Hires rate, total nonfarm sector, seasonally adjusted, January 2001–June 2009


Year	Month	       Percent

2001	Jan		4.2
	Feb		4.1
	Mar		4.4
	Apr		4.1
	May		4.1
	Jun		4.0
	Jul		4.0
	Aug		3.9
	Sep		3.9
	Oct		3.9
	Nov		3.8
	Dec		3.8
2002	Jan		3.8
	Feb		3.9
	Mar		3.7
	Apr		3.9
	May		3.9
	Jun		3.8
	Jul		4.1
	Aug		3.8
	Sep		3.8
	Oct		3.7
	Nov		3.8
	Dec		3.9
2003	Jan		3.9
	Feb		3.8
	Mar		3.5
	Apr		3.6
	May		3.6
	Jun		3.7
	Jul		3.6
	Aug		3.6
	Sep		3.7
	Oct		3.9
	Nov		3.7
	Dec		3.9
2004	Jan		3.8
	Feb		3.8
	Mar		4.1
	Apr		4.0
	May		3.9
	Jun		3.9
	Jul		3.8
	Aug		3.9
	Sep		3.9
	Oct		4.0
	Nov		4.0
	Dec		4.0
2005	Jan		4.2
	Feb		4.0
	Mar		4.0
	Apr		4.0
	May		4.0
	Jun		4.1
	Jul		4.0
	Aug		4.1
	Sep		4.1
	Oct		3.8
	Nov		3.9
	Dec		3.9
2006	Jan		3.8
	Feb		4.1
	Mar		4.0
	Apr		3.8
	May		4.1
	Jun		4.0
	Jul		4.1
	Aug		3.9
	Sep		4.0
	Oct		3.9
	Nov		4.0
	Dec		3.9
2007	Jan		3.9
	Feb		3.9
	Mar		3.9
	Apr		3.8
	May		3.9
	Jun		3.9
	Jul		3.8
	Aug		3.8
	Sep		3.8
	Oct		3.9
	Nov		3.8
	Dec		3.7
2008	Jan		3.6
	Feb		3.7
	Mar		3.5
	Apr		3.6
	May		3.4
	Jun		3.5
	Jul		3.4
	Aug		3.4
	Sep		3.3
	Oct		3.3
	Nov		3.1
	Dec		3.3
2009	Jan		3.3
	Feb		3.2
	Mar		3.1
	Apr		3.1
	May		3.0
        Jun		2.9