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Quits rates were above 3.0 percent in 6 states in February 2024
April 30, 2024
In February 2024, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were above 3.0 percent in 6 states: Alaska (3.9 percent), Montana (3.6 percent), Idaho (3.2 percent), and Florida, South Carolina, and Wyoming (3.1 percent each). Among these states, the number of quits ranged from 9,000 in Wyoming to 303,000 in Florida. Nationally, there were 3,484,000 quits in February, and the U.S. quits rate was 2.2 percent.
State quits rates, February 2024, seasonally adjusted
U.S. quits rate: 2.2 percent U.S. quits level: 3,484,000
State quits rates, February 2024, seasonally adjusted
State
Quits rate (in percent)
Quits level
Total U.S.
2.2
3,484,000
Alabama
2.3
50,000
Alaska
3.9
13,000
Arizona
2.4
77,000
Arkansas
2.6
36,000
California
1.8
324,000
Colorado
2.5
74,000
Connecticut
1.9
33,000
Delaware
2.9
14,000
District of Columbia
1.8
14,000
Florida
3.1
303,000
Georgia
2.2
110,000
Hawaii
2.0
13,000
Idaho
3.2
28,000
Illinois
1.8
110,000
Indiana
2.3
76,000
Iowa
2.2
36,000
Kansas
2.2
32,000
Kentucky
2.6
52,000
Louisiana
2.8
54,000
Maine
2.1
14,000
Maryland
2.3
63,000
Massachusetts
1.5
57,000
Michigan
1.9
87,000
Minnesota
2.1
63,000
Mississippi
2.6
31,000
Missouri
2.7
81,000
Montana
3.6
19,000
Nebraska
2.3
24,000
Nevada
2.9
45,000
New Hampshire
2.1
15,000
New Jersey
1.5
66,000
New Mexico
2.4
21,000
New York
1.6
158,000
North Carolina
2.2
108,000
North Dakota
2.5
11,000
Ohio
2.3
129,000
Oklahoma
2.6
47,000
Oregon
2.6
51,000
Pennsylvania
1.8
109,000
Rhode Island
2.3
12,000
South Carolina
3.1
72,000
South Dakota
2.6
12,000
Tennessee
2.6
85,000
Texas
2.4
337,000
Utah
2.8
48,000
Vermont
1.9
6,000
Virginia
2.2
92,000
Washington
2.1
75,000
West Virginia
2.5
18,000
Wisconsin
2.2
67,000
Wyoming
3.1
9,000
Quits rates were lower than 2.0 percent in Massachusetts and New Jersey (1.5 percent each), New York (1.6 percent), California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, and Pennsylvania (1.8 percent each), and Connecticut, Michigan, and Vermont (1.9 percent each). Among these 10 areas, the number of quits ranged from 6,000 in Vermont to 324,000 in California.
From January to February 2024, quits rates increased in 3 states, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 46 states and the District of Columbia. The increases in quits rates occurred in Missouri (+0.8 percentage point), Nevada (+0.7 point), and Florida (+0.4 point). The decrease occurred in West Virginia (−0.6 point). Over the month, the national quits rate was unchanged.
The number of quits increased in 4 states, decreased in 2 states, and was little changed in 44 states and the District of Columbia in February. The largest increases occurred in Florida (+35,000), Missouri (+25,000), and Nevada (+10,000). The decreases occurred in Colorado (−13,000) and West Virginia (−4,000). Nationally, the number of quits was little changed.
United States Department of Labor
