Figure 5. Quits and layoffs and discharges, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, December 2000–December 2018 (levels in thousands)
Month Quits Layoffs and discharges

Dec 2000

2,868 2,035

Jan 2001

3,261 2,220

Feb 2001

3,040 1,838

Mar 2001

3,041 2,126

Apr 2001

3,172 1,880

May 2001

2,991 2,041

Jun 2001

2,886 2,004

Jul 2001

2,969 2,060

Aug 2001

2,933 2,004

Sep 2001

2,704 2,101

Oct 2001

2,798 2,327

Nov 2001

2,544 2,260

Dec 2001

2,553 1,931

Jan 2002

2,857 1,908

Feb 2002

2,558 1,964

Mar 2002

2,479 1,870

Apr 2002

2,633 1,956

May 2002

2,536 1,977

Jun 2002

2,529 2,003

Jul 2002

2,579 2,120

Aug 2002

2,567 1,915

Sep 2002

2,522 2,016

Oct 2002

2,426 1,940

Nov 2002

2,388 1,950

Dec 2002

2,490 2,014

Jan 2003

2,436 2,113

Feb 2003

2,473 2,006

Mar 2003

2,382 1,939

Apr 2003

2,289 1,999

May 2003

2,290 2,078

Jun 2003

2,322 2,065

Jul 2003

2,283 2,078

Aug 2003

2,201 2,154

Sep 2003

2,357 1,927

Oct 2003

2,421 1,975

Nov 2003

2,395 1,954

Dec 2003

2,436 2,012

Jan 2004

2,360 2,044

Feb 2004

2,437 1,972

Mar 2004

2,573 2,052

Apr 2004

2,541 2,013

May 2004

2,427 1,917

Jun 2004

2,667 1,877

Jul 2004

2,631 1,895

Aug 2004

2,591 1,964

Sep 2004

2,535 2,024

Oct 2004

2,558 1,911

Nov 2004

2,776 2,042

Dec 2004

2,687 1,953

Jan 2005

2,740 2,017

Feb 2005

2,642 2,059

Mar 2005

2,738 2,179

Apr 2005

2,747 1,961

May 2005

2,763 2,020

Jun 2005

2,759 2,007

Jul 2005

2,744 1,905

Aug 2005

2,963 1,900

Sep 2005

3,051 2,031

Oct 2005

2,869 1,881

Nov 2005

2,881 1,773

Dec 2005

2,841 1,926

Jan 2006

2,949 1,796

Feb 2006

2,948 1,875

Mar 2006

2,948 1,877

Apr 2006

2,783 1,856

May 2006

3,003 1,988

Jun 2006

3,046 1,807

Jul 2006

3,059 1,865

Aug 2006

3,062 1,771

Sep 2006

2,895 1,828

Oct 2006

2,992 1,905

Nov 2006

3,025 1,928

Dec 2006

2,987 1,775

Jan 2007

2,959 1,936

Feb 2007

2,921 1,845

Mar 2007

2,985 1,872

Apr 2007

2,913 2,002

May 2007

3,012 1,963

Jun 2007

2,912 1,836

Jul 2007

2,958 1,904

Aug 2007

3,023 2,029

Sep 2007

2,698 2,186

Oct 2007

2,933 2,005

Nov 2007

2,774 1,967

Dec 2007

2,763 1,923

Jan 2008

2,851 2,010

Feb 2008

2,866 1,990

Mar 2008

2,652 1,906

Apr 2008

2,840 1,957

May 2008

2,609 1,948

Jun 2008

2,597 2,153

Jul 2008

2,495 2,076

Aug 2008

2,452 2,185

Sep 2008

2,477 2,087

Oct 2008

2,352 2,253

Nov 2008

2,148 2,289

Dec 2008

2,081 2,497

Jan 2009

1,978 2,614

Feb 2009

1,945 2,590

Mar 2009

1,829 2,560

Apr 2009

1,713 2,651

May 2009

1,684 2,228

Jun 2009

1,686 2,242

Jul 2009

1,689 2,274

Aug 2009

1,561 2,113

Sep 2009

