The number of job quits in the US fell to 2.977 million in April 2026 from the downwardly revised 3.160 million in March and below 3.144 million a year ago. It was the lowest reading since mid-2020. The quits rate edged down to 1.9% from 2.0%, marking its lowest reading since 2020 and signaling fewer workers voluntarily leaving their jobs. The number of quits declined primarily in retail trade (-48,000); professional and business services (-31,000); transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-30,000); health care and social assistance (-23,000) and finance & insurance (-22,000). Quits fell across most regions, with declines in the Northeast (-94,000), Midwest (-57,000), and South (-37,000), while the West registered a marginal increase of 5,000.