000
8,000
80,000
112,000
Apr 2011
1.2
2.8
1.2
0.5
1,882,000
8,000
94,000
103,000
May 2011
1.3
2.8
1.5
0.6
1,965,000
10,000
84,000
108,000
Jun 2011
1.2
2.9
1.2
0.5
1,923,000
11,000
79,000
111,000
Jul 2011
1.2
2.8
1.6
0.6
1,986,000
12,000
74,000
103,000
Aug 2011
1.4
3.1
1.6
0.6
2,031,000
13,000
67,000
100,000
Sep 2011
1.2
3.0
1.7
0.5
2,041,000
14,000
86,000
94,000
Oct 2011
1.2
2.5
1.8
0.5
1,997,000
15,000
81,000
108,000
Nov 2011
1.2
2.8
1.7
0.6
2,039,000
12,000
116,000
118,000
Dec 2011
1.3
3.0
1.5
0.7
1,981,000
14,000
82,000
107,000
Jan 2012
1.3
3.0
1.6
0.6
2,030,000
17,000
78,000
103,000
Feb 2012
1.5
3.0
1.6
0.6
2,130,000
15,000
81,000
108,000
Mar 2012
1.4
3.2
1.8
0.6
2,167,000
15,000
91,000
110,000
Apr 2012
1.4
3.2
1.7
0.6
2,134,000
17,000
72,000
113,000
May 2012
1.4
3.2
1.6
0.6
2,138,000
15,000
79,000
110,000
Jun 2012
1.3
3.3
1.9
0.6
2,152,000
14,000
90,000
112,000
Jul 2012
1.3
3.1
1.8
0.6
2,072,000
18,000
81,000
102,000
Aug 2012
1.4
2.8
2.3
0.6
2,069,000
16,000
66,000
110,000
Sep 2012
1.2
2.8
1.3
0.5
1,950,000
15,000
74,000
107,000
Oct 2012
1.3
3.0
1.4
0.6
2,035,000
23,000
101,000
105,000
Nov 2012
1.4
3.0
1.6
0.6
2,078,000
13,000
104,000
106,000
Dec 2012
1.3
3.0
1.7
0.6
2,051,000
13,000
75,000
109,000
Jan 2013
1.5
3.3
1.9
0.6
2,280,000
12,000
134,000
100,000
Feb 2013
1.4
3.4
2.3
0.6
2,298,000
13,000
107,000
108,000
Mar 2013
1.4
3.2
1.7
0.6
2,124,000
17,000
93,000
97,000
Apr 2013
1.4
3.2
1.5
0.7
2,296,000
13,000
90,000
117,000
May 2013
1.4
3.1
1.8
0.6
2,234,000
14,000
91,000
118,000
Jun 2013
1.4
3.0
1.3
0.6
2,203,000
18,000
99,000
109,000
Jul 2013
1.5
3.2
1.7
0.6
2,363,000
14,000
103,000
118,000
Aug 2013
1.4
3.0
1.8
0.6
2,316,000
11,000
93,000
105,000
Sep 2013
1.5
3.1
1.9
0.6
2,302,000
12,000
92,000
114,000
Oct 2013
1.5
3.6
1.8
0.6
2,372,000
12,000
92,000
106,000
Nov 2013
1.4
3.3
1.9
0.6
2,391,000
12,000
80,000
121,000
Dec 2013
1.5
3.2
1.9
0.6
2,287,000
18,000
78,000
114,000
Jan 2014
1.4
3.2
1.8
0.6
2,311,000
12,000
96,000
114,000
Feb 2014
1.5
3.6
1.9
0.6
2,411,000
16,000
97,000
110,000
Mar 2014
1.3
3.4
1.7
0.6
2,449,000
16,000
93,000
121,000
Apr 2014
1.5
3.5
1.9
0.6
2,474,000
17,000
106,000
107,000
May 2014
1.5
3.1
2.0
0.6
2,483,000
15,000
123,000
117,000
Jun 2014
1.5
3.5
1.7
0.5
2,507,000
15,000
116,000
108,000
Jul 2014
1.6
3.5
1.8
0.6
2,633,000
14,000
110,000
132,000
Aug 2014
1.4
3.7
1.8
0.7
2,549,000
15,000
127,000
115,000
Sep 2014
1.6
3.7
2.4
0.7
2,732,000
15,000
108,000
135,000
Oct 2014
1.7
4.0
1.9
0.7
2,718,000
16,000
108,000
131,000
Nov 2014
1.6
3.8
1.9
0.6
2,600,000
16,000
93,000
108,000
Dec 2014
1.5
3.7
1.8
0.6
2,552,000
14,000
118,000
131,000
Jan 2015
1.7
3.9
1.7
0.6
2,764,000
13,000
110,000
145,000
Feb 2015
1.8
3.6
2.6
0.7
2,741,000
12,000
111,000
124,000
Mar 2015
1.6
3.8
2.1
0.7
2,754,000
14,000
115,000
122,000
Apr 2015
1.6
3.6
2.0
0.7
2,705,000
13,000
122,000
139,000
May 2015
1.7
3.5
2.0
0.7
2,743,000
18,000
117,000
126,000
Jun 2015
1.6
4.0
2.0
0.7
2,756,000
14,000
112,000
138,000
Jul 2015
1.7
4.0
2.0
0.7
2,764,000
16,000
107,000
127,000
Aug 2015
1.8
4.3
2.1
0.7
2,879,000
16,000
100,000
137,000
Sep 2015
1.6
4.0
1.9
0.7
2,778,000
15,000
119,000
144,000
Oct 2015
1.7
3.9
1.9
0.8
2,810,000
15,000
95,000
140,000
Nov 2015
1.9
4.0
2.0
0.7
2,897,000
16,000
123,000
136,000
Dec 2015
