The number of job quits in the US rose to 3.171 million in March 2026 from the upwardly revised 3.046 million in February but below 3.456 million a year ago. The number of quits increased the most in healthcare and social assistance (+37,000); accommodation and food services (+25,000) and real estate and rental and leasing (+19,000), while declining in information (-10,000) and government (-5,000). The quits rate, a metric that measures voluntary job leavers as a proportion of total employment, rose to 2% from 1.9% previously. Regionally, all areas recorded increases, led by the South (+82,000), followed by the Midwest (+24,000), the West (+16,000) and the Northeast (+4,000).