Month and year | Job openings | Hires | Employment |
---|---|---|---|
Dec 2000 |
5,088 | 5,426 | 132,709 |
Jan 2001 |
5,234 | 5,722 | 132,698 |
Feb 2001 |
5,097 | 5,303 | 132,789 |
Mar 2001 |
4,762 | 5,528 | 132,747 |
Apr 2001 |
4,615 | 5,204 | 132,463 |
May 2001 |
4,425 | 5,410 | 132,410 |
Jun 2001 |
4,361 | 5,109 | 132,299 |
Jul 2001 |
4,447 | 5,244 | 132,177 |
Aug 2001 |
4,024 | 5,223 | 132,028 |
Sep 2001 |
4,071 | 4,954 | 131,771 |
Oct 2001 |
3,707 | 5,078 | 131,454 |
Nov 2001 |
3,775 | 4,914 | 131,142 |
Dec 2001 |
3,677 | 4,829 | 130,982 |
Jan 2002 |
3,699 | 4,855 | 130,852 |
Feb 2002 |
3,436 | 4,801 | 130,736 |
Mar 2002 |
3,612 | 4,706 | 130,717 |
Apr 2002 |
3,471 | 4,928 | 130,623 |
May 2002 |
3,457 | 4,857 | 130,634 |
Jun 2002 |
3,412 | 4,869 | 130,684 |
Jul 2002 |
3,367 | 4,946 | 130,590 |
Aug 2002 |
3,517 | 4,871 | 130,587 |
Sep 2002 |
3,301 | 4,879 | 130,501 |
Oct 2002 |
3,479 | 4,798 | 130,628 |
Nov 2002 |
3,514 | 4,792 | 130,615 |
Dec 2002 |
3,169 | 4,893 | 130,472 |
Jan 2003 |
3,441 | 5,058 | 130,580 |
Feb 2003 |
3,229 | 4,714 | 130,444 |
Mar 2003 |
3,099 | 4,470 | 130,232 |
Apr 2003 |
3,108 | 4,600 | 130,177 |
May 2003 |
3,289 | 4,678 | 130,196 |
Jun 2003 |
3,390 | 4,682 | 130,194 |
Jul 2003 |
2,981 | 4,639 | 130,191 |
Aug 2003 |
3,190 | 4,666 | 130,149 |
Sep 2003 |
3,091 | 4,799 | 130,254 |
Oct 2003 |
3,305 | 4,902 | 130,454 |
Nov 2003 |
3,324 | 4,767 | 130,474 |
Dec 2003 |
3,414 | 4,984 | 130,588 |
Jan 2004 |
3,424 | 4,900 | 130,769 |
Feb 2004 |
3,532 | 4,788 | 130,825 |
Mar 2004 |
3,525 | 5,227 | 131,142 |
Apr 2004 |
3,511 | 5,152 | 131,411 |
May 2004 |
3,710 | 4,976 | 131,694 |
Jun 2004 |
3,337 | 5,009 | 131,793 |
Jul 2004 |
3,814 | 4,891 | 131,848 |
Aug 2004 |
3,541 | 5,013 | 131,937 |
Sep 2004 |
3,821 | 5,062 | 132,093 |
Oct 2004 |
3,943 | 5,149 | 132,447 |
Nov 2004 |
3,472 | 5,181 | 132,503 |
Dec 2004 |
4,074 | 5,153 | 132,624 |
Jan 2005 |
3,804 | 5,201 | 132,774 |
Feb 2005 |
3,965 | 5,276 | 133,032 |
Mar 2005 |
4,044 | 5,273 | 133,156 |
Apr 2005 |
4,159 | 5,362 | 133,518 |
May 2005 |
3,797 | 5,271 | 133,690 |
Jun 2005 |
4,062 | 5,376 | 133,942 |
Jul 2005 |
4,256 | 5,328 | 134,296 |
Aug 2005 |
4,142 | 5,409 | 134,498 |
Sep 2005 |
4,352 | 5,493 | 134,566 |
Oct 2005 |
4,184 | 5,124 | 134,655 |
Nov 2005 |
4,248 | 5,344 | 134,993 |
