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 2026-04-01
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 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 88.34384742812030
1978-02-01 90.32134805451490
1978-03-01 89.33159549986230
1978-04-01 89.92896188815320
1978-05-01 89.01594829344500
1978-06-01 88.42875543705070
1978-07-01 89.55824442712490
1978-08-01 87.01870707644780
1978-09-01 89.31586595473270
1978-10-01 88.11088522953030
1978-11-01 90.39264875368130
1978-12-01 88.81788785653521
1979-01-01 90.00466861368879
1979-02-01 90.40131892298500
1979-03-01 88.70128312989490
1979-04-01 88.66551313593390
1979-05-01 88.41727756709710
1979-06-01 86.91374807860830
1979-07-01 88.97744646675561
1979-08-01 89.90503414129180
1979-09-01 90.03786075599790
1979-10-01 89.60083833208951
1979-11-01 87.98318871465860
1979-12-01 89.86874289076440
1980-01-01 91.61134581593280
1980-02-01 88.24879166623720
1980-03-01 88.33248040696600
1980-04-01 87.09126689403610
1980-05-01 89.51166355034970
1980-06-01 90.17649287243212
1980-07-01 89.14433151152450
1980-08-01 89.35845220051460
1980-09-01 90.70568297705680
1980-10-01 88.90180130575810
1980-11-01 88.72091507121700
1980-12-01 91.29901340430580
1981-01-01 88.22859280352600
1981-02-01 88.12822581708039
1981-03-01 89.90487835624570
1981-04-01 89.07025978699889
1981-05-01 88.81374497029661
1981-06-01 91.38311305897680
1981-07-01 89.26819165983200
1981-08-01 88.71693709900400
1981-09-01 89.78124721336850
1981-10-01 88.55628966306600
1981-11-01 89.43729916386250
1981-12-01 88.36135097730320
1982-01-01 88.89492431733140
1982-02-01 90.07509966127228
1982-03-01 91.17638233565620
1982-04-01 89.17446015695269
1982-05-01 88.51176807982620
1982-06-01 92.06645121764280
1982-07-01 92.37609238648670
1982-08-01 91.80975057725180
1982-09-01 90.31800834088560
1982-10-01 91.51357349543360
1982-11-01 92.80216103539140
1982-12-01 91.47401545111920
1983-01-01 92.39383713354330
1983-02-01 89.27516108881990
1983-03-01 88.57253666197849
1983-04-01 91.32854124965270
1983-05-01 93.29531326546880
1983-06-01 91.09750407243500
1983-07-01 91.86883978413630
1983-08-01 88.46661934227020
1983-09-01 90.15613433084960
1983-10-01 90.31511798371380
1983-11-01 90.08375888484800
1983-12-01 89.30160759236270
1984-01-01 90.83824380037430
1984-02-01 88.17205427225299
1984-03-01 90.59365874812780
1984-04-01 88.76392014160930
1984-05-01 90.31097516452510
1984-06-01 92.13377176102800
1984-07-01 92.02247701698980
1984-08-01 90.41121822685920
1984-09-01 89.65809423637569
1984-10-01 90.20253904245490
1984-11-01 89.87762347016610
1984-12-01 91.30218983520460
1985-01-01 89.74476652488130
1985-02-01 91.28984350723472
1985-03-01 90.46173359124880
1985-04-01 90.99734651157460
1985-05-01 90.12795710856220
1985-06-01 88.19090393033160
1985-07-01 90.10315158632500
1985-08-01 89.19697857883050
1985-09-01 89.73951851028960
1985-10-01 88.64645038899380
1985-11-01 90.35568291845740
1985-12-01 88.61046942152680
1986-01-01 87.33725223863650
1986-02-01 88.72036081065020
1986-03-01 89.51187937183530
1986-04-01 87.42486427669780
1986-05-01 87.68674463034500
