Figure 12. Job openings and employment, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, December 2000–December 2016
Month and year |
Job openings (thousands) |
Employment (thousands) |
Dec 2000
|
4,736 |
132,731 |
Jan 2001
|
5,385 |
132,705 |
Feb 2001
|
4,658 |
132,777 |
Mar 2001
|
4,563 |
132,752 |
Apr 2001
|
4,901 |
132,471 |
May 2001
|
4,550 |
132,433 |
Jun 2001
|
4,280 |
132,302 |
Jul 2001
|
4,499 |
132,190 |
Aug 2001
|
4,134 |
132,033 |
Sep 2001
|
3,975 |
131,793 |
Oct 2001
|
3,605 |
131,468 |
Nov 2001
|
3,387 |
131,175 |
Dec 2001
|
3,385 |
131,005 |
Jan 2002
|
3,759 |
130,867 |
Feb 2002
|
3,372 |
130,733 |
Mar 2002
|
3,551 |
130,713 |
Apr 2002
|
3,472 |
130,634 |
May 2002
|
3,596 |
130,627 |
Jun 2002
|
3,365 |
130,684 |
Jul 2002
|
3,411 |
130,599 |
Aug 2002
|
3,490 |
130,585 |
Sep 2002
|
3,308 |
130,526 |
Oct 2002
|
3,535 |
130,652 |
Nov 2002
|
3,415 |
130,662 |
Dec 2002
|
2,943 |
130,505 |
Jan 2003
|
3,824 |
130,597 |
Feb 2003
|
3,381 |
130,447 |
Mar 2003
|
3,052 |
130,238 |
Apr 2003
|
3,340 |
130,194 |
May 2003
|
3,233 |
130,186 |
Jun 2003
|
3,334 |
130,195 |
Jul 2003
|
3,270 |
130,219 |
Aug 2003
|
3,283 |
130,177 |
Sep 2003
|
3,074 |
130,281 |
Oct 2003
|
3,205 |
130,479 |
Nov 2003
|
3,157 |
130,496 |
Dec 2003
|
3,214 |
130,618 |
Jan 2004
|
3,459 |
130,780 |
Feb 2004
|
3,402 |
130,826 |
Mar 2004
|
3,380 |
131,158 |
Apr 2004
|
3,629 |
131,407 |
May 2004
|
3,660 |
131,715 |
Jun 2004
|
3,424 |
131,791 |
Jul 2004
|
3,934 |
131,835 |
Aug 2004
|
3,619 |
131,956 |
Sep 2004
|
3,742 |
132,120 |
Oct 2004
|
3,792 |
132,466 |
Nov 2004
|
3,238 |
132,530 |
Dec 2004
|
3,650 |
132,660 |
Jan 2005
|
3,670 |
132,794 |
Feb 2005
|
3,845 |
133,033 |
Mar 2005
|
3,831 |
133,169 |
Apr 2005
|
4,243 |
133,534 |
May 2005
|
3,884 |
133,708 |
Jun 2005
|
4,022 |
133,955 |
Jul 2005
|
4,319 |
134,331 |
Aug 2005
|
4,073 |
134,525 |
Sep 2005
|
4,237 |
134,593 |
Oct 2005
|
4,277 |
134,678 |
Nov 2005
|
4,220 |
135,015 |
Dec 2005
|
4,064 |
135,174 |
Jan 2006
|
4,298 |
135,452 |
Feb 2006
|
4,229 |
135,768 |
Mar 2006
|
4,493 |
136,049 |
Apr 2006
|
4,680 |
136,232 |
May 2006
|
4,389 |
136,255 |
Jun 2006
|
4,349 |
136,337 |
Jul 2006
|
4,154 |
136,544 |
Aug 2006
|
4,560 |
136,725 |
Sep 2006
|
4,516 |
136,883 |
Oct 2006
|
4,472 |
136,887 |
Nov 2006
|
4,341 |
137,095 |
Dec 2006
|
4,278 |
137,266 |
Jan 2007
|
4,630 |
137,506 |
Feb 2007
|
4,465 |
137,595 |
Mar 2007
|
4,666 |
137,785 |
Apr 2007
|
4,824 |
137,865 |
May 2007
|
4,550 |
138,008 |
Jun 2007
|
4,608 |
138,083 |
Jul 2007
|
4,490 |
138,049 |
Aug 2007
|
4,555 |
138,029 |
Sep 2007
|
4,523 |
138,117 |
Oct 2007
|
4,300 |
138,201 |
Nov 2007
|
4,156 |
138,315 |
Dec 2007
|
4,123 |
138,413 |
Jan 2008
|
4,260 |
138,430 |
Feb 2008
|
4,042 |
138,346 |
Mar 2008
|
4,001 |
138,268 |
Apr 2008
|
4,098 |
138,058 |
May 2008
|
3,960 |
137,872 |
Jun 2008
|
3,767 |
137,710 |
Jul 2008
|
3,821 |
137,497 |
Aug 2008
|
3,665 |
137,230 |
Sep 2008
