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The number of hires edged up to 5.9 million in October 2018, nearly matching the series high in August 2018. The number of job separations was little changed at 5.6 million in October. The number of quits in October was 3.5 million, and the number of layoffs and discharges was 1.7 million. The number of other separations was little changed in October at 351,000.
Hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations, seasonally adjusted
Month
Hires
Total separations
Quits
Layoffs and discharges
Other separations
Dec 2000
5,482,000
5,235,000
3,012,000
1,891,000
332,000
Jan 2001
5,777,000
6,066,000
3,448,000
2,196,000
423,000
Feb 2001
5,520,000
5,383,000
3,241,000
1,849,000
293,000
Mar 2001
5,650,000
5,655,000
3,154,000
2,144,000
357,000
Apr 2001
5,337,000
5,545,000
3,214,000
1,917,000
414,000
May 2001
5,395,000
5,439,000
3,085,000
2,012,000
342,000
Jun 2001
5,061,000
5,252,000
3,003,000
1,900,000
349,000
Jul 2001
5,164,000
5,303,000
2,959,000
1,949,000
396,000
Aug 2001
5,041,000
5,142,000
2,869,000
1,863,000
411,000
Sep 2001
4,941,000
5,169,000
2,738,000
2,042,000
389,000
Oct 2001
5,033,000
5,501,000
2,861,000
2,256,000
384,000
Nov 2001
4,902,000
5,053,000
2,604,000
2,118,000
332,000
Dec 2001
4,767,000
4,783,000
2,531,000
1,878,000
374,000
Jan 2002
4,849,000
5,202,000
2,888,000
1,884,000
431,000
Feb 2002
4,900,000
4,953,000
2,626,000
1,982,000
345,000
Mar 2002
4,644,000
4,609,000
2,491,000
1,751,000
366,000
Apr 2002
4,940,000
5,027,000
2,713,000
1,904,000
409,000
May 2002
4,959,000
4,979,000
2,699,000
1,947,000
333,000
Jun 2002
4,824,000
4,793,000
2,613,000
1,823,000
358,000
Jul 2002
5,005,000
5,119,000
2,710,000
1,985,000
423,000
Aug 2002
4,851,000
4,860,000
2,649,000
1,842,000
369,000
Sep 2002
4,848,000
4,890,000
2,626,000
1,879,000
386,000
Oct 2002
4,806,000
4,805,000
2,578,000
1,865,000
362,000
Nov 2002
4,918,000
4,761,000
2,462,000
1,912,000
387,000
Dec 2002
4,925,000
4,918,000
2,565,000
1,952,000
401,000
Jan 2003
4,971,000
5,015,000
2,514,000
2,002,000
499,000
Feb 2003
4,713,000
4,779,000
2,471,000
1,972,000
337,000
Mar 2003
4,433,000
4,586,000
2,403,000
1,833,000
350,000
Apr 2003
4,688,000
4,781,000
2,406,000
2,007,000
368,000
May 2003
4,613,000
4,671,000
2,380,000
1,965,000
325,000
Jun 2003
4,755,000
4,783,000
2,382,000
2,066,000
335,000
Jul 2003
4,714,000
4,750,000
2,390,000
2,021,000
340,000
Aug 2003
4,653,000
4,747,000
2,406,000
1,996,000
346,000
Sep 2003
4,873,000
4,752,000
2,479,000
1,904,000
369,000
Oct 2003
4,897,000
4,789,000
2,529,000
1,896,000
363,000
Nov 2003
4,717,000
4,611,000
2,459,000
1,824,000
328,000
Dec 2003
5,000,000
4,732,000
2,472,000
1,930,000
330,000
Jan 2004
4,827,000
4,795,000
2,436,000
1,954,000
404,000
Feb 2004
4,700,000
4,571,000
2,443,000
1,831,000
