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 2026-06-01
Last Updated 2026-07-16 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 2.472109458818060
1978-02-01 2.543576217475190
1978-03-01 2.338392060512170
1978-04-01 2.374501187489170
1978-05-01 2.362648522504180
1978-06-01 2.607390212442110
1978-07-01 2.508700257047220
1978-08-01 2.373679183966650
1978-09-01 3.112289888683280
1978-10-01 2.481908994775800
1978-11-01 2.614433719377480
1978-12-01 2.264229005881500
1979-01-01 2.669433702605970
1979-02-01 2.623861967811020
1979-03-01 2.416077929019010
1979-04-01 2.455126181820870
1979-05-01 2.587912759589060
1979-06-01 2.378593093214640
1979-07-01 2.655122732110180
1979-08-01 2.724091711486770
1979-09-01 2.365118299608750
1979-10-01 2.552747669175680
1979-11-01 2.532784485175750
1979-12-01 2.513440039784460
1980-01-01 2.542405575845920
1980-02-01 2.475714946836780
1980-03-01 2.518211406480520
1980-04-01 2.411331646717580
1980-05-01 2.496099883244120
1980-06-01 2.273153554538810
1980-07-01 2.300789431854870
1980-08-01 2.463664039587960
1980-09-01 2.519483421590220
1980-10-01 2.449423700422490
1980-11-01 2.399411297829060
1980-12-01 2.520374238647840
1981-01-01 2.129728196793890
1981-02-01 2.167275858040620
1981-03-01 2.335244386799340
1981-04-01 2.324966657771580
1981-05-01 2.296872400527000
1981-06-01 2.345648653316790
1981-07-01 2.227696355214610
1981-08-01 2.097241279811960
1981-09-01 2.617318413316680
1981-10-01 2.113928237567720
1981-11-01 2.026860753443940
1981-12-01 2.168518172192460
1982-01-01 2.079684256722770
1982-02-01 2.201393981362400
1982-03-01 2.280354821954460
1982-04-01 2.027559672454090
1982-05-01 1.933872181716220
1982-06-01 2.041026999017200
1982-07-01 2.052827957773570
1982-08-01 2.113593762446450
1982-09-01 2.046224687046230
1982-10-01 2.093116241898320
1982-11-01 1.897022112150390
1982-12-01 2.026831636345350
1983-01-01 1.786075184805130
1983-02-01 1.776511267130510
1983-03-01 1.917049229605350
1983-04-01 2.010638152467360
1983-05-01 2.126325601081260
1983-06-01 2.212339729796250
1983-07-01 1.888638371064560
1983-08-01 1.860713558479240
1983-09-01 2.016273936225600
1983-10-01 2.105761840465340
1983-11-01 2.005780022070170
1983-12-01 1.974588047570320
1984-01-01 2.350027934115650
1984-02-01 2.201302375206310
1984-03-01 1.948072976512790
1984-04-01 1.918100611406360
1984-05-01 2.136081443995300
1984-06-01 2.499511923297050
1984-07-01 2.248739744415210
1984-08-01 2.527456912771570
1984-09-01 1.824232797865580
1984-10-01 2.142625475246330
1984-11-01 2.289870929315090
1984-12-01 2.439916270862810
1985-01-01 2.112841344176660
1985-02-01 2.338587713161220
1985-03-01 2.154318411224760
1985-04-01 2.189072775216950
1985-05-01 2.289463222886050
1985-06-01 2.169879147026230
1985-07-01 2.170710923536340
1985-08-01 2.222742140515180
1985-09-01 1.871158768554130
1985-10-01 2.206072658442830
1985-11-01 2.196480758974440
1985-12-01 2.013264295061740
1986-01-01 2.262531580450260
1986-02-01 2.108648324267270
1986-03-01 2.153090080405400
1986-04-01 2.112379809442700
1986-05-01 2.102502759931870
1986-06-01 1.887835790545000
1986-07-01 2.327501039202650
1986-08-01 2.062089495673590
1986-09-01 2.240775447614700
1986-10-01 2.180488327397530
1986-11-01 2.158535652492550
1986-12-01 1.995533998748650
1987-01-01 2.051715204164610
1987-02-01 1.858128510732680
1987-03-01 2.211240040797390
1987-04-01 2.359464304032680
1987-05-01 1.981403117596600
