The following charts compare the latest turnover rates with the corresponding prior year data. These rates
represent voluntary turnover and are not seasonally adjusted. All values are percentages and represent 12 month data from September through August.
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Data is supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Voluntary turnover increased across the board this year from last year. The overall US average changed from
19.20% to 20.20%. The largest increase in turnover occurred in construction and other services, followed by wholesale and retail trade. Education and Arts were two industries with a noticeable decrease in turnover. Transportation also saw slight improvement.
The government turnover rate had a slight overall increase, but at the federal level, turnover went down. Regionally, all areas had slight increases in turnover from prior year, with the West
having the largest increase of 1.4% from 20.5% to 21.9%.
| Geographic Regions |
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| Region | States |
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| Northeast | Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont |
| South | Alabama,
Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia |
| Midwest | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin |
| West | Alaska,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming |
