Table Data - Monthly Share of All U.S. Workers Who Leave the Labor Force After a Layoff

Title Monthly Share of All U.S. Workers Who Leave the Labor Force After a Layoff
Series ID EMSHRNLA
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) share of workers who leave the labor force due to a layoff tracks the percentage of U.S. workers who transition from employment to non-participation after a layoff compared to the total layoffs into non-employment. Since all layoffs end in either unemployment or non-participation, one minus this time series will be the share of workers who leave into unemployment due to a layoff.
DATE VALUE
1978-01-01 53.19317678890189
1978-02-01 49.16000892101730
1978-03-01 53.58722654929460
1978-04-01 52.53060185112381
1978-05-01 47.08793899126910
1978-06-01 53.83877172096890
1978-07-01 52.53244231879570
1978-08-01 53.53158339906210
1978-09-01 54.47243050490221
1978-10-01 52.18578559255760
1978-11-01 53.12754010385810
1978-12-01 52.25020470604790
1979-01-01 50.38527766147720
1979-02-01 48.18623298056210
1979-03-01 55.23316573363550
1979-04-01 49.08328224681480
1979-05-01 58.82296775757730
1979-06-01 52.51115369112011
1979-07-01 48.28405412029850
1979-08-01 50.83837145102890
1979-09-01 54.40969429172440
1979-10-01 45.48456471111960
1979-11-01 46.83939059086170
1979-12-01 47.67806444857440
1980-01-01 42.00064391124850
1980-02-01 48.72524793480900
1980-03-01 47.52837137955690
1980-04-01 37.37077761670670
1980-05-01 37.07653225426550
1980-06-01 39.68093747277480
1980-07-01 36.87834326868740
1980-08-01 43.21193329035270
1980-09-01 42.05384478888130
1980-10-01 45.71365735365120
1980-11-01 47.55018191750810
1980-12-01 41.34175580193390
1981-01-01 44.59246021371910
1981-02-01 43.02914321017190
1981-03-01 40.45459314229190
1981-04-01 45.99637595256480
1981-05-01 42.20830062599530
1981-06-01 44.99919263666960
1981-07-01 45.87305712024710
1981-08-01 44.89098297529929
1981-09-01 37.58352246572260
1981-10-01 44.43408643233380
1981-11-01 40.32416197706540
1981-12-01 39.26646809377680
1982-01-01 37.53182421471850
1982-02-01 42.61497771724940
1982-03-01 31.46441273506750
1982-04-01 38.58572446960660
1982-05-01 37.09309193471440
1982-06-01 36.12923534694480
1982-07-01 39.54340445863160
1982-08-01 37.06090360637070
1982-09-01 36.36499500771311
1982-10-01 38.61863829353210
1982-11-01 37.81020046619660
1982-12-01 38.25463791171310
1983-01-01 40.79006667226620
1983-02-01 40.13098887763500
1983-03-01 41.79546074833110
1983-04-01 38.53552647826550
1983-05-01 39.30890546689530
1983-06-01 38.35909469946790
1983-07-01 37.11745032131751
1983-08-01 41.05731264809570
1983-09-01 41.05354581505200
1983-10-01 39.16847231590060
1983-11-01 39.81008603094150
1983-12-01 44.28868760612120
1984-01-01 46.32381626482340
1984-02-01 42.26159469696110
1984-03-01 47.41892392727730
1984-04-01 49.52401955704720
1984-05-01 45.09636607677160
1984-06-01 43.59446940809240
1984-07-01 47.65135371295050
1984-08-01 42.49017121225910
1984-09-01 48.60043848209800
1984-10-01 43.25280796129030
1984-11-01 47.02974719519790
1984-12-01 44.83197817770750
1985-01-01 42.58368430913520
1985-02-01 42.80576506368070
1985-03-01 46.01497240549900
1985-04-01 45.87844532907550
1985-05-01 45.42819636795940