1987-06-01 2.123914926706080
1987-07-01 2.297554194983480
1987-08-01 2.059603019903510
1987-09-01 2.306551349723480
1987-10-01 2.154336288040170
1987-11-01 2.269098494353830
1987-12-01 2.237251365390590
1988-01-01 2.199722618126700
1988-02-01 2.054316457193890
1988-03-01 2.221149720129800
1988-04-01 2.294816411627960
1988-05-01 2.227412555976490
1988-06-01 2.110125637496050
1988-07-01 2.116776656077210
1988-08-01 1.980295757006100
1988-09-01 2.364751202729760
1988-10-01 2.093397746769760
1988-11-01 2.138319238169170
1988-12-01 2.208505416093020
1989-01-01 2.325234663048390
1989-02-01 2.448559468337850
1989-03-01 2.255086776021650
1989-04-01 2.414044588617460
1989-05-01 2.216317969728610
1989-06-01 2.305303657001720
1989-07-01 2.188474162745770
1989-08-01 2.086360873540680
1989-09-01 2.614674385128210
1989-10-01 2.290128401925220
1989-11-01 2.311741805109120
1989-12-01 2.388365555712580
1990-01-01 2.179207532014130
1990-02-01 2.488442709776290
1990-03-01 2.225859141828320
1990-04-01 2.421562807704120
1990-05-01 2.184398046357260
1990-06-01 2.154803816493370
1990-07-01 2.181994562369220
1990-08-01 2.150174989935440
1990-09-01 1.891195090764200
1990-10-01 2.075685663866880
1990-11-01 2.236435600166400
1990-12-01 1.967133754605740
1991-01-01 2.276511751227050
1991-02-01 1.976608648124470
1991-03-01 2.123482632117930
1991-04-01 1.835296878811160
1991-05-01 2.211338686627160
1991-06-01 1.911049497012800
1991-07-01 2.038375592033240
1991-08-01 1.962814333720190
1991-09-01 1.628832563702210
1991-10-01 2.038211897485860
1991-11-01 1.847025225090390
1991-12-01 1.948543521241180
1992-01-01 1.814752953361320
1992-02-01 1.681607423835980
1992-03-01 2.027058457795850
1992-04-01 1.857147467790950
1992-05-01 1.925356848886010
1992-06-01 1.853405097324470
1992-07-01 1.905823051240080
1992-08-01 1.911289395284550
1992-09-01 1.509467602663250
1992-10-01 1.877751323301640
1992-11-01 1.723017494597070
1992-12-01 1.893166133024950
1993-01-01 1.846399873779370
1993-02-01 1.844469639568480
1993-03-01 1.948282967703520
1993-04-01 2.090939508659740
1993-05-01 1.880611536846450
1993-06-01 1.948623801619100
1993-07-01 2.060393580408120
1993-08-01 1.591864840154120
1993-09-01 1.834103454841410
1993-10-01 1.741248112599980
1993-11-01 1.813833162273140
1993-12-01 1.826329424202890
1994-01-01 2.006934896814860
1994-02-01 1.908648513860130
1994-03-01 1.986988335063020
1994-04-01 1.850185759989130
1994-05-01 1.830931667646950
1994-06-01 2.037691680861220
1994-07-01 1.509151231316780
1994-08-01 1.734890051679160
1994-09-01 2.208977053252210
1994-10-01 1.894278419210590
1994-11-01 1.947505590026750
1994-12-01 1.858360765399900
1995-01-01 2.003945372351590
1995-02-01 1.998936905026500
1995-03-01 1.684397913424600
1995-04-01 1.914686575030950
1995-05-01 1.804684564375520
1995-06-01 1.780007388632440
1995-07-01 1.760652639535130
1995-08-01 1.848564271575370
1995-09-01 1.764690653455160
1995-10-01 1.812994884949030
1995-11-01 1.809605223951430
1995-12-01 1.657507370987980
1996-01-01 1.729747370637500
1996-02-01 1.771758818652230
1996-03-01 1.732677587078860
1996-04-01 1.675963745658720
1996-05-01 1.669393161386450
1996-06-01 1.689768100146710
1996-07-01 1.886476284693560
1996-08-01 1.914877515884460
1996-09-01 1.656437964026720
1996-10-01 1.853865101936140
1996-11-01 1.796018156101180
1996-12-01 1.671486395107560
1997-01-01 1.709167614438890
1997-02-01 1.716273670217810
1997-03-01 1.626404808109000
