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 2026-04-01
Last Updated 2026-05-19 5:49 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 52.99436054702690
1978-02-01 49.02647399608790
1978-03-01 53.45558559877009
1978-04-01 52.52993694227800
1978-05-01 47.11712610483910
1978-06-01 53.84149871801730
1978-07-01 52.64580286856540
1978-08-01 53.54991826495010
1978-09-01 54.46755892720320
1978-10-01 52.28143401383740
1978-11-01 53.20807626819140
1978-12-01 52.32982964430290
1979-01-01 50.22145328647940
1979-02-01 48.06907724504320
1979-03-01 55.12660048156361
1979-04-01 49.08456858926350
1979-05-01 58.86576774513100
1979-06-01 52.50948478597270
1979-07-01 48.38232074212430
1979-08-01 50.84215444024471
1979-09-01 54.39813128654750
1979-10-01 45.55501062565470
1979-11-01 46.90196967265910
1979-12-01 47.74695548100250
1980-01-01 41.86436795013270
1980-02-01 48.63073064055660
1980-03-01 47.45373595189800
1980-04-01 37.37451938671510
1980-05-01 37.10768842602080
1980-06-01 39.68110317013700
1980-07-01 36.96413979918540
1980-08-01 43.21021375403240
1980-09-01 42.03280795594300
1980-10-01 45.77337376888930
1980-11-01 47.61024613200890
1980-12-01 41.39516043985180
1981-01-01 44.48387899821070
1981-02-01 42.93653371348680
1981-03-01 40.40030731878690
1981-04-01 46.00238741865620
1981-05-01 42.23936469203580
1981-06-01 44.99885840818310
1981-07-01 45.94926118753170
1981-08-01 44.88390624247240
1981-09-01 37.55426635990360
1981-10-01 44.48461631325230
1981-11-01 40.37915573900430
1981-12-01 39.31559028419920
1982-01-01 37.43372331463230
1982-02-01 42.54305387113320
1982-03-01 31.42904842978390
1982-04-01 38.58366728273260
1982-05-01 37.12097695654310
1982-06-01 36.12479357288420
1982-07-01 39.60824671436660
1982-08-01 37.05014164243940
1982-09-01 36.33092656137680
1982-10-01 38.66481911800810
1982-11-01 37.87119263710630
1982-12-01 38.29401987586200
1983-01-01 40.70613898142260
1983-02-01 40.06718372227520
1983-03-01 41.78295378640410
1983-04-01 38.52339153630180
1983-05-01 39.32886497760160
1983-06-01 38.35186273253240
1983-07-01 37.16906227076090
1983-08-01 41.05073637157530
1983-09-01 41.00563445243830
1983-10-01 39.21464381401190
1983-11-01 39.87581372259380
1983-12-01 44.32509243588220
1984-01-01 46.25314983255640
1984-02-01 42.21028636614730
1984-03-01 47.41669733094730
1984-04-01 49.51597747120320
1984-05-01 45.10562077615410
1984-06-01 43.57469094224900
1984-07-01 47.70294952434160
1984-08-01 42.47340678756150
1984-09-01 48.53720725410370
1984-10-01 43.29727583459570
1984-11-01 47.10792863981680
1984-12-01 44.86343926055640
1985-01-01 42.52008646750970
1985-02-01 42.76911675856900
1985-03-01 46.03208778493690
1985-04-01 45.87204342725170
1985-05-01 45.43270332118700
1985-06-01 46.88531189495680
1985-07-01 41.74961431220170
1985-08-01 41.32028322172690
1985-09-01 46.34432933139440
1985-10-01 41.47096789250850
1985-11-01 39.01294795389690
1985-12-01 40.25225571109730
1986-01-01 43.93331121196310
1986-02-01 44.35753640898590
1986-03-01 41.32321963940570
1986-04-01 43.49431020471030
1986-05-01 44.42526677638489
1986-06-01 45.90622336930150
