Figure 7. Quits, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, December 2000–December 2015
| Month and year |
Level
(thousands) |
Rate
(percent) |
|
Dec 2000
|
3,012 |
2.3 |
|
Jan 2001
|
3,448 |
2.6 |
|
Feb 2001
|
3,241 |
2.4 |
|
Mar 2001
|
3,154 |
2.4 |
|
Apr 2001
|
3,214 |
2.4 |
|
May 2001
|
3,085 |
2.3 |
|
Jun 2001
|
3,003 |
2.3 |
|
Jul 2001
|
2,959 |
2.2 |
|
Aug 2001
|
2,869 |
2.2 |
|
Sep 2001
|
2,738 |
2.1 |
|
Oct 2001
|
2,861 |
2.2 |
|
Nov 2001
|
2,604 |
2.0 |
|
Dec 2001
|
2,531 |
1.9 |
|
Jan 2002
|
2,888 |
2.2 |
|
Feb 2002
|
2,626 |
2.0 |
|
Mar 2002
|
2,491 |
1.9 |
|
Apr 2002
|
2,713 |
2.1 |
|
May 2002
|
2,699 |
2.1 |
|
Jun 2002
|
2,613 |
2.0 |
|
Jul 2002
|
2,710 |
2.1 |
|
Aug 2002
|
2,649 |
2.0 |
|
Sep 2002
|
2,626 |
2.0 |
|
Oct 2002
|
2,578 |
2.0 |
|
Nov 2002
|
2,462 |
1.9 |
|
Dec 2002
|
2,565 |
2.0 |
|
Jan 2003
|
2,514 |
1.9 |
|
Feb 2003
|
2,471 |
1.9 |
|
Mar 2003
|
2,403 |
1.8 |
|
Apr 2003
|
2,406 |
1.8 |
|
May 2003
|
2,380 |
1.8 |
|
Jun 2003
|
2,382 |
1.8 |
|
Jul 2003
|
2,390 |
1.8 |
|
Aug 2003
|
2,406 |
1.8 |
|
Sep 2003
|
2,479 |
1.9 |
|
Oct 2003
|
2,529 |
1.9 |
|
Nov 2003
|
2,459 |
1.9 |
|
Dec 2003
|
2,472 |
1.9 |
|
Jan 2004
|
2,436 |
1.9 |
|
Feb 2004
|
2,443 |
1.9 |
|
Mar 2004
|
2,608 |
2.0 |
|
Apr 2004
|
2,664 |
2.0 |
|
May 2004
|
2,467 |
1.9 |
|
Jun 2004
|
2,679 |
2.0 |
|
Jul 2004
|
2,714 |
2.1 |
|
Aug 2004
|
2,691 |
2.0 |
|
Sep 2004
|
2,586 |
2.0 |
|
Oct 2004
|
2,661 |
2.0 |
|
Nov 2004
|
2,811 |
2.1 |
|
Dec 2004
|
2,700 |
2.0 |
|
Jan 2005
|
2,844 |
2.1 |
|
Feb 2005
|
2,660 |
2.0 |
|
Mar 2005
|
2,841 |
2.1 |
|
Apr 2005
|
2,801 |
2.1 |
|
May 2005
|
2,882 |
2.2 |
|
Jun 2005
|
2,821 |
2.1 |
|
Jul 2005
|
2,794 |
2.1 |
|
Aug 2005
|
2,966 |
2.2 |
|
Sep 2005
|
3,053 |
2.3 |
|
Oct 2005
|
2,967 |
2.2 |
|
Nov 2005
|
2,920 |
2.2 |
|
Dec 2005
|
2,805 |
2.1 |
|
Jan 2006
|
2,954 |
2.2 |
|
Feb 2006
|
2,975 |
2.2 |
|
Mar 2006
|
3,004 |
2.2 |
|
Apr 2006
|
2,789 |
2.0 |
|
May 2006
|
3,056 |
2.2 |
|
Jun 2006
|
3,050 |
2.2 |
|
Jul 2006
|
2,977 |
2.2 |
|
Aug 2006
|
3,003 |
2.2 |
|
Sep 2006
|
2,940 |
2.1 |
|
Oct 2006
|
2,931 |
2.1 |
|
Nov 2006
|
3,069 |
2.2 |
|
Dec 2006
|
3,046 |
2.2 |
|
Jan 2007
|
2,988 |
2.2 |
|
Feb 2007
|
2,993 |
2.2 |
|
Mar 2007
|
2,989 |
2.2 |
|
Apr 2007
|
2,901 |
2.1 |
|
May 2007
|
3,008 |
2.2 |
|
Jun 2007
|
2,841 |
2.1 |
|
Jul 2007
|
2,947 |
2.1 |
|
Aug 2007
|
2,950 |
2.1 |
|
Sep 2007
|
2,643 |
1.9 |
|
Oct 2007
|
2,884 |
2.1 |
|
Nov 2007
|
2,777 |
2.0 |
|
Dec 2007
|
2,792 |
2.0 |
|
Jan 2008
|
2,831 |
2.0 |
|
Feb 2008
|
2,789 |
2.0 |
|
Mar 2008
|