1.8
4.2
2.3
0.8
3,056,000
15,000
127,000
135,000
Jan 2016
1.5
4.0
2.0
0.7
2,875,000
20,000
92,000
146,000
Feb 2016
1.7
4.2
2.0
0.7
2,994,000
13,000
107,000
152,000
Mar 2016
1.7
4.1
2.1
0.7
2,917,000
14,000
142,000
143,000
Apr 2016
1.7
4.2
1.9
0.7
2,955,000
12,000
113,000
139,000
May 2016
1.7
4.3
1.7
0.7
3,009,000
12,000
123,000
139,000
Jun 2016
1.8
4.2
2.4
1.0
3,018,000
14,000
118,000
136,000
Jul 2016
1.8
4.2
1.7
0.7
2,967,000
10,000
128,000
143,000
Aug 2016
1.7
4.1
1.6
0.8
2,998,000
13,000
145,000
148,000
Sep 2016
1.8
4.3
1.7
0.8
3,047,000
14,000
105,000
151,000
Oct 2016
1.7
4.4
2.0
0.8
3,074,000
13,000
128,000
164,000
Nov 2016
1.6
4.3
1.9
0.7
3,026,000
14,000
153,000
158,000
Dec 2016
1.7
4.2
2.0
0.7
2,989,000
13,000
136,000
162,000
Jan 2017
1.9
4.1
2.1
0.8
3,166,000
13,000
150,000
168,000
Feb 2017
1.7
4.0
2.2
0.8
3,085,000
13,000
158,000
173,000
Mar 2017
1.8
4.1
1.9
0.8
3,145,000
12,000
164,000
186,000
Apr 2017
1.8
4.1
2.1
0.7
3,028,000
9,000
157,000
183,000
May 2017
1.8
4.1
2.1
0.7
3,125,000
14,000
149,000
209,000
Jun 2017
1.9
4.1
2.4
0.7
3,166,000
15,000
139,000
203,000
Jul 2017
1.7
3.8
2.4
0.7
3,107,000
17,000
149,000
204,000
Aug 2017
1.7
3.8
2.4
0.7
3,109,000
12,000
151,000
192,000
Sep 2017
1.7
4.0
2.2
0.8
3,214,000
17,000
169,000
193,000
Oct 2017
1.8
3.9
1.9
0.8
3,177,000
19,000
177,000
194,000
Nov 2017
1.7
4.1
1.7
0.8
3,166,000
15,000
137,000
187,000
Dec 2017
1.7
4.1
1.9
0.8
3,194,000
17,000
146,000
201,000
Jan 2018
1.6
3.8
1.9
0.8
3,034,000
21,000
155,000
207,000
Feb 2018
1.7
4.3
2.0
0.7
3,200,000
20,000
156,000
208,000
Mar 2018
1.8
4.3
2.8
0.8
3,305,000
18,000
160,000
214,000
Apr 2018
1.9
4.4
2.1
0.8
3,366,000
22,000
170,000
204,000
May 2018
2.1
4.3
2.1
0.8
3,401,000
22,000
168,000
204,000
Jun 2018
1.9
4.2
1.7
0.9
3,401,000
21,000
179,000
210,000
Jul 2018
1.9
4.4
2.0
0.8
3,444,000
21,000
200,000
226,000
Aug 2018
2.0
4.5
2.2
0.8
3,476,000
20,000
180,000
218,000
Sep 2018
1.8
4.6
2.5
0.8
3,424,000
22,000
160,000
199,000
Oct 2018
2.0
4.4
2.3
0.8
3,460,000
19,000
170,000
209,000
Nov 2018
2.0
4.3
2.6
0.8
3,435,000
19,000
179,000
211,000
Dec 2018
2.0
4.2
1.8
0.8
3,381,000
21,000
179,000
195,000
Jan 2019
2.0
4.6
2.4
0.9
3,521,000
17,000
190,000
216,000
Feb 2019
2.0
4.7
2.1
0.8
3,543,000
20,000
202,000
206,000
Mar 2019
2.0
4.5
2.2
0.8
3,524,000
21,000
150,000
219,000
Apr 2019
1.9
4.6
2.4
0.8
3,494,000
18,000
143,000
225,000
May 2019
1.7
4.6
2.5
0.9
3,487,000
14,000
163,000
208,000
Jun 2019
1.8
4.8
2.2
0.9
3,527,000
13,000
185,000
200,000
Jul 2019
2.0
4.8
2.6
0.8
3,627,000
14,000
175,000
198,000
Aug 2019
2.0
4.9
1.9
0.8
3,591,000
14,000
172,000
205,000
Sep 2019
1.8
4.4
2.1
0.8
3,449,000
11,000
184,000
216,000
Oct 2019
1.9
4.6
3.0
0.8
3,414,000
12,000
184,000
199,000
Nov 2019
1.8
4.4
2.2
0.8
3,482,000
14,000
164,000
198,000
Dec 2019
2.0
4.5
2.4
0.8
3,487,000
13,000
169,000
200,000
Jan 2020
2.0
4.4
1.6
0.8
3,568,000
14,000
163,000
189,000
Feb 2020
2.0
4.1
2.1
0.8
3,430,000
13,000
153,000
189,000
Mar 2020
1.9
3.2
1.0
1.0
2,902,000
9,000
135,000
155,000
Apr 2020
1.8
3.6
1.0
0.8
2,107,000
5,000
89,000
109,000
May 2020
1.5
3.5
0.7
0.9
2,206,000
6,000
95,000
141,000
Jun 2020
1.9
3.6
1.8
0.9
2,646,000
9,000
139,000
199,000
Jul 2020
2.1
4.0
2.3
1.1
3,182,000
10,000
145,000
191,000
Aug 2020
1.9
