Average Monthly Quits Rate: Total nonfarm, Missouri (2025)
Verified average monthly quits rate for the selected Total nonfarm population in Missouri, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-annual).
Total nonfarm · Missouri, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where this sits
Across states, Missouri ranks 26th of 51 for total nonfarm average monthly quits rate, below the middle. It is level with the national U.S. figure of 2%. The range runs from 1.4% in Massachusetts to 2.7% in Indiana.
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 Missouri, United States compares for Total nonfarm
Average monthly quits rate, same source and period. See all 52 states.
What this means
Quits in Total nonfarm across Missouri averaged 2.0% of employment per month in 2025, based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. This is an average monthly rate, describing one month at a time rather than the full year's departures. The same BLS release puts the hires rate at 3.0% and total separations at 3.1% for Missouri, and the useful exercise is holding your own monthly separation numbers up against all three.
Average monthly quits rate: Total nonfarm vs regional average
| Measure | Total nonfarm | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average monthly quits rate | 2% | 2.1% |