Figure 1. Job openings and employment, in thousands, seasonally adjusted, December 2000–December 2014
| Date |
Job openings |
Employment |
|
Dec 2000
|
4,934 |
132,723 |
|
Jan 2001
|
5,273 |
132,696 |
|
Feb 2001
|
4,706 |
132,767 |
|
Mar 2001
|
4,618 |
132,742 |
|
Apr 2001
|
4,668 |
132,460 |
|
May 2001
|
4,444 |
132,422 |
|
Jun 2001
|
4,232 |
132,291 |
|
Jul 2001
|
4,354 |
132,179 |
|
Aug 2001
|
4,095 |
132,019 |
|
Sep 2001
|
3,973 |
131,778 |
|
Oct 2001
|
3,594 |
131,453 |
|
Nov 2001
|
3,545 |
131,159 |
|
Dec 2001
|
3,586 |
130,988 |
|
Jan 2002
|
3,587 |
130,849 |
|
Feb 2002
|
3,412 |
130,715 |
|
Mar 2002
|
3,605 |
130,695 |
|
Apr 2002
|
3,357 |
130,615 |
|
May 2002
|
3,525 |
130,607 |
|
Jun 2002
|
3,325 |
130,663 |
|
Jul 2002
|
3,343 |
130,579 |
|
Aug 2002
|
3,462 |
130,563 |
|
Sep 2002
|
3,319 |
130,503 |
|
Oct 2002
|
3,502 |
130,628 |
|
Nov 2002
|
3,585 |
130,638 |
|
Dec 2002
|
3,074 |
130,481 |
|
Jan 2003
|
3,686 |
130,572 |
|
Feb 2003
|
3,402 |
130,421 |
|
Mar 2003
|
3,101 |
130,211 |
|
Apr 2003
|
3,182 |
130,167 |
|
May 2003
|
3,201 |
130,157 |
|
Jun 2003
|
3,356 |
130,166 |
|
Jul 2003
|
3,195 |
130,190 |
|
Aug 2003
|
3,239 |
130,147 |
|
Sep 2003
|
3,054 |
130,250 |
|
Oct 2003
|
3,196 |
130,446 |
|
Nov 2003
|
3,316 |
130,463 |
|
Dec 2003
|
3,334 |
130,586 |
|
Jan 2004
|
3,391 |
130,746 |
|
Feb 2004
|
3,437 |
130,792 |
|
Mar 2004
|
3,420 |
131,123 |
|
Apr 2004
|
3,466 |
131,371 |
|
May 2004
|
3,658 |
131,679 |
|
Jun 2004
|
3,384 |
131,753 |
|
Jul 2004
|
3,835 |
131,786 |
|
Aug 2004
|
3,578 |
131,918 |
|
Sep 2004
|
3,704 |
132,080 |
|
Oct 2004
|
3,779 |
132,425 |
|
Nov 2004
|
3,456 |
132,489 |
|
Dec 2004
|
3,846 |
132,618 |
|
Jan 2005
|
3,595 |
132,752 |
|
Feb 2005
|
3,842 |
132,991 |
|
Mar 2005
|
3,891 |
133,126 |
|
Apr 2005
|
4,115 |
133,489 |
|
May 2005
|
3,824 |
133,665 |
|
Jun 2005
|
4,018 |
133,908 |
|
Jul 2005
|
4,162 |
134,283 |
|
Aug 2005
|
4,085 |
134,479 |
|
Sep 2005
|
4,227 |
134,545 |
|
Oct 2005
|
4,230 |
134,629 |
|
Nov 2005
|
4,341 |
134,966 |
|
Dec 2005
|
4,249 |
135,124 |
|
Jan 2006
|
4,278 |
135,401 |
|
Feb 2006
|
4,308 |
135,716 |
|
Mar 2006
|
4,537 |
135,997 |
|
Apr 2006
|
4,495 |
136,179 |
|
May 2006
|
4,432 |
136,203 |
|
Jun 2006
|
4,331 |
136,280 |
|
Jul 2006
|
4,081 |
136,486 |
|
Aug 2006
|
4,411 |
136,671 |
|
Sep 2006
|
4,498 |
136,827 |
|
Oct 2006
|
4,454 |
136,830 |
|
Nov 2006
|
4,622 |
137,039 |
|
Dec 2006
|
4,552 |
137,211 |
|
Jan 2007
|
4,590 |
137,448 |
|
Feb 2007
|
4,481 |
137,536 |
|
Mar 2007
|
4,657 |
137,724 |
|
Apr 2007
|
4,534 |
137,802 |
|
May 2007
|
4,531 |
137,947 |
|
Jun 2007
|
4,639 |
138,018 |
|
Jul 2007
|
4,430 |
137,984 |
|
Aug 2007
|
4,508 |
137,967 |
|
Sep 2007
|
4,481 |
138,053 |
|
Oct 2007
