Average Monthly Quits Rate: Nondurable goods manufacturing, United States
Verified average monthly quits rate for the selected Nondurable goods manufacturing population in United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-annual).
Nondurable goods manufacturing · United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where this sits
In the United States, nondurable goods manufacturing ranks 10th of 19 sectors for average monthly quits rate, below the middle. It sits 20% 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 Nondurable goods manufacturing compares in United States
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What this means
In 2025, the quits rate in nondurable goods manufacturing in the United States averaged 1.6% of employment per month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is an average monthly figure: about 16 of every 1,000 employees quit in a typical month, not the share of staff who left over the full 12 months. For the same industry, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a hires rate of 2.6% and a layoffs and discharges rate of 1.0%, so voluntary exits outpaced involuntary ones while hiring stayed ahead of both. Compare all three against your own monthly separation data on the same basis before drawing conclusions about your workforce.
Average monthly quits rate: Nondurable goods manufacturing vs regional average
| Measure | Nondurable goods manufacturing | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average monthly quits rate | 1.6% | 1.8% |