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Figure 1.
Percent of nonfarm employment
| Date | JOLTS hires rate |
|---|---|
| Jan. 2016 | 3.6 |
| Feb. 2016 | 3.8 |
| Mar. 2016 | 3.7 |
| Apr. 2016 | 3.7 |
| May. 2016 | 3.6 |
| Jun. 2016 | 3.7 |
| Jul. 2016 | 3.8 |
| Aug. 2016 | 3.7 |
| Sept. 2016 | 3.7 |
| Oct. 2016 | 3.6 |
| Nov. 2016 | 3.7 |
| Dec. 2016 | 3.7 |
| Jan. 2017 | 3.8 |
| Feb. 2017 | 3.7 |
| Mar. 2017 | 3.7 |
| Apr. 2017 | 3.6 |
| May. 2017 | 3.7 |
| Jun. 2017 | 3.8 |
| Jul. 2017 | 3.7 |
| Aug. 2017 | 3.8 |
| Sept. 2017 | 3.7 |
| Oct. 2017 | 3.8 |
| Nov. 2017 | 3.7 |
| Dec. 2017 | 3.7 |
| Jan. 2018 | 3.7 |
| Feb. 2018 | 3.8 |
| Mar. 2018 | 3.8 |
| Apr. 2018 | 3.8 |
| May. 2018 | 3.9 |
| Jun. 2018 | 3.9 |
| Jul. 2018 | 3.8 |
| Aug. 2018 | 3.9 |
| Sept. 2018 | 3.8 |
| Oct. 2018 | 4 |
| Nov. 2018 | 3.9 |
| Dec. 2018 | 3.9 |
| Jan. 2019 | 3.9 |
| Feb. 2019 | 3.8 |
| Mar. 2019 | 3.8 |
| Apr. 2019 | 4 |
| May. 2019 | 3.8 |
| Jun. 2019 | 3.8 |
| Jul. 2019 | 3.9 |
| Aug. 2019 | 3.9 |
| Sept. 2019 | 3.9 |
| Oct. 2019 | 3.8 |
| Nov. 2019 | 3.9 |
| Dec. 2019 | 3.9 |
| Jan. 2020 | 3.9 |
| Feb. 2020 | 3.9 |
| Mar. 2020 | 3.4 |
| Apr. 2020 | 3.1 |
| May. 2020 | 6.1 |
| Jun. 2020 | 5.4 |
| Jul. 2020 | 4.5 |
| Aug. 2020 | 4.3 |
| Sept. 2020 | 4.2 |
| Oct. 2020 | 4.3 |
| Nov. 2020 | 4.1 |
| Dec. 2020 | 3.9 |
| Jan. 2021 | 3.9 |
| Feb. 2021 | 4.1 |
| Mar. 2021 | 4.3 |
| Apr. 2021 | 4.2 |
| May. 2021 | 4.1 |
| Jun. 2021 | 4.5 |
| Jul. 2021 | 4.6 |
| Aug. 2021 | 4.3 |
| Sept. 2021 | 4.5 |
| Oct. 2021 | 4.5 |
| Nov. 2021 | 4.6 |
| Dec. 2021 | 4.5 |
| Jan. 2022 | 4.3 |
| Feb. 2022 | 4.5 |
| Mar. 2022 | 4.4 |
| Apr. 2022 | 4.3 |
| May. 2022 | 4.2 |
| Jun. 2022 | 4.3 |
| Jul. 2022 | 4.2 |
| Aug. 2022 | 4.2 |
| Sept. 2022 | 4 |
| Oct. 2022 | 4 |
| Nov. 2022 | 4 |
| Dec. 2022 | 4 |
| Jan. 2023 | 4.1 |
| Feb. 2023 | 3.9 |
| Mar. 2023 | 3.8 |
| Apr. 2023 | 3.8 |
| May. 2023 | 3.9 |
| Jun. 2023 | 3.8 |
| Jul. 2023 | 3.6 |
| Aug. 2023 | 3.7 |
| Sept. 2023 | 3.7 |
| Oct. 2023 | 3.7 |
| Nov. 2023 | 3.5 |
| Dec. 2023 | 3.6 |
| Jan. 2024 | 3.6 |
| Feb. 2024 | 3.6 |
| Mar. 2024 | 3.5 |
| Apr. 2024 | 3.5 |
| May. 2024 | 3.5 |
| Jun. 2024 | 3.3 |
| Jul. 2024 | 3.4 |
| Aug. 2024 | 3.3 |
| Sept. 2024 | 3.4 |
| Oct. 2024 | 3.3 |
| Nov. 2024 | 3.3 |
| Dec. 2024 | 3.3 |
| Jan. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Feb. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Mar. 2025 | 3.4 |
| Apr. 2025 | 3.4 |
| May. 2025 | 3.4 |
| Jun. 2025 | 3.4 |
| Jul. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Aug. 2025 | 3.2 |
| Sept. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Oct. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Nov. 2025 | 3.2 |
| Dec. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Jan. 2026 | 3.4 |
| Feb. 2026 | 3.1 |
| Mar. 2026 | 3.5 |
| Apr. 2026 | 3.3 |
| May. 2026 | 3.3 |
| Jun. 2026 | 3.4 |
| Jul. 2026 | 3.2 |
| Aug. 2026 | 3.3 |
| Sept. 2026 | 3.4 |
Note: The shaded bars indicate periods of business recession as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research: February 2020–April 2020.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
Figure 2.