297,000
Mar 2004
5,219,000
4,874,000
2,608,000
1,933,000
333,000
Apr 2004
5,115,000
4,900,000
2,664,000
1,902,000
334,000
May 2004
4,939,000
4,654,000
2,467,000
1,832,000
354,000
Jun 2004
4,948,000
4,881,000
2,679,000
1,846,000
355,000
Jul 2004
4,880,000
4,885,000
2,714,000
1,806,000
365,000
Aug 2004
5,091,000
4,985,000
2,691,000
1,926,000
367,000
Sep 2004
4,985,000
4,807,000
2,586,000
1,851,000
371,000
Oct 2004
5,092,000
4,781,000
2,661,000
1,755,000
365,000
Nov 2004
5,180,000
5,098,000
2,811,000
1,949,000
339,000
Dec 2004
5,246,000
4,991,000
2,700,000
1,964,000
326,000
Jan 2005
5,207,000
5,177,000
2,844,000
1,939,000
394,000
Feb 2005
5,273,000
5,006,000
2,660,000
1,979,000
367,000
Mar 2005
5,216,000
5,071,000
2,841,000
1,934,000
296,000
Apr 2005
5,270,000
4,970,000
2,801,000
1,848,000
321,000
May 2005
5,298,000
5,105,000
2,882,000
1,878,000
346,000
Jun 2005
5,332,000
5,074,000
2,821,000
1,951,000
302,000
Jul 2005
5,275,000
4,917,000
2,794,000
1,827,000
296,000
Aug 2005
5,410,000
5,220,000
2,966,000
1,882,000
372,000
Sep 2005
5,427,000
5,305,000
3,053,000
1,907,000
345,000
Oct 2005
4,988,000
4,960,000
2,967,000
1,666,000
327,000
Nov 2005
5,308,000
4,949,000
2,920,000
1,689,000
341,000
Dec 2005
5,103,000
4,945,000
2,805,000
1,718,000
422,000
Jan 2006
5,196,000
5,043,000
2,954,000
1,670,000
419,000
Feb 2006
5,329,000
4,983,000
2,975,000
1,671,000
338,000
Mar 2006
5,372,000
5,037,000
3,004,000
1,650,000
383,000
Apr 2006
5,113,000
5,012,000
2,789,000
1,795,000
428,000
May 2006
5,489,000
5,417,000
3,056,000
1,887,000
475,000
Jun 2006
5,278,000
5,136,000
3,050,000
1,672,000
414,000
Jul 2006
5,372,000
5,183,000
2,977,000
1,767,000
439,000
Aug 2006
5,208,000
5,001,000
3,003,000
1,621,000
377,000
Sep 2006
5,214,000
5,007,000
2,940,000
1,706,000
361,000
Oct 2006
5,179,000
5,171,000
2,931,000
1,830,000
411,000
Nov 2006
5,528,000
5,291,000
3,069,000
1,870,000
351,000
Dec 2006
5,223,000
5,108,000
3,046,000
1,725,000
337,000
Jan 2007
5,245,000
5,144,000
2,988,000
1,746,000
410,000
Feb 2007
5,202,000
5,094,000
2,993,000
1,750,000
352,000
Mar 2007
5,380,000
5,123,000
2,989,000
1,788,000
346,000
Apr 2007
5,158,000
5,138,000
2,901,000
1,879,000
357,000
May 2007
5,268,000
5,080,000
3,008,000
1,755,000
318,000
Jun 2007
5,187,000
5,065,000
2,841,000
1,851,000
373,000
Jul 2007
5,075,000
5,118,000
2,947,000
1,759,000
412,000
Aug 2007
5,106,000
5,105,000
2,950,000
1,811,000
343,000
Sep 2007
5,145,000
5,031,000
2,643,000
2,079,000
309,000
Oct 2007
5,227,000
5,129,000
2,884,000
1,917,000
328,000
Nov 2007
5,162,000
5,031,000
2,777,000
1,919,000
334,000
Dec 2007
4,968,000
4,926,000
2,792,000
1,770,000
363,000
Jan 2008
4,868,000
5,005,000
2,831,000
1,843,000
332,000
Feb 2008
4,943,000
5,010,000
2,789,000
1,908,000
313,000
Mar 2008
4,766,000
4,762,000
2,575,000
1,835,000
