Figure 2
Total nonfarm hires and separations: Level in thousands, monthly, seasonally adjusted, January 2006–January 2020
| observation_date | Hires | Separations |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-01 | 5271 | 5113 |
| 2006-02-01 | 5474 | 5180 |
| 2006-03-01 | 5524 | 5196 |
| 2006-04-01 | 5215 | 5074 |
| 2006-05-01 | 5498 | 5417 |
| 2006-06-01 | 5455 | 5262 |
| 2006-07-01 | 5573 | 5366 |
| 2006-08-01 | 5373 | 5207 |
| 2006-09-01 | 5288 | 5090 |
| 2006-10-01 | 5375 | 5319 |
| 2006-11-01 | 5495 | 5324 |
| 2006-12-01 | 5214 | 5127 |
| 2007-01-01 | 5426 | 5314 |
| 2007-02-01 | 5160 | 5117 |
| 2007-03-01 | 5479 | 5196 |
| 2007-04-01 | 5353 | 5286 |
| 2007-05-01 | 5469 | 5292 |
| 2007-06-01 | 5267 | 5103 |
| 2007-07-01 | 5217 | 5253 |
| 2007-08-01 | 5358 | 5398 |
| 2007-09-01 | 5344 | 5191 |
| 2007-10-01 | 5398 | 5271 |
| 2007-11-01 | 5176 | 5093 |
| 2007-12-01 | 5119 | 5041 |
| 2008-01-01 | 5071 | 5194 |
| 2008-02-01 | 5077 | 5184 |
| 2008-03-01 | 4924 | 4910 |
| 2008-04-01 | 4948 | 5182 |
| 2008-05-01 | 4691 | 4840 |
| 2008-06-01 | 4893 | 5043 |
| 2008-07-01 | 4637 | 4868 |
| 2008-08-01 | 4682 | 5014 |
| 2008-09-01 | 4499 | 4901 |
| 2008-10-01 | 4548 | 4977 |
| 2008-11-01 | 4104 | 4787 |
| 2008-12-01 | 4348 | 4879 |
| 2009-01-01 | 4095 | 4925 |
| 2009-02-01 | 4061 | 4824 |
| 2009-03-01 | 3858 | 4693 |
| 2009-04-01 | 3888 | 4695 |
| 2009-05-01 | 3758 | 4184 |
| 2009-06-01 | 3639 | 4226 |
| 2009-07-01 | 3857 | 4256 |
| 2009-08-01 | 3810 | 3992 |
| 2009-09-01 | 3944 | 4123 |
| 2009-10-01 | 3838 | 4003 |
| 2009-11-01 | 4024 | 3983 |
| 2009-12-01 | 4004 | 4103 |
| 2010-01-01 | 3904 | 3989 |
| 2010-02-01 | 3864 | 3978 |
| 2010-03-01 | 4302 | 4072 |
| 2010-04-01 | 4159 | 3948 |
| 2010-05-01 | 4420 | 3911 |
| 2010-06-01 | 4111 | 4308 |
| 2010-07-01 | 4163 | 4299 |
| 2010-08-01 | 4046 | 4067 |
| 2010-09-01 | 4034 | 4047 |
| 2010-10-01 | 4173 | 3883 |
| 2010-11-01 | 4182 | 4041 |
| 2010-12-01 | 4299 | 4143 |
| 2011-01-01 | 4000 | 4045 |
| 2011-02-01 | 4231 | 4014 |
| 2011-03-01 | 4430 | 4109 |
| 2011-04-01 | 4296 | 3994 |
| 2011-05-01 | 4261 | 4179 |
| 2011-06-01 | 4366 | 4168 |
| 2011-07-01 | 4261 | 4180 |
| 2011-08-01 | 4298 | 4189 |
| 2011-09-01 | 4429 | 4213 |
| 2011-10-01 | 4370 | 4147 |
| 2011-11-01 | 4365 | 4237 |
| 2011-12-01 | 4356 | 4090 |
| 2012-01-01 | 4457 | 4195 |
| 2012-02-01 | 4560 | 4322 |
| 2012-03-01 | 4575 | 4257 |
| 2012-04-01 | 4389 | 4329 |
| 2012-05-01 | 4533 | 4430 |
| 2012-06-01 | 4440 | 4383 |
| 2012-07-01 | 4327 | 4178 |
| 2012-08-01 | 4450 | 4338 |
| 2012-09-01 | 4302 | 4100 |
| 2012-10-01 | 4389 | 4260 |
| 2012-11-01 | 4489 | 4303 |
| 2012-12-01 | 4452 | 4117 |
