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Job openings, hires, and separations rates in March 2013
May 09, 2013
There were 3.8 million job openings on the last business day in March, little changed from 3.9 million in February. The job openings rate (2.8 percent), hires rate (3.2 percent), and the separations rate (3.1 percent) were little changed in March (seasonally adjusted).
From March 2012 to March 2013, job openings (not seasonally adjusted) decreased for nondurable goods manufacturing and federal government; openings increased over the year for accommodations and food services.
Over the 12 months ending in March, the hires rate (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in durable goods manufacturing; nondurable goods manufacturing; and arts, entertainment and recreation. The hires rate decreased in the Midwest.
Total separations include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. The quits rate (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in the South but otherwise was little changed. The layoffs and discharges rate and other separations rates (not seasonally adjusted) were little changed for total private, government, and all four regions.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Job openings, hires, and separations rates in March 2013 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2013/ted_20130509.htm (visited April 18, 2024).
United States Department of Labor