3.9
1.1
1.0
2,987,000
6,000
95,000
225,000
Sep 2020
2.0
4.5
2.1
0.9
3,307,000
8,000
148,000
254,000
Oct 2020
2.2
4.4
2.0
1.1
3,352,000
9,000
132,000
231,000
Nov 2020
1.9
4.6
2.3
0.9
3,296,000
12,000
163,000
235,000
Dec 2020
2.0
5.2
2.1
0.9
3,407,000
9,000
161,000
240,000
Jan 2021
2.0
4.9
2.1
0.8
3,306,000
8,000
139,000
251,000
Feb 2021
2.0
4.6
2.4
0.9
3,383,000
12,000
168,000
258,000
Mar 2021
2.2
5.1
2.3
0.8
3,568,000
9,000
198,000
262,000
Apr 2021
2.4
5.3
2.3
0.8
3,992,000
11,000
176,000
286,000
May 2021
2.2
5.3
2.6
0.7
3,630,000
10,000
156,000
245,000
Jun 2021
2.3
5.2
2.3
0.7
3,870,000
12,000
185,000
304,000
Jul 2021
2.5
5.3
2.5
0.7
4,028,000
9,000
198,000
300,000
Aug 2021
2.4
6.4
2.4
0.8
4,270,000
10,000
199,000
306,000
Number and rate of quits by industry, January 2001–August 2021 (continued)
Month
Number
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Information
Financial activities
Professional and business services
Education and health services
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Government
Jan 2001
733,000
102,000
167,000
573,000
296,000
671,000
75,000
160,000
Feb 2001
763,000
66,000
146,000
445,000
326,000
557,000
140,000
168,000
Mar 2001
723,000
67,000
159,000
510,000
329,000
558,000
97,000
164,000
Apr 2001
762,000
98,000
127,000
575,000
316,000
605,000
110,000
131,000
May 2001
730,000
81,000
106,000
523,000
307,000
574,000
96,000
179,000
Jun 2001
720,000
73,000
129,000
500,000
307,000
551,000
75,000
133,000
Jul 2001
699,000
85,000
161,000
515,000
291,000
563,000
106,000
161,000
Aug 2001
677,000
78,000
135,000
493,000
287,000
596,000
132,000
168,000
Sep 2001
635,000
60,000
111,000
442,000
301,000
563,000
118,000
134,000
Oct 2001
689,000
76,000
110,000
459,000
276,000
536,000
134,000
141,000
Nov 2001
616,000
67,000
114,000
383,000
282,000
466,000
118,000
151,000
Dec 2001
638,000
69,000
90,000
401,000
283,000
483,000
127,000
160,000
Jan 2002
683,000
63,000
137,000
535,000
271,000
542,000
107,000
152,000
Feb 2002
560,000
60,000
111,000
403,000
264,000
523,000
114,000
163,000
Mar 2002
567,000
63,000
118,000
413,000
227,000
534,000
95,000
137,000
Apr 2002
587,000
53,000
141,000
414,000
277,000
525,000
102,000
157,000
May 2002
504,000
50,000
105,000
455,000
283,000
513,000
130,000
134,000
Jun 2002
645,000
54,000
103,000
377,000
255,000
488,000
124,000
150,000
Jul 2002
567,000
57,000
123,000
420,000
279,000
484,000
112,000
144,000
Aug 2002
566,000
54,000
114,000
436,000
282,000
476,000
114,000
147,000
Sep 2002
560,000
66,000
110,000
406,000
242,000
491,000
119,000
156,000
Oct 2002
540,000
44,000
106,000
407,000
281,000
457,000
119,000
146,000
Nov 2002
560,000
56,000
110,000
414,000
256,000
433,000
110,000
155,000
Dec 2002
540,000
65,000
121,000
447,000
289,000
471,000
116,000
146,000
Jan 2003
518,000
62,000
109,000
395,000
279,000
473,000
128,000
142,000
Feb 2003
565,000
52,000
129,000
388,000
266,000
501,000
114,000
137,000
Mar 2003
575,000
47,000
115,000
374,000
257,000
470,000
122,000
134,000
Apr 2003
502,000
49,000
151,000
361,000
241,000
466,000
106,000
137,000
May 2003
526,000
58,000
103,000
322,000
257,000
443,000
102,000
144,000
Jun 2003
521,000
48,000
109,000
360,000
262,000
483,000
86,000
127,000
Jul 2003
520,000
45,000
91,000
327,000
242,000
467,000
106,000
142,000
Aug 2003
476,000
48,000
115,000
305,000
259,000
430,000
97,000
152,000
Sep 2003
556,000
44,000
117,000
351,000
301,000
399,000
125,000
138,000
Oct 2003
571,000
57,000
117,000
344,000
274,000
485,000
96,000
136,000
Nov 2003
541,000
43,000
116,000
333,000
264,000
489,000
138,000
137,000
Dec 2003
563,000
42,000
117,000
334,000
273,000
468,000
117,000
147,000
Jan 2004
559,000
32,000
111,000
315,000
292,000
435,000
129,000
133,000
Feb 2004
557,000
50,000
118,000
337,000
270,000
485,000
125,000
149,000
Mar 2004
599,000
47,000
112,000
385,000
275,000
517,000
137,000
144,000
Apr 2004
590,000
51,000
141,000
320,000
297,000
490,000
128,000
146,000
May 2004
530,000
35,000
146,000
312,000
272,000
521,000
130,000
145,000
Jun 2004
600,000
50,000
154,000
404,000
271,000
502,000
138,000
145,000
Jul 2004
621,000
41,000
161,000
378,000
302,000
504,000
124,000
138,000
Aug 2004
640,000
64,000
119,000
379,000
282,000
516,000
119,000
133,000
Sep 2004
593,000
38,000
127,000
403,000
262,000
489,000
114,000
137,000
Oct 2004
615,000
35,000
144,000
355,000
264,000
496,000
146,000
135,000
Nov 2004
667,000
54,000
131,000
437,000
294,000
547,000
118,000
136,000
Dec 2004
599,000
46,000
119,000
418,000
284,000
555,000
163,000
143,000
Jan 2005
645,000
55,000
135,000
410,000
283,000
543,000
127,000
143,000
Feb 2005
596,000
53,000
116,000
413,000
293,000
526,000
141,000
144,000
Mar 2005
633,000
59,000
128,000
430,000
311,000
517,000
127,000
147,000
Apr 2005
623,000
55,000
115,000
451,000
316,000
533,000
149,000
142,000
May 2005
644,000
51,000
138,000
447,000
289,000
544,000
136,000
143,000
Jun 2005
655,000
52,000
140,000
433,000
304,000
518,000
130,000
153,000
Jul 2005
649,000
28,000
119,000
371,000
299,000
597,000
151,000
126,000
Aug 2005
728,000
55,000
134,000
428,000
301,000
592,000
143,000
157,000
Sep 2005
665,000
63,000
133,000
488,000
315,000
626,000
134,000
163,000
Oct 2005
652,000
61,000
106,000
360,000
303,000
636,000
119,000
170,000
Nov 2005
647,000
54,000
132,000
430,000
310,000
581,000
158,000
162,000
Dec 2005
701,000
56,000
126,000
432,000
295,000
558,000
109,000
152,000
Jan 2006
686,000
52,000
140,000
508,000
267,000
611,000
111,000
164,000
Feb 2006
681,000
58,000
154,000
500,000
311,000
594,000
111,000
165,000
Mar 2006
690,000
53,000
143,000
480,000
295,000
577,000
140,000
170,000
Apr 2006
686,000
55,000
119,000
496,000
289,000
499,000
76,000
161,000
May 2006
687,000
65,000
129,000
492,000
327,000
580,000
97,000
178,000
Jun 2006
687,000
61,000
140,000
479,000
338,000
642,000
118,000
169,000
Jul 2006
690,000
65,000
160,000
547,000
325,000
571,000
112,000
168,000
Aug 2006
701,000
54,000
140,000
540,000
330,000
592,000
122,000
183,000
Sep 2006
647,000
62,000
159,000
517,000
311,000
582,000
93,000
161,000
Oct 2006
639,000
54,000
165,000
569,000
321,000
591,000
105,000
160,000
Nov 2006
715,000
54,000
159,000
520,000
315,000
594,000
107,000
165,000
Dec 2006
648,000
47,000
152,000
528,000
338,000
610,000
90,000
162,000
Jan 2007
637,000
46,000
167,000
517,000
304,000
592,000
119,000
181,000
Feb 2007
677,000
44,000
149,000
513,000
324,000
584,000
110,000
156,000
Mar 2007
660,000
52,000
172,000
538,000
304,000
601,000
118,000
170,000
Apr 2007
632,000
54,000
157,000
487,000
317,000
622,000
99,000
172,000
