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A data chart image of Quits rates were 2.5 percent or higher in 6 states in July 2025
Quits rates were 2.5 percent or higher in 6 states in July 2025
November 18, 2025

In July 2025, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were 2.5 percent or higher in 6 states: Idaho (3.7 percent), Montana and Wyoming (3.0 percent each), Alaska (2.9 percent), North Carolina (2.6 percent), and Texas (2.5 percent). Among these six states, the number of quits ranged from 9,000 in Wyoming to 361,000 in Texas. Nationally, there were 3,208,000 quits in July, and the U.S. quits rate was 2.0 percent.

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