|
4,278 |
138,136 |
|
Nov 2007
|
4,278 |
138,253 |
|
Dec 2007
|
4,323 |
138,350 |
|
Jan 2008
|
4,223 |
138,365 |
|
Feb 2008
|
4,039 |
138,278 |
|
Mar 2008
|
4,012 |
138,199 |
|
Apr 2008
|
3,850 |
137,986 |
|
May 2008
|
4,000 |
137,803 |
|
Jun 2008
|
3,670 |
137,631 |
|
Jul 2008
|
3,762 |
137,421 |
|
Aug 2008
|
3,584 |
137,162 |
|
Sep 2008
|
3,210 |
136,710 |
|
Oct 2008
|
3,273 |
136,234 |
|
Nov 2008
|
3,059 |
135,469 |
|
Dec 2008
|
3,049 |
134,773 |
|
Jan 2009
|
2,763 |
133,977 |
|
Feb 2009
|
2,794 |
133,274 |
|
Mar 2009
|
2,493 |
132,450 |
|
Apr 2009
|
2,271 |
131,766 |
|
May 2009
|
2,413 |
131,411 |
|
Jun 2009
|
2,388 |
130,944 |
|
Jul 2009
|
2,146 |
130,619 |
|
Aug 2009
|
2,294 |
130,402 |
|
Sep 2009
|
2,434 |
130,175 |
|
Oct 2009
|
2,376 |
129,974 |
|
Nov 2009
|
2,419 |
129,968 |
|
Dec 2009
|
2,490 |
129,685 |
|
Jan 2010
|
2,706 |
129,717 |
|
Feb 2010
|
2,561 |
129,649 |
|
Mar 2010
|
2,652 |
129,810 |
|
Apr 2010
|
3,097 |
130,057 |
|
May 2010
|
2,900 |
130,575 |
|
Jun 2010
|
2,728 |
130,445 |
|
Jul 2010
|
2,929 |
130,381 |
|
Aug 2010
|
2,869 |
130,342 |
|
Sep 2010
|
2,782 |
130,293 |
|
Oct 2010
|
3,026 |
130,541 |
|
Nov 2010
|
3,072 |
130,662 |
|
Dec 2010
|
2,909 |
130,751 |
|
Jan 2011
|
2,917 |
130,826 |
|
Feb 2011
|
3,065 |
130,993 |
|
Mar 2011
|
3,132 |
131,199 |
|
Apr 2011
|
3,099 |
131,520 |
|
May 2011
|
3,032 |
131,623 |
|
Jun 2011
|
3,194 |
131,808 |
|
Jul 2011
|
3,417 |
131,925 |
|
Aug 2011
|
3,138 |
132,053 |
|
Sep 2011
|
3,557 |
132,276 |
|
Oct 2011
|
3,422 |
132,459 |
|
Nov 2011
|
3,215 |
132,605 |
|
Dec 2011
|
3,527 |
132,831 |
|
Jan 2012
|
3,653 |
133,211 |
|
Feb 2012
|
3,517 |
133,458 |
|
Mar 2012
|
3,837 |
133,674 |
|
Apr 2012
|
3,627 |
133,761 |
|
May 2012
|
3,696 |
133,874 |
|
Jun 2012
|
3,785 |
133,909 |
|
Jul 2012
|
3,587 |
134,086 |
|
Aug 2012
|
3,637 |
134,274 |
|
Sep 2012
|
3,614 |
134,418 |
|
Oct 2012
|
3,729 |
134,631 |
|
Nov 2012
|
3,741 |
134,795 |
|
Dec 2012
|
3,640 |
135,088 |
|
Jan 2013
|
3,770 |
135,293 |
|
Feb 2013
|
4,023 |
135,607 |
|
Mar 2013
|
3,891 |
135,722 |
|
Apr 2013
|
3,840 |
135,909 |
|
May 2013
|
3,829 |
136,128 |
|
Jun 2013
|
3,864 |
136,255 |
|
Jul 2013
|
3,829 |
136,419 |
|
Aug 2013
|
3,893 |
136,675 |
|
Sep 2013
|
3,955 |
136,825 |
|
Oct 2013
|
4,076 |
137,050 |
|
Nov 2013
|
4,073 |
137,367 |
|
Dec 2013
|
3,977 |
137,476 |
|
Jan 2014
|
3,906 |
137,642 |
|
Feb 2014
|
4,160 |
137,830 |
|
Mar 2014
|
4,210 |
138,055 |
|
Apr 2014
|
4,417 |
138,385 |
|
May 2014
|
4,608 |
138,621 |
|
Jun 2014
|
4,710 |
138,907 |
|
Jul 2014
|
4,726 |
139,156 |
|
Aug 2014
|
4,925 |
139,369 |
|
Sep 2014
|
4,678 |
139,619 |
|
Oct 2014
|
4,849 |
139,840 |
|
Nov 2014
|
4,886 |
140,263 |
|
Dec 2014
|
4,877 |
140,592 |