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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey

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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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Latest Job Openings Level: 7,744,000(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Latest Job Openings Rate: 4.6%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Latest Hires Rate: 3.3%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Latest Total Separations Rate: 3.3%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Latest Quits Rate: 2.1%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Latest Layoffs/Discharges Rate: 1.0%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

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News Releases

October job openings, hires, and total separations change little; quits increase

12/03/2024

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.7 million on the last business day of October. Over the month, both hires and total separations, at 5.3 million, changed little. Quits increased to 3.3 million, while layoffs and discharges changed little.
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September job openings rates down in 4 states, up in 1; hires rates up in 3 states

11/20/2024

September job openings rates fell in 4 states and rose in 1. Hires rates rose in 3 states and fell in 2. Total separations rates rose in 3 states and fell in 1; quits rates rose in 2 and fell in 1, and layoffs and discharges rates rose in 4.
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Next Release

Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for November 2024 are scheduled to be released January 7, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
State Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for October 2024 are scheduled to be released December 17, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

Publications

The Economics Daily

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Job openings little changed, separations up, in July 2024

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.7 million on the last business day of July 2024 and was down by 1.1 million over the year. The job openings rate, at 4.6 percent, changed little in July. read more »

Monthly Labor Review

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Job openings reach record highs in 2022 as the labor market recovery continues

This article discusses national trends for job openings, hires, and separations throughout 2022, and compares rates between industries, size classes, and states. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

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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 »