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

Title Monthly Transition Rate of Prime-Age U.S. Workers From Employment to Non-Employment Due to a Quit
Series ID EMEQPSA
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. prime-age (25-55 years) 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 1.0722508009635400
1978-02-01 1.0524585548986700
1978-03-01 0.8152877952807940
1978-04-01 1.0100815643324900
1978-05-01 0.9035893401379070
1978-06-01 1.1500195583398100
1978-07-01 1.1611329099496300
1978-08-01 1.0543185392646400
1978-09-01 1.1156418263669500
1978-10-01 0.9662748711524120
1978-11-01 1.1339920907718100
1978-12-01 1.0736113479690800
1979-01-01 1.1929527140361600
1979-02-01 1.1233566900639200
1979-03-01 0.9548268410405560
1979-04-01 1.0449952475824700
1979-05-01 0.9805134873779150
1979-06-01 1.1995147366452800
1979-07-01 1.1888126066962200
1979-08-01 1.1425258373847400
1979-09-01 0.8490812420325110
1979-10-01 1.1700089280421100
1979-11-01 1.1507917120586100
1979-12-01 0.8521999259876730
1980-01-01 0.9671929017125730
1980-02-01 1.0485107640292800
1980-03-01 0.9662889441332632
1980-04-01 0.9620214213699420
1980-05-01 1.2412797684178100
1980-06-01 1.0626251404280200
1980-07-01 1.0994768049035000
1980-08-01 0.9860909874702770
1980-09-01 1.0616148635436500
1980-10-01 1.0795015838113200
1980-11-01 0.8986856114147470
1980-12-01 1.1733099353630100
1981-01-01 0.9656225159287830
1981-02-01 0.7239805832948000
1981-03-01 0.9820529658019020
1981-04-01 0.9518487865484380
1981-05-01 0.9602026337877930
1981-06-01 1.0166672424294400
1981-07-01 0.9698380448422420
1981-08-01 1.0088326402137400
1981-09-01 0.9736074646781020
1981-10-01 0.7772989219041130
1981-11-01 0.6707161172436310
1981-12-01 0.8746466831314120
1982-01-01 0.6971532490647010
1982-02-01 0.7774056883430090
1982-03-01 0.9829909595484528
1982-04-01 0.7217356617138480
1982-05-01 0.7786513128041290
1982-06-01 0.9645575623680140
1982-07-01 0.8549186960386630
1982-08-01 0.8300240845118240
1982-09-01 0.8453265710458370
1982-10-01 0.8725357228848140
1982-11-01 0.8357648395494130
1982-12-01 0.7987124854324650
1983-01-01 0.7427425933631180
1983-02-01 0.6727080712868750
1983-03-01 0.7707696827625400
1983-04-01 0.8344571142110110
1983-05-01 0.8524438920650370
1983-06-01 0.9314425369817370
1983-07-01 0.7784852286813690
1983-08-01 0.7844617959493840
1983-09-01 0.9072726074462300
1983-10-01 0.9130182835530980
1983-11-01 0.9673890024431160
1983-12-01 0.7472147079380610
1984-01-01 1.0279436563907500
1984-02-01 0.9151099398374850
1984-03-01 0.8379930690372920
1984-04-01 0.7767202598687380
1984-05-01 0.9667611022904500
1984-06-01 1.0657102609994700
1984-07-01 1.0723293252878800
1984-08-01 0.9774770433824280
1984-09-01 0.7469930880915580
1984-10-01 0.9043084444136340
1984-11-01 0.9382243892569250
1984-12-01 0.9485705945782460
1985-01-01 0.9490753800683520
1985-02-01 1.0087100122621700
1985-03-01 0.9526446308556340
1985-04-01 0.9105129856588470
1985-05-01 0.9762632770163250