May 2007
677,000
42,000
171,000
551,000
329,000
552,000
114,000
179,000
Jun 2007
672,000
48,000
136,000
494,000
292,000
636,000
106,000
166,000
Jul 2007
607,000
32,000
135,000
516,000
327,000
633,000
118,000
169,000
Aug 2007
632,000
45,000
165,000
568,000
319,000
604,000
112,000
169,000
Sep 2007
642,000
43,000
140,000
500,000
273,000
448,000
119,000
161,000
Oct 2007
659,000
41,000
142,000
505,000
295,000
622,000
122,000
159,000
Nov 2007
583,000
44,000
130,000
498,000
315,000
594,000
97,000
157,000
Dec 2007
674,000
44,000
115,000
427,000
293,000
590,000
126,000
148,000
Jan 2008
652,000
48,000
168,000
460,000
316,000
588,000
113,000
149,000
Feb 2008
609,000
47,000
156,000
585,000
308,000
560,000
105,000
149,000
Mar 2008
579,000
35,000
136,000
467,000
316,000
554,000
108,000
139,000
Apr 2008
633,000
38,000
132,000
526,000
335,000
548,000
119,000
147,000
May 2008
605,000
37,000
122,000
440,000
261,000
579,000
116,000
136,000
Jun 2008
548,000
33,000
113,000
500,000
283,000
547,000
117,000
135,000
Jul 2008
552,000
34,000
99,000
422,000
293,000
528,000
93,000
128,000
Aug 2008
574,000
40,000
97,000
384,000
283,000
504,000
100,000
149,000
Sep 2008
568,000
31,000
124,000
424,000
286,000
520,000
99,000
137,000
Oct 2008
530,000
35,000
105,000
397,000
291,000
494,000
87,000
130,000
Nov 2008
483,000
28,000
102,000
397,000
253,000
452,000
84,000
117,000
Dec 2008
508,000
30,000
74,000
351,000
258,000
426,000
105,000
126,000
Jan 2009
465,000
31,000
73,000
346,000
256,000
404,000
86,000
105,000
Feb 2009
402,000
30,000
82,000
308,000
260,000
417,000
144,000
102,000
Mar 2009
434,000
36,000
81,000
279,000
240,000
384,000
83,000
108,000
Apr 2009
375,000
33,000
69,000
285,000
231,000
367,000
102,000
104,000
May 2009
356,000
39,000
61,000
294,000
235,000
345,000
74,000
104,000
Jun 2009
366,000
29,000
55,000
275,000
257,000
353,000
81,000
100,000
Jul 2009
391,000
34,000
71,000
268,000
240,000
337,000
76,000
107,000
Aug 2009
336,000
26,000
64,000
250,000
241,000
345,000
61,000
101,000
Sep 2009
364,000
25,000
60,000
265,000
261,000
300,000
83,000
100,000
Oct 2009
379,000
24,000
78,000
272,000
259,000
331,000
75,000
96,000
Nov 2009
410,000
40,000
74,000
278,000
262,000
371,000
93,000
112,000
Dec 2009
396,000
27,000
85,000
296,000
254,000
372,000
64,000
112,000
Jan 2010
343,000
14,000
83,000
329,000
231,000
379,000
70,000
104,000
Feb 2010
419,000
27,000
83,000
322,000
239,000
374,000
67,000
116,000
Mar 2010
409,000
46,000
79,000
340,000
243,000
367,000
86,000
110,000
Apr 2010
430,000
23,000
94,000
352,000
286,000
365,000
82,000
105,000
May 2010
421,000
22,000
87,000
337,000
239,000
357,000
100,000
98,000
Jun 2010
422,000
27,000
108,000
374,000
263,000
327,000
89,000
133,000
Jul 2010
425,000
26,000
87,000
325,000
241,000
336,000
72,000
112,000
Aug 2010
404,000
24,000
74,000
381,000
240,000
336,000
76,000
114,000
Sep 2010
416,000
30,000
91,000
363,000
247,000
356,000
77,000
127,000
Oct 2010
393,000
37,000
71,000
360,000
249,000
362,000
80,000
108,000
Nov 2010
420,000
42,000
78,000
355,000
266,000
364,000
85,000
105,000
Dec 2010
396,000
41,000
97,000
395,000
251,000
385,000
96,000
112,000
Jan 2011
367,000
26,000
82,000
369,000
227,000
375,000
85,000
123,000
Feb 2011
440,000
32,000
75,000
410,000
244,000
371,000
