Figure 17. Hires and total separations, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, December 2000–December 2015 (in thousands)
| Month and year |
Hires |
Total separations |
|
Dec 2000
|
5,482 |
5,235 |
|
Jan 2001
|
5,777 |
6,066 |
|
Feb 2001
|
5,520 |
5,383 |
|
Mar 2001
|
5,650 |
5,655 |
|
Apr 2001
|
5,337 |
5,545 |
|
May 2001
|
5,395 |
5,439 |
|
Jun 2001
|
5,061 |
5,252 |
|
Jul 2001
|
5,164 |
5,303 |
|
Aug 2001
|
5,041 |
5,142 |
|
Sep 2001
|
4,941 |
5,169 |
|
Oct 2001
|
5,033 |
5,501 |
|
Nov 2001
|
4,902 |
5,053 |
|
Dec 2001
|
4,767 |
4,783 |
|
Jan 2002
|
4,849 |
5,202 |
|
Feb 2002
|
4,900 |
4,953 |
|
Mar 2002
|
4,644 |
4,609 |
|
Apr 2002
|
4,940 |
5,027 |
|
May 2002
|
4,959 |
4,979 |
|
Jun 2002
|
4,824 |
4,793 |
|
Jul 2002
|
5,005 |
5,119 |
|
Aug 2002
|
4,851 |
4,860 |
|
Sep 2002
|
4,848 |
4,890 |
|
Oct 2002
|
4,806 |
4,805 |
|
Nov 2002
|
4,918 |
4,761 |
|
Dec 2002
|
4,925 |
4,918 |
|
Jan 2003
|
4,971 |
5,015 |
|
Feb 2003
|
4,713 |
4,779 |
|
Mar 2003
|
4,433 |
4,586 |
|
Apr 2003
|
4,688 |
4,781 |
|
May 2003
|
4,613 |
4,671 |
|
Jun 2003
|
4,755 |
4,783 |
|
Jul 2003
|
4,714 |
4,750 |
|
Aug 2003
|
4,653 |
4,747 |
|
Sep 2003
|
4,873 |
4,752 |
|
Oct 2003
|
4,897 |
4,789 |
|
Nov 2003
|
4,717 |
4,611 |
|
Dec 2003
|
5,000 |
4,732 |
|
Jan 2004
|
4,827 |
4,795 |
|
Feb 2004
|
4,700 |
4,571 |
|
Mar 2004
|
5,219 |
4,874 |
|
Apr 2004
|
5,115 |
4,900 |
|
May 2004
|
4,939 |
4,654 |
|
Jun 2004
|
4,948 |
4,881 |
|
Jul 2004
|
4,880 |
4,885 |
|
Aug 2004
|
5,091 |
4,985 |
|
Sep 2004
|
4,985 |
4,807 |
|
Oct 2004
|
5,092 |
4,781 |
|
Nov 2004
|
5,180 |
5,098 |
|
Dec 2004
|
5,246 |
4,991 |
|
Jan 2005
|
5,207 |
5,177 |
|
Feb 2005
|
5,273 |
5,006 |
|
Mar 2005
|
5,216 |
5,071 |
|
Apr 2005
|
5,270 |
4,970 |
|
May 2005
|
5,298 |
5,105 |
|
Jun 2005
|
5,332 |
5,074 |
|
Jul 2005
|
5,275 |
4,917 |
|
Aug 2005
|
5,410 |
5,220 |
|
Sep 2005
|
5,427 |
5,305 |
|
Oct 2005
|
4,988 |
4,960 |
|
Nov 2005
|
5,308 |
4,949 |
|
Dec 2005
|
5,103 |
4,945 |
|
Jan 2006
|
5,196 |
5,043 |
|
Feb 2006
|
5,329 |
4,983 |
|
Mar 2006
|
5,372 |
5,037 |
|
Apr 2006
|
5,113 |
5,012 |
|
May 2006
|
5,489 |
5,417 |
|
Jun 2006
|
5,278 |
5,136 |
|
Jul 2006
|
5,372 |
5,183 |
|
Aug 2006
|
5,208 |
5,001 |
|
Sep 2006
|
5,214 |
5,007 |
|
Oct 2006
|
5,179 |
5,171 |
|
Nov 2006
|
5,528 |
5,291 |
|
Dec 2006
|
5,223 |
5,108 |
|
Jan 2007
|
5,245 |
5,144 |
|
Feb 2007
|
5,202 |
5,094 |
|
Mar 2007
|
5,380 |
5,123 |
|
Apr 2007
|
5,158 |
5,138 |
|
May 2007
|
5,268 |
5,080 |
|
Jun 2007
|
5,187 |
5,065 |
|
Jul 2007
|
5,075 |
5,118 |
|
Aug 2007
|
5,106 |
5,105 |
|
Sep 2007
|
5,145 |
5,031 |
|
Oct 2007
|
5,227 |
5,129 |
|
Nov 2007
|
5,162 |
5,031 |
|
Dec 2007
|
4,968 |
4,926 |
|
Jan 2008
|
4,868 |
5,005 |
|
Feb 2008
|
4,943 |
5,010 |
|
Mar 2008
