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

Title Monthly Share of All U.S. Workers Who Leave the Labor Force After a Quit
Series ID EMSHRNQA
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) share of workers who leave the labor force due to a quit tracks the percentage of U.S. workers who transition from employment to non-participation after a quit compared to the total layoffs into non-employment. Since all quits 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 quit.
DATE VALUE
1978-01-01 88.34163053941650
1978-02-01 90.32270063093080
1978-03-01 89.33281075142770
1978-04-01 89.93372843035660
1978-05-01 89.01600530280550
1978-06-01 88.42500543899620
1978-07-01 89.55317525421970
1978-08-01 87.02632842854960
1978-09-01 89.30743944545429
1978-10-01 88.11586054601470
1978-11-01 90.39282461114340
1978-12-01 88.81711075114221
1979-01-01 90.00223456094531
1979-02-01 90.40307585866752
1979-03-01 88.70255468924520
1979-04-01 88.67054360019941
1979-05-01 88.41727906901859
1979-06-01 86.90968618244200
1979-07-01 88.97245573210310
1979-08-01 89.91216523285470
1979-09-01 90.02945367540390
1979-10-01 89.60560589913620
1979-11-01 87.98371358352780
1979-12-01 89.86791398914900
1980-01-01 91.60897171862120
1980-02-01 88.25132633197410
1980-03-01 88.33371266463640
1980-04-01 87.09647547471370
1980-05-01 89.51146219433790
1980-06-01 90.17154617972100
1980-07-01 89.13935917014770
1980-08-01 89.36530434089780
1980-09-01 90.69749941232948
1980-10-01 88.90648130843421
1980-11-01 88.72152057664120
1980-12-01 91.29836118074310
1981-01-01 88.22686764629580
1981-02-01 88.13132647344331
1981-03-01 89.90586862921870
1981-04-01 89.07513065973049
1981-05-01 88.81336092448470
1981-06-01 91.37745024182620
1981-07-01 89.26313415453120
1981-08-01 88.72358974176170
1981-09-01 89.77359436717980
1981-10-01 88.56079994214190
1981-11-01 89.43778803047600
1981-12-01 88.36135200101481
1982-01-01 88.89360857659350
1982-02-01 90.07847519335240
1982-03-01 91.17730769925980
1982-04-01 89.17888122997460
1982-05-01 88.51102702621701
1982-06-01 92.06064269764552
1982-07-01 92.37095742498272
1982-08-01 91.81616948931080
1982-09-01 90.31095854738640
1982-10-01 91.51775639821940
1982-11-01 92.80257181078170
1982-12-01 91.47443721139967
1983-01-01 92.39270511865060
1983-02-01 89.27877804427360
1983-03-01 88.57361262860520
1983-04-01 91.33227749922888
1983-05-01 93.29377382974420
1983-06-01 91.09193031707770
1983-07-01 91.86400113005530
1983-08-01 88.47297778335020
1983-09-01 90.14940635554048
1983-10-01 90.31905305531008
1983-11-01 90.08446925647780
1983-12-01 89.30242149538759
1984-01-01 90.83756493323160
1984-02-01 88.17539897237200
1984-03-01 90.59430337855110
1984-04-01 88.76700596996841
1984-05-01 90.30917282903970
1984-06-01 92.12857999208290
1984-07-01 92.01832662549910
1984-08-01 90.41710701638260
1984-09-01 89.65152402377410
1984-10-01 90.20629103238730
1984-11-01 89.87865680313910
1984-12-01 91.30323599473260
1985-01-01 89.74474328705490
1985-02-01 91.29242562958300
1985-03-01 90.46199395778740
1985-04-01 90.99949368230830
1985-05-01 90.12597682942660
1985-06-01 88.18645693645950
1985-07-01 90.10179946183250
1985-08-01 89.20236844175470
