March 15, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Job openings and labor turnover in January 2011
Job openings, hires, and separations rates, seasonally adjusted, January 2008–December 2010
| Month |
Job openings rate |
Hires rate |
Separations rate |
Jan 2008 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
Feb 2008 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
Mar 2008 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
Apr 2008 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
May 2008 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
Jun 2008 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
Jul 2008 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
Aug 2008 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
Sep 2008 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
Oct 2008 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
Nov 2008 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
Dec 2008 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
Jan 2009 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
Feb 2009 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
Mar 2009 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
Apr 2009 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
May 2009 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
Jun 2009 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
Jul 2009 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
Aug 2009 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
Sep 2009 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
Oct 2009 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
Nov 2009 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
Dec 2009 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
Jan 2010 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
Feb 2010 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
Mar 2010 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
Apr 2010 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
May 2010 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Jun 2010 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Jul 2010 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Aug 2010 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Sep 2010 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
Oct 2010 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
Nov 2010 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Dec 2010 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
Jan 2011 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Job openings and labor turnover in January 2011.
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