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 2026-02-01
Last Updated 2026-03-15 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 53.00061571070440
1978-02-01 49.03615854248330
1978-03-01 53.44703664933390
1978-04-01 52.54548631305121
1978-05-01 47.13110666134880
1978-06-01 53.83514374948840
1978-07-01 52.64117773811780
1978-08-01 53.53504954166311
1978-09-01 54.44260655229149
1978-10-01 52.29658147141010
1978-11-01 53.20468571181600
1978-12-01 52.33184296726020
1979-01-01 50.22899129466780
1979-02-01 48.07640968405630
1979-03-01 55.11989455520310
1979-04-01 49.10033496137260
1979-05-01 58.87828568267730
1979-06-01 52.50411256198380
1979-07-01 48.37682995462720
1979-08-01 50.82739605020679
1979-09-01 54.37463612791540
1979-10-01 45.56946745711400
1979-11-01 46.89846433388610
1979-12-01 47.74899470281220
1980-01-01 41.87146410097110
1980-02-01 48.63397660082400
1980-03-01 47.45132148159800
1980-04-01 37.38874073377960
1980-05-01 37.12057058494330
1980-06-01 39.67755096293820
1980-07-01 36.95569111369871
1980-08-01 43.19641362718860
1980-09-01 42.01309242985760
1980-10-01 45.78739774072630
1980-11-01 47.60783510829121
1980-12-01 41.39759879789900
1981-01-01 44.48906140831560
1981-02-01 42.93669590675630
1981-03-01 40.40372649069310
1981-04-01 46.01221753056130
1981-05-01 42.25121622141810
1981-06-01 44.99563091972890
1981-07-01 45.93454889626780
1981-08-01 44.87154849280220
1981-09-01 37.53767866557180
1981-10-01 44.50083000822750
1981-11-01 40.38033404636740
1981-12-01 39.31835147035330
1982-01-01 37.43658416051130
1982-02-01 42.54220412245310
1982-03-01 31.43635396387820
1982-04-01 38.58979710215630
1982-05-01 37.13070666491200
1982-06-01 36.12219134552380
1982-07-01 39.58789370165830
1982-08-01 37.04038158796690
1982-09-01 36.31436026912750
1982-10-01 38.68641984314230
1982-11-01 37.87693227751210
1982-12-01 38.29614161096560
1983-01-01 40.70643589750670
1983-02-01 40.06685789746390
1983-03-01 41.79057597679200
1983-04-01 38.52640939077180
1983-05-01 39.33593500225730
1983-06-01 38.34902102261390
1983-07-01 37.14319724137200
1983-08-01 41.04376317852070
1983-09-01 40.98672635745050
1983-10-01 39.24339392281760
1983-11-01 39.88589980438380
1983-12-01 44.32727866320950
1984-01-01 46.25259658227400
1984-02-01 42.21204149767310
1984-03-01 47.42548997772030
1984-04-01 49.51713145223110
1984-05-01 45.10988255664880
1984-06-01 43.56956065194010
1984-07-01 47.66976167645300
1984-08-01 42.46770158686790
1984-09-01 48.51511098819180
1984-10-01 43.33235041861460
1984-11-01 47.12170946008700
1984-12-01 44.86625937932990
1985-01-01 42.51994269139250
1985-02-01 42.77205839693990
1985-03-01 46.04509465381170
1985-04-01 45.87393314428510
1985-05-01 45.43456129187680
1985-06-01 46.87702620505940
1985-07-01 42.13331471751320
1985-08-01 41.31338863253490
1985-09-01 46.32011782188210
1985-10-01 41.21291247863110
1985-11-01 39.02987426739890
1985-12-01 40.25488006263710
1986-01-01 43.93274857029800
1986-02-01 44.36004874598200
1986-03-01 41.34147076290640
1986-04-01 43.49870236059360
1986-05-01 44.42548006898260
1986-06-01 45.89592334700290
