Table Data - Monthly Transition Rate of Prime-Age U.S. Workers From Employment to Non-Employment Due to a Layoff

Title Monthly Transition Rate of Prime-Age U.S. Workers From Employment to Non-Employment Due to a Layoff
Series ID EMELPSA
Source Ellieroth, Kathrin, Michaud, Amanda
Release Quits and Layoffs to Nonemployment Based on the Consumer Population Survey (CPS)
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Percent
Date Range 1978-01-01 to 2026-07-01
Last Updated 2026-08-20 1:18 PM CDT
Notes Ellieroth and Michaud (EM) Employment-to-Layoff Transition Rate tracks the probability at which U.S. prime-age (25-55 years) workers transition from employment to non-employment following a layoff in a given month. Expressed as the share (percentage) of all prime-age employed workers in the previous month. Non-employment includes both unemployment and not in the labor force.
DATE VALUE
1978-01-01 1.2841121220
1978-02-01 1.2009032305
1978-03-01 1.0452200873
1978-04-01 1.0978607463
1978-05-01 1.1962861912
1978-06-01 1.3621620694
1978-07-01 1.2038125449
1978-08-01 1.0903504680
1978-09-01 1.1501192425
1978-10-01 1.0373891156
1978-11-01 1.0207608197
1978-12-01 1.1144374613
1979-01-01 1.1156354331
1979-02-01 1.0665370601
1979-03-01 1.0306767935
1979-04-01 1.1712009903
1979-05-01 1.1155594381
1979-06-01 1.4131673049
1979-07-01 1.1210652152
1979-08-01 1.2332231640
1979-09-01 1.1937892416
1979-10-01 1.1622634734
1979-11-01 1.3035421598
1979-12-01 1.0251012416
1980-01-01 1.3124748912
1980-02-01 1.2956760454
1980-03-01 1.3358657150
1980-04-01 1.5193054464
1980-05-01 1.6430209867
1980-06-01 1.6648145423
1980-07-01 1.6053787251
1980-08-01 1.7746673006
1980-09-01 1.3160281429
1980-10-01 1.5226644558
1980-11-01 1.1948904305
1980-12-01 1.3382281073
1981-01-01 1.2509305576
1981-02-01 1.3740884181
1981-03-01 1.3891793815
1981-04-01 1.4392209128
1981-05-01 1.5422717772
1981-06-01 1.5606397886
1981-07-01 1.4897984567
1981-08-01 1.3729636116
1981-09-01 1.7125730167
1981-10-01 1.7160183061
1981-11-01 1.8097842958
1981-12-01 1.9339803694
1982-01-01 1.7219332936
1982-02-01 1.6651824499
1982-03-01 1.8863885830
1982-04-01 1.9148679893
1982-05-01 1.8733178540
1982-06-01 1.8422665777
1982-07-01 2.0244503109
1982-08-01 1.9166319987
1982-09-01 2.1661555724
1982-10-01 2.2625317394
1982-11-01 2.0934528883
1982-12-01 1.7873065286
1983-01-01 1.6720026531
1983-02-01 1.8235881700
1983-03-01 1.8457378127
1983-04-01 1.8396535328
1983-05-01 1.8716657277
1983-06-01 1.6905436047
1983-07-01 1.4116884118
1983-08-01 1.6904820947
1983-09-01 1.5308002596
1983-10-01 1.7384022355
1983-11-01 1.5937956461
1983-12-01 1.4742738679
1984-01-01 1.4562378667
1984-02-01 1.3820192347
1984-03-01 1.5293273565
1984-04-01 1.3809001824
1984-05-01 1.3766682648
1984-06-01 1.6178554382
1984-07-01 1.4902581988
1984-08-01 1.4729155887
1984-09-01 1.6220277789
1984-10-01 1.4756447446
1984-11-01 1.5422690279
1984-12-01 1.3554059875
1985-01-01 1.4739803714
1985-02-01 1.7252667995
1985-03-01 1.4343776811
