Chart 3. Total separations, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, January 2020–December 2022 (in thousands)
Month and year Total separations

Jan 2020

5,714

Feb 2020

5,779

Mar 2020

16,313

Apr 2020

11,542

May 2020

4,757

Jun 2020

5,171

Jul 2020

5,195

Aug 2020

4,879

Sep 2020

5,118

Oct 2020

5,362

Nov 2020

5,718

Dec 2020

5,644

Jan 2021

5,164

Feb 2021

5,382

Mar 2021

5,494

Apr 2021

5,714

May 2021

5,508

Jun 2021

5,737

Jul 2021

5,841

Aug 2021

5,839

Sep 2021

6,067

Oct 2021

5,927

Nov 2021

6,227

Dec 2021

6,131

Jan 2022

6,235

Feb 2022

6,071

Mar 2022

6,194

Apr 2022

6,175

May 2022

6,025

Jun 2022

5,991

Jul 2022

5,864

Aug 2022

6,244

Sep 2022

5,810

Oct 2022

5,846

Nov 2022

5,945

Dec 2022

5,906

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.