1986-06-01 88.77664153851030
1986-07-01 88.38118814288330
1986-08-01 88.69637076258720
1986-09-01 89.12783325949880
1986-10-01 87.94256815740740
1986-11-01 87.48824595894071
1986-12-01 85.58474266519140
1987-01-01 87.96344763558160
1987-02-01 85.36739353912340
1987-03-01 88.27714934085500
1987-04-01 90.84058642811540
1987-05-01 88.30179643280620
1987-06-01 88.81111253015530
1987-07-01 88.44574413065351
1987-08-01 88.88566348361230
1987-09-01 88.91472730000200
1987-10-01 88.46220772068901
1987-11-01 90.12211490250500
1987-12-01 88.63788387797480
1988-01-01 89.46628397746510
1988-02-01 89.43598995710221
1988-03-01 87.74787746934750
1988-04-01 89.48753570300450
1988-05-01 87.35668797706289
1988-06-01 87.92957335535370
1988-07-01 89.99896166815809
1988-08-01 86.28180350567660
1988-09-01 88.26802403870569
1988-10-01 88.00918824065290
1988-11-01 88.49118370298250
1988-12-01 87.44358546128340
1989-01-01 88.37544102075010
1989-02-01 90.26672996456960
1989-03-01 88.32710305220830
1989-04-01 88.49006222287520
1989-05-01 87.31926945517410
1989-06-01 88.84235625321780
1989-07-01 87.62548899367060
1989-08-01 87.42123374211960
1989-09-01 88.19899634068700
1989-10-01 87.30258364382020
1989-11-01 87.32041269842260
1989-12-01 89.48850110745010
1990-01-01 86.04036139429991
1990-02-01 88.69640688094890
1990-03-01 89.52073618668710
1990-04-01 86.92718295954920
1990-05-01 87.59955207020570
1990-06-01 87.58867474704740
1990-07-01 86.99249574077690
1990-08-01 88.16209012358681
1990-09-01 89.43631682085710
1990-10-01 88.01525210738960
1990-11-01 87.35267900911070
1990-12-01 91.24691405408220
1991-01-01 90.23224661094550
1991-02-01 89.15719570996000
1991-03-01 89.19018408566780
1991-04-01 89.23176046671000
1991-05-01 90.31658890239650
1991-06-01 85.73982556797681
1991-07-01 87.98198071486270
1991-08-01 89.70925480263841
1991-09-01 89.19034736918479
1991-10-01 89.68062658375821
1991-11-01 86.87177986874700
1991-12-01 87.98282944636590
1992-01-01 88.70797606451970
1992-02-01 91.46825566996720
1992-03-01 89.78521570791290
1992-04-01 88.64454663712080
1992-05-01 91.23427406973780
1992-06-01 90.75703728840030
1992-07-01 88.61918238193350
1992-08-01 89.09998675508700
1992-09-01 89.11387786325250
1992-10-01 89.92327255746680
1992-11-01 88.03261822718330
1992-12-01 86.72475409737490
1993-01-01 90.94760157344632
1993-02-01 86.92915940136679
1993-03-01 90.75566120383300
1993-04-01 89.48032155690781
1993-05-01 90.97745126518640
1993-06-01 88.35216682015940
1993-07-01 88.56222187455630
1993-08-01 88.58051090566380
1993-09-01 88.86088020831490
1993-10-01 86.79399496863081
1993-11-01 86.75967119310790
1993-12-01 89.78889420516431
1994-01-01 90.64671637502540
1994-02-01 91.23592464411730
1994-03-01 91.34157323857890
1994-04-01 89.42193146828869
1994-05-01 89.32170899771760
1994-06-01 89.95532478049770
1994-07-01 87.30717175361670
1994-08-01 89.78307031069660
1994-09-01 90.42983014594770
1994-10-01 92.84543087013260
1994-11-01 91.93931937221190
1994-12-01 90.97154943021950
1995-01-01 90.69929653599840
1995-02-01 88.16641708605431
1995-03-01 86.49886337990390
1995-04-01 88.42019707961029
