Average Monthly Quits Rate: Federal, United States (2025)
Verified average monthly quits rate for the selected Federal population in United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-annual).
Federal · United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where this sits
In the United States, federal ranks 17th of 19 sectors for average monthly quits rate, among the lowest. It sits 60% below the United States' all-industries figure of 2%. Across the sectors reported for the United States, average monthly quits rate runs from 0.8% in federal to 4.2% in accommodation and food services.
This is an average monthly rate: the share of employment that quit voluntarily in a typical month of the year shown. It is not an annual turnover rate and cannot be multiplied into one.
Voluntary departures in a month divided by that month's headcount, averaged over several months. Do not enter an annual turnover rate; the two are not comparable.
How Federal compares in United States
Average monthly quits rate, same source and period. See all 28 industries.
What this means
In 2025, the quits rate in the federal government in the United States averaged 0.8% of employment per month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That figure is an average monthly rate, not a full-period total: it describes the share of federal employment that quit in a typical month. For contrast, the BLS put the federal hires rate at 0.9% and the layoffs and discharges rate at 0.3% for the same period, so voluntary quits accounted for most federal separations. Compare all of these against your own monthly separation data before drawing conclusions about your workforce.
Average monthly quits rate: Federal vs regional average
| Measure | Federal | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average monthly quits rate | 0.8% | 1.8% |