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The Economics Daily

Quits rate of 2.9 percent in August 2021 an all-time high

October 18, 2021
In August 2021, the total nonfarm quits rate increased 0.2 percentage point to 2.9 percent, the highest since data were first collected in December 2000. The number of quits in August rose by 242,000 to 4.3 million. Full Text »

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