1995-05-01 90.68938894491070
1995-06-01 89.59328947437690
1995-07-01 88.81492575977020
1995-08-01 89.62265010972630
1995-09-01 89.24789058579220
1995-10-01 89.65324404815401
1995-11-01 89.31103064676950
1995-12-01 89.65496926902800
1996-01-01 87.05703926544410
1996-02-01 88.29356813301969
1996-03-01 87.90240636721501
1996-04-01 89.64114066880910
1996-05-01 90.29128428275150
1996-06-01 89.61245717216540
1996-07-01 90.47372769634607
1996-08-01 91.07826052856120
1996-09-01 89.10755551512580
1996-10-01 88.93165876505210
1996-11-01 88.88249084237229
1996-12-01 87.73267338477090
1997-01-01 87.31452135201640
1997-02-01 91.24927188701710
1997-03-01 90.27798918215328
1997-04-01 90.23205381723068
1997-05-01 89.44521777696680
1997-06-01 89.77769400886130
1997-07-01 85.23206151019670
1997-08-01 90.03312082081210
1997-09-01 89.59108414239520
1997-10-01 90.35733982041110
1997-11-01 89.77689516915790
1997-12-01 89.15003061443210
1998-01-01 87.22688416043610
1998-02-01 89.05203443924590
1998-03-01 87.58738396034380
1998-04-01 91.06093655878988
1998-05-01 87.69881505476220
1998-06-01 90.02376880904221
1998-07-01 89.40054906492330
1998-08-01 91.60892317918260
1998-09-01 90.98496080333900
1998-10-01 90.64020612232008
1998-11-01 90.48799468750870
1998-12-01 91.80223700572590
1999-01-01 90.17934219117630
1999-02-01 91.73547317616200
1999-03-01 89.45034479531810
1999-04-01 90.86121908979230
1999-05-01 87.51963468352480
1999-06-01 90.52247053046348
1999-07-01 90.96342156925650
1999-08-01 89.86795915340540
1999-09-01 90.72305103080390
1999-10-01 88.21324812668159
1999-11-01 88.20295028478700
1999-12-01 87.72780938159740
2000-01-01 90.08817390480152
2000-02-01 88.27051782279129
2000-03-01 89.13573048072560
2000-04-01 89.89555867106770
2000-05-01 89.79069755909211
2000-06-01 90.34615218888280
2000-07-01 89.63188235856781
2000-08-01 88.45753926765751
2000-09-01 90.46302402420930
2000-10-01 89.56113730198490
2000-11-01 92.13526602208540
2000-12-01 92.51792138515680
2001-01-01 89.14743942334390
2001-02-01 89.86675597090660
2001-03-01 90.90455054973760
2001-04-01 91.52349700387840
2001-05-01 90.99589753015890
2001-06-01 87.32089990145010
2001-07-01 87.76311289030880
2001-08-01 90.43721485811650
2001-09-01 89.83333513096940
2001-10-01 90.42850487454820
2001-11-01 89.69204517481471
2001-12-01 90.00851810640890
2002-01-01 89.40570935449600
2002-02-01 90.88065060553680
2002-03-01 90.29557992058332
2002-04-01 87.93666538414490
2002-05-01 89.15079948522559
2002-06-01 91.16983588913620
2002-07-01 89.48963268833870
2002-08-01 90.02237315759950
2002-09-01 91.01160513512170
2002-10-01 90.91015553163530
2002-11-01 90.74770739568710
2002-12-01 90.30981968568280
2003-01-01 90.88563700566930
2003-02-01 93.57526711144540
2003-03-01 90.20770249800208
2003-04-01 92.41516287603490
2003-05-01 91.98467976086880
2003-06-01 92.23987290882900
2003-07-01 91.85624162305312
2003-08-01 91.14075049925850
2003-09-01 91.62589486172160
2003-10-01 92.34301183916060
2003-11-01 90.39869457314130
2003-12-01 92.45742900378528
2004-01-01 93.36501167264990
2004-02-01 90.68552216678740
2004-03-01 90.12831033628340
