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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) produces monthly and annual estimates of job openings, hires, and separations for the nation. The JOLTS program also produces monthly state estimates for all 50 states and the District of Columbia at the total nonfarm industry level.

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Charts

Job openings, hires, and separations levels, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Month	Total nonfarm job openings	Total nonfarm hires	Total nonfarm separations	Total private job openings	Total private hires	Total private separations	Government job openings	Government hires	Government separations
Jan 2010	2,837	3,904	3,940	2,432	3,615	3,654	404	289	286
Feb 2010	2,666	3,864	4,011	2,324	3,580	3,708	343	284	303
Mar 2010	2,679	4,302	4,089	2,271	3,959	3,786	408	344	303
Apr 2010	3,153	4,159	3,945	2,530	3,820	3,638	623	338	307
May 2010	2,988	4,420	3,924	2,603	3,686	3,612	385	735	311
June 2010	2,801	4,111	4,311	2,500	3,833	3,759	301	278	552
July 2010	3,082	4,163	4,269	2,758	3,882	3,828	324	281	440
Aug 2010	2,999	4,046	4,054	2,653	3,780	3,628	346	266	425
Sept 2010	2,918	4,034	4,045	2,582	3,784	3,641	337	250	404
Oct 2010	3,235	4,173	3,884	2,890	3,865	3,622	345	309	262
Nov 2010	3,211	4,182	4,067	2,874	3,903	3,773	337	279	295
Dec 2010	3,058	4,299	4,142	2,659	4,013	3,844	399	285	299
Jan 2011	3,104	4,000	4,001	2,766	3,714	3,716	338	286	286
Feb 2011	3,226	4,231	4,037	2,910	4,003	3,766	316	227	272
Mar 2011	3,261	4,430	4,142	2,939	4,179	3,868	323	251	274
Apr 2011	3,259	4,296	3,991	2,917	4,028	3,697	341	268	294
May 2011	3,179	4,261	4,189	2,880	4,022	3,887	298	239	302
June 2011	3,455	4,366	4,173	3,095	4,075	3,903	359	291	270
July 2011	3,623	4,261	4,153	3,291	4,020	3,839	332	242	314
Aug 2011	3,329	4,298	4,173	3,000	4,057	3,881	329	241	293
Sept 2011	3,774	4,429	4,208	3,377	4,159	3,922	397	270	286
Oct 2011	3,619	4,370	4,150	3,252	4,101	3,889	367	269	260
Nov 2011	3,565	4,365	4,267	3,208	4,093	3,962	357	272	305
Dec 2011	3,768	4,356	4,084	3,404	4,062	3,764	364	294	320
Jan 2012	3,909	4,457	4,158	3,561	4,172	3,864	349	285	294
Feb 2012	3,616	4,560	4,349	3,221	4,260	4,044	395	300	305
Mar 2012	3,979	4,575	4,277	3,582	4,279	3,968	396	296	310
Apr 2012	3,793	4,389	4,333	3,426	4,098	4,017	367	291	316
May 2012	3,835	4,533	4,437	3,438	4,228	4,107	397	306	331
June 2012	3,911	4,440	4,382	3,524	4,121	4,085	387	319	297
July 2012	3,735	4,327	4,151	3,356	4,032	3,853	379	295	298
Aug 2012	3,809	4,450	4,318	3,389	4,136	4,014	420	315	304
Sept 2012	3,882	4,302	4,092	3,500	4,022	3,826	383	280	266
Oct 2012	3,775	4,389	4,261	3,394	4,120	3,960	380	269	302
Nov 2012	3,878	4,489	4,347	3,513	4,213	4,054	364	276	292
Dec 2012	3,970	4,452	4,118	3,563	4,162	3,829	408	290	290