| 2013-01-01 | 4487 | 4381 |
| 2013-02-01 | 4571 | 4257 |
| 2013-03-01 | 4369 | 4215 |
| 2013-04-01 | 4572 | 4424 |
| 2013-05-01 | 4663 | 4433 |
| 2013-06-01 | 4440 | 4313 |
| 2013-07-01 | 4561 | 4459 |
| 2013-08-01 | 4730 | 4522 |
| 2013-09-01 | 4726 | 4521 |
| 2013-10-01 | 4518 | 4354 |
| 2013-11-01 | 4622 | 4332 |
| 2013-12-01 | 4614 | 4387 |
| 2014-01-01 | 4626 | 4464 |
| 2014-02-01 | 4696 | 4511 |
| 2014-03-01 | 4763 | 4498 |
| 2014-04-01 | 4880 | 4584 |
| 2014-05-01 | 4808 | 4569 |
| 2014-06-01 | 4925 | 4617 |
| 2014-07-01 | 5008 | 4786 |
| 2014-08-01 | 4810 | 4654 |
| 2014-09-01 | 5149 | 4861 |
| 2014-10-01 | 5111 | 4941 |
| 2014-11-01 | 4978 | 4642 |
| 2014-12-01 | 5192 | 4815 |
| 2015-01-01 | 5061 | 4911 |
| 2015-02-01 | 5127 | 4828 |
| 2015-03-01 | 5126 | 5064 |
| 2015-04-01 | 5196 | 4942 |
| 2015-05-01 | 5142 | 4826 |
| 2015-06-01 | 5125 | 4992 |
| 2015-07-01 | 5150 | 4887 |
| 2015-08-01 | 5163 | 5055 |
| 2015-09-01 | 5287 | 5114 |
| 2015-10-01 | 5338 | 5032 |
| 2015-11-01 | 5358 | 5052 |
| 2015-12-01 | 5540 | 5208 |
| 2016-01-01 | 5204 | 5144 |
| 2016-02-01 | 5559 | 5282 |
| 2016-03-01 | 5362 | 5140 |
| 2016-04-01 | 5277 | 5122 |
| 2016-05-01 | 5206 | 5137 |
| 2016-06-01 | 5277 | 5061 |
| 2016-07-01 | 5419 | 5114 |
| 2016-08-01 | 5301 | 5188 |
| 2016-09-01 | 5283 | 4988 |
| 2016-10-01 | 5234 | 5098 |
| 2016-11-01 | 5316 | 5114 |
| 2016-12-01 | 5380 | 5087 |
| 2017-01-01 | 5517 | 5338 |
| 2017-02-01 | 5366 | 5141 |
| 2017-03-01 | 5395 | 5254 |
| 2017-04-01 | 5265 | 5101 |
| 2017-05-01 | 5454 | 5280 |
| 2017-06-01 | 5642 | 5457 |
| 2017-07-01 | 5502 | 5351 |
| 2017-08-01 | 5528 | 5368 |
| 2017-09-01 | 5401 | 5334 |
| 2017-10-01 | 5635 | 5347 |
| 2017-11-01 | 5473 | 5221 |
| 2017-12-01 | 5426 | 5265 |
| 2018-01-01 | 5511 | 5346 |
| 2018-02-01 | 5669 | 5276 |
| 2018-03-01 | 5629 | 5475 |
| 2018-04-01 | 5587 | 5449 |
| 2018-05-01 | 5819 | 5513 |
| 2018-06-01 | 5783 | 5558 |
| 2018-07-01 | 5691 | 5579 |
| 2018-08-01 | 5792 | 5568 |
| 2018-09-01 | 5610 | 5517 |
| 2018-10-01 | 5855 | 5638 |
| 2018-11-01 | 5818 | 5692 |
| 2018-12-01 | 5762 | 5569 |
| 2019-01-01 | 5834 | 5590 |
| 2019-02-01 | 5703 | 5676 |
| 2019-03-01 | 5689 | 5553 |
| 2019-04-01 | 6000 | 5763 |
| 2019-05-01 | 5687 | 5547 |
| 2019-06-01 | 5760 | 5568 |
| 2019-07-01 | 5975 | 5769 |
| 2019-08-01 | 5839 | 5660 |
| 2019-09-01 | 5959 | 5739 |
| 2019-10-01 | 5757 | 5580 |
| 2019-11-01 | 5857 | 5657 |
| 2019-12-01 | 5927 | 5762 |
| 2020-01-01 | 5824 | 5614 |
Note: Shared area denotes recession.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED economic data
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