Hires, quits, and layoff rates, December 2000–April 2015
Month | Hires rate | Layoffs rate | Quits rate |
---|---|---|---|
Dec-2000 | 4.1% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
Jan-2001 | 4.4% | 1.6% | 2.6% |
Feb-2001 | 4.1% | 1.4% | 2.5% |
Mar-2001 | 4.2% | 1.6% | 2.4% |
Apr-2001 | 4.0% | 1.5% | 2.4% |
May-2001 | 4.0% | 1.5% | 2.4% |
Jun-2001 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% |
Jul-2001 | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% |
Aug-2001 | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
Sep-2001 | 3.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% |
Oct-2001 | 3.8% | 1.7% | 2.2% |
Nov-2001 | 3.7% | 1.6% | 2.0% |
Dec-2001 | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Jan-2002 | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
Feb-2002 | 3.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% |
Mar-2002 | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
Apr-2002 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
May-2002 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
Jun-2002 | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Jul-2002 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
Aug-2002 | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Sep-2002 | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Oct-2002 | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Nov-2002 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
Dec-2002 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% |
Jan-2003 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
Feb-2003 | 3.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
Mar-2003 | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
Apr-2003 | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
May-2003 | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
Jun-2003 | 3.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
Jul-2003 | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
Aug-2003 | 3.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
Sep-2003 | 3.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
Oct-2003 | 3.8% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
Nov-2003 | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
Dec-2003 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
Jan-2004 | 3.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
Feb-2004 | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
Mar-2004 | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Apr-2004 | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.0% |
May-2004 | 3.8% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
Jun-2004 | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Jul-2004 | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Aug-2004 | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.0% |
Sep-2004 | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Oct-2004 | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Nov-2004 | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
Dec-2004 | 4.0% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
Jan-2005 | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
Feb-2005 | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Mar-2005 | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
Apr-2005 | 4.0% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
May-2005 | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
Jun-2005 | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
Jul-2005 | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Aug-2005 | 4.0% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
Sep-2005 | 4.0% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
Oct-2005 | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% |
Nov-2005 | 3.9% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
Dec-2005 | 3.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
Jan-2006 | 3.9% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
Feb-2006 | 3.9% | 1.3% | 2.2% |
Mar-2006 | 3.9% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
Apr-2006 | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
May-2006 | 4.0% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
Jun-2006 | 3.9% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
Jul-2006 | 3.9% | 1.3% | 2.2% |
Aug-2006 | 3.8% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
Sep-2006 | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
Oct-2006 | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
Nov-2006 | 4.0% | 1.3% | 2.3% |
Dec-2006 | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% |
Jan-2007 | 3.8% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
Feb-2007 | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% |
Mar-2007 | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% |
Apr-2007 | 3.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
May-2007 | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% |
Jun-2007 | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.0% |
Jul-2007 | 3.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
Aug-2007 | 3.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
Sep-2007 | 3.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
Oct-2007 | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
Nov-2007 | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Dec-2007 | 3.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% |
Jan-2008 | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% |
Feb-2008 | 3.5% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Mar-2008 | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1.9% |
Apr-2008 | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
May-2008 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.9% |
Jun-2008 | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
Jul-2008 | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
Aug-2008 | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1.7% |
Sep-2008 | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
Oct-2008 | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
Nov-2008 | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
Dec-2008 | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1.6% |
Jan-2009 | 3.1% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
Feb-2009 | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
Mar-2009 | 2.8% | 1.8% | 1.4% |
Apr-2009 | 2.9% | 2.0% | 1.3% |
May-2009 | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Jun-2009 | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Jul-2009 | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
Aug-2009 | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Sep-2009 | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Oct-2009 | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
Nov-2009 | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Dec-2009 | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
Jan-2010 | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
Feb-2010 | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
Mar-2010 | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Apr-2010 | 3.1% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
May-2010 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
Jun-2010 | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
Jul-2010 | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
Aug-2010 | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Sep-2010 | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
Oct-2010 | 3.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
Nov-2010 | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Dec-2010 | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
Jan-2011 | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
Feb-2011 | 3.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
Mar-2011 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Apr-2011 | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
May-2011 | 3.1% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Jun-2011 | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
Jul-2011 | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Aug-2011 | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Sep-2011 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Oct-2011 | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Nov-2011 | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Dec-2011 | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Jan-2012 | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Feb-2012 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
Mar-2012 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
Apr-2012 | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.6% |
May-2012 | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1.6% |
Jun-2012 | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
Jul-2012 | 3.2% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
Aug-2012 | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1.6% |
Sep-2012 | 3.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
Oct-2012 | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Nov-2012 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
Dec-2012 | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1.6% |
Jan-2013 | 3.3% | 1.2% | 1.7% |
Feb-2013 | 3.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% |
Mar-2013 | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Apr-2013 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.7% |
May-2013 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
Jun-2013 | 3.2% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
Jul-2013 | 3.3% | 1.2% | 1.7% |
Aug-2013 | 3.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% |
Sep-2013 | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1.7% |
Oct-2013 | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
Nov-2013 | 3.4% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
Dec-2013 | 3.3% | 1.2% | 1.7% |
Jan-2014 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.7% |
Feb-2014 | 3.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
Mar-2014 | 3.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
Apr-2014 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% |
May-2014 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
Jun-2014 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
Jul-2014 | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% |
Aug-2014 | 3.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
Sep-2014 | 3.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% |
Oct-2014 | 3.7% | 1.2% | 2.0% |
Nov-2014 | 3.6% | 1.1% | 1.9% |
Dec-2014 | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1.9% |
Jan-2015 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 2.0% |
Feb-2015 | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% |
Mar-2015 | 3.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% |
Apr-2015 | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1.9% |
Note: 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