1986-07-01 42.25626648703580
1986-08-01 48.66651337269090
1986-09-01 46.50429516621960
1986-10-01 43.31894048377510
1986-11-01 43.83977831395760
1986-12-01 46.57458266474000
1987-01-01 47.05781837466070
1987-02-01 48.12033551133330
1987-03-01 41.04746881022730
1987-04-01 46.53386266852080
1987-05-01 48.58252772088330
1987-06-01 47.16128872939200
1987-07-01 45.32310206827820
1987-08-01 47.87088618604570
1987-09-01 52.18503599197039
1987-10-01 47.33437011732610
1987-11-01 43.61975592294490
1987-12-01 46.57915330953110
1988-01-01 46.38000011354670
1988-02-01 46.67657431530660
1988-03-01 43.64854336261960
1988-04-01 44.14129015672320
1988-05-01 49.51534826144380
1988-06-01 46.84440533818890
1988-07-01 50.71544577173650
1988-08-01 50.39324921159590
1988-09-01 46.08879458716090
1988-10-01 50.37168268375270
1988-11-01 45.28965728324160
1988-12-01 53.08818185120479
1989-01-01 47.47536914344720
1989-02-01 45.05269462596440
1989-03-01 46.69318173832100
1989-04-01 41.91268477148720
1989-05-01 46.75820188815730
1989-06-01 48.95806803522870
1989-07-01 50.10933255271640
1989-08-01 45.88473289567800
1989-09-01 46.82090528888640
1989-10-01 43.28390419119780
1989-11-01 45.76939414393620
1989-12-01 43.52337784399720
1990-01-01 46.79866682842070
1990-02-01 43.44116131331210
1990-03-01 45.43484065496530
1990-04-01 45.72795457237360
1990-05-01 40.17549599302860
1990-06-01 49.74931233649490
1990-07-01 50.43124048473550
1990-08-01 43.06679694947849
1990-09-01 49.21145356085770
1990-10-01 44.13426564582000
1990-11-01 43.67915127087620
1990-12-01 40.82855555927150
1991-01-01 42.77751277506230
1991-02-01 37.17429982540970
1991-03-01 36.29912671049700
1991-04-01 36.71236650453570
1991-05-01 37.31123289567860
1991-06-01 43.88858895494850
1991-07-01 42.22296393596960
1991-08-01 44.77378270924530
1991-09-01 42.60608864434840
1991-10-01 40.11786026433620
1991-11-01 40.29553244413970
1991-12-01 38.53248351908070
1992-01-01 40.19317660874860
1992-02-01 41.79657581503930
1992-03-01 40.24201156990180
1992-04-01 42.66986673242960
1992-05-01 41.28489663706330
1992-06-01 39.04766114896690
1992-07-01 41.73663360114250
1992-08-01 40.08049131494200
1992-09-01 45.96807222110720
1992-10-01 45.28127495246500
1992-11-01 42.01386705790920
1992-12-01 45.14602324595550
1993-01-01 45.75698062827470
1993-02-01 49.04641185853300
1993-03-01 42.97194555536070
1993-04-01 47.39555645783090
1993-05-01 42.32049566766720
1993-06-01 43.16823566794500
1993-07-01 41.05399229060320
1993-08-01 47.03240628744330
1993-09-01 47.52625037475400
1993-10-01 44.61662004977180
1993-11-01 47.81839657934840
1993-12-01 46.61800872900590
1994-01-01 42.18268331902700
1994-02-01 47.63461590624020
1994-03-01 45.07953043964370
1994-04-01 42.84027648214040
1994-05-01 49.99715007393980
1994-06-01 39.62868289338910
1994-07-01 41.10285244222520
1994-08-01 37.80803161632090
1994-09-01 36.67897587639050
1994-10-01 40.37891005326730
1994-11-01 38.39584529803240
1994-12-01 39.69855202642360
1995-01-01 38.28876599792040
1995-02-01 41.57355351691250
1995-03-01 44.05550391899900
1995-04-01 42.69255634003610
