Employer-to-employer separations and unemployment rate as fraction of population

Date Employer-to-employer separations per worker, three-month average Unemployment rate, three-month average
1994-03-01 1.9 6.6%
1994-04-01 1.7 6.5
1994-05-01 1.9 6.3
1994-06-01 1.9 6.2
1994-07-01 2.0 6.1
1994-08-01 2.1 6.1
1994-09-01 2.1 6.0
1994-10-01 1.9 5.9
1994-11-01 1.5 5.8
1994-12-01 1.5 5.6
1995-01-01 1.6 5.6
1995-02-01 1.6 5.5
1995-03-01 1.6 5.5
1995-04-01 1.5 5.5
1995-09-01 1.6 5.6
1995-10-01 1.8 5.6
1995-11-01 1.7 5.6
1995-12-01 1.6 5.6
1996-01-01 1.5 5.6
1996-02-01 1.6 5.6
1996-03-01 1.5 5.5
1996-04-01 1.6 5.5
1996-05-01 1.6 5.6
1996-06-01 1.8 5.5
1996-07-01 1.9 5.5
1996-08-01 1.9 5.3
1996-09-01 1.9 5.3
1996-10-01 1.8 5.2
1996-11-01 1.5 5.3
1996-12-01 1.5 5.3
1997-01-01 1.5 5.4
1997-02-01 1.6 5.3
1997-03-01 1.5 5.2
1997-04-01 1.5 5.2
1997-05-01 1.6 5.1
1997-06-01 1.7 5.0
1997-07-01 1.8 4.9
1997-08-01 1.9 4.9
1997-09-01 1.9 4.9
1997-10-01 1.8 4.8
1997-11-01 1.7 4.7
1997-12-01 1.5 4.7
1998-01-01 1.5 4.6
1998-02-01 1.6 4.6
1998-03-01 1.6 4.6
1998-04-01 1.6 4.5
1998-05-01 1.7 4.5
1998-06-01 1.8 4.4
1998-07-01 1.9 4.5
1998-08-01 1.9 4.5
1998-09-01 1.9 4.5
1998-10-01 1.8 4.5
1998-11-01 1.6 4.5
1998-12-01 1.5 4.4
1999-01-01 1.5 4.4
1999-02-01 1.5 4.4
1999-03-01 1.6 4.3
1999-04-01 1.6 4.3
1999-05-01 1.7 4.2
1999-06-01 1.7 4.3
1999-07-01 1.8 4.3
1999-08-01 2.0 4.3
1999-09-01 2.0 4.2
1999-10-01 1.9 4.2
1999-11-01 1.7 4.1
1999-12-01 1.6 4.1
2000-01-01 1.6 4.0
2000-02-01 1.7 4.0
2000-03-01 1.7 4.0
2000-04-01 1.7 4.0
2000-05-01 1.8 3.9
2000-06-01 1.9 3.9
2000-07-01 1.9 4.0
2000-08-01 2.0 4.0
2000-09-01 2.0 4.0
2000-10-01 2.0 4.0
2000-11-01 1.6 3.9
2000-12-01 1.6 3.9
2001-01-01 1.6 4.0
2001-02-01 1.7 4.1
2001-03-01 1.6 4.2
2001-04-01 1.4 4.3
2001-05-01 1.5 4.3
2001-06-01 1.6 4.4
2001-07-01 1.9 4.5
2001-08-01 1.9 4.7
2001-09-01 1.8 4.8
2001-10-01 1.6 5.1
2001-11-01 1.4 5.3
2001-12-01 1.4 5.5
2002-01-01 1.4 5.6
2002-02-01 1.4 5.7
2002-03-01 1.4 5.7
2002-04-01 1.4 5.8
2002-05-01 1.4 5.8
2002-06-01 1.6 5.8
