Quits as a percentage of total separations in total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, 2001-05 Quits Total separations Quits as a percentage (in thousands) (in thousands) of total separations 2001 January 2,778 4,670 59.5 February 2,760 4,520 61.1 March 2,726 4,691 58.1 April 2,562 4,499 56.9 May 2,755 4,767 57.8 June 2,526 4,442 56.9 July 2,595 4,631 56.0 August 2,527 4,476 56.5 September 2,514 4,562 55.1 October 2,423 4,578 52.9 November 2,346 4,436 52.9 December 2,322 4,294 54.1 2002 January 2,224 3,940 56.4 February 2,295 4,255 53.9 March 2,223 4,073 54.6 April 2,283 4,173 54.7 May 2,271 4,197 54.1 June 2,243 4,208 53.3 July 2,253 4,187 53.8 August 2,305 4,184 55.1 September 2,168 4,019 53.9 October 2,170 4,017 54.0 November 2,182 4,229 51.6 December 2,190 4,134 53.0 2003 January 2,171 4,245 51.1 February 2,144 4,098 52.3 March 1,982 3,803 52.1 April 2,015 3,932 51.2 May 2,022 3,844 52.6 June 2,087 4,154 50.2 July 1,996 3,957 50.4 August 1,972 3,886 50.7 September 2,091 3,984 52.5 October 2,212 4,089 54.1 November 2,109 3,974 53.1 December 2,158 4,363 49.5 2004 January 2,079 3,968 52.4 February 2,153 4,220 51.0 March 2,341 4,269 54.8 April 2,323 4,370 53.2 May 2,277 4,272 53.3 June 2,386 4,324 55.2 July 2,414 4,291 56.3 August 2,307 4,337 53.2 September 2,298 4,375 52.5 October 2,415 4,420 54.6 November 2,418 4,323 55.9 December 2,517 4,590 54.8 2005 January 2,554 4,540 56.3 February 2,325 4,481 51.9 March 2,552 4,610 55.4 April 2,586 4,614 56.0 May 2,534 4,543 55.8 June 2,541 4,590 55.4 July 2,511 4,464 56.3 August 2,651 4,633 57.2 September 2,681 4,798 55.9 October 2,619 4,359 60.1 November 2,683 4,476 59.9 December 2,567 4,359 58.9