1,631 2,195

Oct 2009

1,663 2,028

Nov 2009

1,803 1,911

Dec 2009

1,758 2,045

Jan 2010

1,744 1,902

Feb 2010

1,834 1,817

Mar 2010

1,853 1,916

Apr 2010

1,898 1,744

May 2010

1,814 1,761

Jun 2010

1,911 2,061

Jul 2010

1,789 2,173

Aug 2010

1,852 1,886

Sep 2010

1,901 1,834

Oct 2010

1,848 1,746

Nov 2010

1,881 1,848

Dec 2010

1,968 1,865

Jan 2011

1,833 1,846

Feb 2011

1,952 1,748

Mar 2011

2,028 1,787

Apr 2011

1,883 1,787

May 2011

1,966 1,903

Jun 2011

1,923 1,926

Jul 2011

1,990 1,850

Aug 2011

2,043 1,842

Sep 2011

2,045 1,875

Oct 2011

2,000 1,796

Nov 2011

2,031 1,911

Dec 2011

1,975 1,811

Jan 2012

2,032 1,817

Feb 2012

2,123 1,896

Mar 2012

2,163 1,775

Apr 2012

2,136 1,868

May 2012

2,140 1,968

Jun 2012

2,151 1,883

Jul 2012

2,075 1,729

Aug 2012

2,080 1,889

Sep 2012

1,957 1,808

Oct 2012

2,037 1,897

Nov 2012

2,070 1,920

Dec 2012

2,045 1,708

Jan 2013

2,281 1,690

Feb 2013

2,281 1,655

Mar 2013

2,118 1,780

Apr 2013

2,297 1,786

May 2013

2,237 1,833

Jun 2013

2,203 1,755

Jul 2013

2,367 1,731

Aug 2013

2,331 1,814

Sep 2013

2,307 1,892

Oct 2013

2,374 1,681

Nov 2013

2,384 1,630

Dec 2013

2,281 1,774

Jan 2014

2,312 1,815

Feb 2014

2,401 1,758

Mar 2014

2,441 1,697

Apr 2014

2,476 1,752

May 2014

2,486 1,706

Jun 2014

2,506 1,753

Jul 2014

2,637 1,801

Aug 2014

2,564 1,698

Sep 2014

2,737 1,716

Oct 2014

2,721 1,844

Nov 2014

2,588 1,727

Dec 2014

2,543 1,860

Jan 2015

2,754 1,772

Feb 2015

2,729 1,743

Mar 2015

2,754 1,951

Apr 2015

2,709 1,848

May 2015

2,750 1,711

Jun 2015

2,757 1,829

Jul 2015

2,776 1,712

Aug 2015

2,900 1,765

Sep 2015

2,786 1,951

Oct 2015

2,821 1,845

Nov 2015

2,886 1,792

Dec 2015

3,012 1,836

Jan 2016

2,883 1,806

Feb 2016

2,982 1,913

Mar 2016

2,908 1,863

Apr 2016

2,952 1,783

May 2016

3,023 1,795

Jun 2016

2,982 1,738

Jul 2016

2,988 1,777

Aug 2016

3,009 1,825

Sep 2016

3,038 1,593

Oct 2016

3,105 1,637

Nov 2016

3,006 1,772

Dec 2016

2,963 1,769

Jan 2017

3,154 1,735

Feb 2017

3,076 1,687

Mar 2017

3,148 1,745

Apr 2017

3,030 1,719

May 2017

3,138 1,796

Jun 2017

3,151 1,958

Jul 2017

3,134 1,886

Aug 2017

3,147 1,849

Sep 2017

3,210 1,817

Oct 2017

3,209 1,803

Nov 2017

3,156 1,738

Dec 2017

3,189 1,787

Jan 2018

3,022 1,934

Feb 2018

3,176 1,763

Mar 2018

3,300 1,771

Apr 2018

3,339 1,788

May 2018

3,342 1,811

Jun 2018

3,354 1,843

Jul 2018

3,443 1,859

Aug 2018

3,473 1,809

Sep 2018

3,393 1,818

Oct 2018

3,469 1,855

Nov 2018

3,379 1,889

Dec 2018

3,391 1,751

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.