Chart 5. Quits and layoffs and discharges, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, December 2000–December 2020 (in thousands)
Month and year Quits Layoffs and discharges

Dec 2000

2,882 2,018

Jan 2001

3,245 2,220

Feb 2001

3,053 1,855

Mar 2001

3,054 2,133

Apr 2001

3,163 1,883

May 2001

2,993 2,029

Jun 2001

2,878 2,015

Jul 2001

2,947 2,038

Aug 2001

2,928 2,011

Sep 2001

2,703 2,107

Oct 2001

2,795 2,319

Nov 2001

2,560 2,255

Dec 2001

2,559 1,922

Jan 2002

2,845 1,907

Feb 2002

2,572 1,978

Mar 2002

2,493 1,883

Apr 2002

2,624 1,956

May 2002

2,537 1,967

Jun 2002

2,522 2,015

Jul 2002

2,561 2,102

Aug 2002

2,561 1,923

Sep 2002

2,521 2,022

Oct 2002

2,423 1,935

Nov 2002

2,403 1,944

Dec 2002

2,501 2,007

Jan 2003

2,429 2,109

Feb 2003

2,490 2,015

Mar 2003

2,394 1,949

Apr 2003

2,279 1,998

May 2003

2,291 2,072

Jun 2003

2,315 2,076

Jul 2003

2,271 2,062

Aug 2003

2,195 2,162

Sep 2003

2,354 1,932

Oct 2003

2,415 1,969

Nov 2003

2,411 1,951

Dec 2003

2,444 2,007

Jan 2004

2,354 2,037

Feb 2004

2,448 1,985

Mar 2004

2,582 2,065

Apr 2004

2,534 2,010

May 2004

2,428 1,914

Jun 2004

2,659 1,887

Jul 2004

2,609 1,885

Aug 2004

2,586 1,974

Sep 2004

2,531 2,027

Oct 2004

2,550 1,903

Nov 2004

2,789 2,037

Dec 2004

2,695 1,951

Jan 2005

2,732 2,008

Feb 2005

2,651 2,068

Mar 2005

2,747 2,188

Apr 2005

2,741 1,957

May 2005

2,763 2,021

Jun 2005

2,754 2,015

Jul 2005

2,735 1,898

Aug 2005

2,957 1,905

Sep 2005

3,046 2,032

Oct 2005

2,863 1,873

Nov 2005

2,895 1,769

Dec 2005

2,849 1,923

Jan 2006

2,945 1,784

Feb 2006

2,965 1,882

Mar 2006

2,956 1,888

Apr 2006

2,778 1,853

May 2006

3,002 1,991

Jun 2006

3,042 1,817

Jul 2006

3,047 1,860

Aug 2006

3,056 1,775

Sep 2006

2,888 1,831

Oct 2006

2,983 1,898

Nov 2006

3,043 1,926

Dec 2006

2,999 1,772

Jan 2007

2,956 1,922

Feb 2007

2,933 1,850

Mar 2007

2,997 1,882

Apr 2007

2,911 2,000

May 2007

3,010 1,967

Jun 2007

2,910 1,845

Jul 2007

2,951 1,896

Aug 2007

3,014 2,033

Sep 2007

2,691 2,188

Oct 2007

2,926 1,998

Nov 2007

2,784 1,966

Dec 2007

2,773 1,915

Jan 2008

2,847 1,989

Feb 2008

2,881 1,995

Mar 2008

2,661 1,918

Apr 2008

2,837 1,958

May 2008

2,607 1,950

Jun 2008

2,595 2,172

Jul 2008

2,489 2,071

Aug 2008

2,445 2,190

Sep 2008

2,468 2,088

Oct 2008

2,347 2,250

Nov 2008

2,157 2,290

Dec 2008

2,084 2,482

Jan 2009

1,976 2,581

Feb 2009

1,952 2,599

Mar 2009

1,834 2,575

Apr 2009

1,712 2,654

May 2009

1,683 2,231

Jun 2009

1,685 2,261

Jul 2009

1,685 2,267

Aug 2009

1,555 2,119

Sep 2009

1,627 2,195

Oct 2009

1,660 2,028

Nov 2009

1,810 1,913

Dec 2009

1,766 2,033

Jan 2010

1,742 1,880

Feb 2010

1,844 1,825

Mar 2010

1,856 1,924

Apr 2010

1,897 1,749

May 2010

1,813 1,762

Jun 2010

1,911 2,075

Jul 2010

1,785 2,166

Aug 2010

1,842 1,890

Sep 2010

1,895 1,832

Oct 2010

1,846 1,745

