Figure 5. Quits and layoffs and discharges, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, December 2000–December 2019 (in thousands)
| Month |
Quits |
Layoffs and discharges |
|
Dec 2000
|
2,868 |
2,035 |
|
Jan 2001
|
3,261 |
2,220 |
|
Feb 2001
|
3,040 |
1,838 |
|
Mar 2001
|
3,041 |
2,126 |
|
Apr 2001
|
3,172 |
1,880 |
|
May 2001
|
2,991 |
2,041 |
|
Jun 2001
|
2,886 |
2,004 |
|
Jul 2001
|
2,969 |
2,060 |
|
Aug 2001
|
2,933 |
2,004 |
|
Sep 2001
|
2,704 |
2,101 |
|
Oct 2001
|
2,798 |
2,327 |
|
Nov 2001
|
2,544 |
2,260 |
|
Dec 2001
|
2,553 |
1,931 |
|
Jan 2002
|
2,857 |
1,908 |
|
Feb 2002
|
2,558 |
1,964 |
|
Mar 2002
|
2,479 |
1,870 |
|
Apr 2002
|
2,633 |
1,956 |
|
May 2002
|
2,536 |
1,977 |
|
Jun 2002
|
2,529 |
2,003 |
|
Jul 2002
|
2,579 |
2,120 |
|
Aug 2002
|
2,567 |
1,915 |
|
Sep 2002
|
2,522 |
2,016 |
|
Oct 2002
|
2,426 |
1,940 |
|
Nov 2002
|
2,388 |
1,950 |
|
Dec 2002
|
2,490 |
2,014 |
|
Jan 2003
|
2,436 |
2,113 |
|
Feb 2003
|
2,473 |
2,006 |
|
Mar 2003
|
2,382 |
1,939 |
|
Apr 2003
|
2,289 |
1,999 |
|
May 2003
|
2,290 |
2,078 |
|
Jun 2003
|
2,322 |
2,065 |
|
Jul 2003
|
2,283 |
2,078 |
|
Aug 2003
|
2,201 |
2,154 |
|
Sep 2003
|
2,357 |
1,927 |
|
Oct 2003
|
2,421 |
1,975 |
|
Nov 2003
|
2,395 |
1,954 |
|
Dec 2003
|
2,436 |
2,012 |
|
Jan 2004
|
2,360 |
2,044 |
|
Feb 2004
|
2,437 |
1,972 |
|
Mar 2004
|
2,573 |
2,052 |
|
Apr 2004
|
2,541 |
2,013 |
|
May 2004
|
2,427 |
1,917 |
|
Jun 2004
|
2,667 |
1,877 |
|
Jul 2004
|
2,631 |
1,895 |
|
Aug 2004
|
2,591 |
1,964 |
|
Sep 2004
|
2,535 |
2,024 |
|
Oct 2004
|
2,558 |
1,911 |
|
Nov 2004
|
2,776 |
2,042 |
|
Dec 2004
|
2,687 |
1,953 |
|
Jan 2005
|
2,740 |
2,017 |
|
Feb 2005
|
2,642 |
2,059 |
|
Mar 2005
|
2,738 |
2,179 |
|
Apr 2005
|
2,747 |
1,961 |
|
May 2005
|
2,763 |
2,020 |
|
Jun 2005
|
2,759 |
2,007 |
|
Jul 2005
|
2,744 |
1,905 |
|
Aug 2005
|
2,963 |
1,900 |
|
Sep 2005
|
3,051 |
2,031 |
|
Oct 2005
|
2,869 |
1,881 |
|
Nov 2005
|
2,881 |
1,773 |
|
Dec 2005
|
2,841 |
1,926 |
|
Jan 2006
|
2,949 |
1,796 |
|
Feb 2006
|
2,948 |
1,875 |
|
Mar 2006
|
2,948 |
1,877 |
|
Apr 2006
|
2,783 |
1,856 |
|
May 2006
|
3,003 |
1,988 |
|
Jun 2006
|
3,046 |
1,807 |
|
Jul 2006
|
3,059 |
1,865 |
|
Aug 2006
|
3,062 |
1,771 |
|
Sep 2006
|
2,895 |
1,828 |
|
Oct 2006
|
2,992 |
1,905 |
|
Nov 2006
|
3,025 |
1,928 |
|
