Figure 10. Other separations, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, December 2000–December 2016
Month and year Level (thousands) Rate (percent)

Dec 2000

332 0.3

Jan 2001

423 0.3

Feb 2001

293 0.2

Mar 2001

357 0.3

Apr 2001

414 0.3

May 2001

342 0.3

Jun 2001

349 0.3

Jul 2001

396 0.3

Aug 2001

411 0.3

Sep 2001

389 0.3

Oct 2001

384 0.3

Nov 2001

332 0.3

Dec 2001

374 0.3

Jan 2002

431 0.3

Feb 2002

345 0.3

Mar 2002

366 0.3

Apr 2002

409 0.3

May 2002

333 0.3

Jun 2002

358 0.3

Jul 2002

423 0.3

Aug 2002

369 0.3

Sep 2002

386 0.3

Oct 2002

362 0.3

Nov 2002

387 0.3

Dec 2002

401 0.3

Jan 2003

499 0.4

Feb 2003

337 0.3

Mar 2003

350 0.3

Apr 2003

368 0.3

May 2003

325 0.2

Jun 2003

335 0.3

Jul 2003

340 0.3

Aug 2003

346 0.3

Sep 2003

369 0.3

Oct 2003

363 0.3

Nov 2003

328 0.3

Dec 2003

330 0.3

Jan 2004

404 0.3

Feb 2004

297 0.2

Mar 2004

333 0.3

Apr 2004

334 0.3

May 2004

354 0.3

Jun 2004

355 0.3

Jul 2004

365 0.3

Aug 2004

367 0.3

Sep 2004

371 0.3

Oct 2004

365 0.3

Nov 2004

339 0.3

Dec 2004

326 0.2

Jan 2005

394 0.3

Feb 2005

367 0.3

Mar 2005

296 0.2

Apr 2005

321 0.2

May 2005

346 0.3

Jun 2005

302 0.2

Jul 2005

296 0.2

Aug 2005

372 0.3

Sep 2005

345 0.3

Oct 2005

327 0.2

Nov 2005

341 0.3

Dec 2005

422 0.3

Jan 2006

419 0.3

Feb 2006

338 0.2

Mar 2006

383 0.3

Apr 2006

428 0.3

May 2006

475 0.3

Jun 2006

414 0.3

Jul 2006

439 0.3

Aug 2006

377 0.3

Sep 2006

361 0.3

Oct 2006

411 0.3

Nov 2006

351 0.3

Dec 2006

337 0.2

Jan 2007

410 0.3

Feb 2007

352 0.3

Mar 2007

346 0.3

Apr 2007

357 0.3

May 2007

318 0.2

Jun 2007

373 0.3

Jul 2007

412 0.3

Aug 2007

343 0.2

Sep 2007

309 0.2

Oct 2007

328 0.2

Nov 2007

334 0.2

Dec 2007

363 0.3

Jan 2008

332 0.2

Feb 2008

313 0.2

Mar 2008

352 0.3

Apr 2008

394 0.3

May 2008

285 0.2

Jun 2008

264 0.2

Jul 2008

269 0.2

Aug 2008

324 0.2

Sep 2008

342 0.3

Oct 2008

346 0.3

Nov 2008

352 0.3

Dec 2008

305 0.2

Jan 2009

358 0.3

Feb 2009

266 0.2

Mar 2009

308 0.2

Apr 2009

362 0.3

May 2009

286 0.2

Jun 2009

295 0.2

Jul 2009

298 0.2

Aug 2009

321 0.2

Sep 2009

318 0.2

Oct 2009

317 0.2

Nov 2009

267 0.2

Dec 2009

298 0.2

Jan 2010

352 0.3

Feb 2010

317 0.2

Mar 2010

326 0.3

Apr 2010

302 0.2

May 2010

307 0.2

Jun 2010

325 0.2

Jul 2010

350 0.3

Aug 2010

357 0.3

Sep 2010

337 0.3

Oct 2010

287 0.2

Nov 2010

311 0.2

Dec 2010

312 0.2

Jan 2011

373 0.3

Feb 2011

314 0.2

Mar 2011

304 0.2

Apr 2011

323 0.2

May 2011

306 0.2

Jun 2011

319 0.2

Jul 2011

352 0.3

Aug 2011

318 0.2

Sep 2011

313 0.2

Oct 2011

352 0.3

Nov 2011

296 0.2

Dec 2011

299 0.2

Jan 2012

326 0.2

Feb 2012

314 0.2

Mar 2012

317 0.2

Apr 2012

307 0.2

May 2012

322 0.2

Jun 2012

369 0.3

Jul 2012

367 0.3

Aug 2012

350 0.3

Sep 2012

337 0.3

Oct 2012

355 0.3

Nov 2012

314 0.2

Dec 2012

356 0.3

Jan 2013

397 0.3

Feb 2013

308 0.2

Mar 2013

320 0.2

Apr 2013

343 0.3

May 2013

374 0.3

Jun 2013

392 0.3

Jul 2013

366 0.3

Aug 2013

408 0.3

Sep 2013

350 0.3

Oct 2013

318 0.2

Nov 2013

354 0.3

Dec 2013

360 0.3

Jan 2014

367 0.3

Feb 2014

371 0.3

Mar 2014

391 0.3

Apr 2014

377 0.3

May 2014

397 0.3

Jun 2014

382 0.3

Jul 2014

375 0.3

Aug 2014

411 0.3

Sep 2014

402 0.3

Oct 2014

379 0.3

Nov 2014

324 0.2

Dec 2014

435 0.3

Jan 2015

358 0.3

Feb 2015

354 0.3

Mar 2015

361 0.3

Apr 2015

391 0.3

May 2015

395 0.3

Jun 2015

428 0.3

Jul 2015

399 0.3

Aug 2015

407 0.3

Sep 2015

374 0.3

Oct 2015

397 0.3

Nov 2015

391 0.3

Dec 2015

369 0.3

Jan 2016

415 0.3

Feb 2016

365 0.3

Mar 2016

382 0.3

Apr 2016

390 0.3

May 2016

355 0.2

Jun 2016

351 0.2

Jul 2016

362 0.3

Aug 2016

350 0.2

Sep 2016

351 0.2

Oct 2016

370 0.3

Nov 2016

334 0.2

Dec 2016

375 0.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.