Dec 2005 |
4,282 | 5,294 | 135,149 |
Jan 2006 |
4,397 | 5,271 | 135,429 |
Feb 2006 |
4,325 | 5,474 | 135,737 |
Mar 2006 |
4,732 | 5,524 | 136,047 |
Apr 2006 |
4,790 | 5,215 | 136,205 |
May 2006 |
4,463 | 5,498 | 136,244 |
Jun 2006 |
4,614 | 5,455 | 136,325 |
Jul 2006 |
4,394 | 5,573 | 136,520 |
Aug 2006 |
4,710 | 5,373 | 136,694 |
Sep 2006 |
4,737 | 5,288 | 136,843 |
Oct 2006 |
4,591 | 5,375 | 136,852 |
Nov 2006 |
4,645 | 5,495 | 137,063 |
Dec 2006 |
4,620 | 5,214 | 137,249 |
Jan 2007 |
4,763 | 5,426 | 137,477 |
Feb 2007 |
4,699 | 5,160 | 137,558 |
Mar 2007 |
4,962 | 5,479 | 137,793 |
Apr 2007 |
4,689 | 5,353 | 137,842 |
May 2007 |
4,657 | 5,469 | 137,993 |
Jun 2007 |
4,859 | 5,267 | 138,069 |
Jul 2007 |
4,598 | 5,217 | 138,038 |
Aug 2007 |
4,546 | 5,358 | 138,015 |
Sep 2007 |
4,652 | 5,344 | 138,095 |
Oct 2007 |
4,636 | 5,398 | 138,174 |
Nov 2007 |
4,646 | 5,176 | 138,284 |
Dec 2007 |
4,545 | 5,119 | 138,392 |
Jan 2008 |
4,624 | 5,071 | 138,403 |
Feb 2008 |
4,279 | 5,077 | 138,324 |
Mar 2008 |
4,225 | 4,924 | 138,275 |
Apr 2008 |
4,035 | 4,948 | 138,035 |
May 2008 |
4,194 | 4,691 | 137,858 |
Jun 2008 |
3,830 | 4,893 | 137,687 |
Jul 2008 |
3,749 | 4,637 | 137,491 |
Aug 2008 |
3,674 | 4,682 | 137,213 |
Sep 2008 |
3,222 | 4,499 | 136,753 |
Oct 2008 |
3,377 | 4,548 | 136,272 |
Nov 2008 |
3,231 | 4,104 | 135,545 |
Dec 2008 |
3,146 | 4,348 | 134,839 |
Jan 2009 |
2,738 | 4,095 | 134,055 |
Feb 2009 |
2,864 | 4,061 | 133,312 |
Mar 2009 |
2,534 | 3,858 | 132,512 |
Apr 2009 |
2,295 | 3,888 | 131,817 |
May 2009 |
2,549 | 3,758 | 131,475 |
Jun 2009 |
2,503 | 3,639 | 131,008 |
Jul 2009 |
2,232 | 3,857 | 130,668 |
Aug 2009 |
2,338 | 3,810 | 130,485 |
Sep 2009 |
2,487 | 3,944 | 130,244 |
Oct 2009 |
2,406 | 3,838 | 130,045 |
Nov 2009 |
2,503 | 4,024 | 130,057 |
Dec 2009 |
2,568 | 4,004 | 129,788 |
Jan 2010 |
2,837 | 3,904 | 129,790 |
Feb 2010 |
2,666 | 3,864 | 129,698 |
Mar 2010 |
2,679 | 4,302 | 129,879 |
Apr 2010 |
3,153 | 4,159 | 130,110 |
May 2010 |
2,988 | 4,420 | 130,650 |
Jun 2010 |
2,801 | 4,111 | 130,511 |
Jul 2010 |
3,082 | 4,163 | 130,427 |
Aug 2010 |
2,999 | 4,046 | 130,422 |
Sep 2010 |
2,918 | 4,034 | 130,357 |
Oct 2010 |
3,235 | 4,173 | 130,625 |
Nov 2010 |
3,211 | 4,182 | 130,750 |
Dec 2010 |
3,058 | 4,299 | 130,822 |
Jan 2011 |
3,104 | 4,000 | 130,841 |
