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Table 18. Annual average quits rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

Table 18. Annual average quits rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted(1) [percent]
State 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

TOTAL U.S.

2.3 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.8


Alabama

2.3 2.4 2.4 3.1 3.2

Alaska

3.7 3.9 2.8 4.3 4.4

Arizona

2.8 2.8 2.3 3.1 3.5

Arkansas

2.6 2.7 2.5 3.2 3.2

California

2.0 2.1 1.8 2.4 2.5

Colorado

2.7 2.7 2.3 3.1 3.0

Connecticut

1.5 1.7 1.6 2.1 2.2

Delaware

2.6 2.7 2.6 3.3 3.6

District of Columbia

1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.2

Florida

2.2 2.4 2.4 3.0 3.2

Georgia

2.6 2.6 2.7 3.7 3.8

Hawaii

2.1 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.4

Idaho

2.7 3.0 2.4 3.5 3.5

Illinois

2.2 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.4

Indiana

2.7 2.7 2.4 3.1 3.0

Iowa

2.1 2.2 2.0 2.7 2.7

Kansas

2.5 2.4 2.0 2.7 2.6

Kentucky

2.7 2.5 2.7 3.4 3.3

Louisiana

2.6 2.9 2.6 3.3 3.3

Maine

2.0 2.0 1.8 2.6 2.5

Maryland

2.0 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.7

Massachusetts

1.5 1.7 1.5 2.1 2.0

Michigan

2.3 2.4 2.4 3.0 2.6

Minnesota

1.9 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.5

Mississippi

2.6 2.7 2.7 3.6 3.4

Missouri

2.2 2.3 2.4 2.9 2.6

Montana

3.0 3.1 2.5 3.8 3.9

Nebraska

2.4 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.5

Nevada

2.7 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.1

New Hampshire

2.0 2.0 1.6 2.6 2.6

New Jersey

1.7 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.3

New Mexico

2.5 2.8 2.2 2.9 2.9

New York

1.5 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.9

North Carolina

2.8 3.0 2.4 3.2 3.1

North Dakota

2.4 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.8

Ohio

2.4 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.5

Oklahoma

2.9 2.9 2.4 3.1 3.2

Oregon

2.6 2.8 2.1 3.0 2.9

Pennsylvania

1.9 1.8 1.6 2.1 2.2

Rhode Island

1.9 2.0 1.7 2.5 2.6

South Carolina

2.8 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.3

South Dakota

2.4 2.4 2.0 2.8 2.7

Tennessee

3.0 2.5 2.6 3.2 3.4

Texas

2.7 2.7 2.4 3.0 3.1

Utah

3.3 3.0 2.1 3.0 3.1

Vermont

2.2 2.1 1.7 2.6 2.7

Virginia

2.1 2.3 2.0 2.6 2.7

Washington

2.0 2.1 1.8 2.2 2.4

West Virginia

2.8 2.9 2.6 3.2 3.5

Wisconsin

2.0 2.2 1.9 2.6 2.5

Wyoming

3.1 3.4 2.4 3.7 3.8

Footnotes
(1) The annual average quits rate is equal to the sum of the 12 monthly quits levels as a percent of the sum of the 12 monthly CES employment levels.

NOTE: Data incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Last Modified Date: July 26, 2023