Job openings, hires, and separations levels, seasonally adjusted

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Job openings, hires, and separations levels, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Month Total nonfarm job openings Total nonfarm hires Total nonfarm separations Total private job openings Total private hires Total private separations Government job openings Government hires Government separations

Aug 2002

 3,490 4,851 4,860 3,036 4,513 4,561 454 338 299

Sept 2002

 3,308 4,848 4,890 2,918 4,558 4,576 390 291 314

Oct 2002

 3,535 4,806 4,805 3,152 4,476 4,488 383 330 317

Nov 2002

 3,415 4,918 4,761 3,011 4,560 4,433 405 357 328

Dec 2002

 2,943 4,925 4,918 2,598 4,617 4,625 345 308 292

Jan 2003

 3,824 4,971 5,015 3,424 4,645 4,721 400 326 294

Feb 2003

 3,381 4,713 4,779 2,999 4,429 4,482 382 285 297

Mar 2003

 3,052 4,433 4,586 2,685 4,147 4,274 367 287 312

Apr 2003

 3,340 4,688 4,781 2,969 4,397 4,467 371 291 314

May 2003

 3,233 4,613 4,671 2,905 4,340 4,360 328 273 310

June 2003

 3,334 4,755 4,783 2,927 4,455 4,510 407 300 273

July 2003

 3,270 4,714 4,750 2,920 4,390 4,461 350 324 290

Aug 2003

 3,283 4,653 4,747 2,968 4,411 4,426 316 242 321

Sept 2003

 3,074 4,873 4,752 2,768 4,609 4,457 306 264 295

Oct 2003

 3,205 4,897 4,789 2,856 4,571 4,521 349 326 267

Nov 2003

 3,157 4,717 4,611 2,850 4,444 4,325 307 273 286

Dec 2003

 3,214 5,000 4,732 2,901 4,692 4,436 314 308 295

Jan 2004

 3,459 4,827 4,795 3,153 4,552 4,508 306 276 286

Feb 2004

 3,402 4,700 4,571 3,073 4,393 4,275 329 307 296

Mar 2004

 3,380 5,219 4,874 3,012 4,886 4,572 368 333 302

Apr 2004

 3,629 5,115 4,900 3,260 4,810 4,617 369 305 284

May 2004

 3,660 4,939 4,654 3,293 4,662 4,377 366 277 276

June 2004

 3,424 4,948 4,881 3,085 4,658 4,579 339 290 302

July 2004

 3,934 4,880 4,885 3,603 4,577 4,590 331 303 295

Aug 2004

 3,619 5,091 4,985 3,292 4,801 4,708 327 290 277

Sept 2004

 3,742 4,985 4,807 3,392 4,673 4,521 350 311 286

Oct 2004

 3,792 5,092 4,781 3,415 4,770 4,477 378 322 304

Nov 2004

 3,238 5,180 5,098 2,888 4,834 4,781 350 346 317

Dec 2004

 3,650 5,246 4,991 3,279 4,925 4,670 371 321 321

Jan 2005

 3,670 5,207 5,177 3,358 4,876 4,898 312 331 279

Feb 2005

 3,845 5,273 5,006 3,489 4,960 4,700 356 314 306

Mar 2005

 3,831 5,216 5,071 3,467 4,910 4,752 364 306 319

Apr 2005

 4,243 5,270 4,970 3,865 4,959 4,666 378 312 304

May 2005

 3,884 5,298 5,105 3,506 4,988 4,815 378 309 290

June 2005

 4,022 5,332 5,074 3,648 5,036 4,767 374 296 306

July 2005

 4,319 5,275 4,917 3,910 4,922 4,653 409 352 264

Aug 2005

 4,073 5,410 5,220 3,686 5,103 4,916 387 308 304

Sept 2005

 4,237 5,427 5,305 3,833 5,110 4,973 404 318 332

Oct 2005

 4,277 4,988 4,960 3,898 4,676 4,634 379 312 326

Nov 2005

 4,220 5,308 4,949 3,863 4,967 4,635 357 340 315