1995-05-01 42.40829555163890
1995-06-01 40.28569208983400
1995-07-01 41.05165323426939
1995-08-01 41.66045267029250
1995-09-01 40.04767951356170
1995-10-01 41.50978680873079
1995-11-01 42.45364761705700
1995-12-01 42.49875021039390
1996-01-01 40.33235470693370
1996-02-01 45.18267227411340
1996-03-01 43.80477762804161
1996-04-01 41.34363010038280
1996-05-01 42.07874851108810
1996-06-01 38.31776424834580
1996-07-01 42.00085676699020
1996-08-01 48.41834249425140
1996-09-01 40.00508425640470
1996-10-01 42.51442539298890
1996-11-01 41.78840056496990
1996-12-01 46.89492648184020
1997-01-01 41.23800991095390
1997-02-01 42.44422040319730
1997-03-01 42.01703778318500
1997-04-01 52.77180184926400
1997-05-01 39.94874650462560
1997-06-01 44.27184863971191
1997-07-01 44.05834298875710
1997-08-01 41.72435702608990
1997-09-01 34.30271228703110
1997-10-01 44.52617618273760
1997-11-01 45.87633447035390
1997-12-01 37.47332753948240
1998-01-01 44.75834824551080
1998-02-01 39.78821057152890
1998-03-01 40.46374840631720
1998-04-01 43.65191370379230
1998-05-01 41.97685796201650
1998-06-01 41.31624551592751
1998-07-01 40.85587297322910
1998-08-01 37.61234536044140
1998-09-01 42.73289120647220
1998-10-01 41.05356168546840
1998-11-01 44.45342900910810
1998-12-01 36.36240067728970
1999-01-01 45.93482724282230
1999-02-01 37.07692510350270
1999-03-01 47.47504790832960
1999-04-01 40.49120146966260
1999-05-01 45.18882602137730
1999-06-01 44.79288389763079
1999-07-01 39.79899986417520
1999-08-01 39.59021038266850
1999-09-01 42.50931545334620
1999-10-01 45.33835932635130
1999-11-01 52.76150438322120
1999-12-01 42.24578931258770
2000-01-01 44.19089785169360
2000-02-01 49.12612141276850
2000-03-01 46.97957925110310
2000-04-01 46.84864935683220
2000-05-01 50.18274698643200
2000-06-01 43.72662773572510
2000-07-01 48.12464241993330
2000-08-01 47.28312409671999
2000-09-01 42.85004576120940
2000-10-01 44.42576650621230
2000-11-01 39.24073952259340
2000-12-01 43.01874133649210
2001-01-01 40.81879622384940
2001-02-01 42.88603263901940
2001-03-01 47.25273661008440
2001-04-01 39.95683389805630
2001-05-01 39.40714075578310
2001-06-01 44.39744477798970
2001-07-01 41.87524088067840
2001-08-01 47.03512688920420
2001-09-01 43.31094085736630
2001-10-01 41.28560349357680
2001-11-01 39.98250907467260
2001-12-01 47.20990384826580
2002-01-01 38.75966125457160
2002-02-01 36.10768253124690
2002-03-01 39.58509613138440
2002-04-01 40.13354005184620
2002-05-01 45.87529394751460
2002-06-01 40.36255608815760
2002-07-01 49.48413772137780
2002-08-01 43.03069956800430
2002-09-01 46.10448027235350
2002-10-01 40.41072120350710
2002-11-01 32.75120965704320
2002-12-01 43.86155757756350
2003-01-01 41.86662584580010
2003-02-01 39.68573557023430
2003-03-01 43.16020085102010
2003-04-01 47.11911602222860
2003-05-01 36.73882440445600
2003-06-01 40.50793685348010
2003-07-01 38.59193354336000
2003-08-01 37.58322966674370
2003-09-01 37.33120196822890
2003-10-01 42.72988397730150
2003-11-01 48.09804511152310
2003-12-01 43.81217994324970
2004-01-01 39.24033196913520
2004-02-01 47.24503835721890
