5 Industries with the Highest Number of Quits in the US

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1.Leisure and Hospitality

Quits Rate as of January 2024: 4.6%

The leisure and hospitality sector’s employment figures show a fluctuating trend. Overall employment slightly increased from November 2023 to February 2024, reaching a peak of 16,882, with production and nonsupervisory employees comprising 14,742 of those jobs. However, there’s a noticeable rise in the unemployment rate from 4.8% in December 2023 to 6.0% in January 2024, stabilizing at 5.9% in February 2024. Job openings experienced a decline from November to December 2023 but showed signs of recovery in January 2024. Hires increased steadily, peaking at 902 thousand in February 2024, while separations also rose during the period. With a quit rate of 4.6%, leisure and hospitality is the industry with the highest number of quits in the US

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