Feb 2011 |
3,226 | 4,231 | 131,053 |
Mar 2011 |
3,261 | 4,430 | 131,288 |
Apr 2011 |
3,259 | 4,296 | 131,602 |
May 2011 |
3,179 | 4,261 | 131,703 |
Jun 2011 |
3,455 | 4,366 | 131,939 |
Jul 2011 |
3,623 | 4,261 | 131,999 |
Aug 2011 |
3,329 | 4,298 | 132,125 |
Sep 2011 |
3,774 | 4,429 | 132,358 |
Oct 2011 |
3,619 | 4,370 | 132,562 |
Nov 2011 |
3,565 | 4,365 | 132,694 |
Dec 2011 |
3,768 | 4,356 | 132,896 |
Jan 2012 |
3,909 | 4,457 | 133,250 |
Feb 2012 |
3,616 | 4,560 | 133,512 |
Mar 2012 |
3,979 | 4,575 | 133,752 |
Apr 2012 |
3,793 | 4,389 | 133,834 |
May 2012 |
3,835 | 4,533 | 133,934 |
Jun 2012 |
3,911 | 4,440 | 134,007 |
Jul 2012 |
3,735 | 4,327 | 134,159 |
Aug 2012 |
3,809 | 4,450 | 134,331 |
Sep 2012 |
3,882 | 4,302 | 134,518 |
Oct 2012 |
3,775 | 4,389 | 134,677 |
Nov 2012 |
3,878 | 4,489 | 134,833 |
Dec 2012 |
3,970 | 4,452 | 135,072 |
Jan 2013 |
3,923 | 4,487 | 135,263 |
Feb 2013 |
4,004 | 4,571 | 135,541 |
Mar 2013 |
4,076 | 4,369 | 135,680 |
Apr 2013 |
3,988 | 4,572 | 135,871 |
May 2013 |
4,145 | 4,663 | 136,093 |
Jun 2013 |
4,150 | 4,440 | 136,274 |
Jul 2013 |
3,885 | 4,561 | 136,386 |
Aug 2013 |
4,085 | 4,730 | 136,628 |
Sep 2013 |
4,128 | 4,726 | 136,815 |
Oct 2013 |
4,222 | 4,518 | 137,040 |
Nov 2013 |
4,119 | 4,622 | 137,304 |
Dec 2013 |
4,121 | 4,614 | 137,373 |
Jan 2014 |
4,127 | 4,626 | 137,548 |
Feb 2014 |
4,373 | 4,696 | 137,714 |
Mar 2014 |
4,388 | 4,763 | 137,968 |
Apr 2014 |
4,566 | 4,880 | 138,293 |
May 2014 |
4,747 | 4,808 | 138,511 |
Jun 2014 |
4,982 | 4,925 | 138,837 |
Jul 2014 |
4,846 | 5,008 | 139,069 |
Aug 2014 |
5,349 | 4,810 | 139,257 |
Sep 2014 |
4,914 | 5,149 | 139,566 |
Oct 2014 |
5,012 | 5,111 | 139,818 |
Nov 2014 |
4,843 | 4,978 | 140,109 |
Dec 2014 |
5,130 | 5,192 | 140,377 |
Jan 2015 |
5,344 | 5,061 | 140,568 |
Feb 2015 |
5,466 | 5,127 | 140,839 |
Mar 2015 |
5,210 | 5,126 | 140,910 |
Apr 2015 |
5,598 | 5,196 | 141,194 |
May 2015 |
5,563 | 5,142 | 141,525 |
Jun 2015 |
5,248 | 5,125 | 141,699 |
Jul 2015 |
6,056 | 5,150 | 142,001 |
Aug 2015 |
5,467 | 5,163 | 142,126 |
Sep 2015 |
5,488 | 5,287 | 142,281 |
Oct 2015 |
5,773 | 5,338 | 142,587 |
Nov 2015 |
5,708 | 5,358 | 142,824 |
Dec 2015 |
5,845 | 5,540 | 143,097 |
Jan 2016 |
6,012 | 5,220 | 143,205 |
Feb 2016 |
5,770 | 5,470 | 143,417 |
Mar 2016 |