1985-04-01 1.6239344813
1985-05-01 1.3897394150
1985-06-01 1.6744685800
1985-07-01 1.4215974106
1985-08-01 1.3558694423
1985-09-01 1.6563235040
1985-10-01 1.5865528397
1985-11-01 1.4856641193
1985-12-01 1.3602489202
1986-01-01 1.3498004974
1986-02-01 1.3617751179
1986-03-01 1.4677155747
1986-04-01 1.2910458524
1986-05-01 1.7786146892
1986-06-01 1.5264353093
1986-07-01 1.3615556864
1986-08-01 1.5164635855
1986-09-01 1.4610178943
1986-10-01 1.4192467950
1986-11-01 1.4873766619
1986-12-01 1.3413339777
1987-01-01 1.3701677730
1987-02-01 1.2587674174
1987-03-01 1.4020011713
1987-04-01 1.2937797852
1987-05-01 1.1515506304
1987-06-01 1.3385307402
1987-07-01 1.1939092019
1987-08-01 1.2940229288
1987-09-01 1.1879260714
1987-10-01 1.2245540396
1987-11-01 1.1717380336
1987-12-01 1.3159313928
1988-01-01 1.3153111298
1988-02-01 1.0610517812
1988-03-01 1.0646067842
1988-04-01 1.1287424014
1988-05-01 1.3992009803
1988-06-01 1.0524630297
1988-07-01 1.0156190451
1988-08-01 1.0467472789
1988-09-01 1.2108351323
1988-10-01 1.1967375055
1988-11-01 1.1733427012
1988-12-01 1.2314215865
1989-01-01 1.2904318476
1989-02-01 1.2274818148
1989-03-01 1.0507724249
1989-04-01 1.0688831107
1989-05-01 1.2373290152
1989-06-01 1.1534314971
1989-07-01 1.2567728296
1989-08-01 1.0756497806
1989-09-01 1.1630437162
1989-10-01 1.2666051324
1989-11-01 1.3131990586
1989-12-01 1.0798689500
1990-01-01 1.3604706362
1990-02-01 1.1913775732
1990-03-01 1.0689156153
1990-04-01 1.1578352367
1990-05-01 0.9607212276
1990-06-01 1.2734634469
1990-07-01 1.3328482789
1990-08-01 1.1995927547
1990-09-01 1.2179999320
1990-10-01 1.3365826371
1990-11-01 1.4957942912
1990-12-01 1.2427030007
1991-01-01 1.5092072535
1991-02-01 1.6133389404
1991-03-01 1.6683100662
1991-04-01 1.3898438746
1991-05-01 1.4415597346
1991-06-01 1.4555180071
1991-07-01 1.2462680856
1991-08-01 1.4074007484
1991-09-01 1.4238260395
1991-10-01 1.3652110919
1991-11-01 1.6195676392
1991-12-01 1.4347657002
1992-01-01 1.3838938649
1992-02-01 1.3962865295
1992-03-01 1.3806697385
1992-04-01 1.5814715308
1992-05-01 1.3763136912
1992-06-01 1.2728312460
1992-07-01 1.2880073107
1992-08-01 1.0788966580
1992-09-01 1.4091997688
1992-10-01 1.4801300921
1992-11-01 1.5491487958
1992-12-01 1.3999965955
1993-01-01 1.4037489584
1993-02-01 1.2931482439
1993-03-01 1.2028248148
1993-04-01 1.1382911080
1993-05-01 1.1882063431
1993-06-01 1.1699668609
1993-07-01 1.3334762076
1993-08-01 1.4038966426
1993-09-01 1.2923284067
1993-10-01 1.3178879302
1993-11-01 1.3411731445
1993-12-01 1.3959189358
1994-01-01 1.6138951367
1994-02-01 1.1375255473
1994-03-01 1.1649262856
1994-04-01 1.1683352997
1994-05-01 1.2071839480
1994-06-01 1.1573352829
1994-07-01 1.3024503780
1994-08-01 1.0917643621
1994-09-01 1.1234921669
1994-10-01 1.0273272126
1994-11-01 1.1798718840
1994-12-01 1.1644704976
1995-01-01 1.4127703494
1995-02-01 1.3539624645
1995-03-01 1.0720515015
1995-04-01 1.2875885404
1995-05-01 1.1591269595
1995-06-01 0.9852042417
1995-07-01 1.0931865047
1995-08-01 1.1127655871
