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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.
Job openings, hires, and separations levels, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Month
Total nonfarm job openings
Total nonfarm hires
Total nonfarm separations
Total private job openings
Total private hires
Total private separations
Government job openings
Government hires
Government separations
Oct 2009
2,406
3,838
3,996
2,024
3,510
3,733
382
328
263
Nov 2009
2,503
4,024
4,002
2,152
3,736
3,721
351
288
281
Dec 2009
2,568
4,004
4,099
2,239
3,753
3,809
330
251
290
Jan 2010
2,837
3,904
3,940
2,432
3,615
3,654
404
289
286
Feb 2010
2,666
3,864
4,011
2,324
3,580
3,708
343
284
303
Mar 2010
2,679
4,302
4,089
2,271
3,959
3,786
408
344
303
Apr 2010
3,153
4,159
3,945
2,530
3,820
3,638
623
338
307
May 2010
2,988
4,420
3,924
2,603
3,686
3,612
385
735
311
June 2010
2,801
4,111
4,311
2,500
3,833
3,759
301
278
552
July 2010
3,082
4,163
4,269
2,758
3,882
3,828
324
281
440
Aug 2010
2,999
4,046
4,054
2,653
3,780
3,628
346
266
425
Sept 2010
2,918
4,034
4,045
2,582
3,784
3,641
337
250
404
Oct 2010
3,235
4,173
3,884
2,890
3,865
3,622
345
309
262
Nov 2010
3,211
4,182
4,067
2,874
3,903
3,773
337
279
295
Dec 2010
3,058
4,299
4,142
2,659
4,013
3,844
399
285
299
Jan 2011
3,104
4,000
4,001
2,766
3,714
3,716
338
286
286
Feb 2011
3,226
4,231
4,037
2,910
4,003
3,766
316
227
272
Mar 2011
3,261
4,430
4,142
2,939
4,179
3,868
323
251
274
Apr 2011
3,259
4,296
3,991
2,917
4,028
3,697
341
268
294
May 2011
3,179
4,261
4,189
2,880
4,022
3,887
298
239
302
June 2011
3,455
4,366
4,173
3,095
4,075
3,903
359
291
270
July 2011
3,623
4,261
4,153
3,291
4,020
3,839
332
242
314
Aug 2011
3,329
4,298
4,173
3,000
4,057
3,881
329
241
293
Sept 2011
3,774
4,429
4,208
3,377
4,159
3,922
397
270
286
Oct 2011
3,619
4,370
4,150
3,252
4,101
3,889
367
269
260
Nov 2011
3,565
4,365
4,267
3,208
4,093
3,962
357
272
305
Dec 2011
3,768
4,356
4,084
3,404
4,062
3,764
364
294
320
Jan 2012
3,909
4,457
4,158
3,561
4,172
3,864
349
285
294
Feb 2012
3,616
4,560
4,349
3,221
4,260
4,044
395
300
305
Mar 2012
3,979
4,575
4,277
3,582
4,279
3,968
396
296
310
Apr 2012
3,793
4,389
4,333
3,426
4,098
4,017
367
291
316
May 2012
3,835
4,533
4,437
3,438
4,228
4,107
397
306
331
June 2012
3,911
4,440
4,382
3,524
4,121
4,085
387
319
297
July 2012
3,735
4,327
4,151
3,356
4,032
3,853
379
295
298
Aug 2012
3,809
4,450
4,318
3,389
4,136
4,014
420
315
304
Sept 2012
3,882
4,302
4,092
3,500
4,022
3,826
383
280
266
Oct 2012
3,775
4,389
4,261
3,394
4,120
3,960
380
269
302
Nov 2012
3,878
4,489
4,347
3,513
4,213
4,054
364
276
292
Dec 2012
3,970
4,452
4,118
3,563
4,162
3,829
408
290
290
Jan 2013
3,923
4,487
4,347
3,467
4,204
4,048
456
283
298
Feb 2013
4,004
4,571
4,293
3,584
4,275
4,002
421
296
291
Mar 2013
4,076
4,369
4,241
3,681
4,100
3,944
395
270
296
Apr 2013
3,988
4,572
4,422
