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The state where the most people are quitting their jobs | To find the state where most people are quitting their jobs, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the BLS report State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary for August, the most recent available. We included the quit rate — the number of people quitting during the month as a percent of total employment — for August, the increase in quit rate from July to August, and the change in the number of quits from July to August.
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The state where the most people are quitting their jobs | To find the state where most people are quitting their jobs, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the BLS report State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary for August, the most recent available. We included the quit rate — the number of people quitting during the month as a percent of total employment — for August, the increase in quit rate from July to August, and the change in the number of quits from July to August.

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The state where the most people are quitting their jobs | To find the state where most people are quitting their jobs, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the BLS report State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary for August, the most recent available. We included the quit rate — the number of people quitting during the month as a percent of total employment — for August, the increase in quit rate from July to August, and the change in the number of quits from July to August.
The state where the most people are quitting their jobs | To find the state where most people are quitting their jobs, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the BLS report State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary for August, the most recent available. We included the quit rate — the number of people quitting during the month as a percent of total employment — for August, the increase in quit rate from July to August, and the change in the number of quits from July to August.
15. Texas | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.2 ppt - Pct. quits August: 3.0% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 19,000 (not significant)
15. Texas | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.2 ppt – Pct. quits August: 3.0% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 19,000 (not significant)
14. Massachusetts | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.3 ppt (not significant) - Pct. quits August: 2.5% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 10,000
14. Massachusetts | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.3 ppt (not significant) – Pct. quits August: 2.5% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 10,000
12. Virginia | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.4 ppt - Pct. quits August: 2.9% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 14,000
12. Virginia | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.4 ppt – Pct. quits August: 2.9% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 14,000
12. Indiana | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.4 ppt - Pct. quits August: 3.6% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 11,000
12. Indiana | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.4 ppt – Pct. quits August: 3.6% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 11,000
10. Oregon | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.5 ppt - Pct. quits August: 3.1% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 9,000
10. Oregon | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.5 ppt – Pct. quits August: 3.1% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 9,000
10. New Mexico | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.5 ppt - Pct. quits August: 3.2% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 4,000
10. New Mexico | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.5 ppt – Pct. quits August: 3.2% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 4,000
9. Illinois | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.6 ppt - Pct. quits August: 3.5% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 32,000
9. Illinois | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.6 ppt – Pct. quits August: 3.5% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 32,000
8. Wisconsin | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.7 ppt - Pct. quits August: 3.4% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 20,000
8. Wisconsin | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.7 ppt – Pct. quits August: 3.4% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 20,000
5. Mississippi | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.8 ppt - Pct. quits August: 3.4% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 9,000
5. Mississippi | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.8 ppt – Pct. quits August: 3.4% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 9,000
5. Tennessee | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.8 ppt - Pct. quits August: 3.4% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 23,000
5. Tennessee | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.8 ppt – Pct. quits August: 3.4% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 23,000
5. Georgia | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.8 ppt - Pct. quits August: 4.2% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 35,000
5. Georgia | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.8 ppt – Pct. quits August: 4.2% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 35,000
3. South Dakota | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.9 ppt - Pct. quits August: 3.4% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 4,000
3. South Dakota | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.9 ppt – Pct. quits August: 3.4% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 4,000
3. Iowa | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.9 ppt - Pct. quits August: 3.6% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 14,000
3. Iowa | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 0.9 ppt – Pct. quits August: 3.6% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 14,000
2. Idaho | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 1.1 ppt - Pct. quits August: 4.1% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 8,000
2. Idaho | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 1.1 ppt – Pct. quits August: 4.1% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 8,000
1. Kentucky | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 1.4 ppt - Pct. quits August: 4.5% - Change in number of quits Aug/July: 26,000
1. Kentucky | Increase in quit rate Aug/July: 1.4 ppt – Pct. quits August: 4.5% – Change in number of quits Aug/July: 26,000

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