Dec 2006
|
2,987 |
1,775 |
|
Jan 2007
|
2,959 |
1,936 |
|
Feb 2007
|
2,921 |
1,845 |
|
Mar 2007
|
2,985 |
1,872 |
|
Apr 2007
|
2,913 |
2,002 |
|
May 2007
|
3,012 |
1,963 |
|
Jun 2007
|
2,912 |
1,836 |
|
Jul 2007
|
2,958 |
1,904 |
|
Aug 2007
|
3,023 |
2,029 |
|
Sep 2007
|
2,698 |
2,186 |
|
Oct 2007
|
2,933 |
2,005 |
|
Nov 2007
|
2,774 |
1,967 |
|
Dec 2007
|
2,763 |
1,923 |
|
Jan 2008
|
2,851 |
2,010 |
|
Feb 2008
|
2,866 |
1,990 |
|
Mar 2008
|
2,652 |
1,906 |
|
Apr 2008
|
2,840 |
1,957 |
|
May 2008
|
2,609 |
1,948 |
|
Jun 2008
|
2,597 |
2,153 |
|
Jul 2008
|
2,495 |
2,076 |
|
Aug 2008
|
2,452 |
2,185 |
|
Sep 2008
|
2,477 |
2,087 |
|
Oct 2008
|
2,352 |
2,253 |
|
Nov 2008
|
2,148 |
2,289 |
|
Dec 2008
|
2,081 |
2,497 |
|
Jan 2009
|
1,978 |
2,614 |
|
Feb 2009
|
1,945 |
2,590 |
|
Mar 2009
|
1,829 |
2,560 |
|
Apr 2009
|
1,713 |
2,651 |
|
May 2009
|
1,684 |
2,228 |
|
Jun 2009
|
1,686 |
2,242 |
|
Jul 2009
|
1,689 |
2,274 |
|
Aug 2009
|
1,561 |
2,113 |
|
Sep 2009
|
1,631 |
2,195 |
|
Oct 2009
|
1,663 |
2,028 |
|
Nov 2009
|
1,803 |
1,911 |
|
Dec 2009
|
1,758 |
2,045 |
|
Jan 2010
|
1,744 |
1,902 |
|
Feb 2010
|
1,834 |
1,817 |
|
Mar 2010
|
1,853 |
1,916 |
|
Apr 2010
|
1,898 |
1,744 |
|
May 2010
|
1,814 |
1,761 |
|
Jun 2010
|
1,911 |
2,061 |
|
Jul 2010
|
1,789 |
2,173 |
|
Aug 2010
|
1,852 |
1,886 |
|
Sep 2010
|
1,901 |
1,834 |
|
Oct 2010
|
1,848 |
1,746 |
|
Nov 2010
|
1,881 |
1,848 |
|
Dec 2010
|
1,968 |
1,865 |
|
Jan 2011
|
1,833 |
1,846 |
|
Feb 2011
|
1,952 |
1,748 |
|
Mar 2011
|
2,028 |
1,787 |
|
Apr 2011
|
1,883 |
1,787 |
|
May 2011
|
1,966 |
1,903 |
|
Jun 2011
|
1,923 |
1,926 |
|
Jul 2011
|
1,990 |
1,850 |
|
Aug 2011
|
2,043 |
1,842 |
|
Sep 2011
|
2,045 |
1,875 |
|
Oct 2011
|
2,000 |
1,796 |
|
Nov 2011
|
2,031 |
1,911 |
|
Dec 2011
|
1,975 |
1,811 |
|
Jan 2012
|
2,032 |
1,817 |
|
Feb 2012
|
2,123 |
1,896 |
|
Mar 2012
|
2,163 |
1,775 |
|
Apr 2012
|
2,136 |
1,868 |
|
May 2012
|
2,140 |
1,968 |
|
Jun 2012
|
2,151 |
1,883 |
|
Jul 2012
|
2,075 |
1,729 |
|
Aug 2012
|
2,080 |
1,889 |
|
Sep 2012
|
1,957 |
1,808 |
|
Oct 2012
|
2,037 |
1,897 |
|
Nov 2012
|
2,070 |
1,920 |
|
Dec 2012
|
2,045 |
1,708 |
|
Jan 2013
|
2,281 |
1,690 |
|
Feb 2013
|
2,281 |
1,655 |
|
Mar 2013
|
2,118 |
1,780 |
|
Apr 2013
|
2,297 |
1,786 |
|
May 2013
|
2,237 |
1,833 |
|
Jun 2013
|
