December 09, 2010
Job openings in October 2010
Job openings rate, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, November 2007–October 2010
| Month |
Job openings rate (percent) |
Nov 2007 |
3.2 |
Dec 2007 |
3.1 |
Jan 2008 |
2.9 |
Feb 2008 |
2.9 |
Mar 2008 |
2.9 |
Apr 2008 |
2.8 |
May 2008 |
2.9 |
Jun 2008 |
2.7 |
Jul 2008 |
2.8 |
Aug 2008 |
2.6 |
Sep 2008 |
2.4 |
Oct 2008 |
2.4 |
Nov 2008 |
2.3 |
Dec 2008 |
2.2 |
Jan 2009 |
2.0 |
Feb 2009 |
2.1 |
Mar 2009 |
2.0 |
Apr 2009 |
1.8 |
May 2009 |
1.9 |
Jun 2009 |
1.9 |
Jul 2009 |
1.8 |
Aug 2009 |
1.8 |
Sep 2009 |
2.0 |
Oct 2009 |
1.9 |
Nov 2009 |
1.9 |
Dec 2009 |
1.9 |
Jan 2010 |
2.2 |
Feb 2010 |
2.0 |
Mar 2010 |
2.1 |
Apr 2010 |
2.5 |
May 2010 |
2.2 |
Jun 2010 |
2.1 |
Jul 2010 |
2.4 |
Aug 2010 |
2.3 |
Sep 2010 |
2.3 |
Oct 2010 |
2.5 |
These data featured in the TED article, Job openings in October 2010.
Hires and separations rates, seasonally adjusted, November 2007–October 2010
| Month |
Hires rate (percent) |
Separations rate (percent) |
Nov 2007 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
Dec 2007 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
Jan 2008 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
Feb 2008 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
Mar 2008 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
Apr 2008 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
May 2008 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
Jun 2008 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
Jul 2008 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
Aug 2008 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
Sep 2008 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
Oct 2008 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
Nov 2008 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
Dec 2008 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
Jan 2009 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
Feb 2009 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
Mar 2009 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
Apr 2009 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
May 2009 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
Jun 2009 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
Jul 2009 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
Aug 2009 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
Sep 2009 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
Oct 2009 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
Nov 2009 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
Dec 2009 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
Jan 2010 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
Feb 2010 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
Mar 2010 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
Apr 2010 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
May 2010 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
Jun 2010 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
Jul 2010 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
Aug 2010 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
Sep 2010 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
Oct 2010 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
These data featured in the TED article, Job openings in October 2010.
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