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Hires increase 2.4 million in May; job openings rise while layoffs and discharges fall

Job openings and hires increased in May to 5.4 million and 6.5 million, respectively. Hires experienced the largest 1-month increase since the series began. Total separations decreased to 4.1 million in May, with layoffs and discharges falling by 5.9 million and quits increasing by 190,000.

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07/02/2020

Nonfarm payroll employment rises by 4.8 million in June; unemployment rate falls to 11.1%

07/01/2020

May jobless rates up over the year in all 389 metro areas; payroll jobs down in 357

06/25/2020

24% of employed persons do some work at home on days they work in 2019

06/25/2020

Productivity declines in 58 of 90 detailed manufacturing and mining industries in 2019

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