Figure 16. Job openings and hires, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, December 2000–December 2015 (in thousands)
Month and year Job openings Hires

Dec 2000

4,736 5,482

Jan 2001

5,385 5,777

Feb 2001

4,658 5,520

Mar 2001

4,563 5,650

Apr 2001

4,901 5,337

May 2001

4,550 5,395

Jun 2001

4,280 5,061

Jul 2001

4,499 5,164

Aug 2001

4,134 5,041

Sep 2001

3,975 4,941

Oct 2001

3,605 5,033

Nov 2001

3,387 4,902

Dec 2001

3,385 4,767

Jan 2002

3,759 4,849

Feb 2002

3,372 4,900

Mar 2002

3,551 4,644

Apr 2002

3,472 4,940

May 2002

3,596 4,959

Jun 2002

3,365 4,824

Jul 2002

3,411 5,005

Aug 2002

3,490 4,851

Sep 2002

3,308 4,848

Oct 2002

3,535 4,806

Nov 2002

3,415 4,918

Dec 2002

2,943 4,925

Jan 2003

3,824 4,971

Feb 2003

3,381 4,713

Mar 2003

3,052 4,433

Apr 2003

3,340 4,688

May 2003

3,233 4,613

Jun 2003

3,334 4,755

Jul 2003

3,270 4,714

Aug 2003

3,283 4,653

Sep 2003

3,074 4,873

Oct 2003

3,205 4,897

Nov 2003

3,157 4,717

Dec 2003

3,214 5,000

Jan 2004

3,459 4,827

Feb 2004

3,402 4,700

Mar 2004

3,380 5,219

Apr 2004

3,629 5,115

May 2004

3,660 4,939

Jun 2004

3,424 4,948

Jul 2004

3,934 4,880

Aug 2004

3,619 5,091

Sep 2004

3,742 4,985

Oct 2004

3,792 5,092

Nov 2004

3,238 5,180

Dec 2004

3,650 5,246

Jan 2005

3,670 5,207

Feb 2005

3,845 5,273

Mar 2005

3,831 5,216

Apr 2005

4,243 5,270

May 2005

3,884 5,298

Jun 2005

4,022 5,332

Jul 2005

4,319 5,275

Aug 2005

4,073 5,410

Sep 2005

4,237 5,427

Oct 2005

4,277 4,988

Nov 2005

4,220 5,308

Dec 2005

4,064 5,103

Jan 2006

4,298 5,196

Feb 2006

4,229 5,329

Mar 2006

4,493 5,372

Apr 2006

4,680 5,113

May 2006

4,389 5,489

Jun 2006

4,349 5,278

Jul 2006

4,154 5,372

Aug 2006

4,560 5,208

Sep 2006

4,516 5,214

Oct 2006

4,472 5,179

Nov 2006

4,341 5,528

Dec 2006

4,278 5,223

Jan 2007

4,630 5,245

Feb 2007

4,465 5,202

Mar 2007

4,666 5,380

Apr 2007

4,824 5,158

May 2007

4,550 5,268

Jun 2007

4,608 5,187

Jul 2007

4,490 5,075

Aug 2007

4,555 5,106

Sep 2007

4,523 5,145

Oct 2007

4,300 5,227

Nov 2007

4,156 5,162

Dec 2007

4,123 4,968

Jan 2008

4,260 4,868

Feb 2008

4,042 4,943

Mar 2008

4,001 4,766

Apr 2008

4,098 4,875

May 2008

3,960 4,602

Jun 2008

3,767 4,751

Jul 2008

3,821 4,471

Aug 2008

3,665 4,522

Sep 2008

3,264 4,316

Oct 2008

3,292 4,454

Nov 2008

2,956 3,954

Dec 2008

2,830 4,218

Jan 2009

2,767 4,158

Feb 2009

2,791 4,011

Mar 2009

2,491 3,730

Apr 2009

2,357 3,853

May 2009

2,427 3,793

Jun 2009

2,428 3,675

Jul 2009

2,196 3,854

Aug 2009

2,306 3,744

Sep 2009

2,478 3,859

Oct 2009

2,400 3,767

Nov 2009

2,350 3,992

Dec 2009

2,407 3,806

Jan 2010

2,636 3,880

Feb 2010

2,578 3,781

Mar 2010

2,666 4,182

Apr 2010

3,220 4,082

May 2010

2,891 4,376

Jun 2010

2,664 4,064

Jul 2010

2,965 4,116

Aug 2010

2,920 3,910

Sep 2010

2,767 3,978

Oct 2010

3,033 4,061

Nov 2010

2,914 4,101

Dec 2010

2,857 4,155

Jan 2011

2,939 3,910

Feb 2011

3,056 4,061

Mar 2011

3,130 4,291

Apr 2011

3,287 4,218

May 2011

3,114 4,116

Jun 2011

3,224 4,297

Jul 2011

3,475 4,139

Aug 2011

3,168 4,168

Sep 2011

3,495 4,320

Oct 2011

3,421 4,239

Nov 2011

3,153 4,244

Dec 2011

3,369 4,234

Jan 2012

3,664 4,291

Feb 2012

3,501 4,470

Mar 2012

3,852 4,454

Apr 2012

3,663 4,290

May 2012

3,706 4,440

Jun 2012

3,792 4,435

Jul 2012

3,694 4,256

Aug 2012

3,655 4,421

Sep 2012

3,533 4,240

Oct 2012

3,713 4,314

Nov 2012

3,556 4,400

Dec 2012

3,576 4,345

Jan 2013

3,712 4,433

Feb 2013

3,972 4,557

Mar 2013

3,901 4,275

Apr 2013

3,962 4,503

May 2013

3,886 4,551

Jun 2013

3,913 4,411

Jul 2013

3,915 4,524

Aug 2013

3,921 4,694

Sep 2013

3,985 4,692

Oct 2013

4,104 4,457

Nov 2013

3,878 4,600

Dec 2013

3,742 4,488

Jan 2014

3,884 4,640

Feb 2014

4,098 4,700

Mar 2014

4,202 4,768

Apr 2014

4,575 4,763

May 2014

4,603 4,755

Jun 2014

4,690 4,839

Jul 2014

4,680 4,991

Aug 2014

4,952 4,787

Sep 2014

4,658 5,092

Oct 2014

4,896 5,103

Nov 2014

4,721 5,026

Dec 2014

4,815 5,186

Jan 2015

4,972 5,052

Feb 2015

5,131 5,091

Mar 2015

5,180 5,110

Apr 2015

5,580 5,071

May 2015

5,386 5,111

Jun 2015

5,168 5,147

Jul 2015

5,788 5,084

Aug 2015

5,308 5,060

Sep 2015

5,360 5,131

Oct 2015

5,422 5,212

Nov 2015

5,198 5,253

Dec 2015

5,281 5,401

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.