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Quits rates were above 3.0 percent in 3 states in June 2024
August 28, 2024
In June 2024, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were above 3.0 percent in 3 states: Montana (3.2 percent) and South Carolina and Wyoming (3.1 percent each). There were 73,000 quits in South Carolina, 17,000 quits in Montana, and 9,000 quits in Wyoming. Nationally, there were 3,282,000 quits in June, and the U.S. quits rate was 2.1 percent.
U.S. quits rate: 2.1 percent U.S. quits level: 3,282,000
State quits rates, June 2024, seasonally adjusted
State
Quits rate (in percent)
Quits level
Total U.S.
2.1
3,282,000
Alabama
2.3
51,000
Alaska
3.0
10,000
Arizona
2.3
74,000
Arkansas
2.5
34,000
California
1.6
287,000
Colorado
2.4
73,000
Connecticut
1.9
32,000
Delaware
2.4
12,000
District of Columbia
1.7
13,000
Florida
2.1
214,000
Georgia
2.5
123,000
Hawaii
1.9
12,000
Idaho
2.8
24,000
Illinois
2.2
136,000
Indiana
2.2
73,000
Iowa
1.9
30,000
Kansas
1.8
27,000
Kentucky
2.5
52,000
Louisiana
2.8
56,000
Maine
2.0
13,000
Maryland
2.0
55,000
Massachusetts
1.6
61,000
Michigan
1.8
81,000
Minnesota
1.8
54,000
Mississippi
2.5
30,000
Missouri
2.1
64,000
Montana
3.2
17,000
Nebraska
2.0
21,000
Nevada
2.2
35,000
New Hampshire
1.7
12,000
New Jersey
1.9
83,000
New Mexico
1.8
16,000
New York
1.8
174,000
North Carolina
1.9
95,000
North Dakota
2.0
9,000
Ohio
1.9
109,000
Oklahoma
2.5
44,000
Oregon
2.2
43,000
Pennsylvania
1.4
88,000
Rhode Island
2.2
11,000
South Carolina
3.1
73,000
South Dakota
2.1
10,000
Tennessee
2.5
82,000
Texas
2.7
384,000
Utah
2.5
44,000
Vermont
2.5
8,000
Virginia
2.0
85,000
Washington
1.7
64,000
West Virginia
2.6
19,000
Wisconsin
1.9
57,000
Wyoming
3.1
9,000
Quits rates were lower than 2.0 percent in Pennsylvania (1.4 percent), California and Massachusetts (1.6 percent each), the District of Columbia, New Hampshire, and Washington (1.7 percent each), Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, and New York (1.8 percent each), and Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Wisconsin (1.9 percent each). Among these 18 areas, the number of quits ranged from 12,000 in New Hampshire and Hawaii to 287,000 in California.
In June, quits rates decreased in 6 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 43 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in the quits rates occurred in New Hampshire, North Dakota, and South Dakota (−0.7 percentage point each). The increase occurred in Texas (+0.5 point). Over the month, the national quits rate was unchanged.
The number of quits decreased in 7 states, increased in 1 state, and was little changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia in June. The largest decreases in the quits level occurred in California (−55,000), Pennsylvania (−25,000), and Kansas (−8,000). The increase occurred in Texas (+75,000). Nationally, the number of quits was little changed.
United States Department of Labor