1985-09-01 89.73283601153450
1985-10-01 88.64934640379200
1985-11-01 90.35693169736280
1985-12-01 88.61192683807960
1986-01-01 87.33767716130329
1986-02-01 88.72237139303490
1986-03-01 89.51184844972820
1986-04-01 87.42622329067470
1986-05-01 87.68457682994750
1986-06-01 88.77255435437800
1986-07-01 88.37943189263210
1986-08-01 88.70125449102650
1986-09-01 89.12107494234060
1986-10-01 87.94572023809219
1986-11-01 87.49001568641960
1986-12-01 85.58649969113230
1987-01-01 87.96394472089840
1987-02-01 85.36883162279940
1987-03-01 88.27711901689800
1987-04-01 90.84107262559860
1987-05-01 88.29929964296800
1987-06-01 88.80747576663330
1987-07-01 88.44535068944779
1987-08-01 88.89027633117610
1987-09-01 88.90815479458530
1987-10-01 88.46501640159760
1987-11-01 90.12442004721020
1987-12-01 88.63935753073470
1988-01-01 89.46684000188990
1988-02-01 89.43621566533910
1988-03-01 87.74787899384050
1988-04-01 89.48779966124330
1988-05-01 87.35374538451940
1988-06-01 87.92642593566270
1988-07-01 89.99994813302760
1988-08-01 86.28619202121750
1988-09-01 88.26164396405541
1988-10-01 88.01157767130739
1988-11-01 88.49435899120830
1988-12-01 87.44461954928510
1989-01-01 88.37622086864610
1989-02-01 90.26588555629960
1989-03-01 88.32689459951710
1989-04-01 88.49041970425530
1989-05-01 87.31550865108090
1989-06-01 88.83955318487940
1989-07-01 87.62824118323090
1989-08-01 87.42489073970519
1989-09-01 88.19273956578330
1989-10-01 87.30447203385700
1989-11-01 87.32457455625460
1989-12-01 89.48895338801910
1990-01-01 86.04137390880070
1990-02-01 88.69506327074001
1990-03-01 89.52037817610230
1990-04-01 86.92772200825780
1990-05-01 87.59467939703470
1990-06-01 87.58635114253511
1990-07-01 86.99695605058409
1990-08-01 88.16483917376749
1990-09-01 89.43022556335220
1990-10-01 88.01648603235620
1990-11-01 87.35770045167820
1990-12-01 91.24727398133348
1991-01-01 90.23310152889708
1991-02-01 89.15563671410990
1991-03-01 89.19010248479140
1991-04-01 89.23224476419830
1991-05-01 90.31046194136208
1991-06-01 85.73773387774700
1991-07-01 87.98782744212710
1991-08-01 89.71107999060610
1991-09-01 89.18462151432081
1991-10-01 89.68107539056210
1991-11-01 86.87727632477930
1991-12-01 87.98374707430709
1992-01-01 88.70895950013490
1992-02-01 91.46664349973160
1992-03-01 89.78555856016680
1992-04-01 88.64500457251780
1992-05-01 91.22723710800670
1992-06-01 90.75437068216590
1992-07-01 88.62615827358260
1992-08-01 89.10107414459800
1992-09-01 89.10852650992700
1992-10-01 89.92310335964740
1992-11-01 88.03799417667640
1992-12-01 86.72594853528820
1993-01-01 90.94871224204680
1993-02-01 86.92798127009550
1993-03-01 90.75662477014220
1993-04-01 89.48060726789530
1993-05-01 90.97002159095780
1993-06-01 88.34911352590310
1993-07-01 88.57015316370840
1993-08-01 88.58081644889060
1993-09-01 88.85579681751290
1993-10-01 86.79331697692890
1993-11-01 86.76452667559480
1993-12-01 89.78974620631071
1994-01-01 90.64848253249180
1994-02-01 91.23478258211000
1994-03-01 91.34370863724870
1994-04-01 89.42215758218890
1994-05-01 89.31438884725400
1994-06-01 89.95176615821990
1994-07-01 87.31593989141089
1994-08-01 89.78249880512480
1994-09-01 90.42495219231260
