Figure 13c. BED gross job gains, BED gross job losses, JOLTS total hires, and JOLTS total separations, 500+ employees, 2001–17
Year BED gains BED losses JOLTS hires JOLTS total seps

2002

3,919,183 5,633,734 24,726,441 26,379,556

2003

3,639,209 4,511,660 23,029,303 23,625,058

2004

3,573,913 3,808,162 22,225,127 22,143,243

2005

3,724,984 3,395,844 23,641,686 22,753,860

2006

3,709,846 3,214,887 24,833,687 23,425,667

2007

3,570,992 3,330,384 25,571,046 24,343,560

2008

3,432,173 3,607,046 24,583,067 23,874,754

2009

2,648,985 4,696,178 20,708,632 22,753,891

2010

2,557,031 3,634,981 16,775,218 18,333,294

2011

2,952,173 2,546,568 19,046,586 18,141,927

2012

3,110,368 2,520,387 20,901,715 19,418,196

2013

3,131,945 2,705,166 21,869,907 20,469,524

2014

3,217,922 2,784,920 24,361,183 22,967,774

2015

3,446,684 2,847,419 26,533,121 24,877,124

2016

3,671,646 3,081,854 28,005,403 26,566,295

2017

3.553,656 3,178,576 28,385,869 27,033,556

Notes: BED = Business Employment Dynamics, JOLTS = Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, and seps = separations.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.