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 2026-02-01
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 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 88.34125359873550
1978-02-01 90.32246843659640
1978-03-01 89.33028869781991
1978-04-01 89.93430589464330
1978-05-01 89.01767109861099
1978-06-01 88.42660813642660
1978-07-01 89.55287233927160
1978-08-01 87.02663829922460
1978-09-01 89.30689671562871
1978-10-01 88.11603691958710
1978-11-01 90.39275343810540
1978-12-01 88.81682558131840
1979-01-01 90.00184189426360
1979-02-01 90.40286188555540
1979-03-01 88.70001091793430
1979-04-01 88.67114077190699
1979-05-01 88.41896060364970
1979-06-01 86.91129432951430
1979-07-01 88.97215775320450
1979-08-01 89.91244507609200
1979-09-01 90.02890973581470
1979-10-01 89.60576857119690
1979-11-01 87.98366323697800
1979-12-01 89.86762143848969
1980-01-01 91.60857491114332
1980-02-01 88.25115046446470
1980-03-01 88.33111549942039
1980-04-01 87.09709243835529
1980-05-01 89.51316674794110
1980-06-01 90.17314149614020
1980-07-01 89.13906161240690
1980-08-01 89.36557014424480
1980-09-01 90.69696351854880
1980-10-01 88.90663945003439
1980-11-01 88.72147143764040
1980-12-01 91.29806976660812
1981-01-01 88.22650230997300
1981-02-01 88.13117160357760
1981-03-01 89.90317757868250
1981-04-01 89.07573905902240
1981-05-01 88.81511014096960
1981-06-01 91.37906355650070
1981-07-01 89.26283125971870
1981-08-01 88.72384497865559
1981-09-01 89.77308352372390
1981-10-01 88.56094815682170
1981-11-01 89.43772950057381
1981-12-01 88.36109107105530
1982-01-01 88.89325343637360
1982-02-01 90.07832064702800
1982-03-01 91.17450516251580
1982-04-01 89.17948325283150
1982-05-01 88.51283058369610
1982-06-01 92.06232466360860
1982-07-01 92.37064565007440
1982-08-01 91.81640719363550
1982-09-01 90.31047446303010
1982-10-01 91.51788216873360
1982-11-01 92.80250225155568
1982-12-01 91.47418350304650
1983-01-01 92.39234191065547
1983-02-01 89.27862387062609
1983-03-01 88.57068695106070
1983-04-01 91.33286122907310
1983-05-01 93.29561861930040
1983-06-01 91.09372172378480
1983-07-01 91.86370290897888
1983-08-01 88.47321425865410
1983-09-01 90.14893161680300
1983-10-01 90.31916350849390
1983-11-01 90.08441400722192
1983-12-01 89.30217650852310
1984-01-01 90.83720988847380
1984-02-01 88.17521368185680
1984-03-01 90.59118462765160
1984-04-01 88.76758334805420
1984-05-01 90.31111733914440
1984-06-01 92.13050514712768
1984-07-01 92.01805985078150
1984-08-01 90.41731185083160
1984-09-01 89.65104979225920
1984-10-01 90.20638744423800
1984-11-01 89.87861275643900
1984-12-01 91.30298258485450
1985-01-01 89.74440354075760
1985-02-01 91.29217431142440
1985-03-01 90.45865649100560
1985-04-01 91.00004654127200
1985-05-01 90.12804127690110
1985-06-01 88.18856432818980
1985-07-01 90.10072412595420
1985-08-01 89.20254338669510
1985-09-01 89.73234469604110
1985-10-01 88.64940104511340
1985-11-01 90.35688969049390
1985-12-01 88.61167722109220
1986-01-01 87.33733917866780
1986-02-01 88.72206783549120
1986-03-01 89.50826270575450
1986-04-01 87.42677249781350
1986-05-01 87.68678593422830