Dec 2005

 4,064 5,103 4,945 3,666 4,780 4,639 399 323 306

Jan 2006

 4,298 5,196 5,043 3,928 4,884 4,714 370 312 330

Feb 2006

 4,229 5,329 4,983 3,841 4,988 4,666 389 341 318

Mar 2006

 4,493 5,372 5,037 4,063 5,005 4,695 430 366 342

Apr 2006

 4,680 5,113 5,012 4,243 4,772 4,686 437 341 326

May 2006

 4,389 5,489 5,417 3,976 5,126 5,057 413 362 361

June 2006

 4,349 5,278 5,136 3,930 4,926 4,785 419 352 351

July 2006

 4,154 5,372 5,183 3,652 5,006 4,856 502 366 327

Aug 2006

 4,560 5,208 5,001 4,078 4,839 4,659 482 369 342

Sept 2006

 4,516 5,214 5,007 4,048 4,800 4,684 468 414 323

Oct 2006

 4,472 5,179 5,171 4,066 4,869 4,843 406 310 328

Nov 2006

 4,341 5,528 5,291 3,917 5,184 4,956 423 344 335

Dec 2006

 4,278 5,223 5,108 3,876 4,902 4,781 402 321 326

Jan 2007

 4,630 5,245 5,144 4,194 4,883 4,812 436 362 332

Feb 2007

 4,465 5,202 5,094 4,033 4,832 4,761 432 370 333

Mar 2007

 4,666 5,380 5,123 4,210 5,012 4,790 455 368 333

Apr 2007

 4,824 5,158 5,138 4,379 4,776 4,788 445 383 349

May 2007

 4,550 5,268 5,080 4,117 4,893 4,719 433 375 361

June 2007

 4,608 5,187 5,065 4,163 4,814 4,704 445 373 362

July 2007

 4,490 5,075 5,118 4,038 4,725 4,721 452 350 397

Aug 2007

 4,555 5,106 5,105 4,079 4,719 4,763 475 388 342

Sept 2007

 4,523 5,145 5,031 4,072 4,755 4,702 451 390 328

Oct 2007

 4,300 5,227 5,129 3,881 4,908 4,821 418 319 308

Nov 2007

 4,156 5,162 5,031 3,730 4,830 4,730 426 332 301

Dec 2007

 4,123 4,968 4,926 3,713 4,615 4,612 410 354 314

Jan 2008

 4,260 4,868 5,005 3,858 4,554 4,715 402 315 290

Feb 2008

 4,042 4,943 5,010 3,619 4,620 4,723 423 323 287

Mar 2008

 4,001 4,766 4,762 3,574 4,439 4,475 426 327 287

Apr 2008

 4,098 4,875 5,121 3,703 4,568 4,824 395 308 297

May 2008

 3,960 4,602 4,728 3,486 4,297 4,457 474 306 272

June 2008

 3,767 4,751 4,900 3,335 4,447 4,626 432 304 274

July 2008

 3,821 4,471 4,713 3,412 4,183 4,467 409 289 246

Aug 2008

 3,665 4,522 4,815 3,245 4,239 4,526 420 283 290

Sept 2008

 3,264 4,316 4,751 2,854 4,040 4,463 410 276 288

Oct 2008

 3,292 4,454 4,895 2,910 4,162 4,599 382 292 296

Nov 2008

 2,956 3,954 4,605 2,594 3,688 4,340 362 267 265

Dec 2008

 2,830 4,218 4,814 2,545 3,951 4,542 285 266 271

Jan 2009

 2,767 4,158 4,974 2,387 3,832 4,676 380 326 298

Feb 2009

 2,791 4,011 4,674 2,441 3,753 4,399 351 257 274

Mar 2009

 2,491 3,730 4,536 2,131 3,489 4,281 359 241 255

Apr 2009

 2,357 3,853 4,655 1,977 3,483 4,390 379 370 265

May 2009

 2,427 3,793 4,146 2,135 3,541 3,837 293 253 309

June 2009

 2,428 3,675 4,192 2,101 3,415 3,882 327 260 310

July 2009

 2,196 3,854 4,297 1,917 3,617 4,006 279 237 291

Aug 2009

 2,306 3,744 4,060 1,989 3,466 3,797 317 277 263

Sept 2009

 2,478 3,859 4,084 2,208 3,626 3,781 271 233 303

Oct 2009

 2,400 3,767 3,951 1,996 3,450 3,691 404 316 260

