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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey

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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) program produces data on job openings, hires, and separations.

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Latest Job Openings Level: 8,733,000(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Latest Job Openings Rate: 5.3%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Latest Hires Rate: 3.7%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Latest Total Separations Rate: 3.6%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Latest Quits Rate: 2.3%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

Latest Layoffs/Discharges Rate: 1.0%(p) in Oct 2023 Historical Data

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News Releases

Job openings decrease to 8.7 million in October; hires and total separations change little

12/05/2023

The number of job openings decreased to 8.7 million on the last business day of October. The number of hires and total separations changed little at 5.9 million and 5.6 million, respectively.
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September job openings rates down in 3 states, up in 1; quits rates down in 5, up in 2

11/20/2023

September job openings rates fell in 3 states and rose in 1. Hires rates rose in 1 state and fell in 1. Total separations rates fell in 6 states; quits rates fell in 5 and rose in 2, and layoffs and discharges rates fell in 5.
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Next Release

Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for November 2023 are scheduled to be released January 3 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
State Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for October 2023 are scheduled to be released December 15, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

Publications

The Economics Daily

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0.3 unemployed person per job opening in Maryland, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Vermont in July

In July 2023, there were a total of 5,841,000 unemployed people and 8,827,000 job openings in the United States, yielding a ratio of 0.7 unemployed person per job opening. The national job openings rate was 5.3 percent. Among the states, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Vermont each had 0.3 unemployed person per job opening. Job opening rates in these four states ranged from 5.5 percent in Vermont to 6.6 percent in New Hampshire. 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 »