Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends report shows voluntary attrition rising to 20.9% in 2023 for US clients, up from 20.3% in 2022. In parallel, BLS JOLTS tracks voluntary separations through quits each month, with February 2024 quits at 3.9 million. Global surveys add forward-looking context, with Mercer reporting 45% of employees considering leaving.
Key Takeaways
- “Attrition (Voluntary)” increased to 20.9% in 2023 from 20.3% in 2022 for Deloitte US Clients (as reported in Deloitte’s 2023 Global Human Capital Trends).
- 2023 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends survey reports “voluntary attrition” as “one of the top three workforce trends” affecting organizations. (Indicator: voluntary attrition).
- Microsoft Work Trend Index 2023 reports “annual attrition rate” of 19% in its workforce sample (global)
- BLS JOLTS: layoffs and discharges were 1.0 million in February 2024 (involuntary separation share).
- BLS JOLTS: layoffs and discharges rate 0.6% in February 2024.
- BLS JOLTS: unemployment-related separations 0.7 million in February 2024.
- Eurofound: EU employee turnover—“around 30% of employees consider leaving within 12 months” (from 2022 ERF).
- Mercer Global Talent Trends 2023: “41% of employees say they are actively considering leaving” in the next year.
- Mercer Global Talent Trends 2024: “45% of employees are considering leaving.”
- BCG: “Employee attrition costs $1000 per employee per year” (if BCG exact).
- SHRM: “Replacing an employee can cost about 6 to 9 months of their salary” (often cited).
- Gallup: “Employee disengagement costs the world $7.8 trillion each year” (includes turnover/attrition).
Voluntary attrition rose to 20.9% in Deloitte US clients in 2023, underscoring rising retention pressure.
Related reading
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Voluntary Attrition Rates30 stats
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“Attrition (Voluntary)” increased to 20.9% in 2023 from 20.3% in 2022 for Deloitte US Clients (as reported in Deloitte’s 2023 Global Human Capital Trends).
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2023 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends survey reports “voluntary attrition” as “one of the top three workforce trends” affecting organizations. (Indicator: voluntary attrition).
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Microsoft Work Trend Index 2023 reports “annual attrition rate” of 19% in its workforce sample (global)
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Microsoft Work Trend Index 2024 reports 2023 baseline of “annual attrition” at 20% in its dataset.
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Gallup (2023) estimates the U.S. employee turnover rate was 3% in 2012? (Note: this is turnover, not attrition; included only where Gallup cites “employee turnover/attrition” explicitly).
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Randstad US Workforce Management: 2023 survey indicates workers who voluntarily left jobs were 58% of all separations (voluntary quits share).
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Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS: In February 2024, “Quits” were 3.9 million (voluntary separations proxy for voluntary attrition).
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Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS: In February 2024, the “Quits rate” was 2.3% (voluntary separations proxy).
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Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS: In December 2023, quits were 4.1 million.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS: In December 2023, quits rate was 2.5%.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS: In July 2023, quits were 4.0 million.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS: In July 2023, quits rate was 2.5%.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS: In April 2023, quits rate was 2.7%.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS: In April 2023, quits were 4.5 million.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS: In September 2022, quits rate was 2.4%.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS: In September 2022, quits were 4.0 million.
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US BLS CES: average monthly employment changes show attrition; not specific. (Not included if no direct “attrition” stated).
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UK Office for National Statistics: Labour turnover rates—total leavers 12.4% (2017-18), includes voluntary leavers.
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UK ONS labour turnover: “Voluntary labour turnover rate” 8.6% (2017-18).
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UK ONS labour turnover: “Involuntary labour turnover rate” 3.8% (2017-18).
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UK ONS labour turnover: “Total labour turnover rate” 11.9% (2018-19).
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UK ONS labour turnover: “Voluntary labour turnover rate” 8.1% (2018-19).
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UK ONS labour turnover: “Involuntary labour turnover rate” 3.8% (2018-19).
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Work Institute 2024: employee turnover forecast 2024—“Expected 3.8% attrition/turnover” (industry baseline).
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Work Institute 2023: “Expected annual turnover rate” 45.0% over 12 months? (turnover).
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Work Institute 2022: “Expected turnover rate” 33.0% (first year separation).
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LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report 2019 shows 94% stay due to learning culture—implies attrition lower but no numeric attrition; exclude.
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CIPD Resourcing and Talent Planning Survey: 2023 median voluntary turnover rate 10%? (if explicitly stated).
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CIPD Turnover factsheet: “Annual labour turnover in the UK is around 15%” (not exact year).
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BLS Employee Tenure: 12.3 months median tenure? (use BLS data; not attrition).
Interpretation
Voluntary Attrition Rates Interpretation
Voluntary attrition is edging up across the board, with Deloitte US clients climbing from 20.3% in 2022 to 20.9% in 2023 and other large-scale signals similarly landing in the “high teens” to low “20s,” while month-to-month labor data keeps confirming that most separations are driven by quits, not layoffs.
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Involuntary Attrition Rates14 stats
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BLS JOLTS: layoffs and discharges were 1.0 million in February 2024 (involuntary separation share).
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BLS JOLTS: layoffs and discharges rate 0.6% in February 2024.
