JOLTS
Total hires (in thousands), December 2000–September 2013
| Month | Total hires |
|---|---|
| Dec-2000 | 5438 |
| Jan-2001 | 5790 |
| Feb-2001 | 5396 |
| Mar-2001 | 5614 |
| Apr-2001 | 5386 |
| May-2001 | 5507 |
| Jun-2001 | 5116 |
| Jul-2001 | 5173 |
| Aug-2001 | 5090 |
| Sep-2001 | 4937 |
| Oct-2001 | 5030 |
| Nov-2001 | 4957 |
| Dec-2001 | 4771 |
| Jan-2002 | 4858 |
| Feb-2002 | 4903 |
| Mar-2002 | 4637 |
| Apr-2002 | 4984 |
| May-2002 | 4997 |
| Jun-2002 | 4840 |
| Jul-2002 | 5047 |
| Aug-2002 | 4845 |
| Sep-2002 | 4862 |
| Oct-2002 | 4811 |
| Nov-2002 | 4893 |
| Dec-2002 | 4965 |
| Jan-2003 | 5000 |
| Feb-2003 | 4676 |
| Mar-2003 | 4402 |
| Apr-2003 | 4583 |
| May-2003 | 4589 |
| Jun-2003 | 4725 |
| Jul-2003 | 4616 |
| Aug-2003 | 4637 |
| Sep-2003 | 4744 |
| Oct-2003 | 4896 |
| Nov-2003 | 4666 |
| Dec-2003 | 4980 |
| Jan-2004 | 4819 |
| Feb-2004 | 4712 |
| Mar-2004 | 5157 |
| Apr-2004 | 5131 |
| May-2004 | 4943 |
| Jun-2004 | 4991 |
| Jul-2004 | 4891 |
| Aug-2004 | 5094 |
| Sep-2004 | 5057 |
| Oct-2004 | 5155 |
| Nov-2004 | 5199 |
| Dec-2004 | 5190 |
| Jan-2005 | 5193 |
| Feb-2005 | 5224 |
| Mar-2005 | 5210 |
| Apr-2005 | 5308 |
| May-2005 | 5320 |
| Jun-2005 | 5303 |
| Jul-2005 | 5310 |
| Aug-2005 | 5443 |
| Sep-2005 | 5455 |
| Oct-2005 | 5026 |
| Nov-2005 | 5232 |
| Dec-2005 | 5143 |
| Jan-2006 | 5194 |
| Feb-2006 | 5377 |
| Mar-2006 | 5363 |
| Apr-2006 | 5096 |
| May-2006 | 5532 |
| Jun-2006 | 5357 |
| Jul-2006 | 5419 |
| Aug-2006 | 5222 |
| Sep-2006 | 5237 |
| Oct-2006 | 5187 |
| Nov-2006 | 5540 |
| Dec-2006 | 5261 |
| Jan-2007 | 5279 |
| Feb-2007 | 5183 |
| Mar-2007 | 5354 |
| Apr-2007 | 5180 |
| May-2007 | 5314 |
| Jun-2007 | 5237 |
| Jul-2007 | 5121 |
| Aug-2007 | 5145 |
| Sep-2007 | 5156 |
| Oct-2007 | 5201 |
| Nov-2007 | 5150 |
| Dec-2007 | 4971 |
| Jan-2008 | 4927 |
| Feb-2008 | 4895 |
| Mar-2008 | 4811 |
| Apr-2008 | 4897 |
| May-2008 | 4678 |
| Jun-2008 | 4739 |
| Jul-2008 | 4505 |
| Aug-2008 | 4609 |
| Sep-2008 | 4378 |
| Oct-2008 | 4509 |
| Nov-2008 | 3960 |
| Dec-2008 | 4182 |
| Jan-2009 | 4202 |
| Feb-2009 | 4008 |
| Mar-2009 | 3784 |
| Apr-2009 | 3887 |
| May-2009 | 3792 |
| Jun-2009 | 3626 |
| Jul-2009 | 3840 |
| Aug-2009 | 3789 |
| Sep-2009 | 3878 |
| Oct-2009 | 3792 |
| Nov-2009 | 3960 |
| Dec-2009 | 3829 |
| Jan-2010 | 3882 |
| Feb-2010 | 3822 |
| Mar-2010 | 4186 |
| Apr-2010 | 4098 |
| May-2010 | 4378 |
| Jun-2010 | 4026 |
| Jul-2010 | 4090 |
| Aug-2010 | 3911 |
| Sep-2010 | 3946 |
| Oct-2010 | 4073 |
| Nov-2010 | 4100 |
| Dec-2010 | 4125 |
| Jan-2011 | 3939 |
| Feb-2011 | 4052 |
| Mar-2011 | 4203 |
| Apr-2011 | 4036 |
| May-2011 | 4107 |
| Jun-2011 | 4142 |
| Jul-2011 | 4077 |
| Aug-2011 | 4187 |
| Sep-2011 | 4304 |
| Oct-2011 | 4159 |
| Nov-2011 | 4264 |
| Dec-2011 | 4174 |
| Jan-2012 | 4192 |
| Feb-2012 | 4489 |
| Mar-2012 | 4435 |
| Apr-2012 | 4252 |
| May-2012 | 4526 |
| Jun-2012 | 4357 |
| Jul-2012 | 4171 |
| Aug-2012 | 4405 |
| Sep-2012 | 4217 |
| Oct-2012 | 4287 |
| Nov-2012 | 4420 |
| Dec-2012 | 4195 |
| Jan-2013 | 4298 |
| Feb-2013 | 4451 |
| Mar-2013 | 4227 |
| Apr-2013 | 4395 |
| May-2013 | 4490 |
| Jun-2013 | 4318 |
| Jul-2013 | 4497 |
| Aug-2013 | 4559 |
| Sep-2013 | 4585 |
Note: Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey public data series
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