1986-07-01 42.29302078209500
1986-08-01 48.67579332413210
1986-09-01 46.52924187831560
1986-10-01 43.28595998673820
1986-11-01 43.82140271295220
1986-12-01 46.57356280289220
1987-01-01 47.05888168975260
1987-02-01 48.11755661258640
1987-03-01 41.02515815325300
1987-04-01 46.52634594832210
1987-05-01 48.58272022289560
1987-06-01 47.17217001199240
1987-07-01 45.35746222539150
1987-08-01 47.88114460951690
1987-09-01 52.20854012597390
1987-10-01 47.30863970054410
1987-11-01 43.60168652608350
1987-12-01 46.57987320774520
1988-01-01 46.38080949410210
1988-02-01 46.67217228877280
1988-03-01 43.62526122776320
1988-04-01 44.13115844003970
1988-05-01 49.51424242771211
1988-06-01 46.85580257878140
1988-07-01 50.74927683553840
1988-08-01 50.40256288798000
1988-09-01 46.10917740200660
1988-10-01 50.35174062443840
1988-11-01 45.27402923214850
1988-12-01 53.08946539228730
1989-01-01 47.47628756914950
1989-02-01 45.04703842216700
1989-03-01 46.67144190199410
1989-04-01 41.90253295611130
1989-05-01 46.75431114753709
1989-06-01 48.97002169560920
1989-07-01 50.14184966357610
1989-08-01 45.89192807767090
1989-09-01 46.83805027971950
1989-10-01 43.26811246263590
1989-11-01 45.75730998615340
1989-12-01 43.52302034847800
1990-01-01 46.79938253926130
1990-02-01 43.43575766824150
1990-03-01 45.41503617158630
1990-04-01 45.72067182965770
1990-05-01 40.16958466536550
1990-06-01 49.76019108487960
1990-07-01 50.45980328344070
1990-08-01 43.07225301774650
1990-09-01 49.22513309633170
1990-10-01 44.12283267655270
1990-11-01 43.67105597040640
1990-12-01 40.82690021509240
1991-01-01 42.77745030285910
1991-02-01 37.17165944283510
1991-03-01 36.28165982519300
1991-04-01 36.70967650562770
1991-05-01 37.30610802097051
1991-06-01 43.89471650661960
1991-07-01 42.24418227510530
1991-08-01 44.77691734210370
1991-09-01 42.61317442615710
1991-10-01 40.11046519439720
1991-11-01 40.29063703651350
1991-12-01 38.53140345581960
1992-01-01 40.19204707998639
1992-02-01 41.79952325972370
1992-03-01 40.22939123355960
1992-04-01 42.67371847206460
1992-05-01 41.28361743515470
1992-06-01 39.04707284397470
1992-07-01 41.74878049881730
1992-08-01 40.07999081647090
1992-09-01 45.96529010477860
1992-10-01 45.27694251209940
1992-11-01 42.01228466052430
1992-12-01 45.14659982626500
1993-01-01 45.75437400142090
1993-02-01 49.05449108556700
1993-03-01 42.96568223836210
1993-04-01 47.40576398448740
1993-05-01 42.32481514987820
1993-06-01 43.16211193330840
1993-07-01 41.05880297071960
1993-08-01 47.02815826181120
1993-09-01 47.51108814505120
1993-10-01 44.61460605549950
1993-11-01 47.82023876051710
1993-12-01 46.61978870809030
1994-01-01 42.17851440773050
1994-02-01 47.64487419169250
1994-03-01 45.08033770442830
1994-04-01 42.85629199156120
1994-05-01 50.00728284434700
1994-06-01 39.61980597127690
1994-07-01 41.10322859434820
1994-08-01 37.80080974542540
1994-09-01 36.65009013019190
1994-10-01 40.37889326242710
1994-11-01 38.40074590622610
1994-12-01 39.70051788620250
1995-01-01 38.28410786355650
1995-02-01 41.58315853570880
1995-03-01 44.06217635509650
1995-04-01 42.71374752445120
1995-05-01 42.42113497505200
