JOLTS
Hires, quits, and layoff rates, 2000–2024
Date | Hires | Quits | Layoffs |
---|---|---|---|
Dec-2000 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
Jan-2001 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
Feb-2001 | 4 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
Mar-2001 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
Apr-2001 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
May-2001 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
Jun-2001 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
Jul-2001 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
Aug-2001 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
Sep-2001 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
Oct-2001 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
Nov-2001 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.7 |
Dec-2001 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.5 |
Jan-2002 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
Feb-2002 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.5 |
Mar-2002 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Apr-2002 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.5 |
May-2002 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Jun-2002 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Jul-2002 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.6 |
Aug-2002 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.5 |
Sep-2002 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Oct-2002 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Nov-2002 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Dec-2002 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Jan-2003 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Feb-2003 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Mar-2003 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Apr-2003 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
May-2003 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
Jun-2003 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
Jul-2003 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Aug-2003 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Sep-2003 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Oct-2003 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Nov-2003 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Dec-2003 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Jan-2004 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
Feb-2004 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Mar-2004 | 4 | 2 | 1.6 |
Apr-2004 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
May-2004 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Jun-2004 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.4 |
Jul-2004 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.4 |
Aug-2004 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.5 |
Sep-2004 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Oct-2004 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Nov-2004 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Dec-2004 | 3.9 | 2 | 1.5 |
Jan-2005 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Feb-2005 | 4 | 2 | 1.6 |
Mar-2005 | 4 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
Apr-2005 | 4 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
May-2005 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Jun-2005 | 4 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Jul-2005 | 4 | 2 | 1.4 |
Aug-2005 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
Sep-2005 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
Oct-2005 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
Nov-2005 | 4 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Dec-2005 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
Jan-2006 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
Feb-2006 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
Mar-2006 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
Apr-2006 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.4 |
May-2006 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
Jun-2006 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
Jul-2006 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
Aug-2006 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
Sep-2006 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Oct-2006 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
Nov-2006 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
Dec-2006 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
Jan-2007 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
Feb-2007 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Mar-2007 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
Apr-2007 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
May-2007 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
Jun-2007 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Jul-2007 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
Aug-2007 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
Sep-2007 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Oct-2007 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
Nov-2007 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.4 |
Dec-2007 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.4 |
Jan-2008 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
Feb-2008 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
Mar-2008 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Apr-2008 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
May-2008 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Jun-2008 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Jul-2008 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Aug-2008 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
Sep-2008 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Oct-2008 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Nov-2008 | 3 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
Dec-2008 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Jan-2009 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
Feb-2009 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
Mar-2009 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
Apr-2009 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 2 |
May-2009 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
Jun-2009 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
Jul-2009 | 3 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
Aug-2009 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Sep-2009 | 3 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
Oct-2009 | 3 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
Nov-2009 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Dec-2009 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
Jan-2010 | 3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Feb-2010 | 3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Mar-2010 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Apr-2010 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
May-2010 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Jun-2010 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Jul-2010 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
Aug-2010 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Sep-2010 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Oct-2010 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Nov-2010 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Dec-2010 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Jan-2011 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Feb-2011 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Mar-2011 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Apr-2011 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
May-2011 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Jun-2011 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Jul-2011 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Aug-2011 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Sep-2011 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Oct-2011 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Nov-2011 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Dec-2011 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Jan-2012 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Feb-2012 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
Mar-2012 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Apr-2012 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
May-2012 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Jun-2012 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
Jul-2012 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Aug-2012 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Sep-2012 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Oct-2012 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Nov-2012 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Dec-2012 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Jan-2013 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
Feb-2013 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
Mar-2013 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Apr-2013 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
May-2013 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Jun-2013 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Jul-2013 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Aug-2013 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Sep-2013 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
Oct-2013 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
Nov-2013 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
Dec-2013 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Jan-2014 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Feb-2014 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Mar-2014 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
Apr-2014 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
May-2014 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
Jun-2014 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Jul-2014 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
Aug-2014 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
Sep-2014 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.2 |
Oct-2014 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
Nov-2014 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
Dec-2014 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Jan-2015 | 3.6 | 2 | 1.3 |
Feb-2015 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
Mar-2015 | 3.6 | 2 | 1.4 |
Apr-2015 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
May-2015 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
Jun-2015 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
Jul-2015 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
Aug-2015 | 3.6 | 2 | 1.2 |
Sep-2015 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.4 |
Oct-2015 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.3 |
Nov-2015 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.2 |
Dec-2015 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Jan-2016 | 3.6 | 2 | 1.3 |
Feb-2016 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Mar-2016 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.3 |
Apr-2016 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
May-2016 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Jun-2016 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
Jul-2016 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
Aug-2016 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Sep-2016 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
Oct-2016 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
Nov-2016 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
Dec-2016 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
Jan-2017 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
Feb-2017 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
Mar-2017 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
Apr-2017 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
May-2017 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
Jun-2017 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
Jul-2017 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Aug-2017 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Sep-2017 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
Oct-2017 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
Nov-2017 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
Dec-2017 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
Jan-2018 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Feb-2018 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
Mar-2018 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
Apr-2018 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
May-2018 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Jun-2018 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Jul-2018 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Aug-2018 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Sep-2018 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Oct-2018 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Nov-2018 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
Dec-2018 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Jan-2019 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
Feb-2019 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
Mar-2019 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
Apr-2019 | 4 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
May-2019 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Jun-2019 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Jul-2019 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
Aug-2019 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
Sep-2019 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
Oct-2019 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Nov-2019 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Dec-2019 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
Jan-2020 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
Feb-2020 | 4 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
Mar-2020 | 3.5 | 2 | 8.6 |
Apr-2020 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 7 |
May-2020 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Jun-2020 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Jul-2020 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Aug-2020 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
Sep-2020 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
Oct-2020 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Nov-2020 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
Dec-2020 | 4 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
Jan-2021 | 4 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
Feb-2021 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
Mar-2021 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1 |
Apr-2021 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1 |
May-2021 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
Jun-2021 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
Jul-2021 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1 |
Aug-2021 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1 |
Sep-2021 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1 |
Oct-2021 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
Nov-2021 | 4.5 | 3 | 0.9 |
Dec-2021 | 4.3 | 3 | 0.8 |
Jan-2022 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
Feb-2022 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
Mar-2022 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
Apr-2022 | 4.3 | 3 | 0.9 |
May-2022 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
Jun-2022 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
Jul-2022 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
Aug-2022 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 |
Sept-2022 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
Oct-2022 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1 |
Nov-2022 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1 |
Dec-2022 | 4 | 2.6 | 1 |
Jan-2023 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
Feb-2023 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1 |
Mar-2023 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
Apr-2023 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
May-2023 | 4 | 2.6 | 1 |
Jun-2023 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1 |
Jul-2023 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
Aug-2023 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
Sep-2023 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1 |
Oct-2023 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
Nov-2023 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1 |
Dec-2023 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1 |
Jan-2024 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1 |
Feb-2024 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
Mar-2024 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1 |
Apr-2024 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1 |
May-2024 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
Jun-2024 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Jul-2024 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 2 |
Aug-2024 | 3.4 | 1 | 2 |
Sep-2024 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total employment. The layoff rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of total employment. The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
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