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Hires and separation rates, November 2009

Hires and separations rates, seasonally adjusted, November 2006–November 2009
Month Hires Separations

Nov 2006

 4.0 3.9

Dec 2006

 3.9 3.8

Jan 2007

 3.9 3.6

Feb 2007

 3.9 3.8

Mar 2007

 3.9 3.8

Apr 2007

 3.8 3.8

May 2007

 3.9 3.8

Jun 2007

 3.9 3.8

Jul 2007

 3.8 3.8

Aug 2007

 3.8 3.8

Sep 2007

 3.8 3.7

Oct 2007

 3.9 3.7

Nov 2007

 3.8 3.7

Dec 2007

 3.7 3.6

Jan 2008

 3.6 3.6

Feb 2008

 3.7 3.7

Mar 2008

 3.5 3.6

Apr 2008

 3.6 3.7

May 2008

 3.4 3.6

Jun 2008

 3.5 3.6

Jul 2008

 3.4 3.5

Aug 2008

 3.4 3.6

Sep 2008

 3.3 3.5

Oct 2008

 3.3 3.6

Nov 2008

 3.1 3.6

Dec 2008

 3.3 3.7

Jan 2009

 3.3 3.7

Feb 2009

 3.2 3.6

Mar 2009

 3.1 3.5

Apr 2009

 3.1 3.5

May 2009

 3.0 3.3

Jun 2009

 3.0 3.3

Jul 2009

 3.2 3.4

Aug 2009

 3.1 3.3

Sep 2009

 3.1 3.3

Oct 2009

 3.1 3.2

Nov 2009 (p)

 3.2 3.3

Footnotes:
(p) Preliminary

These data featured in the TED article, Hires and separation rates, November 2009.

 

Quits and layoffs and discharges levels, seasonally adjusted, January 2001–November 2009
Month Quits Layoffs and discharges

Jan 2001

 3,409,000 2,046,000

Feb 2001

 3,303,000 1,798,000

Mar 2001

 3,158,000 2,464,000

Apr 2001

 3,196,000 1,955,000

May 2001

 3,136,000 1,978,000

Jun 2001

 2,961,000 1,953,000

Jul 2001

 3,004,000 1,951,000

Aug 2001

 2,917,000 1,811,000

Sep 2001

 2,857,000 2,081,000

Oct 2001

 2,890,000 2,276,000

Nov 2001

 2,712,000 2,239,000

Dec 2001

 2,762,000 1,835,000

Jan 2002

 3,017,000 1,888,000

Feb 2002

 2,661,000 2,035,000

Mar 2002

 2,622,000 1,857,000

Apr 2002

 2,716,000 1,939,000

May 2002

 2,717,000 1,985,000

Jun 2002

 2,665,000 1,886,000

Jul 2002

 2,715,000 2,203,000

Aug 2002

 2,670,000 1,824,000

Sep 2002

 2,640,000 1,889,000

Oct 2002

 2,530,000 1,924,000

Nov 2002

 2,571,000 1,954,000

Dec 2002

 2,724,000 1,965,000

Jan 2003

 2,545,000 2,046,000

Feb 2003

 2,554,000 2,006,000

Mar 2003

 2,436,000 1,909,000

Apr 2003

 2,386,000 2,006,000

May 2003

 2,358,000 1,988,000

Jun 2003

 2,396,000 2,084,000

Jul 2003

 2,357,000 2,009,000

Aug 2003

 2,383,000 2,025,000

Sep 2003

 2,468,000 1,885,000

Oct 2003

 2,520,000 2,030,000

Nov 2003

 2,457,000 1,897,000

Dec 2003

 2,521,000 2,015,000

Jan 2004

 2,523,000 1,996,000

Feb 2004

 2,497,000 1,931,000

Mar 2004

 2,659,000 2,017,000

Apr 2004

 2,654,000 1,926,000

May 2004

 2,514,000 1,863,000

Jun 2004

 2,700,000 1,893,000

Jul 2004

 2,694,000 1,925,000

Aug 2004

 2,618,000 2,034,000

Sep 2004

 2,660,000 1,913,000

Oct 2004

 2,673,000 1,889,000

Nov 2004

 2,874,000 1,937,000

Dec 2004

 2,845,000 2,010,000

Jan 2005

 3,055,000 2,010,000

Feb 2005

 2,729,000 1,991,000

Mar 2005

 2,847,000 2,099,000

Apr 2005

 2,816,000 1,866,000

May 2005

 2,830,000 1,957,000

Jun 2005

 2,850,000 1,969,000

Jul 2005

 2,825,000 1,864,000

Aug 2005

 2,982,000 1,935,000

Sep 2005

 3,129,000 1,905,000

Oct 2005

 2,969,000 1,754,000

Nov 2005

 2,941,000 1,690,000

Dec 2005

 2,883,000 1,763,000

Jan 2006

 2,913,000 1,590,000

Feb 2006

 3,059,000 1,779,000

Mar 2006

 3,047,000 1,688,000

Apr 2006

 2,803,000 1,838,000

May 2006

 3,067,000 2,030,000

Jun 2006

 3,105,000 1,745,000

Jul 2006

 3,052,000 1,864,000

Aug 2006

 3,035,000 1,705,000

Sep 2006

 3,018,000 1,777,000

Oct 2006

 2,987,000 1,867,000

Nov 2006

 3,161,000 1,890,000

Dec 2006

 3,166,000 1,773,000

Jan 2007

 3,060,000 1,691,000

Feb 2007

 3,050,000 1,797,000

Mar 2007

 3,068,000 1,878,000

Apr 2007

 2,927,000 1,924,000

May 2007

 3,047,000 1,869,000

Jun 2007

 2,836,000 1,934,000

Jul 2007

 2,943,000 1,913,000

Aug 2007

 2,955,000 1,890,000

Sep 2007

 2,649,000 2,027,000

Oct 2007

 2,871,000 1,925,000

Nov 2007

 2,811,000 1,978,000

Dec 2007

 2,877,000 1,787,000

Jan 2008

 2,926,000 1,826,000

Feb 2008

 2,871,000 1,903,000

Mar 2008

 2,731,000 1,955,000

Apr 2008

 2,820,000 1,899,000

May 2008

 2,650,000 1,988,000

Jun 2008

 2,682,000 1,990,000

Jul 2008

 2,550,000 1,998,000

Aug 2008

 2,453,000 2,169,000

Sep 2008

 2,454,000 1,910,000

Oct 2008

 2,436,000 2,111,000

Nov 2008

 2,201,000 2,253,000

Dec 2008

 2,114,000 2,360,000

Jan 2009

 2,063,000 2,568,000

Feb 2009

 1,911,000 2,546,000

Mar 2009

 1,856,000 2,528,000

Apr 2009

 1,777,000 2,513,000

May 2009

 1,788,000 2,273,000

Jun 2009

 1,787,000 2,141,000

Jul 2009

 1,778,000 2,431,000

Aug 2009

 1,779,000 2,248,000

Sep 2009

 1,804,000 2,128,000

Oct 2009

 1,771,000 2,128,000

Nov 2009 (p)

 1,960,000 2,054,000

Footnotes:
(p) Preliminary

These data featured in the TED article, Hires and separation rates, November 2009.

 

 

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