Nov 2009

 2,350 3,992 3,873 2,010 3,718 3,603 340 274 270

Dec 2009

 2,407 3,806 3,989 2,090 3,565 3,700 317 241 290

Jan 2010

 2,636 3,880 3,894 2,251 3,596 3,620 385 284 274

Feb 2010

 2,578 3,781 3,830 2,230 3,510 3,539 348 272 292

Mar 2010

 2,666 4,182 3,949 2,251 3,849 3,663 416 333 286

Apr 2010

 3,220 4,082 3,892 2,571 3,756 3,600 648 326 291

May 2010

 2,891 4,376 3,831 2,511 3,646 3,532 380 730 299

June 2010

 2,664 4,064 4,223 2,357 3,781 3,676 307 283 548

July 2010

 2,965 4,116 4,278 2,645 3,843 3,840 320 272 438

Aug 2010

 2,920 3,910 4,009 2,588 3,656 3,591 332 254 418

Sept 2010

 2,767 3,978 4,026 2,457 3,736 3,632 309 242 394

Oct 2010

 3,033 4,061 3,784 2,685 3,762 3,522 348 299 262

Nov 2010

 2,914 4,101 3,843 2,617 3,804 3,532 298 296 310

Dec 2010

 2,857 4,155 4,026 2,469 3,880 3,731 388 274 295

Jan 2011

 2,939 3,910 3,908 2,611 3,642 3,638 328 267 270

Feb 2011

 3,056 4,061 3,838 2,754 3,840 3,570 302 221 268

Mar 2011

 3,130 4,291 3,980 2,797 4,044 3,710 333 247 270

Apr 2011

 3,287 4,218 3,924 2,948 3,946 3,621 339 272 303

May 2011

 3,114 4,116 4,035 2,826 3,869 3,738 289 248 297

June 2011

 3,224 4,297 4,094 2,877 4,005 3,824 347 292 270

July 2011

 3,475 4,139 4,082 3,161 3,911 3,773 314 228 309

Aug 2011

 3,168 4,168 4,120 2,839 3,927 3,816 330 241 304

Sept 2011

 3,495 4,320 4,115 3,108 4,043 3,832 387 276 284

Oct 2011

 3,421 4,239 4,011 3,059 3,972 3,749 362 266 263

Nov 2011

 3,153 4,244 4,001 2,820 3,976 3,704 333 267 297

Dec 2011

 3,369 4,234 3,994 3,023 3,933 3,677 346 300 317

Jan 2012

 3,725 4,292 4,010 3,381 4,014 3,733 343 278 277

Feb 2012

 3,500 4,419 4,175 3,110 4,128 3,876 390 291 299

Mar 2012

 3,831 4,465 4,134 3,425 4,182 3,845 406 283 289

Apr 2012

 3,643 4,299 4,260 3,266 4,012 3,948 377 287 312

May 2012

 3,694 4,445 4,336 3,325 4,160 4,033 369 285 302

June 2012

 3,799 4,432 4,367 3,419 4,133 4,076 380 298 292

July 2012

 3,694 4,269 4,138 3,326 3,977 3,842 368 292 296

Aug 2012

 3,683 4,447 4,360 3,277 4,145 4,061 406 302 299

Sept 2012

 3,521 4,238 4,059 3,156 3,959 3,795 366 280 263

Oct 2012

 3,708 4,299 4,194 3,329 4,034 3,891 378 265 303

Nov 2012

 3,521 4,393 4,171 3,178 4,114 3,879 343 279 292

Dec 2012

 3,570 4,360 4,038 3,196 4,063 3,746 374 297 293

Jan 2013

 3,790 4,422 4,297 3,390 4,143 4,006 400 279 291

Feb 2013

 3,974 4,509 4,156 3,547 4,198 3,859 427 311 296

Mar 2013

 3,872 4,293 4,113 3,479 4,023 3,814 393 270 299

Apr 2013

 3,951 4,533 4,376 3,515 4,242 4,086 437 290 290

May 2013

 3,873 4,572 4,363 3,453 4,293 4,066 421 279 297

June 2013

 3,924 4,409 4,267 3,536 4,139 3,971 387 270 296

July 2013

 3,896 4,529 4,384 3,519 4,257 4,099 377 272 285

Aug 2013

 3,968 4,732 4,517 3,587 4,438 4,240 380 295 277

Sept 2013

 3,959 4,681 4,537 3,582 4,390 4,252 378 292 284