1997-04-01 1.545769836290550
1997-05-01 1.874851555137870
1997-06-01 1.825452621062040
1997-07-01 1.517926832307150
1997-08-01 1.893345254334580
1997-09-01 1.905387881003050
1997-10-01 1.784579748196220
1997-11-01 1.781529339387620
1997-12-01 1.913072170490460
1998-01-01 1.557310819893960
1998-02-01 1.899631252783700
1998-03-01 1.737795548239440
1998-04-01 2.019532687922040
1998-05-01 1.749775894172630
1998-06-01 1.838095597125930
1998-07-01 1.966255752042460
1998-08-01 1.881091197223590
1998-09-01 1.924524177126900
1998-10-01 1.969989098592140
1998-11-01 1.895078490644670
1998-12-01 2.164886919282050
1999-01-01 1.965052215993090
1999-02-01 1.971969721172870
1999-03-01 1.870961700301930
1999-04-01 1.822747995446760
1999-05-01 1.808737661335890
1999-06-01 2.026733384803840
1999-07-01 2.075871688687760
1999-08-01 2.139566766218050
1999-09-01 2.224703915619950
1999-10-01 1.651066576178520
1999-11-01 1.693002644674740
1999-12-01 1.853776372230320
2000-01-01 1.912618492845010
2000-02-01 1.802295880810300
2000-03-01 2.037092971196090
2000-04-01 1.859299677017300
2000-05-01 1.940193256653440
2000-06-01 1.987374474589970
2000-07-01 1.885164156739540
2000-08-01 1.518887202798790
2000-09-01 1.983738402314290
2000-10-01 1.972424521880100
2000-11-01 2.167004978011530
2000-12-01 1.907213865597550
2001-01-01 1.939627105138160
2001-02-01 2.141487365488320
2001-03-01 1.839396689565370
2001-04-01 2.037344040682500
2001-05-01 2.135954921603320
2001-06-01 1.690591714813130
2001-07-01 1.863493807542370
2001-08-01 2.239557689944170
2001-09-01 1.717011639383650
2001-10-01 1.662316610044290
2001-11-01 1.709677038176420
2001-12-01 1.780039597239970
2002-01-01 1.908123868575380
2002-02-01 1.836117215142940
2002-03-01 1.979551549270970
2002-04-01 1.679667385521410
2002-05-01 1.638573289016560
2002-06-01 1.770429836858090
2002-07-01 1.652463083704890
2002-08-01 1.814849755536350
2002-09-01 1.382181572438370
2002-10-01 1.847467435757550
2002-11-01 1.941013553258890
2002-12-01 1.634715865554360
2003-01-01 1.806850986901610
2003-02-01 1.496611847520760
2003-03-01 1.530769879163430
2003-04-01 1.644328209957340
2003-05-01 1.633573060222440
2003-06-01 1.768967944854560
2003-07-01 1.605855658056910
2003-08-01 1.780514085954500
2003-09-01 1.653208635701540
2003-10-01 1.817949679190790
2003-11-01 1.621199193147670
2003-12-01 1.777539515050230
2004-01-01 1.767592663057620
2004-02-01 1.714261825988700
2004-03-01 1.691277068373860
2004-04-01 1.580498044705510
2004-05-01 1.974160685895510
2004-06-01 1.587338010763440
2004-07-01 2.013526677471290
2004-08-01 1.822494739638690
2004-09-01 2.008006462552130
2004-10-01 1.730537921554080
2004-11-01 1.876277518418000
2004-12-01 1.900605286645800
2005-01-01 1.766207691507420
2005-02-01 1.729902922671660
2005-03-01 1.824244271706140
2005-04-01 1.907189370571530
2005-05-01 2.065714853033230
2005-06-01 2.030141927746690
2005-07-01 1.854739615928140
2005-08-01 1.872383746952700
2005-09-01 1.972792985958210
2005-10-01 2.016102434661900
2005-11-01 2.076960778399330
2005-12-01 1.878595617065020
2006-01-01 1.870152068132460
2006-02-01 2.024852757037340
2006-03-01 2.053514748296990
2006-04-01 2.103359617316180
2006-05-01 1.911443773279840
2006-06-01 1.626886341157660
2006-07-01 2.141489504638730
2006-08-01 1.899516867654380
2006-09-01 1.983778232409550
2006-10-01 2.012302674778140
2006-11-01 1.894282094255430
2006-12-01 1.937341585482960