352,000
Apr 2008
4,875,000
5,121,000
2,882,000
1,845,000
394,000
May 2008
4,602,000
4,728,000
2,602,000
1,842,000
285,000
Jun 2008
4,751,000
4,900,000
2,662,000
1,974,000
264,000
Jul 2008
4,471,000
4,713,000
2,550,000
1,894,000
269,000
Aug 2008
4,522,000
4,815,000
2,416,000
2,075,000
324,000
Sep 2008
4,316,000
4,751,000
2,446,000
1,963,000
342,000
Oct 2008
4,454,000
4,895,000
2,412,000
2,138,000
346,000
Nov 2008
3,954,000
4,605,000
2,063,000
2,190,000
352,000
Dec 2008
4,218,000
4,814,000
2,104,000
2,405,000
305,000
Jan 2009
4,158,000
4,974,000
2,043,000
2,573,000
358,000
Feb 2009
4,011,000
4,674,000
1,906,000
2,501,000
266,000
Mar 2009
3,730,000
4,536,000
1,794,000
2,433,000
308,000
Apr 2009
3,853,000
4,655,000
1,734,000
2,559,000
362,000
May 2009
3,793,000
4,146,000
1,740,000
2,121,000
286,000
Jun 2009
3,675,000
4,192,000
1,782,000
2,115,000
295,000
Jul 2009
3,854,000
4,297,000
1,726,000
2,273,000
298,000
Aug 2009
3,744,000
4,060,000
1,676,000
2,063,000
321,000
Sep 2009
3,859,000
4,084,000
1,639,000
2,127,000
318,000
Oct 2009
3,767,000
3,951,000
1,671,000
1,964,000
317,000
Nov 2009
3,992,000
3,873,000
1,784,000
1,823,000
267,000
Dec 2009
3,806,000
3,989,000
1,697,000
1,994,000
298,000
Jan 2010
3,880,000
3,894,000
1,668,000
1,874,000
352,000
Feb 2010
3,781,000
3,830,000
1,724,000
1,790,000
317,000
Mar 2010
4,182,000
3,949,000
1,793,000
1,830,000
326,000
Apr 2010
4,082,000
3,892,000
1,914,000
1,676,000
302,000
May 2010
4,376,000
3,831,000
1,790,000
1,733,000
307,000
Jun 2010
4,064,000
4,223,000
1,940,000
1,959,000
325,000
Jul 2010
4,116,000
4,278,000
1,848,000
2,081,000
350,000
Aug 2010
3,910,000
4,009,000
1,904,000
1,748,000
357,000
Sep 2010
3,978,000
4,026,000
1,921,000
1,768,000
337,000
Oct 2010
4,061,000
3,784,000
1,852,000
1,645,000
287,000
Nov 2010
4,101,000
3,843,000
1,778,000
1,753,000
311,000
Dec 2010
4,155,000
4,026,000
1,937,000
1,776,000
312,000
Jan 2011
3,908,000
3,907,000
1,825,000
1,709,000
373,000
Feb 2011
4,059,000
3,838,000
1,872,000
1,652,000
314,000
Mar 2011
4,290,000
3,980,000
1,967,000
1,709,000
304,000
Apr 2011
4,216,000
3,924,000
1,925,000
1,676,000
323,000
May 2011
4,114,000
4,035,000
2,037,000
1,692,000
306,000
Jun 2011
4,295,000
4,093,000
1,949,000
1,825,000
319,000
Jul 2011
4,137,000
4,082,000
1,981,000
1,749,000
352,000
Aug 2011
4,168,000
4,113,000
2,087,000
1,708,000
318,000
Sep 2011
4,317,000
4,114,000
2,046,000
1,755,000
313,000
Oct 2011
4,236,000
4,010,000
1,953,000
1,706,000
352,000
Nov 2011
4,242,000
4,000,000
1,949,000
1,756,000
296,000
Dec 2011
4,228,000
3,993,000
1,955,000
1,739,000
299,000
Jan 2012
4,299,000
4,013,000
1,977,000
1,710,000
326,000
Feb 2012
4,416,000
4,175,000
2,080,000
1,780,000
314,000
Mar 2012
4,460,000
4,133,000
2,164,000
1,652,000
317,000
Apr 2012
4,295,000
4,260,000
2,104,000
1,850,000
