Average Monthly Quits Rate: Manufacturing, United States
Verified average monthly quits rate for the selected Manufacturing population in United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-annual).
Manufacturing · United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where this sits
It sits 30% 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 Manufacturing compares in United States
Average monthly quits rate, same source and period. See all 28 industries.
What this means
In 2025, quits in Manufacturing in the United States averaged 1.4% of employment per month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That figure is an average monthly rate, not a full-year total: it describes how much of the workforce walked out the door in a typical month. For the same cell, BLS reports a hires rate of 2.4% and a job openings rate of 3.1% per month, which together sketch how much hiring activity sat behind those departures. Compare all three against your own monthly separation data before drawing conclusions, and keep replacement cost in view: SHRM puts the cost of replacing an employee at 50% to 200% of that person's annual salary, depending on their level.
Average monthly quits rate: Manufacturing vs regional average
| Measure | Manufacturing | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average monthly quits rate | 1.4% | 1.8% |