2004-04-01 89.35733545952431
2004-05-01 90.44316795471360
2004-06-01 88.98230384177450
2004-07-01 93.81089429217880
2004-08-01 91.24373948866710
2004-09-01 91.13583315462650
2004-10-01 91.62531779566812
2004-11-01 92.06779035134540
2004-12-01 91.67119434180010
2005-01-01 92.25015639353430
2005-02-01 88.43368657356990
2005-03-01 89.09633141489421
2005-04-01 90.29148488427910
2005-05-01 92.42671375831850
2005-06-01 91.18000866320672
2005-07-01 91.78388831212170
2005-08-01 92.03581663542680
2005-09-01 91.03481189398520
2005-10-01 91.25862635262080
2005-11-01 91.11134182687510
2005-12-01 91.83922112248400
2006-01-01 90.56543103777970
2006-02-01 90.98976236785760
2006-03-01 93.16369895035490
2006-04-01 91.67395471827668
2006-05-01 92.73127436016420
2006-06-01 89.65636387244051
2006-07-01 92.23664401144730
2006-08-01 91.51170153629410
2006-09-01 91.21153147303060
2006-10-01 92.27872156537220
2006-11-01 92.01813756428240
2006-12-01 91.11032764352750
2007-01-01 92.55735628319940
2007-02-01 92.69450028767812
2007-03-01 92.43796957731460
2007-04-01 91.88326186836220
2007-05-01 91.38357449867640
2007-06-01 90.19157836404328
2007-07-01 90.44599751597508
2007-08-01 93.23362211860780
2007-09-01 91.37068182575628
2007-10-01 93.24455912971190
2007-11-01 91.21150336399410
2007-12-01 91.91839580007610
2008-01-01 91.00683623341550
2008-02-01 93.55913780433670
2008-03-01 92.64700373871100
2008-04-01 91.57609643245830
2008-05-01 91.43144455315932
2008-06-01 93.97237502048660
2008-07-01 90.91307917653950
2008-08-01 89.81193354005100
2008-09-01 92.84710764899728
2008-10-01 91.65615671185600
2008-11-01 92.39153840871120
2008-12-01 90.34741316874248
2009-01-01 92.32971846425328
2009-02-01 91.95534553669590
2009-03-01 90.92580000180380
2009-04-01 93.92585578018840
2009-05-01 93.25059702866912
2009-06-01 93.48595925410990
2009-07-01 89.79606414162360
2009-08-01 93.93353889153190
2009-09-01 92.98838177404230
2009-10-01 93.98160527929770
2009-11-01 92.65995073783672
2009-12-01 92.51661109850980
2010-01-01 92.74563013930570
2010-02-01 93.19929642909000
2010-03-01 92.25972468022980
2010-04-01 92.96800947289160
2010-05-01 91.14181040310970
2010-06-01 92.27469939731340
2010-07-01 92.06907941422108
2010-08-01 92.96102665956130
2010-09-01 92.08250215531810
2010-10-01 90.72184078469770
2010-11-01 93.56791288542590
2010-12-01 91.79340533418328
2011-01-01 92.77931627734910
2011-02-01 90.59934088058000
2011-03-01 92.10762983853740
2011-04-01 90.86461767363230
2011-05-01 92.57341617015850
2011-06-01 93.04814713413268
2011-07-01 95.67613944166570
2011-08-01 93.14424491753820
2011-09-01 92.04904483299030
2011-10-01 91.74184663697980
2011-11-01 91.28962847880750
2011-12-01 93.75871554015212
2012-01-01 94.48360960458360
2012-02-01 90.57939773344150
2012-03-01 92.37636706971040
2012-04-01 93.38235572985040
2012-05-01 92.70510585681100
2012-06-01 92.79534302370810
2012-07-01 93.94198384344540
2012-08-01 93.48319578655900
2012-09-01 93.40538053914352
2012-10-01 92.64944628379570
2012-11-01 92.88954787721280
2012-12-01 92.47592610415130
2013-01-01 90.34946945866800
2013-02-01 94.71402973890180