1985-06-01 46.90936359378990
1985-07-01 42.02337034647620
1985-08-01 41.34447322204300
1985-09-01 46.42071656302360
1985-10-01 41.30614657790120
1985-11-01 38.93572247577990
1985-12-01 40.22688431498350
1986-01-01 43.98090784842870
1986-02-01 44.38114553178690
1986-03-01 41.28703125042600
1986-04-01 43.48960286525810
1986-05-01 44.42432650057860
1986-06-01 45.93907793722310
1986-07-01 42.27252983889500
1986-08-01 48.70410340438000
1986-09-01 46.61770016199680
1986-10-01 43.25288199016800
1986-11-01 43.73956508057850
1986-12-01 46.55100457126520
1987-01-01 47.09866263551410
1987-02-01 48.13127468212510
1987-03-01 40.97490885502770
1987-04-01 46.50697106701100
1987-05-01 48.57859819620000
1987-06-01 47.20913152042790
1987-07-01 45.35815643913700
1987-08-01 47.92227337928120
1987-09-01 52.29268882650469
1987-10-01 47.28082512162760
1987-11-01 43.52491699508410
1987-12-01 46.56487077996260
1988-01-01 46.41219501938710
1988-02-01 46.67605016356230
1988-03-01 43.56291604165090
1988-04-01 44.10389159528860
1988-05-01 49.50291674284210
1988-06-01 46.89666882011920
1988-07-01 50.76717995539900
1988-08-01 50.44291622009920
1988-09-01 46.20031991226030
1988-10-01 50.32713028223710
1988-11-01 45.20684725352690
1988-12-01 53.06952333798400
1989-01-01 47.50106716255330
1989-02-01 45.04478984293850
1989-03-01 46.60562701237570
1989-04-01 41.87506821217850
1989-05-01 46.73493285011600
1989-06-01 49.00779389373840
1989-07-01 50.17594079784390
1989-08-01 45.93440957850290
1989-09-01 46.91958829200150
1989-10-01 43.25281769744850
1989-11-01 45.69606465241070
1989-12-01 43.50771936408730
1990-01-01 46.81320965164450
1990-02-01 43.42840011577770
1990-03-01 45.35214143379130
1990-04-01 45.69165781506210
1990-05-01 40.15024171251790
1990-06-01 49.79168077816150
1990-07-01 50.49831840901200
1990-08-01 43.11845894451700
1990-09-01 49.29788788164100
1990-10-01 44.10953751817360
1990-11-01 43.62321228186880
1990-12-01 40.80583722933210
1991-01-01 42.78162350744460
1991-02-01 37.16914380762380
1991-03-01 36.22754322419600
1991-04-01 36.69653301481720
1991-05-01 37.28143740775469
1991-06-01 43.91075541489250
1991-07-01 42.28038930851050
1991-08-01 44.81196147192870
1991-09-01 42.67685965478350
1991-10-01 40.10273469128330
1991-11-01 40.25375971913200
1991-12-01 38.51190939194380
1992-01-01 40.19051991132410
1992-02-01 41.80498412258420
1992-03-01 40.18570701342160
1992-04-01 42.67287278880310
1992-05-01 41.26461499625820
1992-06-01 39.04945215577150
1992-07-01 41.77107797445700
1992-08-01 40.11889165353700
1992-09-01 46.00355453596860
1992-10-01 45.26780855728830
1992-11-01 41.98837885378860
1992-12-01 45.12714699194350
1993-01-01 45.74113114037280
1993-02-01 49.06786882564150
1993-03-01 42.94281115486600
1993-04-01 47.42042309527300
1993-05-01 42.32439604409560
1993-06-01 43.14424641258990
1993-07-01 41.07715680527820
1993-08-01 47.05674189056090
1993-09-01 47.52184627872131
1993-10-01 44.61005642348140
1993-11-01 47.79878461271320
1993-12-01 46.60058800961450
1994-01-01 42.15991956759280
1994-02-01 47.66173493862490
1994-03-01 45.07368250940750
1994-04-01 42.89229027796040
1994-05-01 50.00800500059880
1994-06-01 39.59561168696340
1994-07-01 41.11506796347340
