Chart 2. Job openings and hires, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, January 2020–December 2022 (in thousands)
Month and year Job openings Hires

Jan 2020

7,184 6,014

Feb 2020

6,995 5,998

Mar 2020

5,794 5,172

Apr 2020

4,686 4,052

May 2020

5,581 8,098

Jun 2020

6,119 7,488

Jul 2020

6,514 6,255

Aug 2020

6,360 5,938

Sep 2020

6,512 5,949

Oct 2020

6,820 6,135

Nov 2020

6,875 5,906

Dec 2020

6,854 5,598

Jan 2021

7,175 5,647

Feb 2021

7,760 5,864

Mar 2021

8,399 6,105

Apr 2021

9,288 6,170

May 2021

9,840 6,036

Jun 2021

10,069 6,543

Jul 2021

10,882 6,555

Aug 2021

10,960 6,415

Sep 2021

10,882 6,629

Oct 2021

11,368 6,667

Nov 2021

11,232 6,843

Dec 2021

11,826 6,632

Jan 2022

11,487 6,496

Feb 2022

11,601 6,800

Mar 2022

12,027 6,577

Apr 2022

11,755 6,572

May 2022

11,443 6,545

Jun 2022

10,961 6,448

Jul 2022

11,380 6,340

Aug 2022

10,198 6,478

Sep 2022

10,854 6,226

Oct 2022

10,471 6,164

Nov 2022

10,746 6,253

Dec 2022

11,234 6,251

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.