Total voluntary quits (in thousands), December 2000–February 2014
| Total voluntary quits | |
|---|---|
| 2000/12/01 | 3044 |
| 2001/01/01 | 3390 |
| 2001/02/01 | 3284 |
| 2001/03/01 | 3178 |
| 2001/04/01 | 3191 |
| 2001/05/01 | 3116 |
| 2001/06/01 | 2993 |
| 2001/07/01 | 2945 |
| 2001/08/01 | 2823 |
| 2001/09/01 | 2729 |
| 2001/10/01 | 2843 |
| 2001/11/01 | 2621 |
| 2001/12/01 | 2627 |
| 2002/01/01 | 2894 |
| 2002/02/01 | 2675 |
| 2002/03/01 | 2526 |
| 2002/04/01 | 2710 |
| 2002/05/01 | 2722 |
| 2002/06/01 | 2602 |
| 2002/07/01 | 2688 |
| 2002/08/01 | 2607 |
| 2002/09/01 | 2608 |
| 2002/10/01 | 2563 |
| 2002/11/01 | 2497 |
| 2002/12/01 | 2647 |
| 2003/01/01 | 2489 |
| 2003/02/01 | 2498 |
| 2003/03/01 | 2428 |
| 2003/04/01 | 2387 |
| 2003/05/01 | 2394 |
| 2003/06/01 | 2365 |
| 2003/07/01 | 2341 |
| 2003/08/01 | 2380 |
| 2003/09/01 | 2468 |
| 2003/10/01 | 2508 |
| 2003/11/01 | 2495 |
| 2003/12/01 | 2503 |
| 2004/01/01 | 2423 |
| 2004/02/01 | 2467 |
| 2004/03/01 | 2662 |
| 2004/04/01 | 2623 |
| 2004/05/01 | 2482 |
| 2004/06/01 | 2666 |
| 2004/07/01 | 2670 |
| 2004/08/01 | 2639 |
| 2004/09/01 | 2593 |
| 2004/10/01 | 2585 |
| 2004/11/01 | 2818 |
| 2004/12/01 | 2772 |
| 2005/01/01 | 2830 |
| 2005/02/01 | 2675 |
| 2005/03/01 | 2854 |
| 2005/04/01 | 2765 |
| 2005/05/01 | 2842 |
| 2005/06/01 | 2796 |
| 2005/07/01 | 2747 |
| 2005/08/01 | 2938 |
| 2005/09/01 | 3053 |
| 2005/10/01 | 2943 |
| 2005/11/01 | 2928 |
| 2005/12/01 | 2823 |
| 2006/01/01 | 2853 |
| 2006/02/01 | 3013 |
| 2006/03/01 | 3037 |
| 2006/04/01 | 2808 |
| 2006/05/01 | 3049 |
| 2006/06/01 | 3034 |
| 2006/07/01 | 2943 |
| 2006/08/01 | 2950 |
| 2006/09/01 | 2914 |
| 2006/10/01 | 2936 |
| 2006/11/01 | 3096 |
| 2006/12/01 | 3083 |
| 2007/01/01 | 2975 |
| 2007/02/01 | 2995 |
| 2007/03/01 | 2985 |
| 2007/04/01 | 2890 |
| 2007/05/01 | 2978 |
| 2007/06/01 | 2829 |
| 2007/07/01 | 2898 |
| 2007/08/01 | 2890 |
| 2007/09/01 | 2638 |
| 2007/10/01 | 2853 |
| 2007/11/01 | 2823 |
| 2007/12/01 | 2823 |
| 2008/01/01 | 2818 |
| 2008/02/01 | 2809 |
| 2008/03/01 | 2619 |
| 2008/04/01 | 2839 |
| 2008/05/01 | 2639 |
| 2008/06/01 | 2620 |
| 2008/07/01 | 2495 |
| 2008/08/01 | 2375 |
| 2008/09/01 | 2417 |
| 2008/10/01 | 2443 |
| 2008/11/01 | 2083 |
| 2008/12/01 | 2129 |
| 2009/01/01 | 2040 |
| 2009/02/01 | 1959 |
| 2009/03/01 | 1804 |
| 2009/04/01 | 1731 |
| 2009/05/01 | 1711 |
| 2009/06/01 | 1737 |
| 2009/07/01 | 1710 |
| 2009/08/01 | 1642 |
| 2009/09/01 | 1644 |
| 2009/10/01 | 1670 |
| 2009/11/01 | 1786 |
| 2009/12/01 | 1690 |
| 2010/01/01 | 1683 |
| 2010/02/01 | 1735 |
| 2010/03/01 | 1818 |
| 2010/04/01 | 1906 |
| 2010/05/01 | 1779 |
| 2010/06/01 | 1910 |
| 2010/07/01 | 1846 |
| 2010/08/01 | 1864 |
| 2010/09/01 | 1888 |
| 2010/10/01 | 1877 |
| 2010/11/01 | 1821 |
| 2010/12/01 | 1943 |
| 2011/01/01 | 1814 |
| 2011/02/01 | 1872 |
| 2011/03/01 | 1988 |
| 2011/04/01 | 1933 |
| 2011/05/01 | 1990 |
| 2011/06/01 | 1946 |
| 2011/07/01 | 1971 |
| 2011/08/01 | 2043 |
| 2011/09/01 | 2029 |
| 2011/10/01 | 1965 |
| 2011/11/01 | 1970 |
| 2011/12/01 | 1973 |
| 2012/01/01 | 1978 |
| 2012/02/01 | 2090 |
| 2012/03/01 | 2191 |
| 2012/04/01 | 2097 |
| 2012/05/01 | 2162 |
| 2012/06/01 | 2141 |
| 2012/07/01 | 2092 |
| 2012/08/01 | 2119 |
| 2012/09/01 | 1941 |
| 2012/10/01 | 2043 |
| 2012/11/01 | 2095 |
| 2012/12/01 | 2138 |
| 2013/01/01 | 2301 |
| 2013/02/01 | 2268 |
| 2013/03/01 | 2103 |
| 2013/04/01 | 2238 |
| 2013/05/01 | 2198 |
| 2013/06/01 | 2199 |
| 2013/07/01 | 2305 |
| 2013/08/01 | 2346 |
| 2013/09/01 | 2381 |
| 2013/10/13 | 2426 |
| 2013/11/24 | 2448 |
| 2013/12/01 | 2417 |
| 2014/01/01 | 2375 |
Note: Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: Authors' analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey