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Hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations, seasonally adjusted, September 2012–September 2014
Month
Hires
Separations
Total
Quits
Layoffs and
discharges
Other
separations
Sep 2012
4,232,000
4,045,000
1,941,000
1,771,000
333,000
Oct 2012
4,357,000
4,151,000
2,043,000
1,760,000
348,000
Nov 2012
4,465,000
4,207,000
2,095,000
1,771,000
342,000
Dec 2012
4,343,000
4,090,000
2,138,000
1,596,000
356,000
Jan 2013
4,389,000
4,262,000
2,301,000
1,578,000
383,000
Feb 2013
4,551,000
4,212,000
2,268,000
1,618,000
326,000
Mar 2013
4,301,000
4,186,000
2,103,000
1,755,000
328,000
Apr 2013
4,457,000
4,276,000
2,238,000
1,700,000
338,000
May 2013
4,541,000
4,401,000
2,198,000
1,783,000
420,000
Jun 2013
4,418,000
4,236,000
2,199,000
1,662,000
375,000
Jul 2013
4,525,000
4,313,000
2,305,000
1,666,000
341,000
Aug 2013
4,592,000
4,417,000
2,346,000
1,701,000
370,000
Sep 2013
4,701,000
4,500,000
2,381,000
1,783,000
336,000
Oct 2013
4,512,000
4,305,000
2,426,000
1,547,000
332,000
Nov 2013
4,574,000
4,316,000
2,448,000
1,511,000
356,000
Dec 2013
4,578,000
4,468,000
2,417,000
1,702,000
349,000
Jan 2014
4,516,000
4,419,000
2,368,000
1,703,000
348,000
Feb 2014
4,699,000
4,459,000
2,475,000
1,596,000
388,000
Mar 2014
4,706,000
4,491,000
2,461,000
1,638,000
392,000
Apr 2014
4,770,000
4,550,000
2,467,000
1,701,000
382,000
May 2014
4,738,000
4,530,000
2,487,000
1,656,000
387,000
Jun 2014
4,791,000
4,520,000
2,484,000
1,657,000
378,000
Jul 2014
4,934,000
4,629,000
2,547,000
1,726,000
356,000
Aug 2014
4,742,000
4,531,000
2,510,000
1,619,000
402,000
Sep 2014
5,026,000
4,788,000
2,753,000
1,647,000
388,000
There were 4.8 million total separations in September, up from 4.5 million in August. (Total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations.) The number of quits—which are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee—increased from 2.5 million in August to 2.8 million in September. This was the highest level of quits since April 2008. The number of layoffs and discharges—which are involuntary separations initiated by the employer—was little changed in September at 1.6 million.
United States Department of Labor