3,566
4,282
4,125
421
290
297
May 2013
4,145
4,663
4,442
3,736
4,376
4,145
410
288
297
June 2013
4,150
4,440
4,307
3,749
4,196
4,020
400
244
287
July 2013
3,885
4,561
4,421
3,509
4,291
4,130
376
270
291
Aug 2013
4,085
4,730
4,493
3,692
4,430
4,220
393
299
273
Sept 2013
4,128
4,726
4,519
3,732
4,433
4,234
396
293
285
Oct 2013
4,222
4,518
4,350
3,827
4,237
4,057
395
281
294
Nov 2013
4,119
4,622
4,367
3,714
4,326
4,084
405
296
283
Dec 2013
4,121
4,614
4,392
3,775
4,333
4,093
347
280
299
Jan 2014
4,127
4,626
4,435
3,738
4,336
4,143
389
289
292
Feb 2014
4,373
4,696
4,549
3,971
4,405
4,261
402
291
288
Mar 2014
4,388
4,763
4,518
3,962
4,456
4,213
425
307
305
Apr 2014
4,566
4,880
4,597
4,131
4,582
4,317
435
298
280
May 2014
4,747
4,808
4,572
4,307
4,522
4,273
441
285
298
June 2014
4,982
4,925
4,612
4,468
4,600
4,340
514
326
272
July 2014
4,846
5,008
4,748
4,371
4,721
4,469
475
287
280
Aug 2014
5,349
4,810
4,623
4,911
4,542
4,318
438
267
305
Sept 2014
4,914
5,149
4,855
4,446
4,815
4,558
468
334
298
Oct 2014
5,012
5,111
4,937
4,577
4,806
4,639
435
306
298
Nov 2014
4,843
4,978
4,682
4,372
4,682
4,402
472
296
280
Dec 2014
5,130
5,192
4,827
4,626
4,874
4,517
505
318
310
Jan 2015
5,344
5,061
4,886
4,818
4,744
4,577
526
316
309
Feb 2015
5,466
5,127
4,869
4,950
4,807
4,557
515
320
312
Mar 2015
5,210
5,126
5,102
4,709
4,797
4,765
501
328
337
Apr 2015
5,598
5,196
4,944
5,077
4,847
4,626
521
349
318
May 2015
5,563
5,142
4,825
5,040
4,819
4,504
523
323
321
June 2015
5,248
5,125
4,978
4,778
4,789
4,635
471
336
343
July 2015
6,056
5,150
4,848
5,507
4,798
4,531
548
352
317
Aug 2015
5,467
5,163
5,032
4,973
4,822
4,708
494
341
324
Sept 2015
5,488
5,287
5,110
5,018
4,964
4,774
470
323
335
Oct 2015
5,773
5,338
5,032
5,246
4,978
4,688
527
360
344
Nov 2015
5,708
5,358
5,089
5,185
5,007
4,759
523
352
331
Dec 2015
5,845
5,540
5,225
5,304
5,168
4,878
541
371
347
Jan 2016
6,012
5,220
5,099
5,497
4,867
4,762
515
353
337
Feb 2016
5,770
5,470
5,265
5,282
5,126
4,940
488
344
325
Mar 2016
6,129
5,359
5,133
5,633
4,995
4,807
496
364
326
Apr 2016
5,803
5,294
5,110
5,301
4,952
4,777
502
342
333
May 2016
5,777
5,197
5,176
5,239
4,838
4,826
538
359
350
June 2016
5,742
5,281
5,118
5,262
4,929
4,714
479
353
404
July 2016
5,962
5,426
5,065
5,375
5,021
4,783
587
405
283
Aug 2016
5,677
5,327
5,204
5,166
4,977
4,816
511
351
388
Sept 2016
5,868
5,306
4,985
5,340
4,912
4,645
527
395
340
Oct 2016
5,591
5,210
5,125
5,107
4,895
4,783
484
315
342
Nov 2016
5,971
5,308
5,139
5,394
4,976
4,803
577
332
335
Dec 2016
5,964
5,343
5,071
5,404
5,011
4,768
560
332
303
Jan 2017
5,617
5,499
5,320
5,120
5,147
4,980
497
352
340
Feb 2017
5,923
5,350
5,176
5,418
5,004
4,816
505
346
360
Mar 2017
5,811
5,395
5,280
5,305
5,058
4,948
506
336
333
Apr 2017
6,091
5,272
5,091
5,547
4,937
4,756
543
335
336
May 2017
5,826
5,477
5,270
5,275
5,127
4,917
551
349
352
June 2017
6,305
