Average Monthly Quits Rate: Total private, United States
Verified average monthly quits rate for the selected Total private population in United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-annual).
Total private · United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where this sits
It sits 10% 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 Total private compares in United States
Average monthly quits rate, same source and period. See all 28 industries.
What this means
Quits in Total private in the United States averaged 2.2% of employment per month during 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That figure is an average monthly rate, not a full-period total: roughly two employees in a hundred quit in a typical month. For contrast, BLS puts the hires rate for this same cell at 3.6% and job openings at 4.5%, so employers were bringing people in faster than quits were taking them out. Compare all three against your own monthly separation data, since a single company's mix of roles, pay bands, and locations can sit well above or below the national figure.
Average monthly quits rate: Total private vs regional average
| Measure | Total private | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average monthly quits rate | 2.2% | 1.8% |