2004-03-01 45.62653062722120
2004-04-01 42.72487024150790
2004-05-01 50.32916309208160
2004-06-01 49.44221925909970
2004-07-01 36.39819082481740
2004-08-01 42.38826591039170
2004-09-01 40.98366448325200
2004-10-01 49.47597302210410
2004-11-01 41.23532143299040
2004-12-01 42.80736289107190
2005-01-01 47.23479024945460
2005-02-01 46.91054259559280
2005-03-01 45.07109387148710
2005-04-01 45.60606317266710
2005-05-01 41.33085952412670
2005-06-01 45.24194698511100
2005-07-01 51.26409946503210
2005-08-01 41.54492796592530
2005-09-01 39.09990352292970
2005-10-01 44.96899686364850
2005-11-01 46.26918056838040
2005-12-01 47.38258100686380
2006-01-01 45.33420511109150
2006-02-01 36.17764041977140
2006-03-01 30.55427472262590
2006-04-01 38.67318697593730
2006-05-01 42.79119230427470
2006-06-01 44.54879839501210
2006-07-01 47.27716379019090
2006-08-01 45.06581824780910
2006-09-01 44.76617996184060
2006-10-01 44.42800114827960
2006-11-01 48.84777445509440
2006-12-01 44.25893177123830
2007-01-01 45.73742147578200
2007-02-01 44.63030889631470
2007-03-01 51.30199462509329
2007-04-01 49.14553420329140
2007-05-01 44.91005335320200
2007-06-01 43.70276744947200
2007-07-01 41.23898368102590
2007-08-01 45.07993621857710
2007-09-01 43.42244776742730
2007-10-01 39.05900548814320
2007-11-01 39.35667373814460
2007-12-01 43.12656888422370
2008-01-01 43.20720138253820
2008-02-01 28.87148888744880
2008-03-01 36.68233412004590
2008-04-01 34.56704807842240
2008-05-01 43.49743139504570
2008-06-01 38.39515582400750
2008-07-01 45.70218130251420
2008-08-01 42.81115983499050
2008-09-01 37.48586690578590
2008-10-01 35.60813246575350
2008-11-01 44.08786500033930
2008-12-01 40.27624489519600
2009-01-01 39.34829204650270
2009-02-01 41.02012233181230
2009-03-01 43.89280583985910
2009-04-01 37.17042658804800
2009-05-01 35.52204643967130
2009-06-01 36.72727805247290
2009-07-01 34.18714610048370
2009-08-01 37.69137706614590
2009-09-01 41.52807079404080
2009-10-01 43.18683910600360
2009-11-01 34.67033075793940
2009-12-01 43.51523885568160
2010-01-01 36.72499511637100
2010-02-01 40.17303640227920
2010-03-01 45.59213384607940
2010-04-01 42.42181972680000
2010-05-01 40.23365251671840
2010-06-01 41.97018383383460
2010-07-01 39.85145561343500
2010-08-01 37.84192632212330
2010-09-01 42.74605413954990
2010-10-01 42.73225887391130
2010-11-01 35.40582245848210
2010-12-01 42.19770201890340
2011-01-01 43.84399368423180
2011-02-01 46.75718061774680
2011-03-01 41.91274034149020
2011-04-01 43.76668513241700
2011-05-01 43.59258885294430
2011-06-01 42.02969063764520
2011-07-01 41.43557706237250
2011-08-01 46.35687421021741
2011-09-01 37.97257671835610
2011-10-01 42.42091676097480
2011-11-01 47.39190158749490
2011-12-01 37.42693011711140
2012-01-01 39.49163524485010
2012-02-01 36.69419667401900
2012-03-01 41.67469578306110
2012-04-01 46.77995968915150
2012-05-01 48.28904705042320
2012-06-01 45.71462810555470
2012-07-01 41.23092469509560
2012-08-01 42.21866984329160
2012-09-01 40.85212465921220
2012-10-01 43.14382354300170
2012-11-01 47.48790794634460
2012-12-01 38.99233481438330
2013-01-01 44.02406427295440