1995-09-01 1.1886225089
1995-10-01 1.1922101004
1995-11-01 1.2560056817
1995-12-01 0.9871249077
1996-01-01 1.3260861334
1996-02-01 1.0932199666
1996-03-01 1.3624902339
1996-04-01 1.2035218143
1996-05-01 1.3437935971
1996-06-01 1.1523479779
1996-07-01 1.1558062749
1996-08-01 1.1122370256
1996-09-01 1.1734059424
1996-10-01 1.1436718913
1996-11-01 1.2419151267
1996-12-01 1.1098315468
1997-01-01 1.1874377037
1997-02-01 1.0448613887
1997-03-01 1.2021750560
1997-04-01 1.0825840009
1997-05-01 1.0711239128
1997-06-01 1.1048705590
1997-07-01 1.1796038551
1997-08-01 1.0655529814
1997-09-01 0.9304346554
1997-10-01 1.1538409723
1997-11-01 1.0554922154
1997-12-01 1.0906560897
1998-01-01 0.9808433616
1998-02-01 1.0747026596
1998-03-01 1.3067844659
1998-04-01 1.0330167672
1998-05-01 1.0224269957
1998-06-01 0.9331480598
1998-07-01 1.1455407780
1998-08-01 0.9754406255
1998-09-01 1.1489640742
1998-10-01 0.9307075054
1998-11-01 1.1437343086
1998-12-01 0.9570171037
1999-01-01 1.1471159111
1999-02-01 1.0314452823
1999-03-01 1.0795153935
1999-04-01 1.1026527561
1999-05-01 1.1190753279
1999-06-01 0.8592131207
1999-07-01 0.9005332143
1999-08-01 1.0140988897
1999-09-01 0.9038203138
1999-10-01 1.0232803821
1999-11-01 0.9976018225
1999-12-01 0.9083546940
2000-01-01 1.1610970757
2000-02-01 0.9313468326
2000-03-01 0.8808283891
2000-04-01 0.9228996700
2000-05-01 1.3159544543
2000-06-01 0.9353934059
2000-07-01 1.0269394840
2000-08-01 0.9936773244
2000-09-01 1.0386459420
2000-10-01 1.0140539598
2000-11-01 0.9868631598
2000-12-01 0.8895713206
2001-01-01 1.0144525116
2001-02-01 1.2560991258
2001-03-01 1.0855501303
2001-04-01 1.1747869118
2001-05-01 1.0330349113
2001-06-01 1.2042756539
2001-07-01 1.1039911088
2001-08-01 1.3337334186
2001-09-01 1.1588954874
2001-10-01 1.5549630246
2001-11-01 1.4486981933
2001-12-01 1.3268563404
2002-01-01 1.2511293631
2002-02-01 1.3578373092
2002-03-01 1.2158884110
2002-04-01 1.3239148649
2002-05-01 1.2945137521
2002-06-01 1.1972905908
2002-07-01 1.4653049758
2002-08-01 1.2499112357
2002-09-01 1.2722235969
2002-10-01 1.3689306476
2002-11-01 1.4292514077
2002-12-01 1.3720731213
2003-01-01 1.2529120709
2003-02-01 1.1961394988
2003-03-01 1.2820823816
2003-04-01 1.3197773482
2003-05-01 1.2693169832
2003-06-01 1.2006210982
2003-07-01 1.1415348608
2003-08-01 1.4041155730
2003-09-01 1.2462160464
2003-10-01 1.4165642535
2003-11-01 1.2135637537
2003-12-01 1.3696324411
2004-01-01 1.0436659723
2004-02-01 1.1570261926
2004-03-01 1.0983836651
2004-04-01 1.1590539580
2004-05-01 1.3182997529
2004-06-01 1.1810773517
2004-07-01 1.1781316129
2004-08-01 1.3367041723
2004-09-01 1.1392401711
2004-10-01 1.2264354146
2004-11-01 1.1211930201
2004-12-01 1.1917704382
2005-01-01 1.1652865113
2005-02-01 1.0480554508
2005-03-01 1.0448037568
2005-04-01 1.0140130591
2005-05-01 1.0895541037
2005-06-01 1.0856809808
2005-07-01 1.4313528590
2005-08-01 0.8491643240
2005-09-01 1.1308396134
2005-10-01 1.0809363643
2005-11-01 0.9764419955
2005-12-01 1.1860178347