1995-06-01 40.34239248410770
1995-07-01 41.19246599379900
1995-08-01 41.81944194636400
1995-09-01 40.31012545811600
1995-10-01 41.51203618100620
1995-11-01 42.46166774412920
1995-12-01 42.50023732559580
1996-01-01 40.32838230968289
1996-02-01 45.18866675425750
1996-03-01 43.81378052080190
1996-04-01 41.36875579816740
1996-05-01 42.09065040320610
1996-06-01 38.30890184590910
1996-07-01 41.99966483221430
1996-08-01 48.41111470170390
1996-09-01 39.96192418254870
1996-10-01 42.51787424061749
1996-11-01 41.79903167769620
1996-12-01 46.89356609511310
1997-01-01 41.23526672301250
1997-02-01 42.44427681965240
1997-03-01 42.02667911574130
1997-04-01 52.79884559183460
1997-05-01 39.96056710585150
1997-06-01 44.26572717632160
1997-07-01 44.05823748453130
1997-08-01 41.71588873088470
1997-09-01 34.26008208215500
1997-10-01 44.53041824488930
1997-11-01 45.88933682893730
1997-12-01 37.46825850376261
1998-01-01 44.75730203158530
1998-02-01 39.78238532793700
1998-03-01 40.47466624341230
1998-04-01 43.67673391395190
1998-05-01 41.99020793327250
1998-06-01 41.31294759440840
1998-07-01 40.85650480764010
1998-08-01 37.60240264119150
1998-09-01 42.69363197142910
1998-10-01 41.05801525033970
1998-11-01 44.46705263609070
1998-12-01 36.35593476059730
1999-01-01 45.93338573063150
1999-02-01 37.06738136964940
1999-03-01 47.48713507876340
1999-04-01 40.51170437219230
1999-05-01 45.20408888740240
1999-06-01 44.79134359742380
1999-07-01 39.80106499046990
1999-08-01 39.58124845729890
1999-09-01 42.47354011934250
1999-10-01 45.34240633441720
1999-11-01 52.77177336825301
1999-12-01 42.24222147763770
2000-01-01 44.18661719797920
2000-02-01 49.11445034701600
2000-03-01 46.99088053623471
2000-04-01 46.86589780761040
2000-05-01 50.19828277323030
2000-06-01 43.72686154627000
2000-07-01 48.12990078778840
2000-08-01 47.27780375058540
2000-09-01 42.81766438333910
2000-10-01 44.42937217862280
2000-11-01 39.24471588123300
2000-12-01 43.02089974504131
2001-01-01 40.81170089628150
2001-02-01 42.87149433940670
2001-03-01 47.26049174704880
2001-04-01 39.97218264291380
2001-05-01 39.42150554636260
2001-06-01 44.39926181980420
2001-07-01 41.88362225664780
2001-08-01 47.03206315949410
2001-09-01 43.28196985642790
2001-10-01 41.28942432708520
2001-11-01 39.98171627561860
2001-12-01 47.21813008627260
2002-01-01 38.75217952917020
2002-02-01 36.09049228311030
2002-03-01 39.58784604486720
2002-04-01 40.14927811238010
2002-05-01 45.88853669754450
2002-06-01 40.36616720269550
2002-07-01 49.49340874546640
2002-08-01 43.02644143925750
2002-09-01 46.07630691684330
2002-10-01 40.41531417727460
2002-11-01 32.74992082426840
2002-12-01 43.87305737422380
2003-01-01 41.86074927904340
2003-02-01 39.66899463110870
2003-03-01 43.15800208648460
2003-04-01 47.13607322971810
2003-05-01 36.75145331804200
2003-06-01 40.51340758477590
2003-07-01 38.59909207147160
2003-08-01 37.57620496300480
2003-09-01 37.30116185993370
2003-10-01 42.73612316635550
2003-11-01 48.09972949158790
2003-12-01 43.82471660479130
2004-01-01 39.23734939517950
2004-02-01 47.22910684570920
2004-03-01 45.61818961177790