1986-06-01 88.77484034261110
1986-07-01 88.37927307001210
1986-08-01 88.70139744213320
1986-09-01 89.12056844724519
1986-10-01 87.94577520434460
1986-11-01 87.48999671705239
1986-12-01 85.58624659519120
1987-01-01 87.96358201411360
1987-02-01 85.36847467731430
1987-03-01 88.27326570269500
1987-04-01 90.84160925730680
1987-05-01 88.30166702138190
1987-06-01 88.80997359153339
1987-07-01 88.44524760923130
1987-08-01 88.89039946021400
1987-09-01 88.90764642476250
1987-10-01 88.46504705946660
1987-11-01 90.12441710376000
1987-12-01 88.63906005420650
1988-01-01 89.46644867114710
1988-02-01 89.43575766464100
1988-03-01 87.74372035978060
1988-04-01 89.48837069043520
1988-05-01 87.35629326816220
1988-06-01 87.92916623730001
1988-07-01 89.99989775724880
1988-08-01 86.28630046730770
1988-09-01 88.26113174320590
1988-10-01 88.01157929013390
1988-11-01 88.49439350558070
1988-12-01 87.44427144670460
1989-01-01 88.37580783853940
1989-02-01 90.26533306885950
1989-03-01 88.32237295018580
1989-04-01 88.49104555801440
1989-05-01 87.31824352733870
1989-06-01 88.84255477510340
1989-07-01 87.62826855408589
1989-08-01 87.42495124769770
1989-09-01 88.19221707459340
1989-10-01 87.30443985572540
1989-11-01 87.32465067002370
1989-12-01 89.48853814160520
1990-01-01 86.04093732413341
1990-02-01 88.69444438921450
1990-03-01 89.51544973154040
1990-04-01 86.92841468468801
1990-05-01 87.59761605760960
1990-06-01 87.58965721751369
1990-07-01 86.99705499237180
1990-08-01 88.16484320160920
1990-09-01 89.42969175230189
1990-10-01 88.01640994934590
1990-11-01 87.35780987891120
1990-12-01 91.24681419266860
1991-01-01 90.23260731576532
1991-02-01 89.15495852914910
1991-03-01 89.18474291861120
1991-04-01 89.23299397599031
1991-05-01 90.31362273357600
1991-06-01 85.74136875630130
1991-07-01 87.98797831348990
1991-08-01 89.71102442598870
1991-09-01 89.18408674670219
1991-10-01 89.68094552445410
1991-11-01 86.87739841078440
1991-12-01 87.98327864695780
1992-01-01 88.70842553704740
1992-02-01 91.46590428817552
1992-03-01 89.77971853198599
1992-04-01 88.64582350578080
1992-05-01 91.23067757778480
1992-06-01 90.75831965800760
1992-07-01 88.62634691341990
1992-08-01 89.10097027973680
1992-09-01 89.10798802913390
1992-10-01 89.92292872016570
1992-11-01 88.03809398371641
1992-12-01 86.72544816465610
1993-01-01 90.94812562384580
1993-02-01 86.92720985177010
1993-03-01 90.75025291351110
1993-04-01 89.48149324274800
1993-05-01 90.97380761089470
1993-06-01 88.35343917101049
1993-07-01 88.57036925679000
1993-08-01 88.58065944332160
1993-09-01 88.85524605094960
1993-10-01 86.79310670243460
1993-11-01 86.76458619288050
1993-12-01 89.78916970677530
1994-01-01 90.64786857490472
1994-02-01 91.23393746668212
1994-03-01 91.33676914806560
1994-04-01 89.42312782698771
1994-05-01 89.31859193949460
1994-06-01 89.95650271330760
1994-07-01 87.31617903514920
1994-08-01 89.78228063081521
1994-09-01 90.42438135501932
1994-10-01 92.84350898690780
1994-11-01 91.94310872400380
1994-12-01 90.97149897930808
1995-01-01 90.70150339032112
1995-02-01 88.16468490393869
1995-03-01 86.49500252136700
1995-04-01 88.42130179164580
1995-05-01 90.68672547882800