2006-01-01 1.1085643109
2006-02-01 1.0577739079
2006-03-01 0.9962460103
2006-04-01 0.9776122678
2006-05-01 1.0739969622
2006-06-01 1.1407531641
2006-07-01 1.1511724486
2006-08-01 0.9522021878
2006-09-01 0.9833351969
2006-10-01 0.9515420791
2006-11-01 0.9605509322
2006-12-01 1.3302945026
2007-01-01 1.2695833595
2007-02-01 1.3249043238
2007-03-01 1.0846801044
2007-04-01 1.0324820890
2007-05-01 0.9505590645
2007-06-01 1.0092196522
2007-07-01 1.1034246192
2007-08-01 0.8496088646
2007-09-01 0.9647284774
2007-10-01 1.1256638360
2007-11-01 1.0223841155
2007-12-01 1.2416270422
2008-01-01 1.0870010364
2008-02-01 0.9687921027
2008-03-01 1.2383482127
2008-04-01 1.0554367625
2008-05-01 1.2045814956
2008-06-01 1.0998994052
2008-07-01 1.2253728210
2008-08-01 1.4943974897
2008-09-01 1.3182586402
2008-10-01 1.4907049730
2008-11-01 1.7162166695
2008-12-01 1.9199133132
2009-01-01 1.8034730749
2009-02-01 2.2411879687
2009-03-01 2.3967903425
2009-04-01 1.6608896341
2009-05-01 1.7155025425
2009-06-01 1.7579629297
2009-07-01 1.6334204002
2009-08-01 1.7333003077
2009-09-01 2.1697074698
2009-10-01 1.9493442108
2009-11-01 1.6139855011
2009-12-01 2.0048020372
2010-01-01 1.5581150299
2010-02-01 1.8625447238
2010-03-01 1.8863598246
2010-04-01 1.4362921716
2010-05-01 1.3023926851
2010-06-01 1.3736516064
2010-07-01 1.6122280731
2010-08-01 1.7871398023
2010-09-01 1.5928856443
2010-10-01 1.6559032032
2010-11-01 1.5784908098
2010-12-01 1.5866546512
2011-01-01 1.5542839566
2011-02-01 1.4951188066
2011-03-01 1.6002284945
2011-04-01 1.3807569075
2011-05-01 1.6731499572
2011-06-01 1.4317672089
2011-07-01 1.4589744164
2011-08-01 1.2203069950
2011-09-01 1.5721110396
2011-10-01 1.5396179628
2011-11-01 1.6271225605
2011-12-01 1.4138689389
2012-01-01 1.3596532866
2012-02-01 1.4184062737
2012-03-01 1.3790881422
2012-04-01 1.2743974200
2012-05-01 1.4240614487
2012-06-01 1.4961425894
2012-07-01 1.3463105351
2012-08-01 1.5122437931
2012-09-01 1.3270247179
2012-10-01 1.3070019720
2012-11-01 1.4017484377
2012-12-01 1.5047645827
2013-01-01 1.4839903884
2013-02-01 1.3995747669
2013-03-01 1.3211678644
2013-04-01 1.3826393024
2013-05-01 1.2816701179
2013-06-01 1.2478159898
2013-07-01 1.2738822063
2013-08-01 1.5737017535
2013-09-01 1.2602169654
2013-10-01 1.6070412893
2013-11-01 1.2279860863
2013-12-01 1.3386335177
2014-01-01 1.1311896290
2014-02-01 1.1708584514
2014-03-01 1.2393417408
2014-04-01 1.2027709649
2014-05-01 1.2293217127
2014-06-01 1.0459539803
2014-07-01 1.2348942769
2014-08-01 1.2522364685
2014-09-01 1.2712890680
2014-10-01 1.1733657206
2014-11-01 1.4338909839
2014-12-01 1.1243761195
2015-01-01 1.0656184221
2015-02-01 1.2711306988
2015-03-01 1.2632992965
2015-04-01 1.0133028945
2015-05-01 1.0964092768
2015-06-01 1.2165914876
2015-07-01 1.2202399262
2015-08-01 1.2695714151
2015-09-01 1.1936611173
2015-10-01 1.1121860807
2015-11-01 1.1206960672
2015-12-01 1.2211604989
2016-01-01 1.1191201733
2016-02-01 1.2897464646
2016-03-01 0.9452731413
2016-04-01 1.0475719535
2016-05-01 0.9743491972