2004-04-01 42.74163943756120
2004-05-01 50.34139139080480
2004-06-01 49.44971566560569
2004-07-01 36.40554775271170
2004-08-01 42.38088226620300
2004-09-01 40.95282093266290
2004-10-01 49.48274502770980
2004-11-01 41.24023074042530
2004-12-01 42.82045752312801
2005-01-01 47.23543294526830
2005-02-01 46.89261005306400
2005-03-01 45.05452462688020
2005-04-01 45.62175023382340
2005-05-01 41.34191635399280
2005-06-01 45.24914385140810
2005-07-01 51.27485660893571
2005-08-01 41.53997207414200
2005-09-01 39.07147024468790
2005-10-01 44.97409398650510
2005-11-01 46.27736046972020
2005-12-01 47.39663687861720
2006-01-01 45.33769939074940
2006-02-01 36.15635313586640
2006-03-01 30.53094165717990
2006-04-01 38.68907462760230
2006-05-01 42.80125962801610
2006-06-01 44.55354703127120
2006-07-01 47.28908321596660
2006-08-01 45.06411770047510
2006-09-01 44.74178692430260
2006-10-01 44.42931256981060
2006-11-01 48.85751447915630
2006-12-01 44.27285423395080
2007-01-01 45.74210837356730
2007-02-01 44.60842824044560
2007-03-01 51.27628856405160
2007-04-01 49.16390555385640
2007-05-01 44.92098329870550
2007-06-01 43.70472869473500
2007-07-01 41.24952466765830
2007-08-01 45.08091026065750
2007-09-01 43.40178261974370
2007-10-01 39.05696095490060
2007-11-01 39.36619196412600
2007-12-01 43.13952063068190
2008-01-01 43.21129398572680
2008-02-01 28.85236996347540
2008-03-01 36.65326015410290
2008-04-01 34.58821166625490
2008-05-01 43.50815198711770
2008-06-01 38.39472789589790
2008-07-01 45.71061286310300
2008-08-01 42.81302853741070
2008-09-01 37.46832050164550
2008-10-01 35.60543175199110
2008-11-01 44.09656449512310
2008-12-01 40.28803846099580
2009-01-01 39.35106798178140
2009-02-01 41.00894232058720
2009-03-01 43.85868056236080
2009-04-01 37.19748777788160
2009-05-01 35.53181726165260
2009-06-01 36.72508112528170
2009-07-01 34.19198729204230
2009-08-01 37.69181061420130
2009-09-01 41.51265934820150
2009-10-01 43.18463182391900
2009-11-01 34.67776892956250
2009-12-01 43.52383281653840
2010-01-01 36.72617548140750
2010-02-01 40.17097285973300
2010-03-01 45.54841668032520
2010-04-01 42.45772867913530
2010-05-01 40.24407100322620
2010-06-01 41.96789688656150
2010-07-01 39.85449408759540
2010-08-01 37.84199055273360
2010-09-01 42.73123780145640
2010-10-01 42.72924922036310
2010-11-01 35.41501775253860
2010-12-01 42.20136135857430
2011-01-01 43.84477558514930
2011-02-01 46.76247498568070
2011-03-01 41.85386684009360
2011-04-01 43.81190144262830
2011-05-01 43.60474025418610
2011-06-01 42.02733237184150
2011-07-01 41.43917476221000
2011-08-01 46.35775495463370
2011-09-01 37.95800918767230
2011-10-01 42.41576904765550
2011-11-01 47.40655188056460
2011-12-01 37.42603824727270
2012-01-01 39.49257156536611
2012-02-01 36.70611029569490
2012-03-01 41.59719398921200
2012-04-01 46.83410455120610
2012-05-01 48.30164248821450
2012-06-01 45.71132223976050
2012-07-01 41.23642673574250
2012-08-01 42.21954278026970
2012-09-01 40.83955143300260
2012-10-01 43.13602429723850
2012-11-01 47.50686337367690
2012-12-01 38.99067724488550
2013-01-01 44.02661578801440
2013-02-01 49.41618028172650