1994-10-01 92.84379365099390
1994-11-01 91.94312795561560
1994-12-01 90.97214972831490
1995-01-01 90.70213164326870
1995-02-01 88.16558617046269
1995-03-01 86.50255408231630
1995-04-01 88.42024328201849
1995-05-01 90.68207062725260
1995-06-01 89.58666483388680
1995-07-01 88.81682050072890
1995-08-01 89.62400103000961
1995-09-01 89.24442226274180
1995-10-01 89.65125407032210
1995-11-01 89.31421909256059
1995-12-01 89.65560320317269
1996-01-01 87.06115507183110
1996-02-01 88.29267347860160
1996-03-01 87.90691899297791
1996-04-01 89.64074362178680
1996-05-01 90.28424573567830
1996-06-01 89.60781124002100
1996-07-01 90.48276545619592
1996-08-01 91.07595255920040
1996-09-01 89.10313698049730
1996-10-01 88.92953323370340
1996-11-01 88.88521542133450
1996-12-01 87.73348990964930
1997-01-01 87.31941486699770
1997-02-01 91.24811835543300
1997-03-01 90.28298318373260
1997-04-01 90.23131857959980
1997-05-01 89.43870062687030
1997-06-01 89.77256967212661
1997-07-01 85.24139222311689
1997-08-01 90.03049477426970
1997-09-01 89.58681089909350
1997-10-01 90.35501320470800
1997-11-01 89.77909880128320
1997-12-01 89.15064829450300
1998-01-01 87.23194920662661
1998-02-01 89.05106059149969
1998-03-01 87.59305319858980
1998-04-01 91.06017656865347
1998-05-01 87.69279509791360
1998-06-01 90.01831286089660
1998-07-01 89.40932384723550
1998-08-01 91.60633136777480
1998-09-01 90.98095834642292
1998-10-01 90.63799157642450
1998-11-01 90.48987181711610
1998-12-01 91.80266986347128
1999-01-01 90.18406439416340
1999-02-01 91.73473793567850
1999-03-01 89.45630233928959
1999-04-01 90.86088156424428
1999-05-01 87.51346802525860
1999-06-01 90.51671462958328
1999-07-01 90.97147991280800
1999-08-01 89.86578249026560
1999-09-01 90.71951262755940
1999-10-01 88.21118680650620
1999-11-01 88.20450740405090
1999-12-01 87.72833856254600
2000-01-01 90.09247939153780
2000-02-01 88.27030118243770
2000-03-01 89.14174056826650
2000-04-01 89.89587541140800
2000-05-01 89.78361145344320
2000-06-01 90.34021944357200
2000-07-01 89.63958207096270
2000-08-01 88.45581622473661
2000-09-01 90.46027101295590
2000-10-01 89.55891020652850
2000-11-01 92.13632244261028
2000-12-01 92.51830030129200
2001-01-01 89.15154942408779
2001-02-01 89.86683531314520
2001-03-01 90.91061615088480
2001-04-01 91.52465347075848
2001-05-01 90.98781700970028
2001-06-01 87.31482116790000
2001-07-01 87.77045005781790
2001-08-01 90.43557797209752
2001-09-01 89.83148680415550
2001-10-01 90.42591561301830
2001-11-01 89.69304960922810
2001-12-01 90.00927072673049
2002-01-01 89.40938418321990
2002-02-01 90.88092049410290
2002-03-01 90.30193594393030
2002-04-01 87.93896015311710
2002-05-01 89.14185015599469
2002-06-01 91.16292593478620
2002-07-01 89.49610345153260
2002-08-01 90.02089584109379
2002-09-01 91.01068694624648
2002-10-01 90.90734598225420
2002-11-01 90.74873580054350
2002-12-01 90.31109692060940
2003-01-01 90.88880093347720
2003-02-01 93.57609959675010
2003-03-01 90.21454043674812
2003-04-01 92.41821982310360
2003-05-01 91.97461791053420
2003-06-01 92.23227000094812
2003-07-01 91.86165463173440
2003-08-01 91.13932476837330
2003-09-01 91.62601316650128
2003-10-01 92.34004688958500
2003-11-01 90.39967714047030