2,575 |
1.9 |
|
Apr 2008
|
2,882 |
2.1 |
|
May 2008
|
2,602 |
1.9 |
|
Jun 2008
|
2,662 |
1.9 |
|
Jul 2008
|
2,550 |
1.9 |
|
Aug 2008
|
2,416 |
1.8 |
|
Sep 2008
|
2,446 |
1.8 |
|
Oct 2008
|
2,412 |
1.8 |
|
Nov 2008
|
2,063 |
1.5 |
|
Dec 2008
|
2,104 |
1.6 |
|
Jan 2009
|
2,043 |
1.5 |
|
Feb 2009
|
1,906 |
1.4 |
|
Mar 2009
|
1,794 |
1.4 |
|
Apr 2009
|
1,734 |
1.3 |
|
May 2009
|
1,740 |
1.3 |
|
Jun 2009
|
1,782 |
1.4 |
|
Jul 2009
|
1,726 |
1.3 |
|
Aug 2009
|
1,676 |
1.3 |
|
Sep 2009
|
1,639 |
1.3 |
|
Oct 2009
|
1,671 |
1.3 |
|
Nov 2009
|
1,784 |
1.4 |
|
Dec 2009
|
1,697 |
1.3 |
|
Jan 2010
|
1,668 |
1.3 |
|
Feb 2010
|
1,724 |
1.3 |
|
Mar 2010
|
1,793 |
1.4 |
|
Apr 2010
|
1,914 |
1.5 |
|
May 2010
|
1,790 |
1.4 |
|
Jun 2010
|
1,940 |
1.5 |
|
Jul 2010
|
1,848 |
1.4 |
|
Aug 2010
|
1,904 |
1.5 |
|
Sep 2010
|
1,921 |
1.5 |
|
Oct 2010
|
1,852 |
1.4 |
|
Nov 2010
|
1,778 |
1.4 |
|
Dec 2010
|
1,937 |
1.5 |
|
Jan 2011
|
1,825 |
1.4 |
|
Feb 2011
|
1,872 |
1.4 |
|
Mar 2011
|
1,967 |
1.5 |
|
Apr 2011
|
1,925 |
1.5 |
|
May 2011
|
2,037 |
1.5 |
|
Jun 2011
|
1,949 |
1.5 |
|
Jul 2011
|
1,981 |
1.5 |
|
Aug 2011
|
2,087 |
1.6 |
|
Sep 2011
|
2,046 |
1.5 |
|
Oct 2011
|
1,953 |
1.5 |
|
Nov 2011
|
1,949 |
1.5 |
|
Dec 2011
|
1,955 |
1.5 |
|
Jan 2012
|
1,994 |
1.5 |
|
Feb 2012
|
2,083 |
1.6 |
|
Mar 2012
|
2,162 |
1.6 |
|
Apr 2012
|
2,103 |
1.6 |
|
May 2012
|
2,185 |
1.6 |
|
Jun 2012
|
2,189 |
1.6 |
|
Jul 2012
|
2,114 |
1.6 |
|
Aug 2012
|
2,174 |
1.6 |
|
Sep 2012
|
1,973 |
1.5 |
|
Oct 2012
|
2,032 |
1.5 |
|
Nov 2012
|
2,056 |
1.5 |
|
Dec 2012
|
2,102 |
1.6 |
|
Jan 2013
|
2,316 |
1.7 |
|
Feb 2013
|
2,257 |
1.7 |
|
Mar 2013
|
2,078 |
1.5 |
|
Apr 2013
|
2,298 |
1.7 |
|
May 2013
|
2,253 |
1.7 |
|
Jun 2013
|
2,247 |
1.6 |
|
Jul 2013
|
2,369 |
1.7 |
|
Aug 2013
|
2,384 |
1.7 |
|
Sep 2013
|
2,396 |
1.8 |
|
Oct 2013
|
2,399 |
1.8 |
|
Nov 2013
|
2,378 |
1.7 |
|
Dec 2013
|
2,309 |
1.7 |
|
Jan 2014
|
2,360 |
1.7 |
|
Feb 2014
|
2,421 |
1.8 |
|
Mar 2014
|
2,419 |
1.8 |
|
Apr 2014
|
2,442 |
1.8 |
|
May 2014
|
2,516 |
1.8 |
|
Jun 2014
|
2,467 |
1.8 |
|
Jul 2014
|
2,578 |
1.9 |
|
Aug 2014
|
2,543 |
1.8 |
|
Sep 2014
|
2,787 |
2.0 |
|
Oct 2014
|
2,767 |
2.0 |
|
Nov 2014
|
2,662 |
1.9 |
|
Dec 2014
|
2,655 |
1.9 |
|
Jan 2015
|
2,770 |
2.0 |
|
Feb 2015
|
2,703 |
1.9 |
|
Mar 2015
|
2,722 |
1.9 |
|
Apr 2015
|
2,681 |
1.9 |
|
May 2015
|
2,758 |
1.9 |
|
Jun 2015
|
2,746 |
1.9 |
|
Jul 2015
|
2,724 |
1.9 |
|
Aug 2015
|
2,855 |
2.0 |
|
Sep 2015
|
2,748 |
1.9 |
|
Oct 2015
|
2,797 |
2.0 |
|
Nov 2015
|
2,862 |
2.0 |
|
Dec 2015
|
3,088 |
2.2 |