2007-01-01 1.969038155438430
2007-02-01 2.196198025859390
2007-03-01 1.772875728004220
2007-04-01 1.789008062223710
2007-05-01 1.644888298426000
2007-06-01 1.813929013505780
2007-07-01 1.789173561838620
2007-08-01 2.089114478838610
2007-09-01 1.770642534400320
2007-10-01 1.882557549962210
2007-11-01 1.690693209670090
2007-12-01 1.867530185491390
2008-01-01 1.861001669744310
2008-02-01 1.894429120690590
2008-03-01 1.945642169056600
2008-04-01 1.876131908536270
2008-05-01 1.811834324804910
2008-06-01 1.899773250683530
2008-07-01 1.489838095435250
2008-08-01 1.690369866822900
2008-09-01 1.638093921918160
2008-10-01 1.667243649406560
2008-11-01 1.364503997738960
2008-12-01 1.454249211852870
2009-01-01 1.320386904597310
2009-02-01 1.193853087341410
2009-03-01 1.384609889368900
2009-04-01 1.457641985813110
2009-05-01 1.406719649377730
2009-06-01 1.337568357715580
2009-07-01 1.285557093559140
2009-08-01 1.426531518789870
2009-09-01 1.297072603537480
2009-10-01 1.236607237626000
2009-11-01 1.453532236709860
2009-12-01 1.385546017179150
2010-01-01 1.275996359854170
2010-02-01 1.478407685537520
2010-03-01 1.521583580587800
2010-04-01 1.494928434071100
2010-05-01 1.595514371625280
2010-06-01 1.432472575585930
2010-07-01 1.463350835064520
2010-08-01 1.495819579736010
2010-09-01 1.482700902886850
2010-10-01 1.495630663887040
2010-11-01 1.449997404262070
2010-12-01 1.438707913271480
2011-01-01 1.476696175583290
2011-02-01 1.359692080111930
2011-03-01 1.506168930194900
2011-04-01 1.325654885821190
2011-05-01 1.588633844849600
2011-06-01 1.474438001676960
2011-07-01 1.610894258161580
2011-08-01 1.026858804987890
2011-09-01 1.509097151607020
2011-10-01 1.493921656943360
2011-11-01 1.556149011757870
2011-12-01 1.603507715990470
2012-01-01 1.747275201819080
2012-02-01 1.674481011015210
2012-03-01 1.463644796925930
2012-04-01 1.686842077036690
2012-05-01 1.363649837049110
2012-06-01 1.675575385768480
2012-07-01 1.701124246269790
2012-08-01 1.729292091186360
2012-09-01 1.345097000698470
2012-10-01 1.532405650876220
2012-11-01 1.478421637665440
2012-12-01 1.516465230101680
2013-01-01 1.467906271683860
2013-02-01 1.620050718355920
2013-03-01 1.786294716674180
2013-04-01 1.609470097925030
2013-05-01 1.427689178769160
2013-06-01 1.884996330323250
2013-07-01 1.503602459699740
2013-08-01 1.620655404800730
2013-09-01 1.742477968024630
2013-10-01 1.775607922587070
2013-11-01 1.410369891162020
2013-12-01 1.624003637664720
2014-01-01 1.561019120900340
2014-02-01 1.638571642680080
2014-03-01 1.857750462035660
2014-04-01 1.632621141250660
2014-05-01 1.623550423972110
2014-06-01 1.751792791822970
2014-07-01 1.654764888043510
2014-08-01 1.660507597759380
2014-09-01 1.895401644339290
2014-10-01 1.451637332232480
2014-11-01 1.965787904661180
2014-12-01 1.851917743563280
2015-01-01 1.964118565287230
2015-02-01 1.800089073985630
2015-03-01 2.000718654661820
2015-04-01 1.887427260144180
2015-05-01 1.854909870333210
2015-06-01 1.999128804706620
2015-07-01 2.099715590547370
2015-08-01 1.910135481237930
2015-09-01 1.924040871366200
2015-10-01 2.061731686228980
2015-11-01 1.880571393388660
2015-12-01 2.039227616237200
2016-01-01 1.931141180427250
2016-02-01 1.712747473301430
2016-03-01 1.827362178331630
2016-04-01 2.054670914235890
2016-05-01 2.157708503400770
2016-06-01 1.849512844417560
2016-07-01 1.551011870359130
2016-08-01 1.941153380264710
2016-09-01 1.843268035070740
2016-10-01 1.977643906999570
