August 14, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Hires rate at low point in June 2009
Hires rate, total nonfarm sector, seasonally adjusted, January 2001–June 2009
| Month |
Percent |
Jan 2001 |
4.2 |
Feb 2001 |
4.1 |
Mar 2001 |
4.4 |
Apr 2001 |
4.1 |
May 2001 |
4.1 |
Jun 2001 |
4.0 |
Jul 2001 |
4.0 |
Aug 2001 |
3.9 |
Sep 2001 |
3.9 |
Oct 2001 |
3.9 |
Nov 2001 |
3.8 |
Dec 2001 |
3.8 |
Jan 2002 |
3.8 |
Feb 2002 |
3.9 |
Mar 2002 |
3.7 |
Apr 2002 |
3.9 |
May 2002 |
3.9 |
Jun 2002 |
3.8 |
Jul 2002 |
4.1 |
Aug 2002 |
3.8 |
Sep 2002 |
3.8 |
Oct 2002 |
3.7 |
Nov 2002 |
3.8 |
Dec 2002 |
3.9 |
Jan 2003 |
3.9 |
Feb 2003 |
3.8 |
Mar 2003 |
3.5 |
Apr 2003 |
3.6 |
May 2003 |
3.6 |
Jun 2003 |
3.7 |
Jul 2003 |
3.6 |
Aug 2003 |
3.6 |
Sep 2003 |
3.7 |
Oct 2003 |
3.9 |
Nov 2003 |
3.7 |
Dec 2003 |
3.9 |
Jan 2004 |
3.8 |
Feb 2004 |
3.8 |
Mar 2004 |
4.1 |
Apr 2004 |
4.0 |
May 2004 |
3.9 |
Jun 2004 |
3.9 |
Jul 2004 |
3.8 |
Aug 2004 |
3.9 |
Sep 2004 |
3.9 |
Oct 2004 |
4.0 |
Nov 2004 |
4.0 |
Dec 2004 |
4.0 |
Jan 2005 |
4.2 |
Feb 2005 |
4.0 |
Mar 2005 |
4.0 |
Apr 2005 |
4.0 |
May 2005 |
4.0 |
Jun 2005 |
4.1 |
Jul 2005 |
4.0 |
Aug 2005 |
4.1 |
Sep 2005 |
4.1 |
Oct 2005 |
3.8 |
Nov 2005 |
3.9 |
Dec 2005 |
3.9 |
Jan 2006 |
3.8 |
Feb 2006 |
4.1 |
Mar 2006 |
4.0 |
Apr 2006 |
3.8 |
May 2006 |
4.1 |
Jun 2006 |
4.0 |
Jul 2006 |
4.1 |
Aug 2006 |
3.9 |
Sep 2006 |
4.0 |
Oct 2006 |
3.9 |
Nov 2006 |
4.0 |
Dec 2006 |
3.9 |
Jan 2007 |
3.9 |
Feb 2007 |
3.9 |
Mar 2007 |
3.9 |
Apr 2007 |
3.8 |
May 2007 |
3.9 |
Jun 2007 |
3.9 |
Jul 2007 |
3.8 |
Aug 2007 |
3.8 |
Sep 2007 |
3.8 |
Oct 2007 |
3.9 |
Nov 2007 |
3.8 |
Dec 2007 |
3.7 |
Jan 2008 |
3.6 |
Feb 2008 |
3.7 |
Mar 2008 |
3.5 |
Apr 2008 |
3.6 |
May 2008 |
3.4 |
Jun 2008 |
3.5 |
Jul 2008 |
3.4 |
Aug 2008 |
3.4 |
Sep 2008 |
3.3 |
Oct 2008 |
3.3 |
Nov 2008 |
3.1 |
Dec 2008 |
3.3 |
Jan 2009 |
3.3 |
Feb 2009 |
3.2 |
Mar 2009 |
3.1 |
Apr 2009 |
3.1 |
May 2009 |
3.0 |
Jun 2009 |
2.9 |
These data featured in the TED article, Hires rate at low point in June 2009.
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