Table Data - Monthly Transition Rate of All U.S. Workers From Employment to Non-Employment Due to a Quit

Title Monthly Transition Rate of All U.S. Workers From Employment to Non-Employment Due to a Quit
Series ID EMEQASA
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 2026-05-01
Last Updated 2026-06-15 1:18 PM CDT
Notes Ellieroth and Michaud (EM) Employment-to-Quit Transition Rate tracks the probability at which U.S. workers transition from employment to non-employment following a quit 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 2.472134211576720
1978-02-01 2.543551812579220
1978-03-01 2.338251907456120
1978-04-01 2.374339431019840
1978-05-01 2.362786918213700
1978-06-01 2.607392359330110
1978-07-01 2.508654312352070
1978-08-01 2.373706493332990
1978-09-01 3.112409209368670
1978-10-01 2.481946966583340
1978-11-01 2.614303945611280
1978-12-01 2.264091089524200
1979-01-01 2.669563719139440
1979-02-01 2.623838237389280
1979-03-01 2.416152538633870
1979-04-01 2.455081565260740
1979-05-01 2.587875440611580
1979-06-01 2.378657798735070
1979-07-01 2.655200225898860
1979-08-01 2.724011726663940
1979-09-01 2.364903347797960
1979-10-01 2.552888082288470
1979-11-01 2.532875913769180
1979-12-01 2.513408730427750
1980-01-01 2.542358949811130
1980-02-01 2.475815214911130
1980-03-01 2.518145472733480
1980-04-01 2.411376121223000
1980-05-01 2.496179389019640
1980-06-01 2.273018098002290
1980-07-01 2.300776924231300
1980-08-01 2.463544131525190
1980-09-01 2.519829212487510
1980-10-01 2.449273362271820
1980-11-01 2.399230207118210
1980-12-01 2.520557524939740
1981-01-01 2.129796853900000
1981-02-01 2.167254419587390
1981-03-01 2.335299144486240
1981-04-01 2.324815391220550
1981-05-01 2.296710268801170
1981-06-01 2.345957808874570
1981-07-01 2.227572908767690
1981-08-01 2.097220106448520
1981-09-01 2.617331833647420
1981-10-01 2.113998033891970
1981-11-01 2.026785833581040
1981-12-01 2.168511237265860
1982-01-01 2.079514476241910
1982-02-01 2.201379331555430
1982-03-01 2.280508914054670
1982-04-01 2.027622873713600
1982-05-01 1.933825546364270
1982-06-01 2.041009205132590
1982-07-01 2.052919068775210
1982-08-01 2.113686447072230
1982-09-01 2.046055129432880
1982-10-01 2.092938222801850
1982-11-01 1.897371256486600
1982-12-01 2.026711852035540
1983-01-01 1.786023481421290
1983-02-01 1.776499023974490
1983-03-01 1.917021025226510
1983-04-01 2.010753661475340
1983-05-01 2.126406990090270
1983-06-01 2.212152036223920
1983-07-01 1.888472818911260
1983-08-01 1.860896535453590
1983-09-01 2.016333281641150
1983-10-01 2.105689926088410
1983-11-01 2.005787302119910
1983-12-01 1.974678460362000
1984-01-01 2.350107443596220
1984-02-01 2.201190229257280
1984-03-01 1.948157990941200
1984-04-01 1.918003009653950
1984-05-01 2.136076925465220
1984-06-01 2.499624165296520
1984-07-01 2.248802594024920
1984-08-01 2.527346824937900
1984-09-01 1.824022426159700
1984-10-01 2.142764132269110
1984-11-01 2.289926576645800
1984-12-01 2.439864376822010
1985-01-01 2.112834459040080
1985-02-01 2.338577904736600
1985-03-01 2.154162941573350
1985-04-01 2.189411922643760
1985-05-01 2.289351650579950
1985-06-01 2.169665046139730
1985-07-01 2.171076796259670
1985-08-01 2.222846903590700
1985-09-01 1.871064121347250
1985-10-01 2.206282287456540
1985-11-01 2.196608026323190
1985-12-01 2.013327170775830
1986-01-01 2.262419352278260
1986-02-01 2.108630690792940
1986-03-01 2.153051391330700
1986-04-01 2.112386125119840
1986-05-01 2.102605991683750
1986-06-01 1.887736167542190