Jan 2013	3,923	4,487	4,347	3,467	4,204	4,048	456	283	298
Feb 2013	4,004	4,571	4,293	3,584	4,275	4,002	421	296	291
Mar 2013	4,076	4,369	4,241	3,681	4,100	3,944	395	270	296
Apr 2013	3,988	4,572	4,422	3,566	4,282	4,125	421	290	297
May 2013	4,145	4,663	4,442	3,736	4,376	4,145	410	288	297
June 2013	4,150	4,440	4,307	3,749	4,196	4,020	400	244	287
July 2013	3,885	4,561	4,421	3,509	4,291	4,130	376	270	291
Aug 2013	4,085	4,730	4,493	3,692	4,430	4,220	393	299	273
Sept 2013	4,128	4,726	4,519	3,732	4,433	4,234	396	293	285
Oct 2013	4,222	4,518	4,350	3,827	4,237	4,057	395	281	294
Nov 2013	4,119	4,622	4,367	3,714	4,326	4,084	405	296	283
Dec 2013	4,121	4,614	4,392	3,775	4,333	4,093	347	280	299
Jan 2014	4,127	4,626	4,435	3,738	4,336	4,143	389	289	292
Feb 2014	4,373	4,696	4,549	3,971	4,405	4,261	402	291	288
Mar 2014	4,388	4,763	4,518	3,962	4,456	4,213	425	307	305
Apr 2014	4,566	4,880	4,597	4,131	4,582	4,317	435	298	280
May 2014	4,747	4,808	4,572	4,307	4,522	4,273	441	285	298
June 2014	4,982	4,925	4,612	4,468	4,600	4,340	514	326	272
July 2014	4,846	5,008	4,748	4,371	4,721	4,469	475	287	280
Aug 2014	5,349	4,810	4,623	4,911	4,542	4,318	438	267	305
Sept 2014	4,914	5,149	4,855	4,446	4,815	4,558	468	334	298
Oct 2014	5,012	5,111	4,937	4,577	4,806	4,639	435	306	298
Nov 2014	4,843	4,978	4,682	4,372	4,682	4,402	472	296	280
Dec 2014	5,130	5,192	4,827	4,626	4,874	4,517	505	318	310
Jan 2015	5,344	5,061	4,886	4,818	4,744	4,577	526	316	309
Feb 2015	5,466	5,127	4,869	4,950	4,807	4,557	515	320	312
Mar 2015	5,210	5,126	5,102	4,709	4,797	4,765	501	328	337
Apr 2015	5,598	5,196	4,944	5,077	4,847	4,626	521	349	318
May 2015	5,563	5,142	4,825	5,040	4,819	4,504	523	323	321
June 2015	5,248	5,125	4,978	4,778	4,789	4,635	471	336	343
July 2015	6,056	5,150	4,848	5,507	4,798	4,531	548	352	317
Aug 2015	5,467	5,163	5,032	4,973	4,822	4,708	494	341	324
Sept 2015	5,488	5,287	5,110	5,018	4,964	4,774	470	323	335
Oct 2015	5,773	5,338	5,032	5,246	4,978	4,688	527	360	344
Nov 2015	5,708	5,358	5,089	5,185	5,007	4,759	523	352	331
Dec 2015	5,845	5,540	5,225	5,304	5,168	4,878	541	371	347
Jan 2016	6,012	5,220	5,099	5,497	4,867	4,762	515	353	337
Feb 2016	5,770	5,470	5,265	5,282	5,126	4,940	488	344	325
Mar 2016	6,129	5,359	5,133	5,633	4,995	4,807	496	364	326
Apr 2016	5,803	5,294	5,110	5,301	4,952	4,777	502	342	333
May 2016	5,777	5,197	5,176	5,239	4,838	4,826	538	359	350
June 2016	5,742	5,281	5,118	5,262	4,929	4,714	479	353	404
July 2016	5,962	5,426	5,065	5,375	5,021	4,783	587	405	283
Aug 2016	5,677	5,327	5,204	5,166	4,977	4,816	511	351	388
Sept 2016	5,868	5,306	4,985	5,340	4,912	4,645	527	395	340
Oct 2016	5,591	5,210	5,125	5,107	4,895	4,783	484	315	342
Nov 2016	5,971	5,308	5,139	5,394	4,976	4,803	577	332	335
Dec 2016	5,964	5,343	5,071	5,404	5,011	4,768	560	332	303
Jan 2017	5,617	5,499	5,320	5,120	5,147	4,980	497	352	340
