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Hires rate at low point in June 2009

August 14, 2009

The hires rate at 2.9 percent in June was at the lowest point since the series began in December 2000. The hires rate declined over the month in construction and in trade, transportation, and utilities. The rate increased over the month in education and health services.

Hires rate, total nonfarm sector, seasonally adjusted, January 2001–June 2009
[Chart data—TXT]

Over the 12 months ending in June, the hires rate (not seasonally adjusted) declined for total nonfarm, total private, government, and many industries. The rate rose in the other services industry.

The industries with little change in the rate over the year were nondurable goods manufacturing; transportation, warehousing, and utilities; information; real estate and rental and leasing; educational services; health care and social assistance; and arts, entertainment, and recreation.

The hires rate fell over the past 12 months in three of the four regions: Midwest, South, and West.

These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. Data for June are preliminary. To learn more, see "Job Openings and Labor Turnover: June 2009" (HTML) (PDF), news release 09-0935.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Hires rate at low point in June 2009 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2009/ted_20090814.htm (visited October 12, 2024).

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