1994-08-01 37.83604329441590
1994-09-01 36.63670255089470
1994-10-01 40.36890960386770
1994-11-01 38.39037487011680
1994-12-01 39.67912129113420
1995-01-01 38.25497619995310
1995-02-01 41.59457238907700
1995-03-01 44.06789491534411
1995-04-01 42.75761575940340
1995-05-01 42.43545560291810
1995-06-01 40.24918017929050
1995-07-01 40.89947055497630
1995-08-01 41.41891990337170
1995-09-01 39.98426471797360
1995-10-01 41.50731111010990
1995-11-01 42.45873745550320
1995-12-01 42.47629045649479
1996-01-01 40.29961195069090
1996-02-01 45.18363558060210
1996-03-01 43.83139250474630
1996-04-01 41.42840134439470
1996-05-01 42.10370915175050
1996-06-01 38.28425093065120
1996-07-01 42.01698663995910
1996-08-01 48.43451647448160
1996-09-01 39.90186984132190
1996-10-01 42.51893456739180
1996-11-01 41.81264269683610
1996-12-01 46.85987198499440
1997-01-01 41.21381152500960
1997-02-01 42.42876498061490
1997-03-01 42.05845182079520
1997-04-01 52.85283111678550
1997-05-01 39.98383376348210
1997-06-01 44.24263377666030
1997-07-01 44.07258362049140
1997-08-01 41.73376481614760
1997-09-01 34.19275835954850
1997-10-01 44.53120403208681
1997-11-01 45.90662669968830
1997-12-01 37.43924337973050
1998-01-01 44.73529031509800
1998-02-01 39.75092857796390
1998-03-01 40.51497377835250
1998-04-01 43.73538645235780
1998-05-01 42.01349720668860
1998-06-01 41.30033748916520
1998-07-01 40.87253779581670
1998-08-01 37.61191361542210
1998-09-01 42.61032269307631
1998-10-01 41.06660240026970
1998-11-01 44.49156390199900
1998-12-01 36.32726133208450
1999-01-01 45.91047710611360
1999-02-01 37.03113492904660
1999-03-01 47.52781500677900
1999-04-01 40.56419900482800
1999-05-01 45.23239197216710
1999-06-01 44.78148607605520
1999-07-01 39.82386266819820
1999-08-01 39.58683294135150
1999-09-01 42.39592063300660
1999-10-01 45.35047791977280
1999-11-01 52.78229779135730
1999-12-01 42.22424971938480
2000-01-01 44.16678742316720
2000-02-01 49.06109724776240
2000-03-01 47.04393071970530
2000-04-01 46.90447090714100
2000-05-01 50.22689583688550
2000-06-01 43.73092088960500
2000-07-01 48.15382789872680
2000-08-01 47.28164336163230
2000-09-01 42.74339480702550
2000-10-01 44.43619409111350
2000-11-01 39.25368060946970
2000-12-01 43.01696978169300
2001-01-01 40.78328779023810
2001-02-01 42.81341519724390
2001-03-01 47.30095388634920
2001-04-01 40.00646157995940
2001-05-01 39.45560068407390
2001-06-01 44.40052450958450
2001-07-01 41.92113496822640
2001-08-01 47.03519991036820
2001-09-01 43.20871202372950
2001-10-01 41.30165741261680
2001-11-01 39.97483801373460
2001-12-01 47.22839911049370
2002-01-01 38.72457859047910
2002-02-01 36.03187598929830
2002-03-01 39.62825804122070
2002-04-01 40.18093309898770
2002-05-01 45.90772144039570
2002-06-01 40.38078713619830
2002-07-01 49.52102153872050
2002-08-01 43.02862395413830
2002-09-01 45.99490869280100
2002-10-01 40.43106611060560
2002-11-01 32.75262689172990
2002-12-01 43.90012170625770
2003-01-01 41.83531949479470
2003-02-01 39.60922103576280
2003-03-01 43.18697811135430
2003-04-01 47.15713383003730
2003-05-01 36.77850631075170
2003-06-01 40.52777318432350
2003-07-01 38.62909287126930
2003-08-01 37.56805630299690
2003-09-01 37.21944298120080
2003-10-01 42.75537394138851