|
3,264 |
136,780 |
Oct 2008
|
3,292 |
136,306 |
Nov 2008
|
2,956 |
135,540 |
Dec 2008
|
2,830 |
134,846 |
Jan 2009
|
2,767 |
134,053 |
Feb 2009
|
2,791 |
133,351 |
Mar 2009
|
2,491 |
132,528 |
Apr 2009
|
2,357 |
131,841 |
May 2009
|
2,427 |
131,492 |
Jun 2009
|
2,428 |
131,021 |
Jul 2009
|
2,196 |
130,692 |
Aug 2009
|
2,306 |
130,479 |
Sep 2009
|
2,478 |
130,259 |
Oct 2009
|
2,400 |
130,055 |
Nov 2009
|
2,350 |
130,053 |
Dec 2009
|
2,407 |
129,778 |
Jan 2010
|
2,636 |
129,801 |
Feb 2010
|
2,578 |
129,733 |
Mar 2010
|
2,666 |
129,897 |
Apr 2010
|
3,220 |
130,140 |
May 2010
|
2,891 |
130,664 |
Jun 2010
|
2,664 |
130,527 |
Jul 2010
|
2,965 |
130,459 |
Aug 2010
|
2,920 |
130,423 |
Sep 2010
|
2,767 |
130,371 |
Oct 2010
|
3,033 |
130,633 |
Nov 2010
|
2,914 |
130,752 |
Dec 2010
|
2,857 |
130,839 |
Jan 2011
|
2,939 |
130,882 |
Feb 2011
|
3,056 |
131,071 |
Mar 2011
|
3,130 |
131,296 |
Apr 2011
|
3,287 |
131,642 |
May 2011
|
3,114 |
131,719 |
Jun 2011
|
3,224 |
131,944 |
Jul 2011
|
3,475 |
132,013 |
Aug 2011
|
3,168 |
132,123 |
Sep 2011
|
3,495 |
132,371 |
Oct 2011
|
3,421 |
132,580 |
Nov 2011
|
3,153 |
132,721 |
Dec 2011
|
3,369 |
132,930 |
Jan 2012
|
3,725 |
133,288 |
Feb 2012
|
3,500 |
133,525 |
Mar 2012
|
3,831 |
133,758 |
Apr 2012
|
3,643 |
133,836 |
May 2012
|
3,694 |
133,951 |
Jun 2012
|
3,799 |
134,027 |
Jul 2012
|
3,694 |
134,170 |
Aug 2012
|
3,683 |
134,347 |
Sep 2012
|
3,521 |
134,550 |
Oct 2012
|
3,708 |
134,696 |
Nov 2012
|
3,521 |
134,828 |
Dec 2012
|
3,570 |
135,072 |
Jan 2013
|
3,790 |
135,283 |
Feb 2013
|
3,974 |
135,569 |
Mar 2013
|
3,872 |
135,699 |
Apr 2013
|
3,951 |
135,896 |
May 2013
|
3,873 |
136,122 |
Jun 2013
|
3,924 |
136,284 |
Jul 2013
|
3,896 |
136,406 |
Aug 2013
|
3,968 |
136,667 |
Sep 2013
|
3,959 |
136,857 |
Oct 2013
|
4,105 |
137,069 |
Nov 2013
|
3,837 |
137,327 |
Dec 2013
|
3,742 |
137,374 |
Jan 2014
|
3,980 |
137,564 |
Feb 2014
|
4,101 |
137,715 |
Mar 2014
|
4,167 |
137,987 |
Apr 2014
|
4,569 |
138,316 |
May 2014
|
4,594 |
138,562 |
Jun 2014
|
4,680 |
138,866 |
Jul 2014
|
4,648 |
139,068 |
Aug 2014
|
5,026 |
139,298 |
Sep 2014
|
4,625 |
139,578 |
Oct 2014
|
4,906 |
139,805 |
Nov 2014
|
4,684 |
140,117 |
Dec 2014
|
4,795 |
140,372 |
Jan 2015
|
5,104 |
140,606 |
Feb 2015
|
5,124 |
140,844 |
Mar 2015
|
5,125 |
140,930 |
Apr 2015
|
5,632 |
141,192 |
May 2015
|
5,421 |
141,536 |
Jun 2015
|
5,189 |
141,742 |
Jul 2015
|
5,891 |
141,996 |
Aug 2015
|
5,445 |
142,153 |
Sep 2015
|
5,414 |
142,253 |
Oct 2015
|
5,484 |
142,574 |
Nov 2015
|
5,221 |
142,846 |
Dec 2015
|
5,374 |
143,085 |
Jan 2016
|
5,713 |
143,211 |
Feb 2016
|
5,566 |
143,448 |
Mar 2016
|
5,852 |
143,673 |
Apr 2016
|
5,643 |
143,826 |
May 2016
|
5,582 |
143,869 |
Jun 2016
|
5,535 |
144,166 |
Jul 2016
|
5,973 |
144,457 |
Aug 2016
|
5,491 |
144,633 |
Sep 2016
|
5,666 |
144,882 |
Oct 2016
|
5,587 |
145,006 |
Nov 2016
|
5,631 |
145,170 |
Dec 2016
|
5,539 |
145,327 |