The job quits rate in the United States, a metric that measures voluntary job leavers as a proportion of total employment, was 2.2 percent for the seventh month in a row in May 2024. Job Quits Rate in the United States averaged 2.01 Percent from 2000 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 3.00 Percent in November of 2021 and a record low of 1.20 Percent in August of 2009. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics



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ADP Employment Change 152.00 188.00 Thousand May 2024
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.40 0.20 percent May 2024
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 4.10 4.00 percent May 2024
Average Weekly Hours 34.30 34.30 Hours May 2024
Challenger Job Cuts 63816.00 64789.00 Persons May 2024
Continuing Jobless Claims 1839.00 1821.00 Thousand Jun 2024
Employed Persons 161083.00 161491.00 Thousand May 2024
Employment Cost Index 1.20 0.90 percent Mar 2024
Employment Cost - Benefits 1.10 0.70 percent Mar 2024
Employment Cost - Wages 1.10 1.10 percent Mar 2024
Employment Rate 60.10 60.20 percent May 2024
Full Time Employment 133264.00 133889.00 Thousand May 2024
Government Payrolls 43.00 7.00 Thousand May 2024
Hiring Plans Announcements 4236.00 9802.00 Persons May 2024
Initial Jobless Claims 233.00 239.00 Thousand Jun 2024
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1654.00 1542.00 Thousand May 2024
JOLTs Job Openings 8140.00 7919.00 Thousand May 2024
JOLTs Job Quits 3459.00 3452.00 Thousand May 2024
Job Quits Rate 2.20 2.20 Percent May 2024
Job Openings 8595.00 8197.00 Thousand Apr 2024
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 236.00 233.00 Thousand Jun 2024
Participation Rate 62.50 62.70 percent May 2024
Labour Costs 121.23 119.86 points Mar 2024
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.80 0.74 percent May 2024
Manufacturing Payrolls 8.00 6.00 Thousand May 2024
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 USD/Hour Dec 2023
Non Farm Payrolls 272.00 165.00 Thousand May 2024
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 229.00 158.00 Thousand May 2024
Nonfarm Productivity 0.20 3.50 percent Mar 2024
Part Time Employment 28004.00 27718.00 Thousand May 2024
Population 335.89 334.13 Million Dec 2023
Productivity 111.91 111.83 points Mar 2024
Retirement Age Men 66.67 66.50 Years Dec 2024
Retirement Age Women 66.67 66.50 Years Dec 2024
U-6 Unemployment Rate 7.40 7.40 percent May 2024
Unemployed Persons 6649.00 6492.00 Thousand May 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.00 3.90 percent May 2024
Unit Labour Costs 4.00 -2.80 percent Mar 2024
Wage Growth 4.87 5.04 percent Apr 2024
Wages 29.99 29.85 USD/Hour May 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 27.64 27.53 USD/Hour May 2024
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.20 8.20 percent May 2024

United States Job Quits Rate
Job quits are voluntary separations by employees (except for retirements, which are reported as other separations). 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
2.20 2.20 3.00 1.20 2000 - 2024 Percent Monthly
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