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2026.03.3114:08:14UTC+00US Job Quits Fall to 2020-Lows

The number of job quits in the US edged down to 2.974 million in February 2026 from a downwardly revised 3.131 million in January, and from 3.153 million a year earlier, marking the lowest level since August 2020. Quits declined notably in accommodation and food services (-119,000), wholesale trade (-35,000), and the federal government (-6,000), while they increased in nondurable goods manufacturing (+21,000).

The quits rate—which tracks voluntary job leavers as a share of total employment—slipped to 1.9% in February from 2.0% in the prior month. By region, quits fell in the West (-71,000), the Northeast (-62,000), the South (-14,000), and the Midwest (-11,000).

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