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A data chart image of Quits rate at 2.6 percent in October 2022, little different from recent months

Quits rate at 2.6 percent in October 2022, little different from recent months

December 05, 2022

There were 4.0 million job quits in October 2022, and the quits rate was 2.6 percent. Both numbers were little different from recent months. The quits rate in the information industry fell from 1.9 percent in September 2022 to 0.9 percent in October 2022. This represents a drop in information industry quits from 57,000 to 28,000.

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