93,000
111,000
Mar 2011
440,000
33,000
92,000
451,000
254,000
382,000
74,000
109,000
Apr 2011
404,000
39,000
76,000
369,000
244,000
372,000
65,000
108,000
May 2011
449,000
34,000
76,000
369,000
258,000
367,000
79,000
129,000
Jun 2011
430,000
33,000
89,000
368,000
245,000
392,000
65,000
101,000
Jul 2011
419,000
32,000
104,000
410,000
234,000
381,000
87,000
130,000
Aug 2011
443,000
40,000
69,000
396,000
275,000
419,000
84,000
125,000
Sep 2011
440,000
39,000
72,000
442,000
248,000
401,000
89,000
116,000
Oct 2011
445,000
31,000
86,000
442,000
245,000
339,000
99,000
107,000
Nov 2011
398,000
37,000
87,000
434,000
247,000
378,000
90,000
122,000
Dec 2011
445,000
38,000
87,000
315,000
265,000
406,000
79,000
143,000
Jan 2012
417,000
38,000
82,000
405,000
274,000
402,000
86,000
130,000
Feb 2012
456,000
36,000
83,000
409,000
305,000
414,000
84,000
139,000
Mar 2012
460,000
36,000
85,000
410,000
288,000
444,000
96,000
133,000
Apr 2012
468,000
31,000
107,000
376,000
280,000
437,000
93,000
140,000
May 2012
463,000
38,000
81,000
407,000
280,000
437,000
87,000
139,000
Jun 2012
480,000
39,000
94,000
363,000
277,000
454,000
104,000
124,000
Jul 2012
476,000
29,000
88,000
348,000
274,000
431,000
98,000
126,000
Aug 2012
479,000
40,000
86,000
344,000
288,000
388,000
123,000
129,000
Sep 2012
438,000
38,000
98,000
351,000
253,000
389,000
69,000
118,000
Oct 2012
474,000
38,000
90,000
319,000
263,000
413,000
76,000
133,000
Nov 2012
445,000
33,000
97,000
355,000
287,000
411,000
87,000
139,000
Dec 2012
434,000
39,000
74,000
384,000
281,000
420,000
92,000
130,000
Jan 2013
537,000
41,000
97,000
353,000
313,000
456,000
104,000
131,000
Feb 2013
497,000
33,000
119,000
383,000
300,000
484,000
123,000
129,000
Mar 2013
453,000
31,000
94,000
385,000
289,000
447,000
93,000
124,000
Apr 2013
496,000
43,000
98,000
452,000
301,000
449,000
83,000
153,000
May 2013
455,000
35,000
110,000
441,000
293,000
446,000
96,000
134,000
Jun 2013
455,000
39,000
99,000
460,000
294,000
429,000
73,000
127,000
Jul 2013
467,000
35,000
104,000
527,000
316,000
452,000
94,000
134,000
Aug 2013
537,000
53,000
110,000
458,000
299,000
424,000
101,000
127,000
Sep 2013
535,000
33,000
101,000
433,000
310,000
444,000
103,000
123,000
Oct 2013
525,000
20,000
87,000
454,000
322,000
522,000
101,000
130,000
Nov 2013
548,000
37,000
92,000
487,000
299,000
483,000
106,000
127,000
Dec 2013
481,000
32,000
77,000
469,000
322,000
456,000
102,000
138,000
Jan 2014
537,000
33,000
69,000
449,000
303,000
464,000
102,000
132,000
Feb 2014
553,000
36,000
89,000
433,000
309,000
529,000
103,000
135,000
Mar 2014
560,000
39,000
96,000
520,000
274,000
497,000
96,000
137,000
Apr 2014
571,000
39,000
80,000
480,000
321,000
506,000
106,000
141,000
May 2014
611,000
38,000
84,000
458,000
322,000
459,000
114,000
141,000
Jun 2014
589,000
38,000
82,000
506,000
327,000
513,000
96,000
118,000
Jul 2014
612,000
41,000
117,000
505,000
346,000
517,000
98,000
140,000
Aug 2014
558,000
35,000
111,000
493,000
297,000
544,000
103,000
152,000
Sep 2014
589,000
34,000
105,000
555,000
347,000
549,000
136,000
160,000
Oct 2014
603,000
41,000
101,000
512,000
361,000
586,000
106,000
152,000
Nov 2014
613,000
37,000
127,000
455,000
343,000
565,000
107,000
136,000
Dec 2014
607,000
37,000
102,000
412,000
336,000
553,000
102,000
141,000
Jan 2015
610,000
39,000
113,000
548,000
362,000
584,000
97,000
143,000
Feb 2015
563,000
46,000
102,000
563,000
382,000
544,000
145,000
149,000
Mar 2015
618,000
46,000
92,000
544,000
360,000
573,000
116,000
155,000
Apr 2015
614,000
38,000
112,000
511,000
350,000
545,000
114,000
147,000
May 2015
621,000
42,000
107,000
555,000
364,000
534,000
110,000
149,000
Jun 2015
620,000
41,000
98,000
508,000
352,000
597,000
112,000
165,000
Jul 2015
610,000
44,000
91,000
516,000
379,000
606,000
114,000
154,000
Aug 2015
624,000
40,000
77,000
562,000
396,000
648,000
116,000
162,000
Sep 2015
636,000
40,000
93,000
505,000
357,000
607,000
108,000
154,000
Oct 2015
618,000
43,000
111,000
536,000
379,000
600,000
106,000
167,000
Nov 2015
634,000
40,000
90,000
554,000
416,000
622,000
113,000
153,000
Dec 2015
683,000
39,000
139,000
575,000
398,000
651,000
127,000
166,000
Jan 2016
658,000
41,000
106,000
572,000
337,000
625,000
113,000
165,000
Feb 2016
639,000
37,000
139,000
592,000
389,000
651,000
114,000
162,000
Mar 2016
651,000
37,000
102,000
543,000
374,000
629,000
118,000
164,000
Apr 2016
652,000
46,000
96,000
581,000
392,000
652,000
109,000
163,000
May 2016
596,000
34,000
105,000
679,000
392,000
669,000
98,000
160,000
Jun 2016
639,000
39,000
112,000
543,000
413,000
655,000
135,000
214,000
Jul 2016
623,000
36,000
97,000
617,000
399,000
660,000
97,000
156,000
Aug 2016
649,000
37,000
87,000
594,000
392,000
651,000
93,000
189,000
Sep 2016
680,000
47,000
89,000
617,000
405,000
674,000
95,000
171,000
Oct 2016
660,000
40,000
99,000
612,000
382,000
687,000
114,000
174,000
Nov 2016
649,000
37,000
95,000
585,000
377,000
688,000
108,000
160,000
Dec 2016
606,000
50,000
88,000
605,000
386,000
669,000
112,000
163,000
Jan 2017
666,000
38,000
123,000
640,000
424,000
644,000
122,000
178,000
Feb 2017
692,000
56,000
100,000
565,000
387,000
639,000
128,000
173,000
Mar 2017
681,000
39,000
110,000
586,000
422,000
649,000
111,000
183,000
Apr 2017
598,000
36,000
112,000
580,000
415,000
659,000
118,000
161,000
May 2017
664,000
28,000
122,000
583,000
409,000
664,000
119,000
163,000
Jun 2017
646,000
36,000
108,000
619,000
439,000
659,000
141,000
160,000
Jul 2017
666,000
51,000
110,000
605,000
389,000
615,000
139,000
162,000
Aug 2017
650,000
46,000
100,000
658,000
387,000
613,000
142,000
158,000
Sep 2017
654,000
51,000
111,000
666,000
406,000
649,000
129,000
169,000
Oct 2017
640,000
43,000
124,000
647,000
425,000
629,000
112,000
168,000
Nov 2017
643,000
46,000
121,000
678,000
408,000
658,000
98,000
175,000
Dec 2017
677,000
50,000
124,000
628,000
406,000
666,000
108,000
172,000
Jan 2018
657,000
46,000
116,000
561,000
374,000
614,000
111,000
173,000
Feb 2018
641,000
50,000
122,000
636,000
393,000
693,000
115,000
165,000
Mar 2018
662,000
46,000
113,000
635,000
418,000
703,000
162,000
172,000
Apr 2018
702,000
44,000
90,000
681,000
436,000
713,000
122,000
181,000
May 2018
706,000
50,000
109,000
642,000
490,000
701,000
121,000
188,000
Jun 2018
720,000
50,000
118,000
657,000
456,000
691,000
97,000
202,000
Jul 2018
706,000
48,000
129,000
639,000
447,000
726,000
115,000
185,000
Aug 2018
743,000
46,000
134,000
605,000
479,000
743,000
129,000
179,000
Sep 2018
769,000
44,000
125,000
600,000
435,000
749,000
149,000
171,000
Oct 2018