1995-06-01 89.59031882287100
1995-07-01 88.81670606951950
1995-08-01 89.62112910346900
1995-09-01 89.24221928008120
1995-10-01 89.65093775318151
1995-11-01 89.31415280492160
1995-12-01 89.65488976698191
1996-01-01 87.06052246536869
1996-02-01 88.29168464400270
1996-03-01 87.89863128053929
1996-04-01 89.64188749539480
1996-05-01 90.28942473885180
1996-06-01 89.61351428578669
1996-07-01 90.48296536519850
1996-08-01 91.07558270256447
1996-09-01 89.10251019461009
1996-10-01 88.92919509297020
1996-11-01 88.88510883677140
1996-12-01 87.73271914435550
1997-01-01 87.31874109605030
1997-02-01 91.24702094104380
1997-03-01 90.27385608334610
1997-04-01 90.23256806468852
1997-05-01 89.44447454243290
1997-06-01 89.77884254802319
1997-07-01 85.24159113570640
1997-08-01 90.03006488366840
1997-09-01 89.58613796361330
1997-10-01 90.35464393893770
1997-11-01 89.77894443701030
1997-12-01 89.14978695436831
1998-01-01 87.23119460269950
1998-02-01 89.04987484929470
1998-03-01 87.58300935838280
1998-04-01 91.06156064946350
1998-05-01 87.69922713746679
1998-06-01 90.02523065267780
1998-07-01 89.40946146982171
1998-08-01 91.60585343456240
1998-09-01 90.98024086246828
1998-10-01 90.63760785130232
1998-11-01 90.48967857901150
1998-12-01 91.80170887615700
1999-01-01 90.18318877765270
1999-02-01 91.73344827802768
1999-03-01 89.44520986814960
1999-04-01 90.86243970939350
1999-05-01 87.52059141222959
1999-06-01 90.52435130421340
1999-07-01 90.97154826972920
1999-08-01 89.86527625452070
1999-09-01 90.71875586479820
1999-10-01 88.21079011936840
1999-11-01 88.20427515666490
1999-12-01 87.72729084065361
2000-01-01 90.09147019457140
2000-02-01 88.26891706646640
2000-03-01 89.12947291302619
2000-04-01 89.89763541285980
2000-05-01 89.79145769751230
2000-06-01 90.34866287500412
2000-07-01 89.63960093230090
2000-08-01 88.45527958136850
2000-09-01 90.45948653025700
2000-10-01 89.55847664623910
2000-11-01 92.13603048577590
2000-12-01 92.51712966796380
2001-01-01 89.15040904513940
2001-02-01 89.86532483057300
2001-03-01 90.89704330899752
2001-04-01 91.52663949655430
2001-05-01 90.99646860878650
2001-06-01 87.32416735925530
2001-07-01 87.77041655930030
2001-08-01 90.43498170633120
2001-09-01 89.83067412132431
2001-10-01 90.42543172217820
2001-11-01 89.69272672540221
2001-12-01 90.00800262228960
2002-01-01 89.40808342854541
2002-02-01 90.87926270200700
2002-03-01 90.28693128467030
2002-04-01 87.94121527073399
2002-05-01 89.15141093513220
2002-06-01 91.17322733876360
2002-07-01 89.49598261403110
2002-08-01 90.02024345186590
2002-09-01 91.00983819332800
2002-10-01 90.90681751549140
2002-11-01 90.74837793825320
2002-12-01 90.30972291637420
2003-01-01 90.88732079578380
2003-02-01 93.57429563548880
2003-03-01 90.19795850786820
2003-04-01 92.42073526404890
2003-05-01 91.98517154812120
2003-06-01 92.24364842567140
2003-07-01 91.86143216088740
2003-08-01 91.13860291533240
2003-09-01 91.62512678184020
2003-10-01 92.33947145486580
2003-11-01 90.39927843379208
2003-12-01 92.45758601397020
2004-01-01 93.36598031939690
2004-02-01 90.68556166568510
2004-03-01 90.11698240332568
2004-04-01 89.36406111084020