Feb 2017	5,923	5,350	5,176	5,418	5,004	4,816	505	346	360
Mar 2017	5,811	5,395	5,280	5,305	5,058	4,948	506	336	333
Apr 2017	6,091	5,272	5,091	5,547	4,937	4,756	543	335	336
May 2017	5,826	5,477	5,270	5,275	5,127	4,917	551	349	352
June 2017	6,305	5,635	5,463	5,731	5,295	5,130	574	339	333
July 2017	6,238	5,497	5,338	5,690	5,148	5,013	548	348	325
Aug 2017	6,276	5,519	5,334	5,774	5,210	4,980	503	309	354
Sept 2017	6,320	5,450	5,289	5,757	5,095	4,955	563	355	335
Oct 2017	6,408	5,581	5,397	5,855	5,227	5,072	553	355	325
Nov 2017	6,271	5,494	5,283	5,736	5,125	4,941	535	370	341
Dec 2017	6,336	5,421	5,249	5,758	5,062	4,890	578	360	359
Jan 2018	6,621	5,512	5,288	6,029	5,185	4,953	591	327	336
Feb 2018	6,552	5,624	5,319	5,956	5,271	4,984	596	353	335
Mar 2018	6,818	5,623	5,500	6,191	5,282	5,153	628	340	347
Apr 2018	6,877	5,590	5,441	6,284	5,240	5,098	593	350	343
May 2018	7,016	5,859	5,492	6,420	5,504	5,152	596	354	340
June 2018	7,230	5,760	5,566	6,584	5,373	5,215	646	387	352
July 2018	7,190	5,649	5,577	6,544	5,303	5,202	646	346	374
Aug 2018	7,208	5,815	5,543	6,483	5,426	5,214	725	389	329
Sept 2018	7,411	5,625	5,494	6,794	5,287	5,147	617	338	348
Oct 2018	7,304	5,907	5,602	6,688	5,562	5,246	616	346	356
Nov 2018	7,594	5,826	5,793	6,919	5,461	5,422	676	365	371
Dec 2018	7,489	5,768	5,554	6,809	5,400	5,220	680	368	334
Jan 2019	7,502	5,786	5,549	6,808	5,411	5,150	693	376	398
Feb 2019	7,066	5,704	5,653	6,380	5,345	5,286	687	359	368
Mar 2019	7,317	5,689	5,543	6,601	5,332	5,202	715	357	341
Apr 2019	7,272	6,016	5,777	6,537	5,644	5,429	735	372	348
May 2019	7,275	5,686	5,556	6,600	5,362	5,197	674	324	359
June 2019	7,194	5,801	5,574	6,449	5,434	5,254	745	367	320
July 2019	7,042	5,871	5,839	6,392	5,524	5,483	649	347	356
Aug 2019	7,178	5,900	5,657	6,431	5,488	5,322	747	412	334
Sept 2019	7,124	5,963	5,755	6,384	5,598	5,404	740	365	351
Oct 2019	7,289	5,781	5,631	6,504	5,411	5,264	785	370	367
Nov 2019	6,888	5,847	5,675	6,124	5,459	5,328	764	388	348
Dec 2019	6,699	5,951	5,771	5,951	5,589	5,413	748	362	358
Jan 2020	7,124	5,981	5,741	6,304	5,583	5,396	820	398	345
Feb 2020	6,966	5,990	5,764	6,194	5,584	5,421	771	406	342
Mar 2020	5,894	5,171	16,275	5,181	4,780	15,747	713	391	527
Apr 2020	4,606	4,029	11,531	3,955	3,805	11,021	651	224	510
May 2020	5,612	8,133	4,718	4,991	7,875	4,266	621	258	452
June 2020	6,129	7,477	5,176	5,464	7,212	4,723	665	266	453
July 2020	6,530	6,320	5,191	5,712	5,991	4,794	818	329	397
Aug 2020	6,429	6,004	4,813	5,722	5,466	4,429	707	538	383
Sept 2020	6,511	5,966	5,123	5,803	5,627	4,697	708	339	426
Oct 2020	6,798	6,091	5,356	6,066	5,745	4,815	732	346	541
Nov 2020	6,820	5,894	5,631	6,144	5,575	5,195	676	319	436
Dec 2020	6,773	5,577	5,601	6,109	5,254	5,268	664	323	333
Jan 2021	7,204	5,594	5,229	6,446	5,205	4,952	759	388	277
Feb 2021	7,752	5,772	5,381	7,057	5,468	5,057	695	304	324
