September 15, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Employment dynamics during and after the 2007–2009 recession
Quarterly gross job gains and gross job losses, and total private hires and separations, seasonally adjusted, 2007–2010
| Quarter |
Business Employment Dynamics (BED) |
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) |
| Gross job gains |
Gross job losses |
Hires |
Separations |
2007 I |
7,657,000 |
7,166,000 |
14,838,000 |
14,406,000 |
2007 II |
7,661,000 |
7,454,000 |
14,853,000 |
14,676,000 |
2007 III |
7,328,000 |
7,577,000 |
14,490,000 |
14,572,000 |
2007 IV |
7,670,000 |
7,384,000 |
14,472,000 |
14,215,000 |
2008 I |
7,172,000 |
7,447,000 |
13,821,000 |
13,983,000 |
2008 II |
7,285,000 |
7,805,000 |
13,081,000 |
13,777,000 |
2008 III |
6,888,000 |
7,854,000 |
12,088,000 |
13,159,000 |
2008 IV |
6,720,000 |
8,534,000 |
11,222,000 |
13,106,000 |
2009 I |
5,783,000 |
8,524,000 |
10,925,000 |
13,173,000 |
2009 II |
6,421,000 |
8,025,000 |
10,316,000 |
11,878,000 |
2009 III |
6,341,000 |
7,241,000 |
10,345,000 |
11,126,000 |
2009 IV |
6,662,000 |
6,890,000 |
10,387,000 |
10,797,000 |
2010 I |
6,110,000 |
6,421,000 |
10,558,000 |
10,321,000 |
2010 II |
6,935,000 |
6,207,000 |
10,886,000 |
10,566,000 |
2010 III |
6,593,000 |
6,442,000 |
10,891,000 |
10,670,000 |
2010 IV |
6,954,000 |
6,391,000 |
10,879,000 |
10,543,000 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Employment dynamics during and after the 2007–2009 recession.
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