Average Monthly Quits Rate: Professional and business services, United States
Verified average monthly quits rate for the selected Professional and business services population in United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-annual).
Professional and business services · United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where this sits
In the United States, professional and business services ranks 3rd of 19 sectors for average monthly quits rate, among the highest. It sits 15% above 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 Professional and business services compares in United States
Average monthly quits rate, same source and period. See all 28 industries.
What this means
In 2025, quits in professional and business services in the United States averaged 2.3% 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, so roughly 2 to 3 workers in every 100 gave notice in a typical month. The BLS reports a hires rate of 4.6% and a job openings rate of 5.3% for the same industry and period, which shows how much hiring activity sits behind that number. Compare all three against your own monthly separation data before drawing conclusions about how your organization is doing.
Average monthly quits rate: Professional and business services vs regional average
| Measure | Professional and business services | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average monthly quits rate | 2.3% | 1.8% |