Federal Reserve Economic Data

Monthly Share of Prime-Age U.S. Workers Who Leave the Labor Force After a Quit (EMSHRNQP)

Dec 2025: 84.04305
Updated: Jan 16, 2026 1:18 PM CST
Next Release Date: Not Available
Dec 2025:  84.04305  
Nov 2025:  85.76861  
Oct 2025:  86.11324  
Sep 2025:  83.45001  
Aug 2025:  89.86749  
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Units:

Percent,
Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

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Notes

Source: Ellieroth, Kathrin  

Source: Michaud, Amanda  

Release: Quits and Layoffs to Nonemployment Based on the Consumer Population Survey (CPS)  

Units:  Percent, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Ellieroth and Michaud (EM) share of workers who leave the labor force due to a quit tracks the percentage of U.S. prime-age (25-55 years) 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.

Suggested Citation:

Ellieroth, Kathrin and Michaud, Amanda, Monthly Share of Prime-Age U.S. Workers Who Leave the Labor Force After a Quit [EMSHRNQP], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EMSHRNQP, .

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