1985-06-01 0.9439920561612170
1985-07-01 0.8705918738347470
1985-08-01 0.9073072280923840
1985-09-01 0.7623371175190120
1985-10-01 0.8973699311778050
1985-11-01 0.9555044660878560
1985-12-01 0.7800244963421900
1986-01-01 0.9163911134312700
1986-02-01 0.9897314886987150
1986-03-01 0.8124633355944810
1986-04-01 0.8813236085725860
1986-05-01 0.7740864802336820
1986-06-01 0.6502076298337150
1986-07-01 0.9454136047888450
1986-08-01 0.9240829270269990
1986-09-01 0.9825899504320110
1986-10-01 0.9300844608960710
1986-11-01 0.9148244995787650
1986-12-01 0.8188761816882230
1987-01-01 0.8685121169859680
1987-02-01 0.7297869475455180
1987-03-01 0.8922210105865140
1987-04-01 0.8720100584392680
1987-05-01 0.8230618035836450
1987-06-01 0.8235773057468110
1987-07-01 1.0074326014465900
1987-08-01 0.8271852404893000
1987-09-01 0.9976099295003900
1987-10-01 0.9326418663320320
1987-11-01 0.9323300621808690
1987-12-01 0.9641054926018210
1988-01-01 0.8693125825312710
1988-02-01 0.7961521013081240
1988-03-01 0.8675795136825160
1988-04-01 0.8672021285918060
1988-05-01 0.9344470531935760
1988-06-01 0.9525094041029950
1988-07-01 0.8445911344080140
1988-08-01 0.8581789068496670
1988-09-01 1.0817255994967000
1988-10-01 0.7676497319372220
1988-11-01 0.8970511977762440
1988-12-01 0.8182067503394990
1989-01-01 1.0627041482339300
1989-02-01 1.1133889755434400
1989-03-01 0.9736903278492690
1989-04-01 1.1932302581054700
1989-05-01 0.8067028608638100
1989-06-01 1.0250784492075900
1989-07-01 0.9704784916075840
1989-08-01 1.0623789466553500
1989-09-01 1.1709698498495700
1989-10-01 1.1121935768114800
1989-11-01 1.0051003630502000
1989-12-01 1.0105145269682200
1990-01-01 0.8285437650131830
1990-02-01 1.1197364644955800
1990-03-01 1.0075774196329000
1990-04-01 1.1385795984898500
1990-05-01 0.8824576124948040
1990-06-01 0.9323205790631830
1990-07-01 0.9646344134320970
1990-08-01 0.9883295237678950
1990-09-01 0.9624990699238520
1990-10-01 0.9699361012909972
1990-11-01 0.9897131991723910
1990-12-01 0.8550797925485320
1991-01-01 0.9235001583605840
1991-02-01 0.8506539431442380
1991-03-01 0.9174723464882680
1991-04-01 0.7512622867450800
1991-05-01 0.8530903897250430
1991-06-01 0.6931428961734600
1991-07-01 0.8826684715395330
1991-08-01 0.9322306286379540
1991-09-01 0.7620896396189010
1991-10-01 0.9092526927064440
1991-11-01 0.7647608607882940
1991-12-01 0.7928094474792930
1992-01-01 0.8937083488723240
1992-02-01 0.6083865189618250
1992-03-01 0.8632005889575010
1992-04-01 0.7419862645572310
1992-05-01 0.7593122116872740
1992-06-01 0.6961543235139020
1992-07-01 0.7260103609638340
1992-08-01 0.9274554090050910
1992-09-01 0.7574553923107140
1992-10-01 0.6915494033954140
1992-11-01 0.6775567664309840
1992-12-01 0.7670341649023700
1993-01-01 0.7543945318494510
1993-02-01 0.8356394229732250
1993-03-01 0.9152484298308390
1993-04-01 0.9917096823465190
1993-05-01 0.8693387469851690
1993-06-01 0.9141039476206420
1993-07-01 0.8509823594673900
1993-08-01 0.6344504948285740
1993-09-01 0.9536704359139340
1993-10-01 0.7789554934487100
1993-11-01 0.6993751414985290
1993-12-01 0.7194090782643010
1994-01-01 0.9439507446359320
1994-02-01 0.8217864008284060
1994-03-01 0.7577462298390670
1994-04-01 0.8359820705213410
1994-05-01 0.8080334622268050
1994-06-01 0.9174051825066760
1994-07-01 0.6324793991591380
1994-08-01 0.7396104704714930
1994-09-01 0.7040625830601330
1994-10-01 0.8123185652841220
1994-11-01 0.7886336246102710
1994-12-01 0.7347716480893540
1995-01-01 0.7937993764609310
1995-02-01 0.7788802861292450
1995-03-01 0.6358743308530310
1995-04-01 0.6763185772504790
1995-05-01 0.7637163657849700
1995-06-01 0.6375749775604640
1995-07-01 0.6596678925289460
1995-08-01 0.6713275191778460
1995-09-01 0.6583601340294090
1995-10-01 0.7410831882274620
1995-11-01 0.6649314613240240
1995-12-01 0.6058571231192930
1996-01-01 0.7325738659708310
1996-02-01 0.8278614291854200
1996-03-01 0.7083959444895150
1996-04-01 0.7475622354018970
1996-05-01 0.7228804463197390
1996-06-01 0.6479851260467050
1996-07-01 0.7317935424374220
1996-08-01 0.6801081433766080
1996-09-01 0.6102020892253320
1996-10-01 0.6254842017968960
1996-11-01 0.8063798621828680
1996-12-01 0.7426922245944280
1997-01-01 0.7863826705873230
1997-02-01 0.7282093704510240
1997-03-01 0.6242662163820490
1997-04-01 0.7083652706870540
1997-05-01 0.9015246554868000
1997-06-01 0.6876790958228320
1997-07-01 0.5213436719595820
1997-08-01 0.6876887541900210
1997-09-01 0.8587467915624700
1997-10-01 0.8206731627059350
1997-11-01 0.9023388708125300
1997-12-01 0.8093513803011250
1998-01-01 0.7575696983067530
1998-02-01 0.8331397826854940
1998-03-01 0.7577922783627320
1998-04-01 0.8989898568473700
1998-05-01 0.8043248999734150
1998-06-01 0.8690473564370950
1998-07-01 1.0738333851131000
1998-08-01 0.6050376355688330
1998-09-01 0.7759006032476460
1998-10-01 0.7869116563764730
1998-11-01 0.7466994672549520
1998-12-01 0.9932970043430150
1999-01-01 0.7536405493583280
1999-02-01 0.8598688692504600
1999-03-01 0.8931869713563280
1999-04-01 0.7579231408018310
1999-05-01 0.7212222042743900
1999-06-01 0.8993298016386320
1999-07-01 0.8896255556003680
1999-08-01 0.8573599711255970
1999-09-01 0.9729459746052630
1999-10-01 0.6118249937669340
1999-11-01 0.6766491160979380
1999-12-01 0.7664919161680940
2000-01-01 0.7389547646536620
2000-02-01 0.8685691145101040
2000-03-01 0.8361776820272010
2000-04-01 0.7419790211223660
2000-05-01 0.8081381070833800
2000-06-01 0.8129242070854130
2000-07-01 0.9349386558773940
2000-08-01 0.7474360164807440
2000-09-01 0.8504432895783910
2000-10-01 0.8547333429396240
2000-11-01 1.0570417437847600
2000-12-01 1.0096756503711600
2001-01-01 0.8317084454690750
2001-02-01 0.9570459879012370
2001-03-01 0.7594826107612100
2001-04-01 0.8409982509938860
2001-05-01 1.0294850173977800
2001-06-01 0.8196286883166670
2001-07-01 0.6760761936798590
2001-08-01 0.8538640122711910
2001-09-01 0.8151864251601700
2001-10-01 0.7286241911732510
2001-11-01 0.8026220981436640
2001-12-01 0.6395058838130360
2002-01-01 0.8793931585994140
2002-02-01 0.8021951246309460
2002-03-01 0.9266916060895430
2002-04-01 0.7605834264911040
2002-05-01 0.8093067712547280
2002-06-01 0.7683517098718020
2002-07-01 0.7281971426721680
2002-08-01 0.8677757713717740
2002-09-01 0.6002355799330540
2002-10-01 0.7324967588512940
2002-11-01 0.7770881485347630
2002-12-01 0.6179096759664980
2003-01-01 0.8333284167446110
2003-02-01 0.6015418726040120
2003-03-01 0.7776469378612820
2003-04-01 0.7705851822605930
2003-05-01 0.6863374791629090
2003-06-01 0.6850759674706970
2003-07-01 0.7099185156679410
2003-08-01 0.7810044665150370
2003-09-01 0.5114049304990090
2003-10-01 0.7342538777063350
2003-11-01 0.7873134796896100
2003-12-01 0.8025293453637320
2004-01-01 0.8678260503273500
2004-02-01 0.6790756276321200
2004-03-01 0.8281485323513840
2004-04-01 0.7282173514097890
2004-05-01 0.8675517003184100
2004-06-01 0.6761520054102050
2004-07-01 1.0163626030076600
2004-08-01 0.8353200311546960
2004-09-01 0.7934591813919560
2004-10-01 0.8281890017860050
2004-11-01 0.7762060500550120
2004-12-01 0.7704809040387990
2005-01-01 0.7861139786743010
2005-02-01 0.8245642086379700
2005-03-01 0.7879137347504740
2005-04-01 0.8805091188124610
2005-05-01 0.8044212594696970
2005-06-01 0.8973199266486350
2005-07-01 0.7789166105038150
2005-08-01 0.8801380150731500
2005-09-01 0.6896979076255840
2005-10-01 0.8111610270946720
2005-11-01 0.9177861628388810
2005-12-01 0.9633561968944000
2006-01-01 0.7952310359462190
2006-02-01 0.8535002411970620
2006-03-01 0.8550464620216460
2006-04-01 0.9183657512152630
2006-05-01 0.7742416130724120
2006-06-01 0.7056822309805920
2006-07-01 0.8885320601162990
2006-08-01 0.8949804686622430
2006-09-01 0.9935772595337840
2006-10-01 1.0488046864860300
2006-11-01 0.8631923136015440
2006-12-01 0.8004329594589030
2007-01-01 0.7647947321149380
2007-02-01 1.0757781422685700
2007-03-01 0.8414201774825830
2007-04-01 0.8578387483470690
2007-05-01 0.6872395240222810
2007-06-01 0.8418807182893680
2007-07-01 0.6925351145859710
2007-08-01 1.0375525368283800
2007-09-01 0.9052943294149108
2007-10-01 0.9205327181524130
2007-11-01 0.7534914715196700
2007-12-01 0.9099995546012120
2008-01-01 0.8710306521109430
2008-02-01 0.8690066346391330
2008-03-01 0.9119540977493880
2008-04-01 0.7617054987638450
2008-05-01 0.9549247469060220
2008-06-01 0.8285154093876890
2008-07-01 0.6649634847907130
2008-08-01 0.7262547266955450
2008-09-01 0.7632408686206660
2008-10-01 0.6718006987458510
2008-11-01 0.4895744469517230
2008-12-01 0.6836372435359180
2009-01-01 0.5371736297447250
2009-02-01 0.4143865884547740
2009-03-01 0.5923953589463660
2009-04-01 0.5932690235701740
2009-05-01 0.6731665931586150
2009-06-01 0.5394050323291850
2009-07-01 0.4864996908606190
2009-08-01 0.6056202528647910
2009-09-01 0.4833091421574180
2009-10-01 0.5888043258633110
2009-11-01 0.6501884085176240
2009-12-01 0.6151210809588140
2010-01-01 0.5084979968810540