Oct 2013

 4,105 4,444 4,288 3,707 4,162 3,985 398 282 302

Nov 2013

 3,837 4,588 4,268 3,476 4,293 3,988 361 295 280

Dec 2013

 3,742 4,500 4,335 3,413 4,224 4,038 329 276 298

Jan 2014

 3,980 4,615 4,443 3,612 4,332 4,150 368 283 293

Feb 2014

 4,101 4,627 4,436 3,697 4,329 4,147 403 298 289

Mar 2014

 4,167 4,758 4,452 3,716 4,442 4,141 451 316 311

Apr 2014

 4,569 4,812 4,518 4,121 4,508 4,242 448 303 276

May 2014

 4,594 4,796 4,565 4,138 4,503 4,271 457 293 294

June 2014

 4,680 4,817 4,552 4,170 4,500 4,270 510 317 282

July 2014

 4,648 5,001 4,784 4,188 4,727 4,503 459 273 281

Aug 2014

 5,026 4,839 4,627 4,567 4,554 4,328 459 284 299

Sept 2014

 4,625 5,078 4,882 4,154 4,739 4,576 470 339 306

Oct 2014

 4,906 5,118 4,927 4,487 4,810 4,617 419 309 310

Nov 2014

 4,684 5,027 4,633 4,241 4,720 4,345 442 308 288

Dec 2014

 4,795 5,165 4,789 4,336 4,838 4,478 459 328 312

Jan 2015

 5,104 5,027 4,843 4,592 4,702 4,526 512 325 316

Feb 2015

 5,124 4,991 4,705 4,585 4,656 4,383 539 334 322

Mar 2015

 5,125 5,090 4,986 4,597 4,763 4,653 528 326 333

Apr 2015

 5,632 5,095 4,906 5,124 4,753 4,584 508 342 322

May 2015

 5,421 5,143 4,812 4,878 4,803 4,496 543 340 315

June 2015

 5,189 5,162 5,011 4,731 4,836 4,683 457 326 328

July 2015

 5,891 5,136 4,849 5,372 4,782 4,525 519 354 324

Aug 2015

 5,445 5,129 4,958 4,950 4,765 4,634 494 364 324

Sept 2015

 5,414 5,150 5,067 4,947 4,828 4,731 467 322 336

Oct 2015

 5,484 5,304 4,983 5,006 4,947 4,622 478 357 361

Nov 2015

 5,221 5,323 5,003 4,757 4,963 4,661 464 360 342

Dec 2015

 5,374 5,504 5,223 4,874 5,125 4,870 500 379 353

Jan 2016

 5,713 5,117 5,033 5,214 4,760 4,693 499 358 340

Feb 2016

 5,566 5,447 5,183 5,092 5,094 4,844 474 353 339

Mar 2016

 5,852 5,297 5,040 5,338 4,919 4,709 514 378 331

Apr 2016

 5,643 5,038 4,962 5,119 4,684 4,598 524 354 364

May 2016

 5,582 5,153 5,101 5,044 4,781 4,762 538 373 339

June 2016

 5,535 5,176 4,940 4,991 4,819 4,603 544 357 338

July 2016

 5,973 5,328 5,001 5,416 4,948 4,674 556 380 327

Aug 2016

 5,491 5,288 5,059 4,981 4,909 4,706 511 378 353

Sept 2016

 5,666 5,179 4,942 5,133 4,811 4,599 533 368 343

Oct 2016

 5,587 5,200 5,041 5,103 4,870 4,699 484 330 342

Nov 2016

 5,631 5,263 5,075 5,056 4,912 4,720 575 351 355

Dec 2016

 5,539 5,303 5,084 5,065 4,984 4,754 474 319 330

Jan 2017

 5,625 5,424 5,247 5,133 5,067 4,908 492 357 339

Feb 2017

 5,682 5,249 5,008 5,179 4,905 4,662 503 344 347

Mar 2017

 5,785 5,304 5,198 5,244 4,975 4,882 541 329 315

Apr 2017

 5,967 5,043 5,008 5,410 4,720 4,681 557 324 328

May 2017

 5,702 5,459 5,245 5,171 5,126 4,914 531 332 331

June 2017

 6,116 5,432 5,309 5,545 5,102 4,997 571 330 312

July 2017

 6,140 5,521 5,362 5,625 5,175 5,012 515 346 351

Aug 2017

 6,082 5,430 5,228 5,566 5,105 4,892 516 325 336