2003-11-01 48.09289507447920
2003-12-01 43.86137718036760
2004-01-01 39.23124671970410
2004-02-01 47.16587617656970
2004-03-01 45.63857378391630
2004-04-01 42.77137149576510
2004-05-01 50.35023473617570
2004-06-01 49.46373999321040
2004-07-01 36.44508696250590
2004-08-01 42.36646313728480
2004-09-01 40.86373194045280
2004-10-01 49.49720190596870
2004-11-01 41.25831429811130
2004-12-01 42.86344082469850
2005-01-01 47.23135965345890
2005-02-01 46.82597473498700
2005-03-01 45.06124855276780
2005-04-01 45.63687986163860
2005-05-01 41.35643892710900
2005-06-01 45.26863575021350
2005-07-01 51.30228639024590
2005-08-01 41.53417231884770
2005-09-01 38.99035346098300
2005-10-01 44.99100254688460
2005-11-01 46.29883114117660
2005-12-01 47.43446848636510
2006-01-01 45.34157241955840
2006-02-01 36.08807554464180
2006-03-01 30.54296043826410
2006-04-01 38.70024683856960
2006-05-01 42.79952792783960
2006-06-01 44.56197928803850
2006-07-01 47.32433752009610
2006-08-01 45.06219284063100
2006-09-01 44.66480660915110
2006-10-01 44.43874958125370
2006-11-01 48.88433158828150
2006-12-01 44.32064409062760
2007-01-01 45.75760837850360
2007-02-01 44.53742017000460
2007-03-01 51.27811662890850
2007-04-01 49.16901513020190
2007-05-01 44.91929972508310
2007-06-01 43.70647084584380
2007-07-01 41.28753170256400
2007-08-01 45.08249004376270
2007-09-01 43.33194911692500
2007-10-01 39.05765639866600
2007-11-01 39.39936966681130
2007-12-01 43.17598143427670
2008-01-01 43.21698966972420
2008-02-01 28.80193292213110
2008-03-01 36.67245248973170
2008-04-01 34.60045521275050
2008-05-01 43.48924368775340
2008-06-01 38.38874258687590
2008-07-01 45.72814273111180
2008-08-01 42.81544027169580
2008-09-01 37.41309130730760
2008-10-01 35.60878043826750
2008-11-01 44.11978407824780
2008-12-01 40.32647901002720
2009-01-01 39.36215095556869
2009-02-01 40.97118926235440
2009-03-01 43.87985613438080
2009-04-01 37.21209702091360
2009-05-01 35.51026066231740
2009-06-01 36.70901954858770
2009-07-01 34.20870247448561
2009-08-01 37.69141171247910
2009-09-01 41.45453338124620
2009-10-01 43.17795690682560
2009-11-01 34.71177468760339
2009-12-01 43.54562474741910
2010-01-01 36.73690319781450
2010-02-01 40.16755751642330
2010-03-01 45.57015059610340
2010-04-01 42.48085343837801
2010-05-01 40.21093733379860
2010-06-01 41.94713707078660
2010-07-01 39.85934705189240
2010-08-01 37.84190791062850
2010-09-01 42.67420714866200
2010-10-01 42.72451168285860
2010-11-01 35.45634478877050
2010-12-01 42.21211146151020
2011-01-01 43.84743399141020
2011-02-01 46.77845840265130
2011-03-01 41.87343112903640
2011-04-01 43.84506525802760
2011-05-01 43.55987538188710
2011-06-01 42.00677597091810
2011-07-01 41.44428891285609
2011-08-01 46.34728753279720
2011-09-01 37.91024440680460
2011-10-01 42.40853335031611
2011-11-01 47.44807867880530
2011-12-01 37.42837770583080
2012-01-01 39.49987723330140
2012-02-01 36.75835692870920
2012-03-01 41.60129188102790
2012-04-01 46.86655985441920
2012-05-01 48.23468160597840
2012-06-01 45.68083859676200
2012-07-01 41.24657393194340
2012-08-01 42.21397045119620
2012-09-01 40.79333206846120
2012-10-01 43.12344489854960
2012-11-01 47.56554995463660
2012-12-01 38.99179279145000
