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Job openings little changed at 5.4 million in November
JOLTS. I forgot again this month.
Job openings little changed at 5.4 million in November
Economic News Release
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary USDL-16-0040
For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Technical information: (202) 691-5870 • JoltsInfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/jlt
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov
JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – NOVEMBER 2015
The number of job openings was little changed at 5.4 million on the last business day of November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires and separations were little changed at 5.2 million and 4.9 million, respectively. Within separations, the quits rate was 2.0 percent, and the layoffs and discharges rate was 1.2 percent. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by four geographic regions.
Job Openings
Job openings were little changed at 5.4 million in November. The job openings rate was 3.7 percent. The number of job openings was little changed in November for total private and government. Job openings increased in health care and social assistance (+57,000) and decreased in retail trade (-64,000). In the regions, job openings increased in the South and decreased in the Midwest over the month. (See table 1.)
The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in November for total nonfarm and total private, and was little changed for government. Job openings rose in several industries over the year with the largest changes in health care and social assistance (+242,000) and accommodation and food services (+129,000). Job openings decreased over the year in information (-48,000) and mining and logging (-8,000). The number of job openings increased over the year in the Northeast and South regions. (See table 7.)
Hires
The number of hires was 5.2 million in November, little changed from October. The hires rate was 3.6 percent. The number of hires was little changed for total private and government in November. There was little change in the number of hires in all industries and regions. (See table 2.)
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary USDL-16-0040
For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Technical information: (202) 691-5870 • JoltsInfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/jlt
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov
JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – NOVEMBER 2015
The number of job openings was little changed at 5.4 million on the last business day of November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires and separations were little changed at 5.2 million and 4.9 million, respectively. Within separations, the quits rate was 2.0 percent, and the layoffs and discharges rate was 1.2 percent. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by four geographic regions.
Job Openings
Job openings were little changed at 5.4 million in November. The job openings rate was 3.7 percent. The number of job openings was little changed in November for total private and government. Job openings increased in health care and social assistance (+57,000) and decreased in retail trade (-64,000). In the regions, job openings increased in the South and decreased in the Midwest over the month. (See table 1.)
The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in November for total nonfarm and total private, and was little changed for government. Job openings rose in several industries over the year with the largest changes in health care and social assistance (+242,000) and accommodation and food services (+129,000). Job openings decreased over the year in information (-48,000) and mining and logging (-8,000). The number of job openings increased over the year in the Northeast and South regions. (See table 7.)
Hires
The number of hires was 5.2 million in November, little changed from October. The hires rate was 3.6 percent. The number of hires was little changed for total private and government in November. There was little change in the number of hires in all industries and regions. (See table 2.)