Mar 2021	8,470	6,148	5,477	7,607	5,762	5,165	863	386	311
Apr 2021	9,356	6,216	5,693	8,390	5,862	5,375	966	355	318
May 2021	9,905	6,013	5,535	9,008	5,700	5,232	898	313	303
June 2021	10,298	6,606	5,681	9,363	6,202	5,377	935	404	303
July 2021	11,049	6,732	5,756	10,106	6,335	5,416	944	397	340
Aug 2021	10,956	6,390	5,833	10,100	6,017	5,506	856	373	327
Sept 2021	10,879	6,653	6,107	9,921	6,303	5,744	957	351	364
Oct 2021	11,341	6,652	5,808	10,361	6,278	5,404	980	374	404
Nov 2021	11,119	6,811	6,247	10,139	6,417	5,858	980	394	390
Dec 2021	11,417	6,596	6,144	10,327	6,209	5,773	1,090	387	371
Jan 2022	11,238	6,400	6,265	10,222	6,021	5,877	1,016	379	388
Feb 2022	11,661	6,806	6,081	10,600	6,412	5,669	1,061	394	411
Mar 2022	12,134	6,607	6,235	11,105	6,218	5,834	1,029	389	401
Apr 2022	11,881	6,614	6,140	10,815	6,222	5,775	1,066	392	365
May 2022	11,483	6,461	6,115	10,421	6,066	5,747	1,063	395	368
June 2022	11,256	6,510	5,991	10,272	6,091	5,594	984	419	398
July 2022	11,610	6,470	5,797	10,383	6,020	5,510	1,227	450	287
Aug 2022	10,148	6,443	6,181	9,195	6,049	5,785	954	394	395
Sept 2022	10,812	6,206	5,862	9,746	5,807	5,481	1,066	399	382
Oct 2022	10,488	6,104	5,753	9,497	5,712	5,399	991	392	354
Nov 2022	10,619	6,134	5,864	9,583	5,703	5,502	1,035	431	362
Dec 2022	10,876	6,113	6,029	9,849	5,706	5,641	1,027	407	388
Jan 2023	10,393	6,347	6,026	9,320	5,912	5,683	1,073	435	342
Feb 2023	9,846	6,020	5,770	8,836	5,643	5,438	1,010	376	332
Mar 2023	9,572	5,932	5,910	8,533	5,550	5,551	1,038	381	359
Apr 2023	9,992	5,954	5,612	8,927	5,569	5,269	1,064	385	343
May 2023	9,310	6,128	5,842	8,235	5,726	5,490	1,075	403	352
June 2023	9,191	5,930	5,668	8,057	5,528	5,346	1,134	402	322
July 2023	8,606	5,646	5,561	7,602	5,273	5,220	1,004	374	341
Aug 2023	9,287	5,824	5,661	8,237	5,436	5,327	1,050	389	334
Sept 2023	9,279	5,772	5,533	8,278	5,400	5,230	1,001	371	303
Oct 2023	8,550	5,700	5,513	7,582	5,313	5,206	969	387	307
Nov 2023	8,663	5,501	5,429	7,644	5,119	5,092	1,020	382	336
Dec 2023	8,585	5,614	5,342	7,604	5,212	4,980	981	402	362
Jan 2024	8,468	5,572	5,429	7,577	5,181	5,095	891	391	334
Feb 2024	8,445	5,664	5,476	7,521	5,277	5,146	924	388	330
Mar 2024	8,093	5,472	5,268	7,101	5,091	4,950	992	381	318
Apr 2024	7,619	5,584	5,388	6,764	5,229	5,025	855	355	364
May 2024	7,901	5,573	5,314	6,852	5,204	4,966	1,049	369	348
June 2024	7,412	5,088	5,064	6,455	4,756	4,749	957	332	315
July 2024	7,504	5,451	5,434	6,585	5,075	5,105	919	376	329
Aug 2024	7,649	5,230	5,170	6,638	4,862	4,853	1,011	368	317
Sept 2024	7,103	5,519	5,197	6,241	5,170	4,878	862	349	319
Oct 2024	7,615	5,350	5,285	6,715	4,987	4,975	900	362	310
Nov 2024	8,031	5,307	5,087	7,162	4,961	4,757	869	346	330
Dec 2024	7,508	5,374	5,082	6,634	4,998	4,731	874	375	351
Jan 2025	7,740	5,393	5,252	6,860	5,016	4,923	880	377	329