2013-01-01 44.03792618399310
2013-02-01 49.47981770504270
2013-03-01 38.36441574753150
2013-04-01 47.00575254904980
2013-05-01 43.48207467566350
2013-06-01 39.72067713678450
2013-07-01 44.08830210526940
2013-08-01 43.88161866340970
2013-09-01 37.40240514024990
2013-10-01 36.53719537848630
2013-11-01 49.13929101036729
2013-12-01 46.92994952389930
2014-01-01 46.72504821416780
2014-02-01 44.87578275038350
2014-03-01 40.03829403193410
2014-04-01 44.54785640482800
2014-05-01 44.15498440422710
2014-06-01 40.77440691849500
2014-07-01 47.70299660255390
2014-08-01 41.47941698999690
2014-09-01 50.82161389689040
2014-10-01 50.66284444469710
2014-11-01 45.53881124538250
2014-12-01 48.86352977946210
2015-01-01 39.81235206455220
2015-02-01 49.15714284153960
2015-03-01 51.54826234504110
2015-04-01 36.33123378841760
2015-05-01 48.88310191929410
2015-06-01 50.69607830221450
2015-07-01 48.98464619880330
2015-08-01 47.54716873435050
2015-09-01 46.49031942366230
2015-10-01 37.84785743292500
2015-11-01 47.92347400713290
2015-12-01 47.51464225691900
2016-01-01 47.73250733881200
2016-02-01 56.50164314854200
2016-03-01 41.57553700980470
2016-04-01 49.30194715475091
2016-05-01 43.25036248224480
2016-06-01 46.64201053091550
2016-07-01 51.05150521055089
2016-08-01 45.18219574276920
2016-09-01 49.70346179875030
2016-10-01 46.83584251223160
2016-11-01 46.02927379039210
2016-12-01 44.36683792796670
2017-01-01 48.69536183775820
2017-02-01 45.26646570519230
2017-03-01 48.59940172006191
2017-04-01 51.25233127485780
2017-05-01 45.91166612943050
2017-06-01 49.25051067376980
2017-07-01 47.10082693034870
2017-08-01 53.22602779652000
2017-09-01 46.34071426850530
2017-10-01 52.71888833574150
2017-11-01 51.89125489999989
2017-12-01 41.50098825439210
2018-01-01 50.08743850356030
2018-02-01 45.10187339663110
2018-03-01 51.21599194094269
2018-04-01 54.36456587370611
2018-05-01 51.11901571844319
2018-06-01 53.91228207892070
2018-07-01 52.66454563257680
2018-08-01 48.85885293156530
2018-09-01 56.00397615413520
2018-10-01 56.76691699719930
2018-11-01 51.40703537560199
2018-12-01 50.01494923358860
2019-01-01 54.60148343885770
2019-02-01 58.17020009229270
2019-03-01 51.17614827342580
2019-04-01 52.04096346599750
2019-05-01 54.53734812770290
2019-06-01 48.66976639701070
2019-07-01 48.38854194056260
2019-08-01 56.57665825802079
2019-09-01 53.22985145501290
2019-10-01 56.51685017004170
2019-11-01 44.14197501655300
2019-12-01 48.93509258929690
2020-01-01 44.50396383843180
2020-02-01 45.62441241637660
2020-03-01 45.90897039938530
2020-04-01 18.29274834947070
2020-05-01 20.66340250423160
2020-06-01 24.78078234261970
2020-07-01 32.29447283277350
2020-08-01 38.81997739458500
2020-09-01 36.80823767215760
2020-10-01 42.72036840535430
2020-11-01 43.94869001031760
2020-12-01 38.87024395845110
2021-01-01 44.81426145693209
2021-02-01 43.29068459455410
2021-03-01 46.33082422528230
2021-04-01 49.22517321229230
2021-05-01 53.88075429871860
2021-06-01 46.60185937388810
2021-07-01 51.71958514903490
2021-08-01 47.24528167110699
2021-09-01 48.32574783173390
2021-10-01 43.31465588158420
2021-11-01 38.16156826555600
2021-12-01 54.68008922182220
2022-01-01 48.78551528538260
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