Figure M
Total voluntary quits (in thousands), December 2000–January 2013
| Month | Quits |
|---|---|
| 2000/12/01 | 3092 |
| 2001/01/01 | 3246 |
| 2001/02/01 | 3270 |
| 2001/03/01 | 3134 |
| 2001/04/01 | 3159 |
| 2001/05/01 | 3086 |
| 2001/06/01 | 2969 |
| 2001/07/01 | 2961 |
| 2001/08/01 | 2869 |
| 2001/09/01 | 2790 |
| 2001/10/01 | 2848 |
| 2001/11/01 | 2668 |
| 2001/12/01 | 2613 |
| 2002/01/01 | 2824 |
| 2002/02/01 | 2706 |
| 2002/03/01 | 2583 |
| 2002/04/01 | 2715 |
| 2002/05/01 | 2654 |
| 2002/06/01 | 2591 |
| 2002/07/01 | 2639 |
| 2002/08/01 | 2617 |
| 2002/09/01 | 2630 |
| 2002/10/01 | 2551 |
| 2002/11/01 | 2503 |
| 2002/12/01 | 2658 |
| 2003/01/01 | 2492 |
| 2003/02/01 | 2511 |
| 2003/03/01 | 2426 |
| 2003/04/01 | 2352 |
| 2003/05/01 | 2318 |
| 2003/06/01 | 2333 |
| 2003/07/01 | 2333 |
| 2003/08/01 | 2307 |
| 2003/09/01 | 2469 |
| 2003/10/01 | 2454 |
| 2003/11/01 | 2428 |
| 2003/12/01 | 2461 |
| 2004/01/01 | 2411 |
| 2004/02/01 | 2434 |
| 2004/03/01 | 2620 |
| 2004/04/01 | 2609 |
| 2004/05/01 | 2436 |
| 2004/06/01 | 2665 |
| 2004/07/01 | 2673 |
| 2004/08/01 | 2588 |
| 2004/09/01 | 2603 |
| 2004/10/01 | 2623 |
| 2004/11/01 | 2854 |
| 2004/12/01 | 2745 |
| 2005/01/01 | 2832 |
| 2005/02/01 | 2703 |
| 2005/03/01 | 2847 |
| 2005/04/01 | 2821 |
| 2005/05/01 | 2820 |
| 2005/06/01 | 2784 |
| 2005/07/01 | 2771 |
| 2005/08/01 | 2972 |
| 2005/09/01 | 3066 |
| 2005/10/01 | 2970 |
| 2005/11/01 | 2934 |
| 2005/12/01 | 2864 |
| 2006/01/01 | 2886 |
| 2006/02/01 | 3011 |
| 2006/03/01 | 3025 |
| 2006/04/01 | 2776 |
| 2006/05/01 | 3042 |
| 2006/06/01 | 3005 |
| 2006/07/01 | 2965 |
| 2006/08/01 | 2975 |
| 2006/09/01 | 2920 |
| 2006/10/01 | 2955 |
| 2006/11/01 | 3139 |
| 2006/12/01 | 3129 |
| 2007/01/01 | 2990 |
| 2007/02/01 | 2993 |
| 2007/03/01 | 3008 |
| 2007/04/01 | 2903 |
| 2007/05/01 | 3006 |
| 2007/06/01 | 2836 |
| 2007/07/01 | 2880 |
| 2007/08/01 | 2892 |
| 2007/09/01 | 2597 |
| 2007/10/01 | 2845 |
| 2007/11/01 | 2793 |
| 2007/12/01 | 2876 |
| 2008/01/01 | 2860 |
| 2008/02/01 | 2839 |
| 2008/03/01 | 2610 |
| 2008/04/01 | 2904 |
| 2008/05/01 | 2666 |
| 2008/06/01 | 2645 |
| 2008/07/01 | 2472 |
| 2008/08/01 | 2447 |
| 2008/09/01 | 2447 |
| 2008/10/01 | 2414 |
| 2008/11/01 | 2106 |
| 2008/12/01 | 2086 |
| 2009/01/01 | 1986 |
| 2009/02/01 | 1906 |
| 2009/03/01 | 1830 |
| 2009/04/01 | 1765 |
| 2009/05/01 | 1739 |
| 2009/06/01 | 1742 |
| 2009/07/01 | 1702 |
| 2009/08/01 | 1673 |
| 2009/09/01 | 1601 |
| 2009/10/01 | 1669 |
| 2009/11/01 | 1772 |
| 2009/12/01 | 1717 |
| 2010/01/01 | 1694 |
| 2010/02/01 | 1765 |
| 2010/03/01 | 1793 |
| 2010/04/01 | 1890 |
| 2010/05/01 | 1773 |
| 2010/06/01 | 1891 |
| 2010/07/01 | 1839 |
| 2010/08/01 | 1817 |
| 2010/09/01 | 1893 |
| 2010/10/01 | 1882 |
| 2010/11/01 | 1823 |
| 2010/12/01 | 1960 |
| 2011/01/01 | 1813 |
| 2011/02/01 | 1906 |
| 2011/03/01 | 1943 |
| 2011/04/01 | 1864 |
| 2011/05/01 | 1956 |
| 2011/06/01 | 1863 |
| 2011/07/01 | 1956 |
| 2011/08/01 | 2036 |
| 2011/09/01 | 2020 |
| 2011/10/01 | 1928 |
| 2011/11/01 | 2009 |
| 2011/12/01 | 1995 |
| 2012/01/01 | 1964 |
| 2012/02/01 | 2106 |
| 2012/03/01 | 2152 |
| 2012/04/01 | 2080 |
| 2012/05/01 | 2151 |
| 2012/06/01 | 2148 |
| 2012/07/01 | 2093 |
| 2012/08/01 | 2139 |
| 2012/09/01 | 1976 |
| 2012/10/01 | 2079 |
| 2012/11/01 | 2140 |
| 2012/12/01 | 2126 |
| 2013/01/01 | 2218 |
Note: Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
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