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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.