Nov 2010

1,887 1,849

Dec 2010

1,977 1,854

Jan 2011

1,832 1,827

Feb 2011

1,958 1,755

Mar 2011

2,033 1,794

Apr 2011

1,882 1,792

May 2011

1,965 1,904

Jun 2011

1,923 1,942

Jul 2011

1,986 1,845

Aug 2011

2,031 1,845

Sep 2011

2,041 1,872

Oct 2011

1,997 1,794

Nov 2011

2,039 1,912

Dec 2011

1,981 1,801

Jan 2012

2,030 1,797

Feb 2012

2,130 1,903

Mar 2012

2,167 1,784

Apr 2012

2,134 1,880

May 2012

2,138 1,969

Jun 2012

2,152 1,892

Jul 2012

2,072 1,722

Aug 2012

2,069 1,894

Sep 2012

1,950 1,805

Oct 2012

2,035 1,891

Nov 2012

2,078 1,921

Dec 2012

2,051 1,700

Jan 2013

2,280 1,678

Feb 2013

2,298 1,664

Mar 2013

2,124 1,787

Apr 2013

2,296 1,793

May 2013

2,234 1,836

Jun 2013

2,203 1,761

Jul 2013

2,363 1,713

Aug 2013

2,316 1,816

Sep 2013

2,302 1,892

Oct 2013

2,372 1,675

Nov 2013

2,391 1,630

Dec 2013

2,287 1,770

Jan 2014

2,311 1,806

Feb 2014

2,411 1,767

Mar 2014

2,449 1,703

Apr 2014

2,474 1,764

May 2014

2,483 1,710

Jun 2014

2,507 1,761

Jul 2014

2,633 1,781

Aug 2014

2,549 1,699

Sep 2014

2,732 1,718

Oct 2014

2,718 1,835

Nov 2014

2,600 1,726

Dec 2014

2,552 1,857

Jan 2015

2,764 1,789

Feb 2015

2,741 1,757

Mar 2015

2,754 1,973

Apr 2015

2,705 1,856

May 2015

2,743 1,711

Jun 2015

2,756 1,821

Jul 2015

2,764 1,703

Aug 2015

2,879 1,773

Sep 2015

2,778 1,964

Oct 2015

2,810 1,845

Nov 2015

2,897 1,779

Dec 2015

3,056 1,803

Jan 2016

2,875 1,805

Feb 2016

2,994 1,894

Mar 2016

2,917 1,850

Apr 2016

2,955 1,771

May 2016

3,009 1,825

Jun 2016

3,018 1,750

Jul 2016

2,967 1,759

Aug 2016

2,998 1,860

Sep 2016

3,047 1,588

Oct 2016

3,074 1,664

Nov 2016

3,026 1,751

Dec 2016

2,989 1,708

Jan 2017

3,166 1,738

Feb 2017

3,085 1,714

Mar 2017

3,145 1,759

Apr 2017

3,028 1,705

May 2017

3,125 1,804

Jun 2017

3,166 1,935

Jul 2017

3,107 1,858

Aug 2017

3,109 1,919

Sep 2017

3,214 1,885

Oct 2017

3,177 1,835

Nov 2017

3,166 1,740

Dec 2017

3,194 1,676

Jan 2018

3,034 1,994

Feb 2018

3,200 1,758

Mar 2018

3,305 1,783

Apr 2018

3,366 1,741

May 2018

3,401 1,767

Jun 2018

3,401 1,793

Jul 2018

3,444 1,791

Aug 2018

3,476 1,838

Sep 2018

3,424 1,778

Oct 2018

3,460 1,824

Nov 2018

3,435 1,905

Dec 2018

3,381 1,824

Jan 2019

3,521 1,689

Feb 2019

3,543 1,769

Mar 2019

3,524 1,721

Apr 2019

3,494 1,954

May 2019

3,487 1,776

Jun 2019

3,527 1,771

Jul 2019

3,627 1,826

Aug 2019

3,591 1,825

Sep 2019

3,449 1,982

Oct 2019

3,414 1,793

Nov 2019

3,482 1,788

Dec 2019

3,487 1,952

Jan 2020

3,568 1,788

Feb 2020

3,430 1,953

Mar 2020

2,902 13,046

Apr 2020

2,107 9,307

May 2020

2,206 2,096

Jun 2020

2,646 2,204

Jul 2020

3,182 1,845

Aug 2020

2,987 1,573

Sep 2020

3,307 1,555

Oct 2020

3,352 1,728

Nov 2020

3,296 2,123

Dec 2020

3,407 1,823

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey and Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.