1986-07-01 2.327484639100920
1986-08-01 2.061937906069600
1986-09-01 2.241111827764580
1986-10-01 2.180331874363600
1986-11-01 2.158344725830900
1986-12-01 1.995691737215330
1987-01-01 2.051817891474050
1987-02-01 1.858100109606840
1987-03-01 2.211325710521650
1987-04-01 2.359295097809210
1987-05-01 1.981251096918350
1987-06-01 2.124246979295660
1987-07-01 2.297436916510200
1987-08-01 2.059554265818580
1987-09-01 2.306547682903270
1987-10-01 2.154397328019530
1987-11-01 2.269032732580400
1987-12-01 2.237228219914240
1988-01-01 2.199573111716900
1988-02-01 2.054519473031190
1988-03-01 2.221148766925990
1988-04-01 2.294941510251270
1988-05-01 2.227492852677560
1988-06-01 2.109931293059300
1988-07-01 2.116626573886870
1988-08-01 1.980458671241750
1988-09-01 2.364795332706540
1988-10-01 2.093318200694210
1988-11-01 2.138346188214300
1988-12-01 2.208594583932790
1989-01-01 2.325316323224240
1989-02-01 2.448531361864260
1989-03-01 2.254975249081220
1989-04-01 2.413843724684140
1989-05-01 2.216494017722640
1989-06-01 2.305338189923020
1989-07-01 2.188430300358690
1989-08-01 2.086335077207090
1989-09-01 2.614788709191950
1989-10-01 2.290171885086130
1989-11-01 2.311576663761020
1989-12-01 2.388211498143650
1990-01-01 2.179384456171740
1990-02-01 2.488417517456040
1990-03-01 2.225963851884190
1990-04-01 2.421478061915620
1990-05-01 2.184395541631060
1990-06-01 2.154900506546470
1990-07-01 2.182068350166650
1990-08-01 2.150039084103330
1990-09-01 1.890984814246620
1990-10-01 2.075829532720030
1990-11-01 2.236489765062710
1990-12-01 1.967092085761350
1991-01-01 2.276512645362130
1991-02-01 1.976580766923470
1991-03-01 2.123336475665570
1991-04-01 1.835637982016860
1991-05-01 2.211235748432320
1991-06-01 1.910820058569880
1991-07-01 2.038546091658010
1991-08-01 1.962891534966520
1991-09-01 1.628745702271520
1991-10-01 2.038179259549100
1991-11-01 1.847130655475320
1991-12-01 1.948627192815960
1992-01-01 1.814648083971470
1992-02-01 1.681691120453910
1992-03-01 2.027143676641140
1992-04-01 1.856963182391850
1992-05-01 1.925219398029140
1992-06-01 1.853736496656530
1992-07-01 1.905698700271200
1992-08-01 1.911221783859070
1992-09-01 1.509474868917830
1992-10-01 1.877833261874820
1992-11-01 1.722911677720350
1992-12-01 1.893163085160890
1993-01-01 1.846262197114010
1993-02-01 1.844445208075340
1993-03-01 1.948463166152850
1993-04-01 2.090984611749660
1993-05-01 1.880577850395280
1993-06-01 1.948623070497530
1993-07-01 2.060489270368040
1993-08-01 1.591911991816330
1993-09-01 1.833922427560110
1993-10-01 1.741086659255570
1993-11-01 1.814162547264280
1993-12-01 1.826215759742010
1994-01-01 2.006904107346280
1994-02-01 1.908628275379160
1994-03-01 1.986987905300190
1994-04-01 1.850290205212590
1994-05-01 1.831011817378080
1994-06-01 2.037514898075870
1994-07-01 1.508991143148250
1994-08-01 1.735035143891650
1994-09-01 2.209017342838480
1994-10-01 1.894233928800740
1994-11-01 1.947502878748680
1994-12-01 1.858463239283610
1995-01-01 2.004028832984340
1995-02-01 1.998919415303630
1995-03-01 1.684289652491380
1995-04-01 1.914464119117750
1995-05-01 1.804858881836390
1995-06-01 1.780110280082290
1995-07-01 1.760600798703220
1995-08-01 1.848600386638330
1995-09-01 1.764913285476890
1995-10-01 1.813075932099930
1995-11-01 1.809425425036370
1995-12-01 1.657356710464670
1996-01-01 1.729922678804860
1996-02-01 1.771790058745650
1996-03-01 1.732536420621410
1996-04-01 1.676297876448590
1996-05-01 1.669271071688420
1996-06-01 1.689558557418320
