The States Where the Most Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs

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Workers are quitting—or at least changing jobs. Here are the states where it’s happening most.

Workers are quitting—or at least changing jobs. Here are the states where it’s happening most.

American workers quit their jobs in record numbers last year. By the end of November 2021, 4.5 million workers had quit, topping the record for the previous two months, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Who is quitting? Some say this so-called “Great Resignation” is more about workers moving to new jobs, such as lower-wage workers switching to better jobs in industries where they can make more money, especially leisure and hospitality workers. There’s also been a moderate surge in early retirements in the pandemic, according to the Atlantic.

The largest increases in resignations were in accommodation and food services (+159,000,) health care and social assistance (+52,000,) and transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+33,000.) The “quits rate,” as the BLS calls it, increased to 3% nationally in November

From state to state, the rate at which people quit their jobs varies. Alaska was highest in November, at 3.8%, while New York was lowest, at 2%. Here’s a look at the states where workers are quitting the most. The ranking is by WalletHub, using the BLS data.

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1. Alaska

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 5.20%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.80% (through Nov. 2021)2. Wyoming

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 4.70%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.22%Shutterstock

3. Georgia

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.90%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.59%4. Kentucky

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.80%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.42%5. Montana

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.90%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.25%Shutterstock

6. North Dakota

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 4.00%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.01%7. New Hampshire

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 4.20%Resignation rate, 12 months: 2.64%Eric Pasqualli / Shutterstock

8. Vermont

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 4.20%Resignation rate, 12 months: 2.62%9. North Carolina

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.60%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.22%10. Maine

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 4.00%Resignation rate, 12 months: 2.62%11. South Carolina

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.50%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.17%Shutterstock

12. West Virginia

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.30%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.18%Shutterstock

13. Delaware

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.40%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.04%14. Nevada

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 2.80%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.75%15. Indiana

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.30%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.10%Shutterstock

16. Mississippi

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.10%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.34%17. Idaho

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.20%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.19%Trina Barnes / Shutterstock

18. Louisiana

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.20%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.17%19. Alabama

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.30%Resignation rate, 12 months: 2.94%RozenskiP / Shutterstock

20. Arkansas

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.10%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.06%Shutterstock

21. Colorado

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.00%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.18%Wollertz / Shutterstock

22. Arizona

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.00%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.10%23. Tennessee

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.00%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.03%iStock

24. Oklahoma

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.00%Resignation rate, 12 months: 3.02%Philip Lange / Shutterstock

25. Florida

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.00%Resignation rate, 12 months: 2.91%26. Rhode Island

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.20%Resignation rate, 12 months: 2.57%27. Utah

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.00%Resignation rate, 12 months: 2.81%David Harmantas /Shutterstock.

28. Illinois

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.00%Resignation rate, 12 months: 2.79%29. Wisconsin

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 3.10%Resignation rate, 12 months: 2.65%Shutterstock

30. Oregon

Resignation rate, Nov. 2021: 2.80%Resignation rate, 12 months: 2.98%See the full ranking of all 50 states and D.C. at WalletHub.


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