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 |