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Professional and business and education and health services had the most job openings in September
November 14, 2017
The number of job openings was little changed at 6.1 million in September 2017. Over the month, hires and separations were also little changed, at 5.3 million and 5.2 million, respectively. Professional and business services and education and health services had the most job openings at 1.2 million each.
Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, September 2017, seasonally adjusted
Category
Job openings
Hires
Total separations
Professional and business services
1,193,000
1,119,000
1,117,000
Education and health services
1,172,000
651,000
619,000
Trade, transportation, and utilities
1,084,000
1,027,000
980,000
Leisure and hospitality
757,000
947,000
1,007,000
Government
530,000
351,000
342,000
Manufacturing
425,000
333,000
323,000
Financial activities
339,000
194,000
189,000
Other services
280,000
171,000
190,000
Construction
196,000
377,000
363,000
Information
94,000
73,000
88,000
Mining and logging
24,000
30,000
23,000
In September, professional and business services had 1.1 million hires and 1.1 million separations. Education and health services had 651,000 hires and 619,000 total separations.
United States Department of Labor
