Figure 5T
Job change since the start of each of the last four recoveries
All workers
| Month | 1981 | 1990 | 2001 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -18 | 105.6558529% | |||
| -17 | 105.6673082% | |||
| -16 | 103.1751574% | 105.6016312% | ||
| -15 | 103.1346091% | 105.5405364% | ||
| -14 | 103.0366174% | 105.3771078% | ||
| -13 | 102.9251095% | 105.2381171% | ||
| -12 | 102.6897041% | 105.1067632% | ||
| -11 | 102.3765811% | 104.9463893% | ||
| -10 | 102.0093937% | 104.7485948% | ||
| -9 | 102.0037620% | 104.4034091% | ||
| -8 | 101.8573376% | 101.1567827% | 101.2053980% | 104.0414223% |
| -7 | 101.5419619% | 100.9541616% | 100.9911558% | 103.4572031% |
| -6 | 101.4912765% | 100.8731131% | 100.9621836% | 102.9249145% |
| -5 | 101.2175754% | 100.7266732% | 100.8638304% | 102.3154936% |
| -4 | 100.8323666% | 100.5885224% | 100.7761513% | 101.7801503% |
| -3 | 100.6544046% | 100.5369461% | 100.6556877% | 101.1493463% |
| -2 | 100.4505367% | 100.4255045% | 100.4711802% | 100.6269856% |
| -1 | 100.1385400% | 100.1455188% | 100.2241537% | 100.3566410% |
| 0 | 100.0000000% | 100.0000000% | 100.0000000% | 100.0000000% |
| 1 | 99.9842312% | 99.8065889% | 99.8696249% | 99.7502749% |
| 2 | 100.2365318% | 99.6896212% | 99.7613602% | 99.5853189% |
| 3 | 100.1520561% | 99.7798797% | 99.6599573% | 99.4119624% |
| 4 | 100.3457869% | 99.7467235% | 99.6454712% | 99.2607527% |
| 5 | 100.6566572% | 99.7522496% | 99.5844770% | 99.2561706% |
| 6 | 100.9686539% | 99.7817217% | 99.5783776% | 99.0400477% |
| 7 | 101.3955374% | 99.7964578% | 99.6218359% | 99.0537940% |
| 8 | 101.8663483% | 99.7439605% | 99.5570296% | 99.0156097% |
| 9 | 101.5194350% | 99.7669856% | 99.5455932% | 99.1347446% |
| 10 | 102.7753061% | 99.8167199% | 99.4998475% | 99.3264296% |
| 11 | 103.0805447% | 99.7568546% | 99.5951510% | 99.7204912% |
| 12 | 103.4781433% | 99.8075099% | 99.6027752% | 99.6273216% |
| 13 | 103.8791210% | 99.9539497% | 99.4823117% | 99.5807368% |
| 14 | 104.3814694% | 100.0709174% | 99.5539799% | 99.5486620% |
| 15 | 104.9232398% | 100.1326248% | 99.4373285% | 99.5051320% |
| 16 | 105.2329838% | 100.1961741% | 99.2772187% | 99.6891801% |
| 17 | 105.6418458% | 100.3251149% | 99.2429094% | 99.7938050% |
| 18 | 105.9887591% | 100.3582711% | 99.2345227% | 99.8480266% |
| 19 | 106.4156426% | 100.5231310% | 99.2421470% | 99.9014846% |
| 20 | 106.7681876% | 100.6511508% | 99.2596828% | 100.0297837% |
| 21 | 107.0407623% | 100.8445619% | 99.2284233% | 100.1916850% |
| 22 | 107.3899283% | 101.1309946% | 99.3061909% | 100.4375916% |
| 23 | 107.7120620% | 101.3538779% | 99.4556267% | 100.5154875% |
| 24 | 108.1051553% | 101.3087486% | 99.4678256% | 100.6812072% |
| 25 | 108.2493270% | 101.5924183% | 99.5623666% | 100.7621579% |
| 26 | 108.5489339% | 101.8383267% | 99.6851174% | 100.8553275% |