2010-02-01 0.5513269580330720
2010-03-01 0.6067572693716730
2010-04-01 0.5442139939112260
2010-05-01 0.8134570742540700
2010-06-01 0.5216511760148080
2010-07-01 0.7041714878524120
2010-08-01 0.5763017247439150
2010-09-01 0.7317907051471430
2010-10-01 0.6849217379111030
2010-11-01 0.6167629450832790
2010-12-01 0.7435134736561450
2011-01-01 0.7205863076564420
2011-02-01 0.6546046090775500
2011-03-01 0.7224679555725130
2011-04-01 0.6691258986233820
2011-05-01 0.6639689441372490
2011-06-01 0.8163150989221840
2011-07-01 0.7672490211638700
2011-08-01 0.4633656977337890
2011-09-01 0.8785482181172600
2011-10-01 0.7304069645687020
2011-11-01 0.7489465487034150
2011-12-01 0.7691882577607770
2012-01-01 0.7748488778087250
2012-02-01 0.6064998510041850
2012-03-01 0.6592257030365650
2012-04-01 0.7637604016131180
2012-05-01 0.5228591383904130
2012-06-01 0.7426374314835910
2012-07-01 0.6330198038872520
2012-08-01 0.7659771489393690
2012-09-01 0.7306241105095120
2012-10-01 0.7046541286797370
2012-11-01 0.6060948648834250
2012-12-01 0.5874019994597800
2013-01-01 0.6598223936647740
2013-02-01 0.7737202004969610
2013-03-01 0.7921476673004650
2013-04-01 0.8004441219833160
2013-05-01 0.6707618845732260
2013-06-01 0.9559182983991960
2013-07-01 0.6129605865909540
2013-08-01 0.6923967061527030
2013-09-01 0.9434609852375440
2013-10-01 0.8500257012579650
2013-11-01 0.5886703027391850
2013-12-01 0.7730694267309050
2014-01-01 0.8202173037586230
2014-02-01 0.6537374755963410
2014-03-01 0.8773890637907660
2014-04-01 0.7765743791783590
2014-05-01 0.7668428673564930
2014-06-01 0.9485723617240320
2014-07-01 0.6671119282256570
2014-08-01 0.7704212436008010
2014-09-01 0.9818691955949800
2014-10-01 0.5674416449040150
2014-11-01 0.8029345924875730
2014-12-01 0.9338051907407160
2015-01-01 0.9752437227896990
2015-02-01 0.8666837221548070
2015-03-01 1.0414383890003500
2015-04-01 0.8133050038240440
2015-05-01 0.9731610374845270
2015-06-01 0.8881456629599540
2015-07-01 1.2078663759755600
2015-08-01 0.8707313593069780
2015-09-01 0.9838353541283680
2015-10-01 1.0094335588484000
2015-11-01 0.7997812106418030
2015-12-01 1.2472390616369700
2016-01-01 0.9454396143409990
2016-02-01 0.8860915496550170
2016-03-01 0.9314770628526610
2016-04-01 1.0792011954325800
2016-05-01 0.9001576555603280
2016-06-01 0.8116469793889570
2016-07-01 0.6521747416035700
2016-08-01 1.0426907368869300
2016-09-01 0.7922704531891870
2016-10-01 0.8824528971480780
2016-11-01 1.1400821998966300
2016-12-01 0.9847859894673000
2017-01-01 1.1015411446781300
2017-02-01 1.1136591153794300
2017-03-01 0.8615688034647650
2017-04-01 0.9535370397396130
2017-05-01 1.2213880297783300
2017-06-01 0.6817558516487520
2017-07-01 0.9944427295480440
2017-08-01 0.9141399016631390
2017-09-01 0.9375455212191220
2017-10-01 1.0671657259894800
2017-11-01 1.1497133568681800
2017-12-01 0.9656898390156620
2018-01-01 1.1078640549673900
2018-02-01 1.1409586889364900
2018-03-01 1.0227340276715000
2018-04-01 1.1435637424562400