2003-12-01 92.45909169751020
2004-01-01 93.36765985748300
2004-02-01 90.68749374419572
2004-03-01 90.13533187559088
2004-04-01 89.36124637391150
2004-05-01 90.43190117995492
2004-06-01 88.97401715254810
2004-07-01 93.81540010992400
2004-08-01 91.24219670732170
2004-09-01 91.13699397233512
2004-10-01 91.62237637591328
2004-11-01 92.06846833700408
2004-12-01 91.67349893928700
2005-01-01 92.25284104175972
2005-02-01 88.43663836643410
2005-03-01 89.10321558365169
2005-04-01 90.29583556325990
2005-05-01 92.41402289694640
2005-06-01 91.17044750187210
2005-07-01 91.78826870029130
2005-08-01 92.03420551142170
2005-09-01 91.03704827604970
2005-10-01 91.25585786521220
2005-11-01 91.11194510954950
2005-12-01 91.84241142145320
2006-01-01 90.56853975794610
2006-02-01 90.99303392817347
2006-03-01 93.17004434913320
2006-04-01 91.67853268278230
2006-05-01 92.71737604909600
2006-06-01 89.64529075159220
2006-07-01 92.24120136157580
2006-08-01 91.51020635126190
2006-09-01 91.21478778545590
2006-10-01 92.27611997075360
2006-11-01 92.01865078016472
2006-12-01 91.11454183587680
2007-01-01 92.56075335731820
2007-02-01 92.69792126006912
2007-03-01 92.44418898602160
2007-04-01 91.88809100309660
2007-05-01 91.36862314008188
2007-06-01 90.17830129832232
2007-07-01 90.45088227153600
2007-08-01 93.23224399146650
2007-09-01 91.37482628094948
2007-10-01 93.24226916928000
2007-11-01 91.21195496303410
2007-12-01 91.92351080092620
2008-01-01 91.01068083845972
2008-02-01 93.56300260299128
2008-03-01 92.65339827052230
2008-04-01 91.58123506012272
2008-05-01 91.41519992603740
2008-06-01 93.95634481277400
2008-07-01 90.91796767100830
2008-08-01 89.81092566561169
2008-09-01 92.85206038522172
2008-10-01 91.65450420551920
2008-11-01 92.39177587720480
2008-12-01 90.35340200004700
2009-01-01 92.33385227786070
2009-02-01 91.96013786780820
2009-03-01 90.93260152038020
2009-04-01 93.93133382741240
2009-05-01 93.23279258603040
2009-06-01 93.46752620527992
2009-07-01 89.80062260820340
2009-08-01 93.93246368753120
2009-09-01 92.99444171536490
2009-10-01 93.98060574204500
2009-11-01 92.66007030812510
2009-12-01 92.52310985675600
2010-01-01 92.75013556816100
2010-02-01 93.20509126390850
2010-03-01 92.26667728201620
2010-04-01 92.97428429424080
2010-05-01 91.12240223998212
2010-06-01 92.25398087897348
2010-07-01 92.07258833586350
2010-08-01 92.96014087653060
2010-09-01 92.08981780879320
2010-10-01 90.72173165588440
2010-11-01 93.56794766710010
2010-12-01 91.80034935283490
2011-01-01 92.78427501705850
2011-02-01 90.60627295720930
2011-03-01 92.11467217602300
2011-04-01 90.87188222696710
2011-05-01 92.55192399733430
2011-06-01 93.02497956844448
2011-07-01 95.67860508015920
2011-08-01 93.14380124879210
2011-09-01 92.05766440097430
2011-10-01 91.74227810344230
2011-11-01 91.28989623589510
2011-12-01 93.76611708492860
2012-01-01 94.48929466883140
2012-02-01 90.58707699974180
2012-03-01 92.38351302309660
2012-04-01 93.39035042161470
2012-05-01 92.68130762751990
2012-06-01 92.76962901033340
2012-07-01 93.94425742361080
2012-08-01 93.48337246418380
2012-09-01 93.41525325932028
2012-10-01 92.65012312219620
2012-11-01 92.88972836999910
2012-12-01 92.48407920455070