| 27 | 108.6886003% | 102.0050287% | 99.7186642% | 101.0241019% |
| 28 | 109.0783145% | 102.2804093% | 99.9717902% | 101.1638563% |
| 29 | 109.2990775% | 102.4268491% | 100.1616346% | 101.2891007% |
| 30 | 109.6076952% | 102.6469694% | 100.3956999% | 101.4387830% |
| 31 | 109.7721411% | 102.9103770% | 100.4521195% | 101.7137097% |
| 32 | 109.9861460% | 103.1516804% | 100.4765172% | 101.8863025% |
| 33 | 110.2035300% | 103.4390340% | 100.5771577% | 102.0718781% |
| 34 | 110.4321773% | 103.6895475% | 100.7006709% | 102.1451918% |
| 35 | 110.6439296% | 103.8737486% | 100.9644709% | 102.2291972% |
| 36 | 110.8793350% | 104.3020161% | 101.0140287% | 102.2964015% |
| 37 | 111.0674341% | 104.6234470% | 101.1123818% | 102.4185912% |
| 38 | 111.2082268% | 104.9310627% | 101.2145471% | 102.5331439% |
| 39 | 111.3287454% | 105.2221004% | 101.3967673% | 102.6560973% |
| 40 | 111.4346215% | 105.5693195% | 101.4989326% | 102.8279264% |
| 41 | 111.6452474% | 105.8253590% | 101.7756938% | 102.9829545% |
| 42 | 111.7882928% | 106.1486318% | 101.9091186% | 103.1463832% |
| 43 | 111.6824167% | 106.3466480% | 102.0959134% | 103.2968292% |
| 44 | 112.0405934% | 106.7325493% | 102.3802989% | 103.5106610% |
| 45 | 112.1689963% | 106.9858257% | 102.5297347% | 103.6183407% |
| 46 | 112.5598369% | 107.2851525% | 102.5808173% | 103.7733688% |
| 47 | 112.7693365% | 107.4730376% | 102.6448612% | 103.9253421% |
| 48 | 112.9788360% | 107.6775008% | 102.9017993% | 104.0788429% |
| 49 | 113.2097361% | 107.8267036% | 103.0230253% | 104.1926320% |
| 50 | 113.4034669% | 107.8119675% | 103.2342177% | 104.3468964% |
| 51 | 113.6647782% | 108.0284038% | 103.4743824% | 104.4721408% |
| 52 | 113.9452373% | 108.1214253% | 103.6878622% | 104.6531342% |
| 53 | 114.3259408% | 108.3507557% | 103.8266240% | 104.8623839% |
| 54 | 114.5804940% | 108.5727180% | 103.8441598% | 104.9265335% |
| 55 | 114.7742248% | 108.7163948% | 103.9028667% | 105.0365042% |
| 56 | 115.1650654% | 108.8527036% | 104.0606892% | 105.2060423% |
| 57 | 115.3576698% | 108.9742763% | 104.2009759% | 105.3610704% |
| 58 | 115.6144757% | 108.9576982% | 104.3206770% | 105.5932307% |
| 59 | 116.1686359% | 109.3555725% | 104.3222019% | 105.7681146% |
| 60 | 116.4299472% | 109.6005600% | 104.4823117% | 105.9956928% |
| 61 | 116.7610917% | 109.7516049% | 104.6126868% | 106.1553030% |
Private workers
| Month | 1981 | 1990 | 2001 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -18 | 107.0187% | |||
| -17 | 107.0214% | |||
| -16 | 103.6000% | 106.9153% | ||
| -15 | 103.6398% | 106.8175% | ||
| -14 | 103.6288% | 106.6136% | ||
| -13 | 103.4407% | 106.4152% | ||
| -12 | 103.1412% | 106.2251% | ||
| -11 | 102.7663% | 105.9842% | ||
| -10 | 102.3624% | 105.7462% | ||
| -9 | 102.3968% | 105.3567% | ||
| -8 | 102.2004% | 101.3143% | 101.7863% | 104.9083% |