5,635
5,463
5,731
5,295
5,130
574
339
333
July 2017
6,238
5,497
5,338
5,690
5,148
5,013
548
348
325
Aug 2017
6,276
5,519
5,334
5,774
5,210
4,980
503
309
354
Sept 2017
6,320
5,450
5,289
5,757
5,095
4,955
563
355
335
Oct 2017
6,408
5,581
5,397
5,855
5,227
5,072
553
355
325
Nov 2017
6,271
5,494
5,283
5,736
5,125
4,941
535
370
341
Dec 2017
6,336
5,421
5,249
5,758
5,062
4,890
578
360
359
Jan 2018
6,621
5,512
5,288
6,029
5,185
4,953
591
327
336
Feb 2018
6,552
5,624
5,319
5,956
5,271
4,984
596
353
335
Mar 2018
6,818
5,623
5,500
6,191
5,282
5,153
628
340
347
Apr 2018
6,877
5,590
5,441
6,284
5,240
5,098
593
350
343
May 2018
7,016
5,859
5,492
6,420
5,504
5,152
596
354
340
June 2018
7,230
5,760
5,566
6,584
5,373
5,215
646
387
352
July 2018
7,190
5,649
5,577
6,544
5,303
5,202
646
346
374
Aug 2018
7,208
5,815
5,543
6,483
5,426
5,214
725
389
329
Sept 2018
7,411
5,625
5,494
6,794
5,287
5,147
617
338
348
Oct 2018
7,304
5,907
5,602
6,688
5,562
5,246
616
346
356
Nov 2018
7,594
5,826
5,793
6,919
5,461
5,422
676
365
371
Dec 2018
7,489
5,768
5,554
6,809
5,400
5,220
680
368
334
Jan 2019
7,502
5,786
5,549
6,808
5,411
5,150
693
376
398
Feb 2019
7,066
5,704
5,653
6,380
5,345
5,286
687
359
368
Mar 2019
7,317
5,689
5,543
6,601
5,332
5,202
715
357
341
Apr 2019
7,272
6,016
5,777
6,537
5,644
5,429
735
372
348
May 2019
7,275
5,686
5,556
6,600
5,362
5,197
674
324
359
June 2019
7,194
5,801
5,574
6,449
5,434
5,254
745
367
320
July 2019
7,042
5,871
5,839
6,392
5,524
5,483
649
347
356
Aug 2019
7,178
5,900
5,657
6,431
5,488
5,322
747
412
334
Sept 2019
7,124
5,963
5,755
6,384
5,598
5,404
740
365
351
Oct 2019
7,289
5,781
5,631
6,504
5,411
5,264
785
370
367
Nov 2019
6,888
5,847
5,675
6,124
5,459
5,328
764
388
348
Dec 2019
6,699
5,951
5,771
5,951
5,589
5,413
748
362
358
Jan 2020
7,170
5,968
5,742
6,347
5,568
5,395
823
400
347
Feb 2020
6,974
5,997
5,736
6,196
5,590
5,397
778
406
340
Mar 2020
5,924
5,195
16,805
5,220
4,802
16,279
704
393
526
Apr 2020
4,637
4,016
11,499
3,995
3,790
10,984
642
226
515
May 2020
5,593
8,136
4,723
4,974
7,871
4,276
619
265
447
June 2020
6,156
7,461
5,152
5,489
7,213
4,699
667
248
453
July 2020
6,491
6,304
5,219
5,673
5,972
4,821
818
332
398
Aug 2020
6,369
5,993
4,815
5,656
5,459
4,437
713
534
378
Sept 2020
6,505
5,974
5,097
5,789
5,632
4,678
716
342
419
Oct 2020
6,838
6,090
5,349
6,105
5,743
4,809
733
347
540
Nov 2020
6,857
5,883
5,710
6,140
5,545
5,290
718
338
420
Dec 2020
6,758
5,573
5,620
6,085
5,245
5,284
672
328
336
Jan 2021
7,185
5,607
5,212
6,413
5,208
4,935
772
399
277
Feb 2021
7,818
5,832
5,400
7,120
5,520
5,076
698
312
324
Mar 2021
8,519
6,161
5,464
7,670
5,781
5,155
849
380
309
Apr 2021
9,282
6,178
5,702
8,331
5,815
5,383
951
363
320
May 2021
9,905
6,021
5,543
8,992
5,701
5,242
912
320
301
June 2021
10,317
6,581
5,678
9,355
6,182
5,383
963
399
295
July 2021
10,991
6,723
5,826
10,055
6,335
5,480
936
388
