Figure 8. Layoffs and discharges, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, December 2000–December 2016
| Month and year |
Level (thousands) |
Rate (percent) |
|
Dec 2000
|
1,891 |
1.4 |
|
Jan 2001
|
2,196 |
1.7 |
|
Feb 2001
|
1,849 |
1.4 |
|
Mar 2001
|
2,144 |
1.6 |
|
Apr 2001
|
1,917 |
1.4 |
|
May 2001
|
2,012 |
1.5 |
|
Jun 2001
|
1,900 |
1.4 |
|
Jul 2001
|
1,949 |
1.5 |
|
Aug 2001
|
1,863 |
1.4 |
|
Sep 2001
|
2,042 |
1.5 |
|
Oct 2001
|
2,256 |
1.7 |
|
Nov 2001
|
2,118 |
1.6 |
|
Dec 2001
|
1,878 |
1.4 |
|
Jan 2002
|
1,884 |
1.4 |
|
Feb 2002
|
1,982 |
1.5 |
|
Mar 2002
|
1,751 |
1.3 |
|
Apr 2002
|
1,904 |
1.5 |
|
May 2002
|
1,947 |
1.5 |
|
Jun 2002
|
1,823 |
1.4 |
|
Jul 2002
|
1,985 |
1.5 |
|
Aug 2002
|
1,842 |
1.4 |
|
Sep 2002
|
1,879 |
1.4 |
|
Oct 2002
|
1,865 |
1.4 |
|
Nov 2002
|
1,912 |
1.5 |
|
Dec 2002
|
1,952 |
1.5 |
|
Jan 2003
|
2,002 |
1.5 |
|
Feb 2003
|
1,972 |
1.5 |
|
Mar 2003
|
1,833 |
1.4 |
|
Apr 2003
|
2,007 |
1.5 |
|
May 2003
|
1,965 |
1.5 |
|
Jun 2003
|
2,066 |
1.6 |
|
Jul 2003
|
2,021 |
1.6 |
|
Aug 2003
|
1,996 |
1.5 |
|
Sep 2003
|
1,904 |
1.5 |
|
Oct 2003
|
1,896 |
1.5 |
|
Nov 2003
|
1,824 |
1.4 |
|
Dec 2003
|
1,930 |
1.5 |
|
Jan 2004
|
1,954 |
1.5 |
|
Feb 2004
|
1,831 |
1.4 |
|
Mar 2004
|
1,933 |
1.5 |
|
Apr 2004
|
1,902 |
1.4 |
|
May 2004
|
1,832 |
1.4 |
|
Jun 2004
|
1,846 |
1.4 |
|
Jul 2004
|
1,806 |
1.4 |
|
Aug 2004
|
1,926 |
1.5 |
|
Sep 2004
|
1,851 |
1.4 |
|
Oct 2004
|
1,755 |
1.3 |
|
Nov 2004
|
1,949 |
1.5 |
|
Dec 2004
|
1,964 |
1.5 |
|
Jan 2005
|
1,939 |
1.5 |
|
Feb 2005
|
1,979 |
1.5 |
|
Mar 2005
|
1,934 |
1.5 |
|
Apr 2005
|
1,848 |
1.4 |
|
May 2005
|
1,878 |
1.4 |
|
Jun 2005
|
1,951 |
1.5 |
|
Jul 2005
|
1,827 |
1.4 |
|
Aug 2005
|
1,882 |
1.4 |
|
Sep 2005
|
1,907 |
1.4 |
|
Oct 2005
|
1,666 |
1.2 |
|
Nov 2005
|
1,689 |
1.3 |
|
Dec 2005
|
1,718 |
1.3 |
|
Jan 2006
|
1,670 |
1.2 |
|
Feb 2006
|
1,671 |
1.2 |
|
Mar 2006
|
1,650 |
1.2 |
|
Apr 2006
|
1,795 |
1.3 |
|
May 2006
|
1,887 |
1.4 |
|
Jun 2006
|
1,672 |
1.2 |
|
Jul 2006
|
1,767 |
1.3 |
|
Aug 2006
|
1,621 |
1.2 |
|
Sep 2006
|
1,706 |
1.2 |
|
Oct 2006
|
1,830 |
1.3 |
|
Nov 2006
|
1,870 |
1.4 |
|
Dec 2006
|
1,725 |
1.3 |
|
Jan 2007
|
1,746 |
1.3 |
|
Feb 2007
|
1,750 |
1.3 |
|
Mar 2007
|
1,788 |
1.3 |
|
Apr 2007
|
1,879 |
1.4 |
|
May 2007
|
1,755 |
1.3 |
|
Jun 2007
|
1,851 |
1.3 |
|
Jul 2007
|
1,759 |
1.3 |
|
Aug 2007
|
1,811 |
1.3 |
|
Sep 2007
|
2,079 |
1.5 |
|
Oct 2007
|
1,917 |
1.4 |
|
Nov 2007
|
1,919 |
1.4 |
|
Dec 2007
|
1,770 |
1.3 |
|
Jan 2008
|
1,843 |
1.3 |
|
Feb 2008
|
1,908 |
1.4 |
|
Mar 2008
|
1,835 |
1.3 |
|
Apr 2008
|
1,845 |
1.3 |
|
May 2008
|
1,842 |
1.3 |
|
Jun 2008
|
1,974 |
1.4 |
|
Jul 2008
|
1,894 |
1.4 |
|
Aug 2008
|
2,075 |
1.5 |
|
Sep 2008