|
4,766 |
4,762 |
|
Apr 2008
|
4,875 |
5,121 |
|
May 2008
|
4,602 |
4,728 |
|
Jun 2008
|
4,751 |
4,900 |
|
Jul 2008
|
4,471 |
4,713 |
|
Aug 2008
|
4,522 |
4,815 |
|
Sep 2008
|
4,316 |
4,751 |
|
Oct 2008
|
4,454 |
4,895 |
|
Nov 2008
|
3,954 |
4,605 |
|
Dec 2008
|
4,218 |
4,814 |
|
Jan 2009
|
4,158 |
4,974 |
|
Feb 2009
|
4,011 |
4,674 |
|
Mar 2009
|
3,730 |
4,536 |
|
Apr 2009
|
3,853 |
4,655 |
|
May 2009
|
3,793 |
4,146 |
|
Jun 2009
|
3,675 |
4,192 |
|
Jul 2009
|
3,854 |
4,297 |
|
Aug 2009
|
3,744 |
4,060 |
|
Sep 2009
|
3,859 |
4,084 |
|
Oct 2009
|
3,767 |
3,951 |
|
Nov 2009
|
3,992 |
3,873 |
|
Dec 2009
|
3,806 |
3,989 |
|
Jan 2010
|
3,880 |
3,894 |
|
Feb 2010
|
3,781 |
3,830 |
|
Mar 2010
|
4,182 |
3,949 |
|
Apr 2010
|
4,082 |
3,892 |
|
May 2010
|
4,376 |
3,831 |
|
Jun 2010
|
4,064 |
4,223 |
|
Jul 2010
|
4,116 |
4,278 |
|
Aug 2010
|
3,910 |
4,009 |
|
Sep 2010
|
3,978 |
4,026 |
|
Oct 2010
|
4,061 |
3,784 |
|
Nov 2010
|
4,101 |
3,843 |
|
Dec 2010
|
4,155 |
4,026 |
|
Jan 2011
|
3,910 |
3,908 |
|
Feb 2011
|
4,061 |
3,838 |
|
Mar 2011
|
4,291 |
3,980 |
|
Apr 2011
|
4,218 |
3,924 |
|
May 2011
|
4,116 |
4,035 |
|
Jun 2011
|
4,297 |
4,094 |
|
Jul 2011
|
4,139 |
4,082 |
|
Aug 2011
|
4,168 |
4,120 |
|
Sep 2011
|
4,320 |
4,115 |
|
Oct 2011
|
4,239 |
4,011 |
|
Nov 2011
|
4,244 |
4,001 |
|
Dec 2011
|
4,234 |
3,994 |
|
Jan 2012
|
4,291 |
4,031 |
|
Feb 2012
|
4,470 |
4,174 |
|
Mar 2012
|
4,454 |
4,130 |
|
Apr 2012
|
4,290 |
4,247 |
|
May 2012
|
4,440 |
4,331 |
|
Jun 2012
|
4,435 |
4,374 |
|
Jul 2012
|
4,256 |
4,145 |
|
Aug 2012
|
4,421 |
4,352 |
|
Sep 2012
|
4,240 |
4,061 |
|
Oct 2012
|
4,314 |
4,177 |
|
Nov 2012
|
4,400 |
4,145 |
|
Dec 2012
|
4,345 |
4,069 |
|
Jan 2013
|
4,433 |
4,328 |
|
Feb 2013
|
4,557 |
4,163 |
|
Mar 2013
|
4,275 |
4,106 |
|
Apr 2013
|
4,503 |
4,357 |
|
May 2013
|
4,551 |
4,358 |
|
Jun 2013
|
4,411 |
4,278 |
|
Jul 2013
|
4,524 |
4,374 |
|
Aug 2013
|
4,694 |
4,514 |
|
Sep 2013
|
4,692 |
4,504 |
|
Oct 2013
|
4,457 |
4,262 |
|
Nov 2013
|
4,600 |
4,265 |
|
Dec 2013
|
4,488 |
4,383 |
|
Jan 2014
|
4,640 |
4,476 |
|
Feb 2014
|
4,700 |
4,465 |
|
Mar 2014
|
4,768 |
4,446 |
|
Apr 2014
|
4,763 |
4,499 |
|
May 2014
|
4,755 |
4,562 |
|
Jun 2014
|
4,839 |
4,543 |
|
Jul 2014
|
4,991 |
4,756 |
|
Aug 2014
|
4,787 |
4,634 |
|
Sep 2014
|
5,092 |
4,830 |
|
Oct 2014
|
5,103 |
4,914 |
|
Nov 2014
|
5,026 |
4,654 |
|
Dec 2014
|
5,186 |
4,840 |
|
Jan 2015
|
5,052 |
4,883 |
|
Feb 2015
|
5,091 |
4,740 |
|
Mar 2015
|
5,110 |
4,985 |
|
Apr 2015
|
5,071 |
4,887 |
|
May 2015
|
5,111 |
4,869 |
|
Jun 2015
|
5,147 |
4,937 |
|
Jul 2015
|
5,084 |
4,794 |
|
Aug 2015
|
5,060 |
4,951 |
|
Sep 2015
|
5,131 |
4,956 |
|
Oct 2015
|
5,212 |
4,912 |
|
Nov 2015
|
5,253 |
4,958 |
|
Dec 2015
|
5,401 |
5,128 |