1996-07-01 1.886644737239200
1996-08-01 1.914962393167490
1996-09-01 1.656320242610720
1996-10-01 1.853860566295160
1996-11-01 1.796133304719410
1996-12-01 1.671566609791060
1997-01-01 1.709045226060480
1997-02-01 1.716254705635940
1997-03-01 1.626366616479130
1997-04-01 1.545767875538100
1997-05-01 1.874949407715510
1997-06-01 1.825359837448520
1997-07-01 1.517905160764950
1997-08-01 1.893188631948530
1997-09-01 1.905709857479780
1997-10-01 1.784463745122280
1997-11-01 1.781317767116670
1997-12-01 1.913251113256250
1998-01-01 1.557403924368700
1998-02-01 1.899611793076620
1998-03-01 1.737871091636590
1998-04-01 2.019355850296950
1998-05-01 1.749619938020640
1998-06-01 1.838430390357800
1998-07-01 1.966125523920020
1998-08-01 1.881048898439330
1998-09-01 1.924514029403920
1998-10-01 1.970088345510040
1998-11-01 1.894982642860250
1998-12-01 2.164886746668530
1999-01-01 1.964896916539840
1999-02-01 1.971946775346960
1999-03-01 1.871131822332020
1999-04-01 1.822800302980360
1999-05-01 1.808688871752770
1999-06-01 2.026730550772440
1999-07-01 2.075955183155350
1999-08-01 2.139650603075290
1999-09-01 2.224520207368990
1999-10-01 1.650909585427240
1999-11-01 1.693335933313780
1999-12-01 1.853669453564680
2000-01-01 1.912571543063980
2000-02-01 1.802507004012420
2000-03-01 2.036969687835100
2000-04-01 1.859088153937860
2000-05-01 1.940361928935640
2000-06-01 1.987421312474490
2000-07-01 1.885102063976800
2000-08-01 1.518880734837270
2000-09-01 1.983848050819130
2000-10-01 1.972500457915300
2000-11-01 2.166815644845770
2000-12-01 1.907072061820710
2001-01-01 1.939795124404350
2001-02-01 2.141471375450490
2001-03-01 1.839489743391190
2001-04-01 2.037247307114090
2001-05-01 2.135938424247810
2001-06-01 1.690709168088070
2001-07-01 1.863549746166920
2001-08-01 2.239449589627330
2001-09-01 1.716793150244660
2001-10-01 1.662488187541460
2001-11-01 1.709712964436730
2001-12-01 1.780002576876500
2002-01-01 1.908106564507150
2002-02-01 1.836108150437860
2002-03-01 1.979396570972140
2002-04-01 1.679995879526990
2002-05-01 1.638441861858370
2002-06-01 1.770236780302350
2002-07-01 1.652615890948590
2002-08-01 1.814956679033490
2002-09-01 1.382078613723830
2002-10-01 1.847463258405510
2002-11-01 1.941114360610730
2002-12-01 1.634792898513330
2003-01-01 1.806721689690470
2003-02-01 1.496608418652620
2003-03-01 1.530718717159530
2003-04-01 1.644316533483160
2003-05-01 1.633654782410510
2003-06-01 1.768905818582900
2003-07-01 1.605827931460180
2003-08-01 1.780367554123430
2003-09-01 1.653539856299850
2003-10-01 1.817841851609130
2003-11-01 1.620969150029390
2003-12-01 1.777711589838660
2004-01-01 1.767674036455190
2004-02-01 1.714062308709950
2004-03-01 1.691441237096680
2004-04-01 1.580532937016690
2004-05-01 1.974099864607670
2004-06-01 1.587373273764380
2004-07-01 2.013615996984540
2004-08-01 1.822577120767970
2004-09-01 2.007814931936430
2004-10-01 1.730394627341620
2004-11-01 1.876606306186130
2004-12-01 1.900481091016100
2005-01-01 1.766141748545330
2005-02-01 1.729902689274730
2005-03-01 1.824221285784280
2005-04-01 1.907298088380090
2005-05-01 2.065770532278120
2005-06-01 2.029994324580890
2005-07-01 1.854583222633060
2005-08-01 1.872561744521640
2005-09-01 1.972828676753410
2005-10-01 2.016065538084380
2005-11-01 2.076954706137580
2005-12-01 1.878688160723880
2006-01-01 1.870203368859460
2006-02-01 2.024849618113260
2006-03-01 2.053380622766350
2006-04-01 2.103153500043320
2006-05-01 1.911591738556800
2006-06-01 1.626961786412830