6,129 | 5,359 | 143,654 |
Apr 2016 |
5,803 | 5,294 | 143,851 |
May 2016 |
5,777 | 5,197 | 143,892 |
Jun 2016 |
5,742 | 5,281 | 144,150 |
Jul 2016 |
5,962 | 5,426 | 144,521 |
Aug 2016 |
5,677 | 5,327 | 144,664 |
Sep 2016 |
5,868 | 5,306 | 144,953 |
Oct 2016 |
5,591 | 5,210 | 145,071 |
Nov 2016 |
5,971 | 5,308 | 145,201 |
Dec 2016 |
5,964 | 5,343 | 145,415 |
Jan 2017 |
5,646 | 5,497 | 145,612 |
Feb 2017 |
5,931 | 5,345 | 145,795 |
Mar 2017 |
5,813 | 5,394 | 145,934 |
Apr 2017 |
6,103 | 5,309 | 146,154 |
May 2017 |
5,810 | 5,477 | 146,295 |
Jun 2017 |
6,334 | 5,664 | 146,506 |
Jul 2017 |
6,203 | 5,508 | 146,734 |
Aug 2017 |
6,300 | 5,571 | 146,924 |
Sep 2017 |
6,279 | 5,409 | 146,966 |
Oct 2017 |
6,380 | 5,605 | 147,215 |
Nov 2017 |
6,282 | 5,463 | 147,411 |
Dec 2017 |
6,359 | 5,424 | 147,590 |
Jan 2018 |
6,601 | 5,459 | 147,671 |
Feb 2018 |
6,586 | 5,633 | 148,049 |
Mar 2018 |
6,833 | 5,636 | 148,244 |
Apr 2018 |
6,910 | 5,610 | 148,397 |
May 2018 |
6,987 | 5,865 | 148,667 |
Jun 2018 |
7,271 | 5,777 | 148,881 |
Jul 2018 |
7,209 | 5,707 | 149,030 |
Aug 2018 |
7,204 | 5,863 | 149,259 |
Sep 2018 |
7,352 | 5,616 | 149,364 |
Oct 2018 |
7,295 | 5,876 | 149,576 |
Nov 2018 |
7,574 | 5,815 | 149,668 |
Dec 2018 |
7,436 | 5,709 | 149,908 |
Jan 2019 |
7,478 | 5,741 | 150,145 |
Feb 2019 |
7,058 | 5,668 | 150,095 |
Mar 2019 |
7,332 | 5,684 | 150,263 |
Apr 2019 |
7,257 | 6,051 | 150,482 |
May 2019 |
7,279 | 5,719 | 150,545 |
Jun 2019 |
7,165 | 5,776 | 150,720 |
Jul 2019 |
7,137 | 5,987 | 150,913 |
Aug 2019 |
7,150 | 5,907 | 151,108 |
Sep 2019 |
7,100 | 5,970 | 151,329 |
Oct 2019 |
7,340 | 5,799 | 151,524 |
Nov 2019 |
6,915 | 5,842 | 151,758 |
Dec 2019 |
6,730 | 5,882 | 151,919 |
Jan 2020 |
7,154 | 5,974 | 152,234 |
Feb 2020 |
7,012 | 5,979 | 152,523 |
Mar 2020 |
5,769 | 5,132 | 150,840 |
Apr 2020 |
4,630 | 3,942 | 130,161 |
May 2020 |
5,447 | 8,272 | 132,994 |
Jun 2020 |
6,112 | 7,697 | 137,840 |
Jul 2020 |
6,717 | 6,237 | 139,566 |
Aug 2020 |
6,451 | 6,431 | 141,149 |
Sep 2020 |
6,611 | 5,932 | 141,865 |
Oct 2020 |
6,873 | 6,035 | 142,545 |
Nov 2020 |
6,766 | 6,019 | 142,809 |
Dec 2020 |
6,752 | 5,411 | 142,582 |
Note: Shaded area represents recession as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey and Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. |