| -7 | 101.8350% | 101.1844% | 101.4877% | 104.1922% |
| -6 | 101.7828% | 101.1089% | 101.4194% | 103.5527% |
| -5 | 101.4312% | 100.9258% | 101.2036% | 102.7951% |
| -4 | 101.1345% | 100.7515% | 101.0552% | 102.1510% |
| -3 | 100.8626% | 100.6693% | 100.8813% | 101.4036% |
| -2 | 100.6236% | 100.5284% | 100.6391% | 100.6644% |
| -1 | 100.1978% | 100.1820% | 100.3141% | 100.3931% |
| 0 | 100.0000% | 100.0000% | 100.0000% | 100.0000% |
| 1 | 99.9753% | 99.7702% | 99.8179% | 99.7490% |
| 2 | 100.2253% | 99.6148% | 99.6686% | 99.5349% |
| 3 | 100.1483% | 99.6537% | 99.5357% | 99.4048% |
| 4 | 100.3832% | 99.5726% | 99.4810% | 99.1547% |
| 5 | 100.7829% | 99.6137% | 99.3973% | 99.1409% |
| 6 | 101.1428% | 99.6759% | 99.3253% | 98.9268% |
| 7 | 101.6427% | 99.6381% | 99.3454% | 98.9453% |
| 8 | 102.2292% | 99.5371% | 99.2725% | 98.9102% |
| 9 | 101.7993% | 99.5493% | 99.2179% | 99.0145% |
| 10 | 103.2951% | 99.5571% | 99.2024% | 99.1916% |
| 11 | 103.7442% | 99.4838% | 99.3044% | 99.2784% |
| 12 | 104.2139% | 99.5160% | 99.2935% | 99.3799% |
| 13 | 104.6878% | 99.6659% | 99.1433% | 99.4906% |
| 14 | 105.2976% | 99.7913% | 99.1942% | 99.5986% |
| 15 | 105.9377% | 99.8557% | 99.0568% | 99.6973% |
| 16 | 106.3085% | 99.8712% | 98.8783% | 99.8810% |
| 17 | 106.7453% | 99.9534% | 98.8510% | 100.0185% |
| 18 | 107.1299% | 100.0533% | 98.8665% | 100.1052% |
| 19 | 107.6175% | 100.2531% | 98.8401% | 100.1716% |
| 20 | 107.9856% | 100.3929% | 98.8364% | 100.3774% |
| 21 | 108.2466% | 100.5850% | 98.8692% | 100.5906% |
| 22 | 108.6298% | 100.9047% | 99.0094% | 100.8859% |
| 23 | 108.9965% | 101.1722% | 99.1387% | 101.0391% |
| 24 | 109.4250% | 101.1122% | 99.1742% | 101.2107% |
| 25 | 109.6407% | 101.4197% | 99.2771% | 101.4128% |
| 26 | 109.9319% | 101.7017% | 99.4310% | 101.5281% |
| 27 | 110.0843% | 101.8826% | 99.4601% | 101.7754% |
| 28 | 110.4964% | 102.1135% | 99.7278% | 101.9388% |
| 29 | 110.7175% | 102.3255% | 99.9308% | 102.1150% |
| 30 | 111.0334% | 102.5763% | 100.2103% | 102.3199% |
| 31 | 111.2010% | 102.8927% | 100.2895% | 102.6558% |
| 32 | 111.2944% | 103.1547% | 100.3141% | 102.8662% |
| 33 | 111.5609% | 103.4555% | 100.4161% | 103.0932% |
| 34 | 111.8136% | 103.7152% | 100.5554% | 103.1873% |
| 35 | 112.0498% | 103.9339% | 100.8513% | 103.3082% |
| 36 | 112.3094% | 104.4056% | 100.8777% | 103.3774% |
| 37 | 112.5113% | 104.7564% | 100.9942% | 103.5361% |
| 38 | 112.6542% | 105.0816% | 101.0780% | 103.6616% |
| 39 | 112.7407% | 105.4213% | 101.2874% | 103.8083% |
| 40 | 112.8753% | 105.8098% | 101.4130% | 104.0436% |
| 41 | 113.1184% | 106.1128% | 101.7308% | 104.2383% |
| 42 | 113.2585% | 106.4680% | 101.8655% | 104.4367% |
| 43 | 113.1445% | 106.6989% | 102.1050% | 104.6388% |
| 44 | 113.5813% | 107.1385% | 102.3590% | 104.8815% |
| 45 | 113.7090% | 107.4204% | 102.5320% | 105.0329% |