2018-05-01 1.0207963609363900
2018-06-01 0.8402251931542850
2018-07-01 1.0872447847949800
2018-08-01 1.2084664894786400
2018-09-01 0.8953008732970860
2018-10-01 0.9815767947357190
2018-11-01 0.9599429054518550
2018-12-01 1.0447822813958400
2019-01-01 0.9361214849372090
2019-02-01 0.7677158791214550
2019-03-01 1.0656906104320400
2019-04-01 1.1739946399196200
2019-05-01 1.0911903056461400
2019-06-01 1.0789544007405800
2019-07-01 0.8661362794547050
2019-08-01 0.8025692281758460
2019-09-01 0.9983994231493030
2019-10-01 0.7278601627922590
2019-11-01 0.8326199956524850
2019-12-01 0.9109264983037552
2020-01-01 0.9398706954133570
2020-02-01 1.0305034503701000
2020-03-01 0.7982332197195640
2020-04-01 0.3177741022042250
2020-05-01 0.3087853430030500
2020-06-01 0.3379753855488900
2020-07-01 0.3915407378362170
2020-08-01 0.6436761469633820
2020-09-01 0.7734731603837630
2020-10-01 0.5285138473334500
2020-11-01 0.9118312841091980
2020-12-01 0.5667079428946300
2021-01-01 0.5451597149117530
2021-02-01 0.7350033402153720
2021-03-01 0.8077413054813510
2021-04-01 0.7424873169836130
2021-05-01 0.5927515890892810
2021-06-01 0.7723203794225410
2021-07-01 1.0260378127736400
2021-08-01 1.0303886208472800
2021-09-01 0.7430241262831810
2021-10-01 1.0583372596252100
2021-11-01 0.9920308478166700
2021-12-01 0.6936740976620080
2022-01-01 1.0810673214940600
2022-02-01 1.1597345171464100
2022-03-01 0.7618185824584790
2022-04-01 1.1828394497881600
2022-05-01 1.0977099101352200
2022-06-01 1.0511775594447800
2022-07-01 1.0112510923279100
2022-08-01 1.0437909331089800
2022-09-01 0.8376577662052330
2022-10-01 0.9794163728387940
2022-11-01 1.1345396110428900
2022-12-01 1.0977476331021400
2023-01-01 0.8480208109265070
2023-02-01 0.9665128636665450
2023-03-01 1.0048498478715100
2023-04-01 1.0265617345112800
2023-05-01 1.0046529479643300
2023-06-01 0.8634668014827410
2023-07-01 1.2212925859842300
2023-08-01 0.7636437739350480
2023-09-01 0.7246109633271760
2023-10-01 1.1934031700146400
2023-11-01 0.7147493914708770
2023-12-01 1.2464598573471400
2024-01-01 0.7193529298697380
2024-02-01 0.8641412301593770
2024-03-01 0.7982679580887920
2024-04-01 0.7247348044233480
2024-05-01 0.9618425695983800
2024-06-01 1.0737837889864000
2024-07-01 0.6189909419513390
2024-08-01 0.8459901441382680
2024-09-01 0.9602155000047908
2024-10-01 0.8031250123913510
2024-11-01 0.8082475420801530
2024-12-01 0.8908788403727340
2025-01-01 0.5978882830092430
2025-02-01 0.7023134226116740
2025-03-01 0.6150602882229410
2025-04-01 0.7475027200885100
2025-05-01 1.0097150203486100
2025-06-01 0.9470836761882890
2025-07-01 0.8580152087709130
2025-08-01 0.8425917003512850
2025-09-01 0.7352856509723260
2025-10-01 0.7870580734349050
2025-11-01 0.8335841623898340
2025-12-01 0.6196758822550880
2026-01-01 0.8421254047084790
2026-02-01 0.8771764917637580
2026-03-01 1.1249341981395400
2026-04-01 0.8940480715537400
2026-05-01 0.6602668420541800

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