2016-11-01 2.069681628676360
2016-12-01 1.889959254155160
2017-01-01 1.930543315126050
2017-02-01 1.994913951770970
2017-03-01 1.651113717324810
2017-04-01 1.969223200248780
2017-05-01 2.070445590134440
2017-06-01 1.659146195084200
2017-07-01 1.982165031294500
2017-08-01 1.676643100950820
2017-09-01 2.033130218353510
2017-10-01 1.986260722203670
2017-11-01 2.158473123785910
2017-12-01 1.987025070437000
2018-01-01 2.051320276229470
2018-02-01 2.054207107911260
2018-03-01 1.881321034529760
2018-04-01 1.945676392509720
2018-05-01 2.017605306831360
2018-06-01 1.826610070637860
2018-07-01 2.210861269501230
2018-08-01 2.383059601351850
2018-09-01 1.782302587085210
2018-10-01 1.841239804785960
2018-11-01 1.628649867991180
2018-12-01 2.104687596393240
2019-01-01 1.698051173385800
2019-02-01 1.739872714049200
2019-03-01 2.098211476136870
2019-04-01 1.979995545777130
2019-05-01 2.078237363680270
2019-06-01 2.099208354367560
2019-07-01 1.801748524452120
2019-08-01 1.843150429665310
2019-09-01 1.710539927374970
2019-10-01 1.770304373149160
2019-11-01 1.671172639312190
2019-12-01 2.002309136465940
2020-01-01 1.904908523194750
2020-02-01 1.950128093943150
2020-03-01 1.479972354379950
2020-04-01 1.014249026216410
2020-05-01 0.834360375196911
2020-06-01 1.200003688402080
2020-07-01 1.165885823968490
2020-08-01 1.133353338266980
2020-09-01 1.561677936640950
2020-10-01 1.402133033101460
2020-11-01 1.608605561015630
2020-12-01 1.428236095561500
2021-01-01 1.354325543104670
2021-02-01 1.721275730790720
2021-03-01 1.621921079529670
2021-04-01 1.530376182767970
2021-05-01 1.532737410798710
2021-06-01 1.867843859298570
2021-07-01 2.123664038537490
2021-08-01 2.216359162366000
2021-09-01 1.860208030381130
2021-10-01 2.041990942621860
2021-11-01 2.010334101754390
2021-12-01 1.305967010053050
2022-01-01 2.120846981021340
2022-02-01 2.055130502938300
2022-03-01 1.999789688166820
2022-04-01 2.407793566214030
2022-05-01 2.251236240728730
2022-06-01 2.008570111875000
2022-07-01 1.940980142723710
2022-08-01 2.119073630695410
2022-09-01 1.806923467966230
2022-10-01 2.180989418215540
2022-11-01 2.068567131930120
2022-12-01 2.106265269047710
2023-01-01 1.982655508394160
2023-02-01 1.883164774100990
2023-03-01 1.960778419497300
2023-04-01 2.130367452376230
2023-05-01 1.914410144469870
2023-06-01 1.805908774561090
2023-07-01 2.122228208279390
2023-08-01 1.468442393377860
2023-09-01 1.903167862809980
2023-10-01 2.125938273970040
2023-11-01 1.711580151842000
2023-12-01 2.217149512035820
2024-01-01 1.880934412024680
2024-02-01 1.889706207425220
2024-03-01 1.877978533441230
2024-04-01 1.620774084890830
2024-05-01 2.016075200403130
2024-06-01 2.023408607747690
2024-07-01 1.530650652188840
2024-08-01 1.774894855849700
2024-09-01 1.719914697815890
2024-10-01 1.512510966812280
2024-11-01 1.804668001813000
2024-12-01 1.707432994345290
2025-01-01 1.601757770973450
2025-02-01 1.623663887441100
2025-03-01 1.653633780176230
2025-04-01 1.902982618600640
2025-05-01 2.218008762425630
2025-06-01 1.910850725422520
2025-07-01 2.038399716167090
2025-08-01 2.161957716040990
2025-09-01 1.888998469147380
2025-10-01 1.750918905079120
2025-11-01 2.106026627317010
2025-12-01 1.854155770864610
2026-01-01 1.996604716685550
2026-02-01 1.800911562397960
2026-03-01 2.069116016443720
2026-04-01 1.920732348869750
2026-05-01 1.515100516863900
2026-06-01 1.863205915471770

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