2002-07-01 1.6 5.8
2002-08-01 1.7 5.8
2002-09-01 1.6 5.7
2002-10-01 1.5 5.7
2002-11-01 1.3 5.8
2002-12-01 1.3 5.9
2003-01-01 1.2 5.9
2003-02-01 1.3 5.9
2003-03-01 1.2 5.9
2003-04-01 1.2 5.9
2003-05-01 1.3 6.0
2003-06-01 1.4 6.1
2003-07-01 1.5 6.2
2003-08-01 1.5 6.2
2003-09-01 1.5 6.1
2003-10-01 1.4 6.1
2003-11-01 1.2 6.0
2003-12-01 1.1 5.8
2004-01-01 1.2 5.7
2004-02-01 1.3 5.7
2004-03-01 1.3 5.7
2004-04-01 1.3 5.7
2004-05-01 1.4 5.7
2004-06-01 1.4 5.6
2004-07-01 1.5 5.6
2004-08-01 1.6 5.5
2004-09-01 1.6 5.4
2004-10-01 1.5 5.4
2004-11-01 1.4 5.4
2004-12-01 1.3 5.4
2005-01-01 1.3 5.4
2005-02-01 1.3 5.4
2005-03-01 1.4 5.3
2005-04-01 1.3 5.3
2005-05-01 1.4 5.2
2005-06-01 1.5 5.1
2005-07-01 1.5 5.0
2005-08-01 1.6 5.0
2005-09-01 1.6 5.0
2005-10-01 1.5 5.0
2005-11-01 1.3 5.0
2005-12-01 1.2 5.0
2006-01-01 1.3 4.9
2006-02-01 1.4 4.8
2006-03-01 1.3 4.7
2006-04-01 1.3 4.7
2006-05-01 1.4 4.7
2006-06-01 1.5 4.6
2006-07-01 1.6 4.6
2006-08-01 1.6 4.7
2006-09-01 1.6 4.6
2006-10-01 1.5 4.5
2006-11-01 1.3 4.5
2006-12-01 1.3 4.4
2007-01-01 1.2 4.5
2007-02-01 1.2 4.5
2007-03-01 1.2 4.5
2007-04-01 1.1 4.5
2007-05-01 1.2 4.4
2007-06-01 1.3 4.5
2007-07-01 1.4 4.6
2007-08-01 1.3 4.6
2007-09-01 1.3 4.7
2007-10-01 1.3 4.7
2007-11-01 1.2 4.7
2007-12-01 1.1 4.8
2008-01-01 1.1 4.9
2008-02-01 1.1 5.0
2008-03-01 1.1 5.0
2008-04-01 1.1 5.0
2008-05-01 1.1 5.2
2008-06-01 1.2 5.3
2008-07-01 1.2 5.6
2008-08-01 1.2 5.8
2008-09-01 1.2 6.0
2008-10-01 1.1 6.2
2008-11-01 1.0 6.5
2008-12-01 0.9 6.9
2009-01-01 0.9 7.3
2009-02-01 0.9 7.8
2009-03-01 0.9 8.3
2009-04-01 0.9 8.7
2009-05-01 1.0 9.0
2009-06-01 1.0 9.3
2009-07-01 0.9 9.5
2009-08-01 0.9 9.5
2009-09-01 0.9 9.6
2009-10-01 0.9 9.8
2009-11-01 0.8 9.9
2009-12-01 0.8 9.9
2010-01-01 0.9 9.9
2010-02-01 0.9 9.8
2010-03-01 0.9 9.8
2010-04-01 0.9 9.9
2010-05-01 0.8 9.8
2010-06-01 0.9 9.6
2010-07-01 1.0 9.5
2010-08-01 1.1 9.4
2010-09-01 1.0 9.5
2010-10-01 0.9 9.5
2010-11-01 0.8 9.6
2010-12-01 0.8 9.5
2011-01-01 0.8 9.4
2011-02-01 0.9 9.1
2011-03-01 0.9 9.0
2011-04-01 0.9 9.0