| 46 | 114.0346% | 107.7712% | 102.6094% | 105.2063% |
| 47 | 114.2090% | 107.9865% | 102.7004% | 105.4112% |
| 48 | 114.4150% | 108.2108% | 102.9800% | 105.5967% |
| 49 | 114.6746% | 108.3828% | 103.1065% | 105.7535% |
| 50 | 114.8779% | 108.3828% | 103.3878% | 105.9196% |
| 51 | 115.2089% | 108.6137% | 103.6464% | 106.0608% |
| 52 | 115.5125% | 108.7347% | 103.8786% | 106.2888% |
| 53 | 115.9149% | 109.0200% | 104.0297% | 106.5398% |
| 54 | 116.2212% | 109.2864% | 104.0443% | 106.6191% |
| 55 | 116.4410% | 109.4218% | 104.1180% | 106.7723% |
| 56 | 116.8681% | 109.5872% | 104.2601% | 106.9578% |
| 57 | 117.0865% | 109.7304% | 104.3930% | 107.1423% |
| 58 | 117.4505% | 109.7282% | 104.4713% | 107.3989% |
| 59 | 117.9422% | 110.1688% | 104.4859% | 107.6093% |
| 60 | 118.2197% | 110.4119% | 104.6634% | 107.8584% |
| 61 | 118.5575% | 110.6128% | 104.8145% | 108.0411% |
Public workers
| Month | 1981 | 1990 | 2001 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -18 | 99.15363% | |||
| -17 | 99.20681% | |||
| -16 | 101.23928% | 99.33531% | ||
| -15 | 100.83245% | 99.45053% | ||
| -14 | 100.33799% | 99.48154% | ||
| -13 | 100.57583% | 99.62778% | ||
| -12 | 100.63216% | 99.77844% | ||
| -11 | 100.60086% | 100.00443% | ||
| -10 | 100.40058% | 100.00000% | ||
| -9 | 100.21281% | 99.86706% | ||
| -8 | 100.29417% | 99.42125% | 98.20876% | 99.92024% |
| -7 | 100.20655% | 99.39420% | 98.43384% | 99.96455% |
| -6 | 100.16273% | 99.48615% | 98.60733% | 99.93796% |
| -5 | 100.24410% | 99.61056% | 99.11376% | 100.03102% |
| -4 | 99.45547% | 99.69169% | 99.33884% | 100.01329% |
| -3 | 99.70583% | 99.82151% | 99.49358% | 99.91581% |
| -2 | 99.66201% | 99.92428% | 99.60611% | 99.92910% |
| -1 | 99.86856% | 99.96755% | 99.76086% | 99.91581% |
| 0 | 100.00000% | 100.00000% | 100.00000% | 100.00000% |
| 1 | 100.02504% | 99.98377% | 100.13598% | 99.77844% |
| 2 | 100.28791% | 100.05409% | 100.23914% | 99.84491% |
| 3 | 100.16899% | 100.39485% | 100.30010% | 99.45053% |
| 4 | 100.17525% | 100.59498% | 100.49236% | 99.73413% |
| 5 | 100.08137% | 100.42730% | 100.54863% | 99.79173% |
| 6 | 100.17525% | 100.29749% | 100.88155% | 99.55688% |
| 7 | 100.26914% | 100.56794% | 101.04567% | 99.50813% |
| 8 | 100.21281% | 100.75184% | 101.02223% | 99.38849% |
| 9 | 100.24410% | 100.82756% | 101.23324% | 99.36456% |
| 10 | 100.40683% | 101.08178% | 101.03160% | 99.33310% |
| 11 | 100.05633% | 101.08719% | 101.09256% | 99.38406% |
| 12 | 100.12518% | 101.22782% | 101.19572% | 99.35304% |
| 13 | 100.19403% | 101.35764% | 101.22855% | 99.18465% |
| 14 | 100.20655% | 101.43336% | 101.40673% | 98.98414% |
| 15 | 100.30043% | 101.48204% | 101.39736% | 98.59640% |
| 16 | 100.33173% | 101.77953% | 101.33171% | 98.80356% |
| 17 | 100.61338% | 102.13652% | 101.26137% | 98.75482% |
| 18 | 100.78863% | 101.84444% | 101.13008% | 98.65290% |