346
Aug 2021
10,884
6,374
5,884
10,072
6,022
5,540
812
352
344
Sept 2021
10,875
6,644
6,093
9,912
6,286
5,737
964
358
356
Oct 2021
11,365
6,682
5,813
10,391
6,304
5,408
974
378
405
Nov 2021
11,178
6,816
6,221
10,189
6,422
5,837
989
394
385
Dec 2021
11,511
6,618
6,080
10,406
6,224
5,708
1,105
394
372
Jan 2022
11,243
6,421
6,258
10,219
6,035
5,871
1,024
386
387
Feb 2022
11,700
6,862
6,040
10,622
6,449
5,634
1,078
413
406
Mar 2022
12,182
6,619
6,193
11,165
6,233
5,798
1,017
386
395
Apr 2022
11,773
6,576
6,176
10,730
6,179
5,807
1,043
397
369
May 2022
11,473
6,465
6,128
10,398
6,061
5,767
1,076
404
361
June 2022
11,204
6,449
5,980
10,225
6,048
5,583
979
400
397
July 2022
11,537
6,457
5,852
10,350
6,027
5,548
1,187
430
304
Aug 2022
10,119
6,453
6,181
9,147
6,055
5,783
971
398
398
Sept 2022
10,784
6,188
5,831
9,728
5,786
5,452
1,056
402
379
Oct 2022
10,526
6,118
5,779
9,538
5,722
5,429
988
396
350
Nov 2022
10,702
6,106
5,884
9,657
5,679
5,525
1,045
427
359
Dec 2022
11,000
6,143
5,943
9,951
5,728
5,556
1,049
415
387
Jan 2023
10,425
6,374
6,017
9,348
5,932
5,671
1,077
442
347
Feb 2023
9,849
6,058
5,833
8,831
5,666
5,501
1,018
392
332
Mar 2023
9,623
5,955
5,917
8,576
5,563
5,571
1,047
392
346
Apr 2023
9,904
5,951
5,569
8,864
5,567
5,217
1,040
384
351
May 2023
9,311
6,171
5,846
8,240
5,766
5,496
1,070
405
350
June 2023
9,125
5,895
5,639
8,021
5,513
5,311
1,104
382
328
July 2023
8,805
5,733
5,646
7,820
5,372
5,284
985
361
362
Aug 2023
9,358
5,888
5,609
8,269
5,494
5,277
1,089
394
332
Sept 2023
9,307
5,851
5,522
8,342
5,488
5,220
965
363
302
Oct 2023
8,685
5,814
5,630
7,718
5,429
5,325
967
385
305
Nov 2023
8,931
5,569
5,413
7,932
5,205
5,075
999
364
338
Dec 2023
8,889
5,787
5,419
7,884
5,384
5,060
1,005
403
360
Jan 2024
8,748
5,698
5,449
7,903
5,309
5,124
846
390
325
Feb 2024
8,813
5,781
5,539
7,894
5,382
5,203
919
399
336
Mar 2024
8,355
5,617
5,330
7,397
5,232
5,000
957
385
330
Apr 2024
7,919
5,615
5,337
7,013
5,245
4,985
906
370
353
May 2024
8,230
5,655
5,397
7,192
5,291
5,050
1,038
365
347
June 2024
7,910
5,248
5,084
6,894
4,900
4,776
1,016
347
307
July 2024
7,711
5,416
5,314
6,839
5,068
4,972
871
347
343
Aug 2024
7,861
5,435
5,168
6,912
5,067
4,847
949
368
321
Sept 2024
7,372
5,582
5,196
6,501
5,221
4,884
871
361
311
Oct 2024
7,744
5,313
5,261
6,868
4,947
4,947
876
366
313
Latest Job Openings Level: 7,744,000(p) in Oct 2024
Latest Job Openings Rate: 4.6%(p) in Oct 2024
Latest Hires Rate: 3.3%(p) in Oct 2024
Latest Total Separations Rate: 3.3%(p) in Oct 2024
Latest Quits Rate: 2.1%(p) in Oct 2024
Latest Layoffs/Discharges Rate: 1.0%(p) in Oct 2024
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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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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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