2013-03-01 93.64754290727780
2013-04-01 94.27300220943690
2013-05-01 91.59197881542110
2013-06-01 93.05991213663060
2013-07-01 90.89556363013600
2013-08-01 93.86257887190330
2013-09-01 92.66086110493460
2013-10-01 93.44890806771268
2013-11-01 91.76875840415730
2013-12-01 91.64729920478348
2014-01-01 92.78737858205510
2014-02-01 94.28066455137430
2014-03-01 94.44192807695930
2014-04-01 93.46588812589670
2014-05-01 93.06899576766060
2014-06-01 93.23950380744160
2014-07-01 93.65317215445690
2014-08-01 91.58841434219700
2014-09-01 92.84020203957168
2014-10-01 92.08317123558270
2014-11-01 94.71572919207730
2014-12-01 93.84203926341070
2015-01-01 95.31614409648090
2015-02-01 93.56983116445370
2015-03-01 93.68492038485768
2015-04-01 91.79226300506460
2015-05-01 93.90743077592580
2015-06-01 94.76868678516140
2015-07-01 93.17272732301460
2015-08-01 94.37123636718080
2015-09-01 92.30829921109670
2015-10-01 95.13003459814800
2015-11-01 92.95268177241070
2015-12-01 92.81249920510068
2016-01-01 94.67758205972730
2016-02-01 93.12169903555328
2016-03-01 93.43967252901740
2016-04-01 93.74000212078780
2016-05-01 94.88196042167680
2016-06-01 92.31349477717140
2016-07-01 92.27169734712352
2016-08-01 92.73902092294460
2016-09-01 92.56933124935200
2016-10-01 91.77055688374310
2016-11-01 92.62882365755120
2016-12-01 93.49516438132130
2017-01-01 92.23408981539230
2017-02-01 92.51058468031840
2017-03-01 92.93547251055540
2017-04-01 93.40655131201380
2017-05-01 94.54372451372130
2017-06-01 90.80883927240910
2017-07-01 93.05586847735080
2017-08-01 91.98405367837110
2017-09-01 92.49110366337480
2017-10-01 93.96938559230240
2017-11-01 93.57411212795090
2017-12-01 93.05638292250170
2018-01-01 93.06177235706090
2018-02-01 93.46195117354230
2018-03-01 93.67084257566360
2018-04-01 90.87592122129610
2018-05-01 93.31241505187390
2018-06-01 94.39799207888140
2018-07-01 92.86391687960112
2018-08-01 93.64951196538152
2018-09-01 92.53964105047568
2018-10-01 92.24897999827070
2018-11-01 93.47230404974080
2018-12-01 93.89948267814748
2019-01-01 92.22899565987332
2019-02-01 92.31145754956250
2019-03-01 94.88039121647780
2019-04-01 96.14772393029590
2019-05-01 95.06243993822260
2019-06-01 93.66756457258990
2019-07-01 94.92502656495680
2019-08-01 92.90555661764948
2019-09-01 93.80669662631820
2019-10-01 93.41329115732420
2019-11-01 92.54684674293892
2019-12-01 93.37944176069770
2020-01-01 93.47926491105940
2020-02-01 95.01656995444120
2020-03-01 91.52072593779100
2020-04-01 91.38713703919040
2020-05-01 87.06802318642970
2020-06-01 90.65882796227380
2020-07-01 93.30714880464780
2020-08-01 94.28394557069730
2020-09-01 91.05299676460960
2020-10-01 92.58809906629108
2020-11-01 93.28226297908810
2020-12-01 89.55489944120279
2021-01-01 91.99072277757040
2021-02-01 93.20042528237300
2021-03-01 92.21774897471480
2021-04-01 91.20071227137520
2021-05-01 88.84349199363310
2021-06-01 90.32645622993090
2021-07-01 92.09892371864520
2021-08-01 93.40365959378920
2021-09-01 92.68831748684780
2021-10-01 93.76421444901490
2021-11-01 92.20300415150588
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