December 15, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Job openings and labor turnover in October 2011
Job openings level, seasonally adjusted, October 2009–October 2011
| Month |
Number of job openings |
Jan 2009 |
2,566,000 |
Feb 2009 |
2,771,000 |
Mar 2009 |
2,529,000 |
Apr 2009 |
2,237,000 |
May 2009 |
2,366,000 |
Jun 2009 |
2,423,000 |
Jul 2009 |
2,112,000 |
Aug 2009 |
2,202,000 |
Sep 2009 |
2,464,000 |
Oct 2009 |
2,307,000 |
Nov 2009 |
2,262,000 |
Dec 2009 |
2,376,000 |
Jan 2010 |
2,411,000 |
Feb 2010 |
2,523,000 |
Mar 2010 |
2,697,000 |
Apr 2010 |
3,043,000 |
May 2010 |
2,790,000 |
Jun 2010 |
2,685,000 |
Jul 2010 |
2,848,000 |
Aug 2010 |
2,862,000 |
Sep 2010 |
2,756,000 |
Oct 2010 |
2,905,000 |
Nov 2010 |
2,966,000 |
Dec 2010 |
2,921,000 |
Jan 2011 |
2,741,000 |
Feb 2011 |
3,025,000 |
Mar 2011 |
3,123,000 |
Apr 2011 |
2,953,000 |
May 2011 |
3,034,000 |
Jun 2011 |
3,169,000 |
Jul 2011 |
3,213,000 |
Aug 2011 |
3,129,000 |
Sep 2011 |
3,377,000 |
Oct 2011 |
3,267,000 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Job openings and labor turnover in October 2011.
Hires and separations rates, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, January 2009–October 2011
| Month |
Hires rate |
Separations rate |
Jan 2009 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
Feb 2009 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
Mar 2009 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
Apr 2009 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
May 2009 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
Jun 2009 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
Jul 2009 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
Aug 2009 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
Sep 2009 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
Oct 2009 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
Nov 2009 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
Dec 2009 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
Jan 2010 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
Feb 2010 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
Mar 2010 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
Apr 2010 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
May 2010 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
Jun 2010 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
Jul 2010 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
Aug 2010 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
Sep 2010 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Oct 2010 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
Nov 2010 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Dec 2010 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
Jan 2011 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
Feb 2011 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
Mar 2011 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
Apr 2011 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
May 2011 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
Jun 2011 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
Jul 2011 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Aug 2011 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
Sep 2011 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
Oct 2011 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Job openings and labor turnover in October 2011.
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