2004-05-01 90.44356055004010
2004-06-01 88.98659785375570
2004-07-01 93.81507704344448
2004-08-01 91.24138975949930
2004-09-01 91.13606113825830
2004-10-01 91.62176069685860
2004-11-01 92.06800627561220
2004-12-01 91.67186221846130
2005-01-01 92.25097694360450
2005-02-01 88.43454783267290
2005-03-01 89.08289284878920
2005-04-01 90.29894893392930
2005-05-01 92.42689628799728
2005-06-01 91.18432457319770
2005-07-01 91.78788661778100
2005-08-01 92.03330793619990
2005-09-01 91.03606054680900
2005-10-01 91.25520480370120
2005-11-01 91.11143146483710
2005-12-01 91.84063742138600
2006-01-01 90.56649238971620
2006-02-01 90.99072147898590
2006-03-01 93.14750935452280
2006-04-01 91.68196358801940
2006-05-01 92.73161581407832
2006-06-01 89.66060539540760
2006-07-01 92.24076582147580
2006-08-01 91.50922179857230
2006-09-01 91.21373103316910
2006-10-01 92.27542197260570
2006-11-01 92.01807637602180
2006-12-01 91.11261955166420
2007-01-01 92.55848715177048
2007-02-01 92.69535416141900
2007-03-01 92.41923702168208
2007-04-01 91.89187487921150
2007-05-01 91.38439189802648
2007-06-01 90.19517639912152
2007-07-01 90.45039760881240
2007-08-01 93.23115910720790
2007-09-01 91.37368106696440
2007-10-01 93.24152751405610
2007-11-01 91.21131762523040
2007-12-01 91.92140923667310
2008-01-01 91.00818463510910
2008-02-01 93.56016903332360
2008-03-01 92.62578495234190
2008-04-01 91.58541193850830
2008-05-01 91.43265175528290
2008-06-01 93.97492609623120
2008-07-01 90.91740622060610
2008-08-01 89.80975151405160
2008-09-01 92.85080650421250
2008-10-01 91.65373324259120
2008-11-01 92.39105768152500
2008-12-01 90.35109972484300
2009-01-01 92.33108577442600
2009-02-01 91.95703579559172
2009-03-01 90.90205680206968
2009-04-01 93.93594114421100
2009-05-01 93.25209774674080
2009-06-01 93.48803700837780
2009-07-01 89.79996249795819
2009-08-01 93.93115465544710
2009-09-01 92.99308226067320
2009-10-01 93.97979352684608
2009-11-01 92.65927105751940
2009-12-01 92.52055620928390
2010-01-01 92.74707465829290
2010-02-01 93.20168588888060
2010-03-01 92.23286751866700
2010-04-01 92.97939474676130
2010-05-01 91.14377045959780
2010-06-01 92.27664619325370
2010-07-01 92.07177702193530
2010-08-01 92.95870439465170
2010-09-01 92.08834362379970
2010-10-01 90.72089030484800
2010-11-01 93.56705824094470
2010-12-01 91.79751518368630
2011-01-01 92.78088977075028
2011-02-01 90.60253894799168
2011-03-01 92.07724727961870
2011-04-01 90.87755640694200
2011-05-01 92.57555308976370
2011-06-01 93.05003018656292
2011-07-01 95.67763134587560
2011-08-01 93.14223494122480
2011-09-01 92.05605879545990
2011-10-01 91.74137518400940
2011-11-01 91.28893021311160
2011-12-01 93.76296721996140
2012-01-01 94.48556028325730
2012-02-01 90.58294962986960
2012-03-01 92.34208815265940
2012-04-01 93.39662238365560
2012-05-01 92.70744107327600
2012-06-01 92.79732935283232
2012-07-01 93.94316236076550
2012-08-01 93.48166926228720
2012-09-01 93.41349046636708
2012-10-01 92.64913420201090
2012-11-01 92.88865265712950
2012-12-01 92.48059776388600
2013-01-01 90.35219888742580
2013-02-01 94.71736044229840
2013-03-01 93.60890295431220