2013-02-01 49.39659951150730
2013-03-01 38.45630062605630
2013-04-01 46.91882895123220
2013-05-01 43.56353097930810
2013-06-01 39.75835078040750
2013-07-01 44.07020641224870
2013-08-01 43.89737462638600
2013-09-01 37.43715345051770
2013-10-01 36.55075693096600
2013-11-01 49.06299119042330
2013-12-01 46.93475667487740
2014-01-01 46.70832449444750
2014-02-01 44.75450606722100
2014-03-01 40.14829849416020
2014-04-01 44.46466149854130
2014-05-01 44.27804965171640
2014-06-01 40.81441163151860
2014-07-01 47.67883282512030
2014-08-01 41.48670080792730
2014-09-01 50.83990565598390
2014-10-01 50.68422112017809
2014-11-01 45.46292292748851
2014-12-01 48.86832692207300
2015-01-01 39.77602768271860
2015-02-01 49.01640290716990
2015-03-01 51.68405127290841
2015-04-01 36.22732874581650
2015-05-01 49.05696805753750
2015-06-01 50.74327500818210
2015-07-01 48.95788384523120
2015-08-01 47.55977853590610
2015-09-01 46.47987464751230
2015-10-01 37.83920534273580
2015-11-01 47.86943012069271
2015-12-01 47.52479053582630
2016-01-01 47.68811295861740
2016-02-01 56.35734018465241
2016-03-01 41.70769768692290
2016-04-01 49.19181274885770
2016-05-01 43.46899664875550
2016-06-01 46.68470141580110
2016-07-01 51.03862604921831
2016-08-01 45.18103951678210
2016-09-01 49.67805782943220
2016-10-01 46.81138646107610
2016-11-01 45.98397280537850
2016-12-01 44.38287740261140
2017-01-01 48.63144697293090
2017-02-01 45.10728133646739
2017-03-01 48.75931367958670
2017-04-01 51.10899204164140
2017-05-01 46.18724410925260
2017-06-01 49.30246312288990
2017-07-01 47.09722740986251
2017-08-01 53.22822754276050
2017-09-01 46.28924490786440
2017-10-01 52.66423705858701
2017-11-01 51.86403205943530
2017-12-01 41.50533649816210
2018-01-01 50.00092486533620
2018-02-01 44.93519188911020
2018-03-01 51.39590366592940
2018-04-01 54.19473201014650
2018-05-01 51.45503173429729
2018-06-01 53.97935796390099
2018-07-01 52.68542702297430
2018-08-01 48.84469681245730
2018-09-01 55.94460802516470
2018-10-01 56.68490414681560
2018-11-01 51.38382641403820
2018-12-01 49.99593275050740
2019-01-01 54.48821036488730
2019-02-01 57.99632506964020
2019-03-01 51.37640383959891
2019-04-01 51.84048268624560
2019-05-01 54.94927730299150
2019-06-01 48.74692652692380
2019-07-01 48.42041442220920
2019-08-01 56.57505495036760
2019-09-01 53.15400394735950
2019-10-01 56.42774443308800
2019-11-01 44.11961945148800
2019-12-01 48.88206721849929
2020-01-01 44.36277071933400
2020-02-01 45.43099769453580
2020-03-01 46.16623250801570
2020-04-01 18.02027985283340
2020-05-01 21.13423555459080
2020-06-01 24.86263591262690
2020-07-01 32.34569443247400
2020-08-01 38.83345946892770
2020-09-01 36.73034647803950
2020-10-01 42.64534302935040
2020-11-01 43.94780649011040
2020-12-01 38.77017520390640
2021-01-01 44.65335171074599
2021-02-01 43.07449763697250
2021-03-01 46.62961295850760
2021-04-01 48.86775488826060
2021-05-01 54.43437234230090
2021-06-01 46.65920394686830
2021-07-01 51.77592906635270
2021-08-01 47.27328057101820
2021-09-01 48.25067544702020
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