2,203 |
1,755 |
|
Jul 2013
|
2,367 |
1,731 |
|
Aug 2013
|
2,331 |
1,814 |
|
Sep 2013
|
2,307 |
1,892 |
|
Oct 2013
|
2,374 |
1,681 |
|
Nov 2013
|
2,384 |
1,630 |
|
Dec 2013
|
2,281 |
1,774 |
|
Jan 2014
|
2,312 |
1,815 |
|
Feb 2014
|
2,401 |
1,758 |
|
Mar 2014
|
2,441 |
1,697 |
|
Apr 2014
|
2,476 |
1,752 |
|
May 2014
|
2,486 |
1,706 |
|
Jun 2014
|
2,506 |
1,753 |
|
Jul 2014
|
2,637 |
1,801 |
|
Aug 2014
|
2,564 |
1,698 |
|
Sep 2014
|
2,737 |
1,716 |
|
Oct 2014
|
2,721 |
1,844 |
|
Nov 2014
|
2,588 |
1,727 |
|
Dec 2014
|
2,543 |
1,860 |
|
Jan 2015
|
2,766 |
1,800 |
|
Feb 2015
|
2,731 |
1,746 |
|
Mar 2015
|
2,748 |
1,960 |
|
Apr 2015
|
2,706 |
1,848 |
|
May 2015
|
2,746 |
1,708 |
|
Jun 2015
|
2,756 |
1,813 |
|
Jul 2015
|
2,768 |
1,721 |
|
Aug 2015
|
2,888 |
1,773 |
|
Sep 2015
|
2,783 |
1,963 |
|
Oct 2015
|
2,814 |
1,852 |
|
Nov 2015
|
2,891 |
1,779 |
|
Dec 2015
|
3,043 |
1,804 |
|
Jan 2016
|
2,893 |
1,831 |
|
Feb 2016
|
2,997 |
1,926 |
|
Mar 2016
|
2,900 |
1,877 |
|
Apr 2016
|
2,954 |
1,774 |
|
May 2016
|
3,010 |
1,792 |
|
Jun 2016
|
2,988 |
1,733 |
|
Jul 2016
|
2,976 |
1,786 |
|
Aug 2016
|
3,007 |
1,827 |
|
Sep 2016
|
3,044 |
1,596 |
|
Oct 2016
|
3,078 |
1,636 |
|
Nov 2016
|
3,017 |
1,767 |
|
Dec 2016
|
2,986 |
1,718 |
|
Jan 2017
|
3,176 |
1,765 |
|
Feb 2017
|
3,081 |
1,698 |
|
Mar 2017
|
3,134 |
1,749 |
|
Apr 2017
|
3,034 |
1,704 |
|
May 2017
|
3,126 |
1,796 |
|
Jun 2017
|
3,157 |
1,958 |
|
Jul 2017
|
3,118 |
1,900 |
|
Aug 2017
|
3,134 |
1,866 |
|
Sep 2017
|
3,212 |
1,807 |
|
Oct 2017
|
3,193 |
1,819 |
|
Nov 2017
|
3,157 |
1,732 |
|
Dec 2017
|
3,222 |
1,736 |
|
Jan 2018
|
3,034 |
1,957 |
|
Feb 2018
|
3,175 |
1,781 |
|
Mar 2018
|
3,301 |
1,794 |
|
Apr 2018
|
3,373 |
1,729 |
|
May 2018
|
3,405 |
1,776 |
|
Jun 2018
|
3,389 |
1,807 |
|
Jul 2018
|
3,443 |
1,791 |
|
Aug 2018
|
3,446 |
1,796 |
|
Sep 2018
|
3,400 |
1,780 |
|
Oct 2018
|
3,485 |
1,830 |
|
Nov 2018
|
3,460 |
1,910 |
|
Dec 2018
|
3,415 |
1,832 |
|
Jan 2019
|
3,530 |
1,734 |
|
Feb 2019
|
3,541 |
1,791 |
|
Mar 2019
|
3,525 |
1,698 |
|
Apr 2019
|
3,492 |
1,950 |
|
May 2019
|
3,486 |
1,764 |
|
Jun 2019
|
3,481 |
1,763 |
|
Jul 2019
|
3,612 |
1,812 |
|
Aug 2019
|
3,544 |
1,792 |
|
Sep 2019
|
3,429 |
1,962 |
|
Oct 2019
|
3,442 |
1,778 |
|
Nov 2019
|
3,528 |
1,769 |
|
Dec 2019
|
3,528 |
1,893 |