Hires and total separations rates, total nonfarm sector, seasonally adjusted, January 2004-January 2005 Percent Hires rate Total separations rate Jan-04 3.3 3.1 Feb-04 3.2 3.2 Mar-04 3.7 3.3 Apr-04 3.4 3.3 May-04 3.3 3.2 Jun-04 3.4 3.2 Jul-04 3.3 3.2 Aug-04 3.4 3.2 Sep-04 3.3 3.2 Oct-04 3.4 3.2 Nov-04 3.8 3.2 Dec-04 3.5 3.3 Jan-05 3.5 3.3 Data for January 2005 is preliminary. The hires rate is the number of hires as a percent of total employment. The total separations rate is the total number of separations during the month as a percent of total employment.