|
1,963 |
1.4 |
|
Oct 2008
|
2,138 |
1.6 |
|
Nov 2008
|
2,190 |
1.6 |
|
Dec 2008
|
2,405 |
1.8 |
|
Jan 2009
|
2,573 |
1.9 |
|
Feb 2009
|
2,501 |
1.9 |
|
Mar 2009
|
2,433 |
1.8 |
|
Apr 2009
|
2,559 |
1.9 |
|
May 2009
|
2,121 |
1.6 |
|
Jun 2009
|
2,115 |
1.6 |
|
Jul 2009
|
2,273 |
1.7 |
|
Aug 2009
|
2,063 |
1.6 |
|
Sep 2009
|
2,127 |
1.6 |
|
Oct 2009
|
1,964 |
1.5 |
|
Nov 2009
|
1,823 |
1.4 |
|
Dec 2009
|
1,994 |
1.5 |
|
Jan 2010
|
1,874 |
1.4 |
|
Feb 2010
|
1,790 |
1.4 |
|
Mar 2010
|
1,830 |
1.4 |
|
Apr 2010
|
1,676 |
1.3 |
|
May 2010
|
1,733 |
1.3 |
|
Jun 2010
|
1,959 |
1.5 |
|
Jul 2010
|
2,081 |
1.6 |
|
Aug 2010
|
1,748 |
1.3 |
|
Sep 2010
|
1,768 |
1.4 |
|
Oct 2010
|
1,645 |
1.3 |
|
Nov 2010
|
1,753 |
1.3 |
|
Dec 2010
|
1,776 |
1.4 |
|
Jan 2011
|
1,710 |
1.3 |
|
Feb 2011
|
1,652 |
1.3 |
|
Mar 2011
|
1,709 |
1.3 |
|
Apr 2011
|
1,676 |
1.3 |
|
May 2011
|
1,692 |
1.3 |
|
Jun 2011
|
1,826 |
1.4 |
|
Jul 2011
|
1,749 |
1.3 |
|
Aug 2011
|
1,715 |
1.3 |
|
Sep 2011
|
1,756 |
1.3 |
|
Oct 2011
|
1,707 |
1.3 |
|
Nov 2011
|
1,757 |
1.3 |
|
Dec 2011
|
1,740 |
1.3 |
|
Jan 2012
|
1,707 |
1.3 |
|
Feb 2012
|
1,780 |
1.3 |
|
Mar 2012
|
1,653 |
1.2 |
|
Apr 2012
|
1,850 |
1.4 |
|
May 2012
|
1,828 |
1.4 |
|
Jun 2012
|
1,812 |
1.4 |
|
Jul 2012
|
1,668 |
1.2 |
|
Aug 2012
|
1,836 |
1.4 |
|
Sep 2012
|
1,745 |
1.3 |
|
Oct 2012
|
1,791 |
1.3 |
|
Nov 2012
|
1,789 |
1.3 |
|
Dec 2012
|
1,594 |
1.2 |
|
Jan 2013
|
1,602 |
1.2 |
|
Feb 2013
|
1,598 |
1.2 |
|
Mar 2013
|
1,710 |
1.3 |
|
Apr 2013
|
1,726 |
1.3 |
|
May 2013
|
1,735 |
1.3 |
|
Jun 2013
|
1,629 |
1.2 |
|
Jul 2013
|
1,654 |
1.2 |
|
Aug 2013
|
1,723 |
1.3 |
|
Sep 2013
|
1,782 |
1.3 |
|
Oct 2013
|
1,555 |
1.1 |
|
Nov 2013
|
1,542 |
1.1 |
|
Dec 2013
|
1,688 |
1.2 |
|
Jan 2014
|
1,728 |
1.3 |
|
Feb 2014
|
1,662 |
1.2 |
|
Mar 2014
|
1,631 |
1.2 |
|
Apr 2014
|
1,680 |
1.2 |
|
May 2014
|
1,651 |
1.2 |
|
Jun 2014
|
1,695 |
1.2 |
|
Jul 2014
|
1,829 |
1.3 |
|
Aug 2014
|
1,677 |
1.2 |
|
Sep 2014
|
1,682 |
1.2 |
|
Oct 2014
|
1,775 |
1.3 |
|
Nov 2014
|
1,675 |
1.2 |
|
Dec 2014
|
1,720 |
1.2 |
|
Jan 2015
|
1,725 |
1.2 |
|
Feb 2015
|
1,669 |
1.2 |
|
Mar 2015
|
1,889 |
1.3 |
|
Apr 2015
|
1,797 |
1.3 |
|
May 2015
|
1,667 |
1.2 |
|
Jun 2015
|
1,794 |
1.3 |
|
Jul 2015
|
1,673 |
1.2 |
|
Aug 2015
|
1,687 |
1.2 |
|
Sep 2015
|
1,899 |
1.3 |
|
Oct 2015
|
1,751 |
1.2 |
|
Nov 2015
|
1,689 |
1.2 |
|
Dec 2015
|
1,732 |
1.2 |
|
Jan 2016
|
1,724 |
1.2 |
|
Feb 2016
|
1,834 |
1.3 |
|
Mar 2016
|
1,726 |
1.2 |
|
Apr 2016
|
1,669 |
1.2 |
|
May 2016
|
1,741 |
1.2 |
|
Jun 2016
|
1,609 |
1.1 |
|
Jul 2016
|
1,609 |
1.1 |
|
Aug 2016
|
1,660 |
1.1 |
|
Sep 2016
|
1,516 |
1.0 |
|
Oct 2016
|
1,593 |
1.1 |
|
Nov 2016
|
1,660 |
1.1 |
|
Dec 2016
|
1,624 |
1.1 |