2013-04-01 94.28887080835120
2013-05-01 91.59443925036340
2013-06-01 93.06201023635290
2013-07-01 90.89675195306728
2013-08-01 93.86171774500930
2013-09-01 92.67024605165690
2013-10-01 93.44865982526400
2013-11-01 91.76756081194620
2013-12-01 91.65231630466600
2014-01-01 92.79028121752000
2014-02-01 94.28427846256820
2014-03-01 94.39877981859850
2014-04-01 93.48394376566720
2014-05-01 93.07126858722933
2014-06-01 93.24180861999470
2014-07-01 93.65391886110490
2014-08-01 91.58846084833460
2014-09-01 92.85091467913610
2014-10-01 92.08309817040032
2014-11-01 94.71396570730640
2014-12-01 93.84711356283460
2015-01-01 95.31918102458370
2015-02-01 93.57417363742790
2015-03-01 93.63722540996500
2015-04-01 91.81276848733610
2015-05-01 93.90947736299390
2015-06-01 94.77127346465640
2015-07-01 93.17306404117900
2015-08-01 94.37178367005050
2015-09-01 92.32025556403410
2015-10-01 95.12984008264750
2015-11-01 92.95060142660140
2015-12-01 92.81768597467870
2016-01-01 94.68128254861728
2016-02-01 93.12683186112572
2016-03-01 93.38700649015120
2016-04-01 93.76268669830020
2016-05-01 94.88391300300650
2016-06-01 92.31664424322510
2016-07-01 92.27145591985730
2016-08-01 92.74017526285580
2016-09-01 92.58223528095090
2016-10-01 91.77054615780260
2016-11-01 92.62625599310540
2016-12-01 93.50034687155300
2017-01-01 92.23885284360030
2017-02-01 92.51646537989210
2017-03-01 92.87732628826450
2017-04-01 93.43172916473020
2017-05-01 94.54613117785280
2017-06-01 90.81234111214280
2017-07-01 93.05483959902800
2017-08-01 91.98577340329032
2017-09-01 92.50495458698630
2017-10-01 93.96937226140220
2017-11-01 93.57100031769700
2017-12-01 93.06180272736240
2018-01-01 93.06756064271120
2018-02-01 93.46859032382900
2018-03-01 93.60670266252868
2018-04-01 90.90396816089020
2018-05-01 93.31584803709980
2018-06-01 94.40135973029580
2018-07-01 92.86211733817588
2018-08-01 93.65158198577540
2018-09-01 92.55442856135160
2018-10-01 92.24916442699320
2018-11-01 93.46877251320332
2018-12-01 93.90524950062940
2019-01-01 92.23581897333000
2019-02-01 92.31899197428840
2019-03-01 94.80983077235800
2019-04-01 96.17845014686610
2019-05-01 95.06710844704960
2019-06-01 93.67110723407410
2019-07-01 94.92239738322840
2019-08-01 92.90804930106830
2019-09-01 93.82235348098870
2019-10-01 93.41339766145880
2019-11-01 92.54285092726010
2019-12-01 93.38571244405380
2020-01-01 93.48682032521008
2020-02-01 95.02476923963540
2020-03-01 91.44327743700650
2020-04-01 91.42133699867840
2020-05-01 87.07409808485470
2020-06-01 90.66250529052460
2020-07-01 93.30399718621950
2020-08-01 94.28676595790370
2020-09-01 91.06969632487420
2020-10-01 92.58811904163560
2020-11-01 93.27762717016880
2020-12-01 89.56176324129560
2021-01-01 91.99921656354650
2021-02-01 93.21002276705012
2021-03-01 92.13243642875148
2021-04-01 91.23858041608540
2021-05-01 88.84963261972080
2021-06-01 90.32991263203010
2021-07-01 92.09566900913440
2021-08-01 93.40754931981992
2021-09-01 92.70609012290248
2021-10-01 93.76446363993440
2021-11-01 92.19811350393760
2021-12-01 94.32572259344752
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