755,000
43,000
106,000
652,000
480,000
714,000
133,000
180,000
Nov 2018
712,000
56,000
111,000
627,000
483,000
699,000
150,000
187,000
Dec 2018
725,000
43,000
130,000
627,000
485,000
694,000
108,000
175,000
Jan 2019
702,000
56,000
108,000
654,000
478,000
763,000
142,000
195,000
Feb 2019
740,000
47,000
107,000
661,000
476,000
782,000
120,000
180,000
Mar 2019
739,000
48,000
104,000
698,000
490,000
748,000
131,000
177,000
Apr 2019
734,000
54,000
134,000
655,000
447,000
764,000
139,000
182,000
May 2019
771,000
50,000
128,000
633,000
407,000
768,000
145,000
200,000
Jun 2019
757,000
44,000
135,000
632,000
439,000
789,000
130,000
200,000
Jul 2019
771,000
39,000
133,000
682,000
484,000
801,000
151,000
178,000
Aug 2019
784,000
47,000
143,000
647,000
476,000
813,000
110,000
180,000
Sep 2019
745,000
41,000
133,000
634,000
447,000
734,000
121,000
182,000
Oct 2019
631,000
45,000
128,000
620,000
466,000
774,000
174,000
181,000
Nov 2019
807,000
43,000
157,000
622,000
437,000
733,000
127,000
181,000
Dec 2019
728,000
41,000
135,000
633,000
486,000
752,000
139,000
190,000
Jan 2020
831,000
34,000
133,000
696,000
494,000
739,000
98,000
178,000
Feb 2020
768,000
52,000
130,000
622,000
495,000
690,000
127,000
190,000
Mar 2020
618,000
42,000
109,000
583,000
452,000
515,000
59,000
225,000
Apr 2020
444,000
41,000
68,000
432,000
392,000
316,000
44,000
166,000
May 2020
496,000
51,000
88,000
422,000
323,000
354,000
36,000
194,000
Jun 2020
613,000
31,000
92,000
412,000
424,000
440,000
91,000
195,000
Jul 2020
757,000
38,000
94,000
572,000
488,000
519,000
121,000
246,000
Aug 2020
726,000
37,000
128,000
546,000
438,000
502,000
61,000
223,000
Sep 2020
707,000
35,000
114,000
669,000
455,000
597,000
114,000
205,000
Oct 2020
744,000
40,000
127,000
619,000
510,000
605,000
108,000
228,000
Nov 2020
752,000
40,000
124,000
592,000
446,000
622,000
126,000
183,000
Dec 2020
816,000
39,000
108,000
581,000
471,000
687,000
113,000
183,000
Jan 2021
755,000
37,000
148,000
580,000
469,000
641,000
114,000
166,000
Feb 2021
753,000
40,000
132,000
604,000
458,000
625,000
134,000
199,000
Mar 2021
787,000
57,000
122,000
613,000
507,000
703,000
129,000
181,000
Apr 2021
947,000
52,000
141,000
763,000
551,000
752,000
131,000
182,000
May 2021
851,000
45,000
121,000
614,000
523,000
762,000
143,000
160,000
Jun 2021
905,000
48,000
127,000
684,000
548,000
772,000
128,000
156,000
Jul 2021
954,000
50,000
133,000
697,000
582,000
807,000
142,000
157,000
Aug 2021
1,024,000
44,000
119,000
706,000
579,000
971,000
136,000
175,000
Data for the most recent month are preliminary.
In leisure and hospitality, the quits rate increased to 6.4 percent (+164,000) in August 2021, the highest on record for the industry. The quits rate also reached an all-time high in trade, transportation, and utilities in August, at 3.7 percent.
The number of quits decreased in financial activities (−14,000), and information (−6,000) in August 2021. The quits rate in the public sector was 0.8 percent in August.
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see "Job Openings and Labor Turnover — August 2021." We also have more charts featuring data on job openings, hires, and separations. The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
United States Department of Labor
