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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.
| State | Quits rate (in percent) | Number of quits |
|---|---|---|
|
Total U.S. |
2.0 | 3,208,000 |
|
Alabama |
1.9 | 43,000 |
|
Alaska |
2.9 | 10,000 |
|
Arizona |
2.2 | 71,000 |
|
Arkansas |
1.8 | 25,000 |
|
California |
1.8 | 333,000 |
|
Colorado |
2.4 | 73,000 |
|
Connecticut |
1.3 | 23,000 |
|
Delaware |
2.4 | 12,000 |
|
District of Columbia |
1.3 | 10,000 |
|
Florida |
2.2 | 217,000 |
|
Georgia |
1.8 | 89,000 |
|
Hawaii |
2.0 | 13,000 |
|
Idaho |
3.7 | 33,000 |
|
Illinois |
2.0 | 123,000 |
|
Indiana |
2.3 | 77,000 |
|
Iowa |
2.3 | 37,000 |
|
Kansas |
2.0 | 29,000 |
|
Kentucky |
2.0 | 41,000 |
|
Louisiana |
2.1 | 43,000 |
|
Maine |
1.8 | 12,000 |
|
Maryland |
1.9 | 54,000 |
|
Massachusetts |
1.3 | 47,000 |
|
Michigan |
1.9 | 88,000 |
|
Minnesota |
2.0 | 62,000 |
|
Mississippi |
1.9 | 23,000 |
|
Missouri |
1.8 | 55,000 |
|
Montana |
3.0 | 16,000 |
|
Nebraska |
2.1 | 22,000 |
|
Nevada |
2.2 | 35,000 |
|
New Hampshire |
2.0 | 14,000 |
|
New Jersey |
1.6 | 70,000 |
|
New Mexico |
2.2 | 20,000 |
|
New York |
1.7 | 175,000 |
|
North Carolina |
2.6 | 135,000 |
|
North Dakota |
2.2 | 10,000 |
|
Ohio |
1.9 | 107,000 |
|
Oklahoma |
2.0 | 36,000 |
|
Oregon |
2.3 | 45,000 |
|
Pennsylvania |
1.5 | 95,000 |
|
Rhode Island |
1.9 | 10,000 |
|
South Carolina |
2.4 | 58,000 |
|
South Dakota |
2.1 | 10,000 |
|
Tennessee |
2.2 | 76,000 |
|
Texas |
2.5 | 361,000 |
|
Utah |
2.3 | 41,000 |
|
Vermont |
1.9 | 6,000 |
|
Virginia |
1.9 | 81,000 |
|
Washington |
1.7 | 64,000 |
|
West Virginia |
2.2 | 16,000 |
|
Wisconsin |
1.8 | 54,000 |
|
Wyoming |
3.0 | 9,000 |
Quits rates were 1.5 percent or lower in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, and Massachusetts (1.3 percent each) and Pennsylvania (1.5 percent). There were 10,000 quits in the District of Columbia, 23,000 quits in Connecticut, 47,000 quits in Massachusetts, and 95,000 quits in Pennsylvania.
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are seasonally adjusted and preliminary. For more information, see "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover — July 2025" and charts featuring state labor turnover data. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment. It can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Quits rates were 2.5 percent or higher in 6 states in July 2025 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/quits-rates-were-2-5-percent-or-higher-in-6-states-in-july-2025.htm (visited November 19, 2025).