| 19 | 100.93885% | 101.83903% | 101.31295% | 98.63961% |
| 20 | 101.22050% | 101.90935% | 101.43956% | 98.38703% |
| 21 | 101.54597% | 102.10948% | 101.07850% | 98.30283% |
| 22 | 101.74000% | 102.23388% | 100.83466% | 98.32499% |
| 23 | 101.85892% | 102.23929% | 101.08787% | 98.04139% |
| 24 | 102.09051% | 102.26633% | 100.98002% | 98.17876% |
| 25 | 101.90899% | 102.43401% | 101.03160% | 97.67803% |
| 26 | 102.24698% | 102.50433% | 100.99409% | 97.66473% |
| 27 | 102.32835% | 102.60169% | 101.05036% | 97.45646% |
| 28 | 102.61626% | 103.09390% | 101.22855% | 97.48305% |
| 29 | 102.83533% | 102.92081% | 101.35046% | 97.36341% |
| 30 | 103.11072% | 102.99113% | 101.35046% | 97.24819% |
| 31 | 103.26094% | 102.99654% | 101.28951% | 97.23047% |
| 32 | 104.02454% | 103.13717% | 101.31295% | 97.22161% |
| 33 | 104.01828% | 103.35894% | 101.40673% | 97.20831% |
| 34 | 104.13720% | 103.56447% | 101.44894% | 97.18173% |
| 35 | 104.23734% | 103.58070% | 101.54741% | 97.08867% |
| 36 | 104.36252% | 103.79706% | 101.71621% | 97.14628% |
| 37 | 104.48770% | 103.97555% | 101.72090% | 97.09310% |
| 38 | 104.61914% | 104.19732% | 101.91785% | 97.15514% |
| 39 | 104.89454% | 104.25141% | 101.96005% | 97.16400% |
| 40 | 104.86950% | 104.39745% | 101.94129% | 97.03106% |
| 41 | 104.93209% | 104.42449% | 102.00694% | 96.99561% |
| 42 | 105.08856% | 104.59217% | 102.13355% | 96.99118% |
| 43 | 105.01972% | 104.63003% | 102.04914% | 96.89369% |
| 44 | 105.01972% | 104.75444% | 102.48992% | 96.96903% |
| 45 | 105.15115% | 104.86802% | 102.51805% | 96.86711% |
| 46 | 105.83964% | 104.91670% | 102.43365% | 96.93358% |
| 47 | 106.20893% | 104.97079% | 102.35862% | 96.83166% |
| 48 | 106.43425% | 105.07897% | 102.49930% | 96.83166% |
| 49 | 106.53439% | 105.11683% | 102.59308% | 96.73860% |
| 50 | 106.68461% | 105.03029% | 102.44303% | 96.83609% |
| 51 | 106.62828% | 105.17633% | 102.58839% | 96.88483% |
| 52 | 106.80353% | 105.13306% | 102.70562% | 96.84052% |
| 53 | 107.08518% | 105.08979% | 102.78064% | 96.84938% |
| 54 | 107.10396% | 105.09520% | 102.81347% | 96.84052% |
| 55 | 107.17907% | 105.27910% | 102.79471% | 96.74303% |
| 56 | 107.40439% | 105.27369% | 103.03386% | 96.83609% |
| 57 | 107.47950% | 105.28992% | 103.21204% | 96.84938% |
| 58 | 107.24792% | 105.20338% | 103.54497% | 96.96459% |
| 59 | 108.08662% | 105.39269% | 103.47932% | 96.96903% |
| 60 | 108.27439% | 105.64691% | 103.54966% | 97.09310% |
| 61 | 108.57483% | 105.55495% | 103.57310% | 97.14184% |
Note: The line for each recession begins at the official start of the recession, so the length of the line to the left of zero indicates the length of each recession. Data for public-sector workers exclude temporary Census workers.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics
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