307,000
May 2012
4,442,000
4,336,000
2,186,000
1,828,000
322,000
Jun 2012
4,429,000
4,366,000
2,186,000
1,811,000
369,000
Jul 2012
4,270,000
4,141,000
2,103,000
1,671,000
367,000
Aug 2012
4,444,000
4,359,000
2,173,000
1,835,000
350,000
Sep 2012
4,233,000
4,058,000
1,977,000
1,744,000
337,000
Oct 2012
4,296,000
4,193,000
2,047,000
1,790,000
355,000
Nov 2012
4,401,000
4,170,000
2,069,000
1,788,000
314,000
Dec 2012
4,350,000
4,037,000
2,088,000
1,593,000
356,000
Jan 2013
4,419,000
4,297,000
2,299,000
1,602,000
397,000
Feb 2013
4,481,000
4,174,000
2,267,000
1,598,000
309,000
Mar 2013
4,310,000
4,114,000
2,098,000
1,698,000
318,000
Apr 2013
4,495,000
4,370,000
2,313,000
1,713,000
344,000
May 2013
4,575,000
4,357,000
2,252,000
1,729,000
376,000
Jun 2013
4,382,000
4,298,000
2,260,000
1,642,000
396,000
Jul 2013
4,519,000
4,391,000
2,376,000
1,648,000
367,000
Aug 2013
4,710,000
4,530,000
2,403,000
1,722,000
405,000
Sep 2013
4,683,000
4,513,000
2,399,000
1,766,000
348,000
Oct 2013
4,433,000
4,296,000
2,415,000
1,560,000
321,000
Nov 2013
4,585,000
4,270,000
2,366,000
1,552,000
352,000
Dec 2013
4,537,000
4,297,000
2,248,000
1,688,000
361,000
Jan 2014
4,612,000
4,456,000
2,352,000
1,723,000
381,000
Feb 2014
4,652,000
4,427,000
2,390,000
1,666,000
371,000
Mar 2014
4,741,000
4,465,000
2,438,000
1,637,000
390,000
Apr 2014
4,793,000
4,517,000
2,467,000
1,673,000
377,000
May 2014
4,781,000
4,548,000
2,513,000
1,641,000
394,000
Jun 2014
4,798,000
4,559,000
2,486,000
1,691,000
383,000
Jul 2014
4,987,000
4,789,000
2,591,000
1,824,000
374,000
Aug 2014
4,804,000
4,640,000
2,558,000
1,673,000
409,000
Sep 2014
5,084,000
4,861,000
2,799,000
1,662,000
400,000
Oct 2014
5,121,000
4,937,000
2,772,000
1,782,000
383,000
Nov 2014
5,038,000
4,610,000
2,607,000
1,681,000
323,000
Dec 2014
5,157,000
4,774,000
2,585,000
1,745,000
444,000
Jan 2015
5,028,000
4,844,000
2,766,000
1,720,000
358,000
Feb 2015
5,020,000
4,710,000
2,674,000
1,684,000
352,000
Mar 2015
5,071,000
4,997,000
2,732,000
1,905,000
361,000
Apr 2015
5,113,000
4,894,000
2,716,000
1,792,000
387,000
May 2015
5,117,000
4,784,000
2,737,000
1,655,000
392,000
Jun 2015
5,125,000
5,011,000
2,803,000
1,783,000
424,000
Jul 2015
5,111,000
4,862,000
2,802,000
1,662,000
399,000
Aug 2015
5,083,000
5,003,000
2,926,000
1,674,000
403,000
Sep 2015
5,147,000
5,053,000
2,802,000
1,879,000
372,000
Oct 2015
5,310,000
4,988,000
2,836,000
1,758,000
394,000
Nov 2015
5,324,000
4,978,000
2,892,000
1,699,000
387,000
Dec 2015
5,485,000
5,172,000
3,032,000
1,759,000
382,000
Jan 2016
5,122,000
5,045,000
2,900,000
1,719,000
426,000
Feb 2016
5,466,000
5,181,000
2,957,000
1,858,000
367,000
Mar 2016
5,287,000
5,036,000
2,913,000
1,744,000
379,000
Apr 2016
5,232,000
5,117,000
2,997,000
1,734,000
387,000
May 2016
5,207,000
5,128,000
3,030,000
1,752,000
