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4.0 million job openings in November 2013
January 23, 2014
There were 4.0 million job openings in November, little changed from October. The number of job openings was little changed over the month in total private industry and government, as well as in all industries and in all four geographical regions.
| Month | Construction | Manufacturing | Leisure and hospitality | Education and health services | Professional and business services | Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 2012 | 77,000 | 255,000 | 431,000 | 636,000 | 674,000 | 573,000 |
Feb 2012 | 74,000 | 259,000 | 417,000 | 659,000 | 668,000 | 569,000 |
Mar 2012 | 96,000 | 324,000 | 433,000 | 680,000 | 786,000 | 641,000 |
Apr 2012 | 67,000 | 254,000 | 452,000 | 674,000 | 668,000 | 552,000 |
May 2012 | 70,000 | 302,000 | 441,000 | 701,000 | 746,000 | 608,000 |
Jun 2012 | 77,000 | 310,000 | 451,000 | 717,000 | 751,000 | 584,000 |
Jul 2012 | 70,000 | 271,000 | 461,000 | 657,000 | 625,000 | 566,000 |
Aug 2012 | 79,000 | 257,000 | 420,000 | 651,000 | 709,000 | 613,000 |
Sep 2012 | 83,000 | 242,000 | 378,000 | 712,000 | 609,000 | 648,000 |
Oct 2012 | 100,000 | 265,000 | 438,000 | 667,000 | 661,000 | 618,000 |
Nov 2012 | 96,000 | 271,000 | 481,000 | 691,000 | 649,000 | 731,000 |
Dec 2012 | 95,000 | 242,000 | 453,000 | 670,000 | 575,000 | 704,000 |
Jan 2013 | 104,000 | 253,000 | 453,000 | 579,000 | 690,000 | 645,000 |
Feb 2013 | 116,000 | 274,000 | 488,000 | 672,000 | 709,000 | 644,000 |
Mar 2013 | 108,000 | 271,000 | 500,000 | 687,000 | 692,000 | 669,000 |
Apr 2013 | 99,000 | 243,000 | 468,000 | 662,000 | 731,000 | 715,000 |
May 2013 | 102,000 | 237,000 | 477,000 | 660,000 | 632,000 | 784,000 |
Jun 2013 | 120,000 | 210,000 | 483,000 | 665,000 | 685,000 | 712,000 |
Jul 2013 | 99,000 | 234,000 | 493,000 | 670,000 | 664,000 | 655,000 |
Aug 2013 | 109,000 | 268,000 | 514,000 | 732,000 | 658,000 | 694,000 |
Sep 2013 | 112,000 | 256,000 | 550,000 | 675,000 | 629,000 | 726,000 |
Oct 2013 | 127,000 | 302,000 | 513,000 | 654,000 | 736,000 | 688,000 |
Nov 2013(p) | 139,000 | 297,000 | 560,000 | 669,000 | 707,000 | 716,000 |
| Footnotes:
(p) Data for the most recent month is preliminary.
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In November, job openings numbered over 700,000 in both trade, transportation, and utilities and professional and business services. There were 139,000 job openings in construction and 297,000 in manufacturing.
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. For additional information, see "Job Openings and Labor Turnover — November 2013" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-14-0039. Charts depicting job openings, hires, and employment separations data can be found in Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Highlights: November 2013 (PDF). Note that data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision.
SUGGESTED CITATION
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, 4.0 million job openings in November 2013 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20140123.htm (visited March 15, 2026).
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