2013-01-01 90.35629309093860
2013-02-01 94.72195990150652
2013-03-01 93.65475838090480
2013-04-01 94.28192853452190
2013-05-01 91.56553813866580
2013-06-01 93.03137958508660
2013-07-01 90.89796283884420
2013-08-01 93.86356623929592
2013-09-01 92.67217631542500
2013-10-01 93.44974952132810
2013-11-01 91.76875775411760
2013-12-01 91.65617145308590
2014-01-01 92.79481808748260
2014-02-01 94.28936664774450
2014-03-01 94.44952113957530
2014-04-01 93.47623658260210
2014-05-01 93.03932506589608
2014-06-01 93.20793091044340
2014-07-01 93.65528893709440
2014-08-01 91.59045638998500
2014-09-01 92.85303484637690
2014-10-01 92.08429007753510
2014-11-01 94.71531406682840
2014-12-01 93.85140227142432
2015-01-01 95.32420974232100
2015-02-01 93.57978182748953
2015-03-01 93.69334864827580
2015-04-01 91.80421226601260
2015-05-01 93.87416762300640
2015-06-01 94.73380289692880
2015-07-01 93.17460100406000
2015-08-01 94.37397456884660
2015-09-01 92.32259555180440
2015-10-01 95.13116822472070
2015-11-01 92.95209523781310
2015-12-01 92.82244749826720
2016-01-01 94.68682610780530
2016-02-01 93.13301768611710
2016-03-01 93.44908342533340
2016-04-01 93.75322384208290
2016-05-01 94.84487283982060
2016-06-01 92.27518121496790
2016-07-01 92.27318446255630
2016-08-01 92.74257332453480
2016-09-01 92.58484167908800
2016-10-01 91.77200021818620
2016-11-01 92.62792113941620
2016-12-01 93.50564152928940
2017-01-01 92.24494806349660
2017-02-01 92.52329676930350
2017-03-01 92.94598945425720
2017-04-01 93.42125539884560
2017-05-01 94.50293473918160
2017-06-01 90.76647571330230
2017-07-01 93.05678948483400
2017-08-01 91.98840623582980
2017-09-01 92.50785860664412
2017-10-01 93.97098379194820
2017-11-01 93.57285608047933
2017-12-01 93.06767223498300
2018-01-01 93.07427775191900
2018-02-01 93.47614054730050
2018-03-01 93.68265023373240
2018-04-01 90.89236602767060
2018-05-01 93.26802588532560
2018-06-01 94.35065675627300
2018-07-01 92.86430479778890
2018-08-01 93.65449093424980
2018-09-01 92.55766671189980
2018-10-01 92.25093359977200
2018-11-01 93.47082840461232
2018-12-01 93.91175281485930
2019-01-01 92.24322585881760
2019-02-01 92.32733088253360
2019-03-01 94.89382752144652
2019-04-01 96.16563589440500
2019-05-01 95.01416877800080
2019-06-01 93.61502918126120
2019-07-01 94.92485037480760
2019-08-01 92.91125788107880
2019-09-01 93.82597146797150
2019-10-01 93.41536120366652
2019-11-01 92.54512799304030
2019-12-01 93.39291012541088
2020-01-01 93.49501541681548
2020-02-01 95.03400490576780
2020-03-01 91.53616419324230
2020-04-01 91.40714323372100
2020-05-01 87.01548265621730
2020-06-01 90.60048338543950
2020-07-01 93.30672145593148
2020-08-01 94.29031850187310
2020-09-01 91.07372578053932
2020-10-01 92.59029596718880
2020-11-01 93.28015918999890
2020-12-01 89.56972296222540
2021-01-01 92.00827307776220
2021-02-01 93.22021030167020
2021-03-01 92.23517621061032
2021-04-01 91.22287505993452
2021-05-01 88.78482519309210
2021-06-01 90.26133552126440
2021-07-01 92.09866901906010
2021-08-01 93.41144166651350
2021-09-01 92.71058341553580
2021-10-01 93.76686175110000
2021-11-01 92.20090017854010
2021-12-01 94.33455981079108
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