2011-05-01 0.9 9.0
2011-06-01 0.9 9.1
2011-07-01 1.0 9.0
2011-08-01 1.0 9.0
2011-09-01 1.0 9.0
2011-10-01 1.0 8.9
2011-11-01 0.8 8.8
2011-12-01 0.9 8.6
2012-01-01 0.9 8.5
2012-02-01 0.9 8.4
2012-03-01 0.9 8.3
2012-04-01 0.8 8.2
2012-05-01 0.9 8.2
2012-06-01 0.9 8.2
2012-07-01 1.0 8.2
2012-08-01 1.0 8.2
2012-09-01 1.0 8.0
2012-10-01 0.9 7.9
2012-11-01 0.9 7.8
2012-12-01 0.9 7.8
2013-01-01 0.9 7.9
2013-02-01 0.9 7.9
2013-03-01 0.9 7.7
2013-04-01 0.9 7.6
2013-05-01 0.9 7.5
2013-06-01 0.9 7.5
2013-07-01 1.0 7.4
2013-08-01 1.0 7.3
2013-09-01 1.0 7.2
2013-10-01 1.0 7.2
2013-11-01 0.9 7.1
2013-12-01 0.9 6.9
2014-01-01 0.9 6.7
2014-02-01 1.0 6.7
2014-03-01 0.9 6.7
2014-04-01 0.9 6.5
2014-05-01 1.0 6.4
2014-06-01 1.0 6.2
2014-07-01 1.1 6.2
2014-08-01 1.1 6.1
2014-09-01 1.1 6.1
2014-10-01 1.0 5.9
2014-11-01 0.9 5.8
2014-12-01 0.9 5.7
2015-01-01 0.9 5.7
2015-02-01 1.0 5.6
2015-03-01 1.0 5.5
2015-04-01 1.0 5.4
2015-05-01 0.9 5.5
2015-06-01 1.0 5.4
2015-07-01 1.1 5.4
2015-08-01 1.1 5.2
2015-09-01 1.1 5.1
2015-10-01 1.1 5.0
2015-11-01 1.0 5.0
2015-12-01 1.0 5.0
2016-01-01 1.0 5.0
2016-02-01 1.0 4.9
2016-03-01 0.9 4.9
2016-04-01 0.9 5.0
2016-05-01 1.0 4.9
2016-06-01 1.1 4.9
2016-07-01 1.1 4.8
2016-08-01 1.2 4.9
2016-09-01 1.2 4.9
2016-10-01 1.1 4.9
2016-11-01 1.0 4.9
2016-12-01 0.9 4.8
2017-01-01 0.9 4.7
2017-02-01 1.0 4.7
2017-03-01 1.0 4.6
2017-04-01 1.0 4.5
2017-05-01 1.0 4.4
2017-06-01 1.0 4.4
2017-07-01 1.1 4.3
2017-08-01 1.2 4.3
2017-09-01 1.1 4.3
2017-10-01 1.1 4.2
2017-11-01 0.9 4.2
2017-12-01 0.9 4.1
2018-01-01 1.0 4.1
2018-02-01 1.0 4.1
2018-03-01 0.9 4.1
2018-04-01 0.9 4.0
2018-05-01 0.9 3.9
2018-06-01 1.0 3.9
2018-07-01 1.1 3.9
2018-08-01 1.1 3.9
2018-09-01 1.1 3.8
2018-10-01 1.0 3.8
2018-11-01 0.9 3.7
2018-12-01 0.9 3.8
2019-01-01 1.0 3.9
2019-02-01 1.0 3.9
2019-03-01 1.0 3.9
2019-04-01 0.9 3.7
2019-05-01 0.9 3.7
2019-06-01 1.0 3.6
2019-07-01 1.1 3.7
2019-08-01 1.1 3.7

Source: Authors’ analysis of Federal Reserve Board data.

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