<table class="regular" id="BLStable_2023_4_25_8_16" style="width: 95%;"><caption><span class="tableTitle">Chart 5. Quits and layoffs and discharges, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, January 2020–December 2022 (in thousands)</span></caption>
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<th style="vertical-align: middle; min-width: 80px;" rowspan="1" scope="col">Month and year</th>
<th scope="col">Quits</th>
<th scope="col">Layoffs and discharges</th>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Jan 2020</p>
</th>
<td>3,554</td>
<td>1,800</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Feb 2020</p>
</th>
<td>3,491</td>
<td>1,968</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Mar 2020</p>
</th>
<td>2,926</td>
<td>13,036</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Apr 2020</p>
</th>
<td>1,971</td>
<td>9,203</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>May 2020</p>
</th>
<td>2,265</td>
<td>2,177</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Jun 2020</p>
</th>
<td>2,571</td>
<td>2,269</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Jul 2020</p>
</th>
<td>2,998</td>
<td>1,848</td>
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<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Aug 2020</p>
</th>
<td>2,954</td>
<td>1,593</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Sep 2020</p>
</th>
<td>3,173</td>
<td>1,578</td>
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<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Oct 2020</p>
</th>
<td>3,304</td>
<td>1,711</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Nov 2020</p>
</th>
<td>3,253</td>
<td>2,138</td>
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<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Dec 2020</p>
</th>
<td>3,403</td>
<td>1,912</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Jan 2021</p>
</th>
<td>3,299</td>
<td>1,578</td>
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<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Feb 2021</p>
</th>
<td>3,435</td>
<td>1,629</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Mar 2021</p>
</th>
<td>3,654</td>
<td>1,514</td>
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<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Apr 2021</p>
</th>
<td>3,929</td>
<td>1,422</td>
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<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>May 2021</p>
</th>
<td>3,824</td>
<td>1,345</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Jun 2021</p>
</th>
<td>4,015</td>
<td>1,329</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Jul 2021</p>
</th>
<td>4,079</td>
<td>1,418</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Aug 2021</p>
</th>
<td>4,126</td>
<td>1,338</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Sep 2021</p>
</th>
<td>4,307</td>
<td>1,408</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Oct 2021</p>
</th>
<td>4,189</td>
<td>1,343</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Nov 2021</p>
</th>
<td>4,501</td>
<td>1,345</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Dec 2021</p>
</th>
<td>4,355</td>
<td>1,398</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Jan 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,391</td>
<td>1,425</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Feb 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,313</td>
<td>1,423</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Mar 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,452</td>
<td>1,395</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Apr 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,497</td>
<td>1,342</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>May 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,208</td>
<td>1,482</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Jun 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,161</td>
<td>1,477</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Jul 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,016</td>
<td>1,497</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Aug 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,242</td>
<td>1,627</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Sep 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,065</td>
<td>1,436</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Oct 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,048</td>
<td>1,525</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Nov 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,148</td>
<td>1,485</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Dec 2022</p>
</th>
<td>4,091</td>
<td>1,475</td>
</tr>
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<td class="footnotes" colspan="3">
<p>Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.</p>
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