2006-07-01 2.141450012251060
2006-08-01 1.899515519682910
2006-09-01 1.983876148482330
2006-10-01 2.012379959769220
2006-11-01 1.894094419045340
2006-12-01 1.937183592462000
2007-01-01 1.969186369709850
2007-02-01 2.196191838356740
2007-03-01 1.772952322319420
2007-04-01 1.788926484305440
2007-05-01 1.644851242192130
2007-06-01 1.814072630811440
2007-07-01 1.789254870276990
2007-08-01 2.089012346850020
2007-09-01 1.770412552306570
2007-10-01 1.882727724668080
2007-11-01 1.690733798437700
2007-12-01 1.867479210647990
2008-01-01 1.860967179105000
2008-02-01 1.894539742795360
2008-03-01 1.945575712395170
2008-04-01 1.876146069319850
2008-05-01 1.811910931045650
2008-06-01 1.899723959555520
2008-07-01 1.489832010269730
2008-08-01 1.690232598034240
2008-09-01 1.638424337018180
2008-10-01 1.667117149545850
2008-11-01 1.364277905025240
2008-12-01 1.454412317055300
2009-01-01 1.320463284986560
2009-02-01 1.193835084506830
2009-03-01 1.384659896942150
2009-04-01 1.457462884565570
2009-05-01 1.406550486606450
2009-06-01 1.337970066864050
2009-07-01 1.285443904968650
2009-08-01 1.426498705091950
2009-09-01 1.297068656276870
2009-10-01 1.236695024490020
2009-11-01 1.453419072236630
2009-12-01 1.385520790670410
2010-01-01 1.275827209941730
2010-02-01 1.478391091092000
2010-03-01 1.521728436118130
2010-04-01 1.494963916255090
2010-05-01 1.595456357644110
2010-06-01 1.432563701248540
2010-07-01 1.463456489141860
2010-08-01 1.495899588610350
2010-09-01 1.482520367448680
2010-10-01 1.495466693879060
2010-11-01 1.450306402319860
2010-12-01 1.438569040018990
2011-01-01 1.476641451196390
2011-02-01 1.359672894389340
2011-03-01 1.506129038689440
2011-04-01 1.325738108821000
2011-05-01 1.588693151093380
2011-06-01 1.474382193826020
2011-07-01 1.610750863292900
2011-08-01 1.027028451185870
2011-09-01 1.509149113703960
2011-10-01 1.493861853375050
2011-11-01 1.556111974386240
2011-12-01 1.603579884938720
2012-01-01 1.747342583573590
2012-02-01 1.674354551144010
2012-03-01 1.463712253679230
2012-04-01 1.686711884103810
2012-05-01 1.363611450087200
2012-06-01 1.675854732752520
2012-07-01 1.701212737137470
2012-08-01 1.729172514276980
2012-09-01 1.344882631012720
2012-10-01 1.532557179756510
2012-11-01 1.478423655734200
2012-12-01 1.516388980034350
2013-01-01 1.467880464125380
2013-02-01 1.620017950548910
2013-03-01 1.786115522627000
2013-04-01 1.609765367833320
2013-05-01 1.427531927057240
2013-06-01 1.885001510205480
2013-07-01 1.503787413807070
2013-08-01 1.620755044652900
2013-09-01 1.742381324660950
2013-10-01 1.775569136097300
2013-11-01 1.410432679136130
2013-12-01 1.624042544793680
2014-01-01 1.560878331321760
2014-02-01 1.638523794863850
2014-03-01 1.857677081224620
2014-04-01 1.632572136499440
2014-05-01 1.623599613624600
2014-06-01 1.751975870992700
2014-07-01 1.654773833362880
2014-08-01 1.660358012009970
2014-09-01 1.895732837579320
2014-10-01 1.451476107086740
2014-11-01 1.965525692214480
2014-12-01 1.852048529006990
2015-01-01 1.964188662326450
2015-02-01 1.800022899207390
2015-03-01 2.000755456131260
2015-04-01 1.887187853211450
2015-05-01 1.854692486142650
2015-06-01 1.999823177538900
2015-07-01 2.099626795218720
2015-08-01 1.910096313542750
2015-09-01 1.924029375325920
2015-10-01 2.061779904949420
2015-11-01 1.880417272790000
2015-12-01 2.039171317343080
2016-01-01 1.930948185403120
2016-02-01 1.712898499305310
2016-03-01 1.827294929919910
2016-04-01 2.054711908149250
2016-05-01 2.157706516202730
2016-06-01 1.849785804259990
2016-07-01 1.550891534604020