2016-06-01 1.1802619837
2016-07-01 1.2632943771
2016-08-01 1.1406916761
2016-09-01 1.3551172366
2016-10-01 0.9182292430
2016-11-01 1.0438666748
2016-12-01 1.0970564533
2017-01-01 1.1013470269
2017-02-01 1.2762185984
2017-03-01 1.0888018806
2017-04-01 0.9410023416
2017-05-01 0.9302682196
2017-06-01 1.1352810328
2017-07-01 1.0284407302
2017-08-01 1.0898845336
2017-09-01 1.1235518715
2017-10-01 1.0131880477
2017-11-01 1.0502457301
2017-12-01 1.0859662944
2018-01-01 0.9056797438
2018-02-01 0.8730240640
2018-03-01 1.0711268546
2018-04-01 0.7628909103
2018-05-01 0.7053469477
2018-06-01 1.2990090509
2018-07-01 0.9006827597
2018-08-01 0.9893467267
2018-09-01 0.9529367735
2018-10-01 0.8840673979
2018-11-01 0.8631404621
2018-12-01 0.9854189708
2019-01-01 1.0697233309
2019-02-01 1.1577178880
2019-03-01 1.1253378809
2019-04-01 0.7041564789
2019-05-01 0.8100507599
2019-06-01 1.1525745093
2019-07-01 0.9166366046
2019-08-01 1.1883955115
2019-09-01 0.9096300640
2019-10-01 0.9873288508
2019-11-01 0.8233269769
2019-12-01 0.7887131899
2020-01-01 0.6967774357
2020-02-01 0.7492220744
2020-03-01 1.9598358213
2020-04-01 10.7281749612
2020-05-01 2.5308055164
2020-06-01 1.6343255499
2020-07-01 1.6364350767
2020-08-01 1.1286394674
2020-09-01 1.5368324704
2020-10-01 1.3624464053
2020-11-01 1.1900942651
2020-12-01 1.4304828547
2021-01-01 1.1924807159
2021-02-01 1.2581587593
2021-03-01 0.9728589898
2021-04-01 1.2547058313
2021-05-01 1.0971960296
2021-06-01 0.9839355728
2021-07-01 1.1482562222
2021-08-01 1.2554099460
2021-09-01 1.0271202704
2021-10-01 0.7762035270
2021-11-01 0.7455089027
2021-12-01 0.7546703408
2022-01-01 1.0439008122
2022-02-01 0.8307334448
2022-03-01 0.9196145308
2022-04-01 0.8801369430
2022-05-01 0.9561599081
2022-06-01 0.9035834309
2022-07-01 0.8790516979
2022-08-01 0.8079619039
2022-09-01 0.7618596368
2022-10-01 1.0313867176
2022-11-01 0.7431261970
2022-12-01 0.8760496899
2023-01-01 0.8884867291
2023-02-01 1.0718798760
2023-03-01 0.6888812717
2023-04-01 0.5797390729
2023-05-01 1.0339364269
2023-06-01 0.7444600065
2023-07-01 0.7924304572
2023-08-01 1.0153365932
2023-09-01 0.6665965593
2023-10-01 0.5904194239
2023-11-01 1.0759772272
2023-12-01 0.7755476231
2024-01-01 0.8785862288
2024-02-01 0.7555464218
2024-03-01 0.9630497161
2024-04-01 0.9304559320
2024-05-01 0.9910858917
2024-06-01 0.8985029684
2024-07-01 0.9001658067
2024-08-01 1.1249999615
2024-09-01 0.8675479115
2024-10-01 0.7848930957
2024-11-01 0.7450706161
2024-12-01 1.1161409330
2025-01-01 0.9638481939
2025-02-01 1.1383772284
2025-03-01 0.9702457500
2025-04-01 1.1662265936
2025-05-01 0.8871397140
2025-06-01 0.8600466946
2025-07-01 1.0247455586
2025-08-01 0.9983080519
2025-09-01 1.1699698545
2025-10-01 0.9505624343
2025-11-01 0.9899904956
2025-12-01 1.0274334200
2026-01-01 0.7962654426
2026-02-01 0.9151345257
2026-03-01 0.7733906079
2026-04-01 0.7843382134
2026-05-01 0.7750129366
2026-06-01 1.1950685404
2026-07-01 0.9812085932

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