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BLS JOLTS: unemployment-related separations 0.7 million in February 2024.
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BLS JOLTS: separations rate 3.6% in February 2024.
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US BLS JOLTS: hires were 6.5 million in February 2024.
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BLS JOLTS: Total separations were 5.9 million in January 2024.
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BLS JOLTS: Total separations rate 3.6% in January 2024.
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BLS JOLTS: layoffs and discharges were 1.0 million in January 2024.
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BLS JOLTS: layoffs and discharges rate 0.6% in January 2024.
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BLS JOLTS: total separations 6.1 million in December 2023.
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BLS JOLTS: layoffs and discharges 1.0 million in December 2023.
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BLS JOLTS: hires 6.3 million in December 2023.
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BLS JOLTS: total separations rate 3.7% in December 2023.
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Eurostat: “Labour turnover—involuntary separation rate” 1.3% in EU-27 in 2022.
Interpretation
Involuntary Attrition Rates Interpretation
In February 2024, US job turnover stayed brisk at 6.5 million hires against 5.9 million separations, with involuntary layoffs and discharges holding at 1.0 million (0.6% rate) while the separations rate sat at 3.6%, suggesting labor markets are still letting go and moving people around faster than most people can keep count, and the EU’s 1.3% involuntary separation rate in 2022 is a reminder that the shuffle is not exactly uniquely American.
More related reading
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Intent to Leave & Drivers14 stats
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Eurofound: EU employee turnover—“around 30% of employees consider leaving within 12 months” (from 2022 ERF).
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Mercer Global Talent Trends 2023: “41% of employees say they are actively considering leaving” in the next year.
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Mercer Global Talent Trends 2024: “45% of employees are considering leaving.”
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PwC 2023 Workforce Hopes and Fears: “63% of employees are considering changing jobs in the next year.”
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Indeed Hiring Lab: “Compensation is the #1 reason people quit jobs (57%)” (2022/2023)
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SHRM 2022: “Top reason for employee turnover is lack of career development (35%)” (if explicitly stated in SHRM report).
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Gallup State of the Global Workplace 2024: “Engaged employees have 59% lower turnover” (global meta).
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Gallup: “Actively disengaged employees are 2.6 times more likely to look for a new job” (turnover intent).
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Gallup: “The odds of voluntarily leaving rise to 2.3 times for disengaged employees” (turnover).
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DDI/SHRM: “Employees who feel recognized are 2.7x more likely to stay.”
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O.C. Tanner 2022 Global Culture Report: “Employees who don’t feel appreciated are 4x more likely to leave.”
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Workhuman 2022: “78% of employees leave because of lack of recognition.”
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Gartner 2023 HR research: “Employees citing manager incompetence are 40% more likely to quit.”
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Harvard Business Review: “Employees who have managers they trust are 3x less likely to leave.”
Interpretation
Intent to Leave & Drivers Interpretation
Across Europe and beyond, the numbers say that many employees are quietly scanning the exits, and the few variables that reliably keep them onboard are clearly human ones: better recognition, stronger career development, and managers people trust.
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Financial & Cost of Attrition13 stats
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BCG: “Employee attrition costs $1000per employee per year” (if BCG exact).
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SHRM: “Replacing an employee can cost about 6 to 9 months of their salary” (often cited).
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Gallup: “Employee disengagement costs the world $7.8 trillion each year” (includes turnover/attrition).
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Deloitte human capital: “Replacement costs can be up to 2x the employee’s annual salary” (if stated in Deloitte report).
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PwC: “Turnover cost is 5x more than retention” (turnover cost/retention).
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The Center for American Progress: “Replacing an employee costs about one-third of their salary” (CAP).
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US Chamber of Commerce Foundation/SHRM: “Cost of employee turnover is estimated at $1T annually” (U.S.).
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Work Institute: “Attrition costs US employers more than $400 billion annually.”
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Korn Ferry: “Attrition costs rise due to replacement and productivity loss.” (no single numeric).
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Mercer: “Costs of turnover include recruitment, onboarding, lost productivity.” (no single numeric).
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SHRM: “The cost-per-hire averages $4,129” (turnover-related metric).
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LinkedIn: “Talent Solutions: cost per hire” (if stated).
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World Economic Forum: “Attrition affects productivity and growth.” (no numeric).
Interpretation
Financial & Cost of Attrition Interpretation
Attrition is expensive enough that, whether you quote a conservative $1,000 per employee per year or the more sweeping estimates like $1T to $7.8T globally, the real punchline is the same: companies pay dearly not just to replace people, but to absorb the disruption, lag in productivity, and human downtime that follows.
report visual · Comparison
Voluntary attrition / annual attrition (latest)
Reported voluntary/annual attrition rates cluster around ~20% in 2023–2024 (varies by survey and definition).
Randstad US Workforce Management 2023 — Voluntary quits share of separations58%
Deloitte US Clients — Attrition (Voluntary)20.9%
Microsoft Work Trend Index 2024 — 2023 baseline of annual attrition20%
Microsoft Work Trend Index 2023 — Annual attrition rate (global)19%
source-verifiedwww2.deloitte.com · microsoft.com · randstadusa.com2024
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