2016-08-01 1.941334311118670
2016-09-01 1.843303505327740
2016-10-01 1.977537807451580
2016-11-01 2.069602573065940
2016-12-01 1.890006113429820
2017-01-01 1.930568288312680
2017-02-01 1.994818244792150
2017-03-01 1.650915400593590
2017-04-01 1.968915849763550
2017-05-01 2.070514383013830
2017-06-01 1.659783979748050
2017-07-01 1.982162124450900
2017-08-01 1.676639450614900
2017-09-01 2.033237483450750
2017-10-01 1.986259324162440
2017-11-01 2.158171787656890
2017-12-01 1.986816288025150
2018-01-01 2.051425528013830
2018-02-01 2.054094401572860
2018-03-01 1.881316223904580
2018-04-01 1.945455339596570
2018-05-01 2.017459083332350
2018-06-01 1.827493046822830
2018-07-01 2.210984998343830
2018-08-01 2.382956157174630
2018-09-01 1.782089753099970
2018-10-01 1.841316873057310
2018-11-01 1.628522630844270
2018-12-01 2.104579215947950
2019-01-01 1.697953258499090
2019-02-01 1.739733444699990
2019-03-01 2.097925852810730
2019-04-01 1.980166979556010
2019-05-01 2.077943642588840
2019-06-01 2.100005839961670
2019-07-01 1.801976926353490
2019-08-01 1.843263279711470
2019-09-01 1.710453488346960
2019-10-01 1.770178924470140
2019-11-01 1.671049545730990
2019-12-01 2.002302665763410
2020-01-01 1.904683513289340
2020-02-01 1.950073856779030
2020-03-01 1.479875524530720
2020-04-01 1.013841536881850
2020-05-01 0.833970927514193
2020-06-01 1.201667290039640
2020-07-01 1.165835489143580
2020-08-01 1.133328622565150
2020-09-01 1.561688079063960
2020-10-01 1.402092312031140
2020-11-01 1.608208075935540
2020-12-01 1.428109802923790
2021-01-01 1.354027566820650
2021-02-01 1.721065166136280
2021-03-01 1.621868049040500
2021-04-01 1.530136642023230
2021-05-01 1.532383907824190
2021-06-01 1.869576931488670
2021-07-01 2.123858387519370
2021-08-01 2.216468850309610
2021-09-01 1.860020818367180
2021-10-01 2.041669723873380
2021-11-01 2.010281955386880
2021-12-01 1.305687618263760
2022-01-01 2.120609720720640
2022-02-01 2.054862070916770
2022-03-01 1.999487481388560
2022-04-01 2.407539848735740
2022-05-01 2.250908618597150
2022-06-01 2.010647355573240
2022-07-01 1.940949197096180
2022-08-01 2.119291712448150
2022-09-01 1.806949359297600
2022-10-01 2.180732768443860
2022-11-01 2.068065752699980
2022-12-01 2.106162521982260
2023-01-01 1.982470057402100
2023-02-01 1.882819609654260
2023-03-01 1.960283694112560
2023-04-01 2.129678871589870
2023-05-01 1.914054539211180
2023-06-01 1.808898061829160
2023-07-01 2.122344715413770
2023-08-01 1.468493053629590
2023-09-01 1.903245433946670
2023-10-01 2.125739218972900
2023-11-01 1.710749507322160
2023-12-01 2.216736034596180
2024-01-01 1.880763389297710
2024-02-01 1.889313313507890
2024-03-01 1.877335307953860
2024-04-01 1.620501446558340
2024-05-01 2.015268220975180
2024-06-01 2.027021922022490
2024-07-01 1.531026580598490
2024-08-01 1.775089294790620
2024-09-01 1.719777127699800
2024-10-01 1.512134991518070
2024-11-01 1.803941977628380
2024-12-01 1.707167295632760
2025-01-01 1.601186813883450
2025-02-01 1.623093550184530
2025-03-01 1.652943527398380
2025-04-01 1.902197172895050
2025-05-01 2.217214350128090
2025-06-01 1.915725855684940
2025-07-01 2.038655016203170
2025-08-01 2.161944383476710
2025-09-01 1.889287776174150
2025-10-01 1.751883574235480
2025-11-01 2.108404245382840
2025-12-01 1.853881920952070
2026-01-01 1.996120135818570
2026-02-01 1.800176134482190
2026-03-01 2.068347361342380
2026-04-01 1.919534772589180
2026-05-01 1.513782479073340

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