Percent of nonfarm employment
| Date | JOLTS separations rate |
|---|---|
| Jan. 2016 | 3.6 |
| Feb. 2016 | 3.7 |
| Mar. 2016 | 3.6 |
| Apr. 2016 | 3.6 |
| May. 2016 | 3.6 |
| Jun. 2016 | 3.6 |
| Jul. 2016 | 3.5 |
| Aug. 2016 | 3.6 |
| Sept. 2016 | 3.4 |
| Oct. 2016 | 3.5 |
| Nov. 2016 | 3.5 |
| Dec. 2016 | 3.5 |
| Jan. 2017 | 3.7 |
| Feb. 2017 | 3.5 |
| Mar. 2017 | 3.6 |
| Apr. 2017 | 3.5 |
| May. 2017 | 3.6 |
| Jun. 2017 | 3.7 |
| Jul. 2017 | 3.6 |
| Aug. 2017 | 3.6 |
| Sept. 2017 | 3.6 |
| Oct. 2017 | 3.7 |
| Nov. 2017 | 3.6 |
| Dec. 2017 | 3.6 |
| Jan. 2018 | 3.6 |
| Feb. 2018 | 3.6 |
| Mar. 2018 | 3.7 |
| Apr. 2018 | 3.7 |
| May. 2018 | 3.7 |
| Jun. 2018 | 3.7 |
| Jul. 2018 | 3.7 |
| Aug. 2018 | 3.7 |
| Sept. 2018 | 3.7 |
| Oct. 2018 | 3.7 |
| Nov. 2018 | 3.9 |
| Dec. 2018 | 3.7 |
| Jan. 2019 | 3.7 |
| Feb. 2019 | 3.8 |
| Mar. 2019 | 3.7 |
| Apr. 2019 | 3.8 |
| May. 2019 | 3.7 |
| Jun. 2019 | 3.7 |
| Jul. 2019 | 3.9 |
| Aug. 2019 | 3.7 |
| Sept. 2019 | 3.8 |
| Oct. 2019 | 3.7 |
| Nov. 2019 | 3.7 |
| Dec. 2019 | 3.8 |
| Jan. 2020 | 3.8 |
| Feb. 2020 | 3.8 |
| Mar. 2020 | 10.8 |
| Apr. 2020 | 8.8 |
| May. 2020 | 3.5 |
| Jun. 2020 | 3.8 |
| Jul. 2020 | 3.7 |
| Aug. 2020 | 3.4 |
| Sept. 2020 | 3.6 |
| Oct. 2020 | 3.8 |
| Nov. 2020 | 3.9 |
| Dec. 2020 | 3.9 |
| Jan. 2021 | 3.6 |
| Feb. 2021 | 3.7 |
| Mar. 2021 | 3.8 |
| Apr. 2021 | 3.9 |
| May. 2021 | 3.8 |
| Jun. 2021 | 3.9 |
| Jul. 2021 | 4 |
| Aug. 2021 | 4 |
| Sept. 2021 | 4.1 |
| Oct. 2021 | 3.9 |
| Nov. 2021 | 4.1 |
| Dec. 2021 | 4.1 |
| Jan. 2022 | 4.2 |
| Feb. 2022 | 4 |
| Mar. 2022 | 4.1 |
| Apr. 2022 | 4 |
| May. 2022 | 4 |
| Jun. 2022 | 4 |
| Jul. 2022 | 3.8 |
| Aug. 2022 | 4.1 |
| Sept. 2022 | 3.8 |
| Oct. 2022 | 3.8 |
| Nov. 2022 | 3.8 |
| Dec. 2022 | 3.9 |
| Jan. 2023 | 3.8 |
| Feb. 2023 | 3.7 |
| Mar. 2023 | 3.9 |
| Apr. 2023 | 3.6 |
| May. 2023 | 3.8 |
| Jun. 2023 | 3.6 |
| Jul. 2023 | 3.6 |
| Aug. 2023 | 3.6 |
| Sept. 2023 | 3.5 |
| Oct. 2023 | 3.5 |
| Nov. 2023 | 3.5 |
| Dec. 2023 | 3.5 |
| Jan. 2024 | 3.4 |
| Feb. 2024 | 3.5 |
| Mar. 2024 | 3.3 |
| Apr. 2024 | 3.4 |
| May. 2024 | 3.4 |
| Jun. 2024 | 3.2 |
| Jul. 2024 | 3.4 |
| Aug. 2024 | 3.3 |
| Sept. 2024 | 3.3 |
| Oct. 2024 | 3.3 |
| Nov. 2024 | 3.3 |
| Dec. 2024 | 3.2 |
| Jan. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Feb. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Mar. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Apr. 2025 | 3.3 |
| May. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Jun. 2025 | 3.4 |
| Jul. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Aug. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Sept. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Oct. 2025 | 3.2 |
| Nov. 2025 | 3.2 |
| Dec. 2025 | 3.3 |
| Jan. 2026 | 3.2 |
| Feb. 2026 | 3.2 |
| Mar. 2026 | 3.4 |
| Apr. 2026 | 3.2 |
| May. 2026 | 3.3 |
| Jun. 2026 | 3.4 |
| Jul. 2026 | 3.2 |
| Aug. 2026 | 3.3 |
| Sept. 2026 | 3.3 |
Note: The shaded bars indicate periods of business recession as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research: February 2020–April 2020.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
Last Update:
November 10, 2026