Latest Numbers

Latest Job Openings Level: 7,740,000(p) in Jan 2025

Latest Job Openings Rate: 4.6%(p) in Jan 2025

Latest Hires Rate: 3.4%(p) in Jan 2025

Latest Total Separations Rate: 3.3%(p) in Jan 2025

Latest Quits Rate: 2.1%(p) in Jan 2025

Latest Layoffs/Discharges Rate: 1.0%(p) in Jan 2025

News Releases

January job openings and total separations change little; hires unchanged

03/11/2025

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.7 million in January. Hires held at 5.4 million, and total separations changed little at 5.3 million. Annual levels and rates for 2024 are now available.
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December job openings rates down in 5 states; total separations rates up in 3 states

02/19/2025

December job openings rates fell in 5 states. Hires rates rose in 2 states. Total separations rates rose in 3 states and fell in 2; quits rates rose in 2 and fell in 2, and layoffs and discharges rates rose in 2 and fell in 1.
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Next Release

Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for February 2025 are scheduled to be released April 1, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

State Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for January 2025 are scheduled to be released March 20, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

Publications

The Economics Daily

Job openings rates increased in 2 states in November 2024

Job openings rates increased in 2 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 46 states and the District of Columbia in November 2024. The national job openings rate (4.8 percent) was little changed over the month. The increases in job openings rates occurred in North Carolina (+0.9 percentage point) and California (+0.5 percentage point). The decreases occurred in Colorado (−2.7 percentage points) and Maine (−1.0 percentage point). read more »

Monthly Labor Review

Job openings and hires decline in 2023 as the labor market cools

This article discusses national trends for job openings, hires, and separations throughout 2023. Separations are broken down further into quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Among industries, churn rates and job openings rates are examined and analyzed. Next, establishment size class data are presented at the total private level, and the article concludes with a brief look at state data, specifically state job openings compared with unemployment. read more »

Handbook Of Methods

Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Overview

Texas: job openings and labor turnover state spotlight

This Beyond the Numbers article will examine these labor market trends in Texas. Using JOLTS total nonfarm state estimates from December 2005 to December 2021, we compare Texas to states with similarly sized economies—California, Florida, and New York—as well as to the United States during the two most recent recessions. read more »

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