345,000
Jun 2016
5,228,000
5,032,000
3,066,000
1,614,000
352,000
Jul 2016
5,324,000
5,052,000
3,093,000
1,600,000
359,000
Aug 2016
5,294,000
5,190,000
3,161,000
1,675,000
354,000
Sep 2016
5,255,000
4,989,000
3,112,000
1,527,000
350,000
Oct 2016
5,208,000
5,072,000
3,093,000
1,610,000
368,000
Nov 2016
5,279,000
5,041,000
3,022,000
1,693,000
325,000
Dec 2016
5,315,000
5,021,000
2,958,000
1,682,000
381,000
Jan 2017
5,452,000
5,222,000
3,169,000
1,657,000
396,000
Feb 2017
5,255,000
5,030,000
3,018,000
1,656,000
356,000
Mar 2017
5,289,000
5,171,000
3,144,000
1,668,000
359,000
Apr 2017
5,219,000
5,110,000
3,072,000
1,686,000
352,000
May 2017
5,478,000
5,265,000
3,227,000
1,688,000
350,000
Jun 2017
5,460,000
5,294,000
3,166,000
1,770,000
357,000
Jul 2017
5,498,000
5,406,000
3,240,000
1,816,000
350,000
Aug 2017
5,507,000
5,345,000
3,173,000
1,805,000
367,000
Sep 2017
5,375,000
5,346,000
3,256,000
1,764,000
327,000
Oct 2017
5,600,000
5,272,000
3,224,000
1,711,000
336,000
Nov 2017
5,505,000
5,253,000
3,195,000
1,734,000
325,000
Dec 2017
5,516,000
5,314,000
3,340,000
1,655,000
318,000
Jan 2018
5,568,000
5,319,000
3,191,000
1,784,000
344,000
Feb 2018
5,503,000
5,172,000
3,208,000
1,619,000
346,000
Mar 2018
5,476,000
5,321,000
3,387,000
1,546,000
387,000
Apr 2018
5,581,000
5,424,000
3,349,000
1,731,000
344,000
May 2018
5,747,000
5,419,000
3,480,000
1,618,000
321,000
Jun 2018
5,677,000
5,514,000
3,477,000
1,652,000
384,000
Jul 2018
5,713,000
5,596,000
3,608,000
1,622,000
365,000
Aug 2018
5,906,000
5,779,000
3,648,000
1,790,000
341,000
Sep 2018
5,696,000
5,641,000
3,564,000
1,707,000
369,000
Oct 2018
5,892,000
5,556,000
3,514,000
1,691,000
351,000
Hires increased in October in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+90,000) and durable goods manufacturing (+43,000) but decreased in mining and logging (−11,000).
Total separations increased in October in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+37,000).
Quits increased in October in health care and social assistance (+33,000), transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+30,000), and educational services (+12,000). The number of quits decreased in other services (−39,000).
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The data are seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see “Job Openings and Labor Turnover — October 2018.” We also have more charts on hires, separations, and job openings. Total separations include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits usually are voluntary separations started by the employee. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations started by the employer. Other separations may result from retirement, death, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm.
United States Department of Labor