2013-03-01 38.35921322512710
2013-04-01 46.98063549695100
2013-05-01 43.57368870264280
2013-06-01 39.75333077199620
2013-07-01 44.07857651811140
2013-08-01 43.89739483434920
2013-09-01 37.42981570609840
2013-10-01 36.54170886779140
2013-11-01 49.08208491439670
2013-12-01 46.93471347536290
2014-01-01 46.71200259377070
2014-02-01 44.78061251746030
2014-03-01 40.03108580206870
2014-04-01 44.53366352024170
2014-05-01 44.28469489052020
2014-06-01 40.80959441305690
2014-07-01 47.68990762188600
2014-08-01 41.48707378556110
2014-09-01 50.83995898125389
2014-10-01 50.67589462470580
2014-11-01 45.47923482082520
2014-12-01 48.86839123020770
2015-01-01 39.78085347256880
2015-02-01 49.04733582237940
2015-03-01 51.54397433997489
2015-04-01 36.30824863560380
2015-05-01 49.06004799365990
2015-06-01 50.74053323185840
2015-07-01 48.97022511117200
2015-08-01 47.56182761611710
2015-09-01 46.48594752690780
2015-10-01 37.83263115325220
2015-11-01 47.88191411815430
2015-12-01 47.52289723283120
2016-01-01 47.69688514109400
2016-02-01 56.39071545548220
2016-03-01 41.53940727054740
2016-04-01 49.29243290119620
2016-05-01 43.46857059766520
2016-06-01 46.68305261907640
2016-07-01 51.04988285664211
2016-08-01 45.18628555868570
2016-09-01 49.68903472691550
2016-10-01 46.81005816136610
2016-11-01 45.99352579490870
2016-12-01 44.37869998889920
2017-01-01 48.64530697549799
2017-02-01 45.13965514019090
2017-03-01 48.55681367322960
2017-04-01 51.23432851825500
2017-05-01 46.18502792536860
2017-06-01 49.30084668697770
2017-07-01 47.10587077909739
2017-08-01 53.23641712414220
2017-09-01 46.30512397930090
2017-10-01 52.66973364115880
2017-11-01 51.87077664284140
2017-12-01 41.50225699756540
2018-01-01 50.01977005121910
2018-02-01 44.96803741626100
2018-03-01 51.15176083612371
2018-04-01 54.34673543364580
2018-05-01 51.45269114484630
2018-06-01 53.97664699125981
2018-07-01 52.69110115232350
2018-08-01 48.85531577823320
2018-09-01 55.96559916156970
2018-10-01 56.69478674852070
2018-11-01 51.38769970630040
2018-12-01 49.99966084291290
2019-01-01 54.51258578236961
2019-02-01 58.03331952616870
2019-03-01 51.08086591639240
2019-04-01 52.02318508918510
2019-05-01 54.94649434451910
2019-06-01 48.74254285607640
2019-07-01 48.42444974131920
2019-08-01 56.58783178388889
2019-09-01 53.17966770316750
2019-10-01 56.43803812226760
2019-11-01 44.12228860734760
2019-12-01 48.89607678721040
2020-01-01 44.39325236499390
2020-02-01 45.47211378768800
2020-03-01 45.80651846716610
2020-04-01 18.24595929516040
2020-05-01 21.13357023955250
2020-06-01 24.85995116268020
2020-07-01 32.34983910295910
2020-08-01 38.84530281334220
2020-09-01 36.75786041184880
2020-10-01 42.64888087972970
2020-11-01 43.94836769083530
2020-12-01 38.79315677726611
2021-01-01 44.68842117135650
2021-02-01 43.11764675082860
2021-03-01 46.18850284990060
2021-04-01 49.15617632473440
2021-05-01 54.44291745078061
2021-06-01 46.66666943430010
2021-07-01 51.78321417014320
2021-08-01 47.28274654680821
2021-09-01 48.28034932327770
2021-10-01 43.25241534382400
2021-11-01 38.14758351384179
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