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There were 4.5 million job openings on the last business day of April, up from 4.2 million in March. The hires rate (3.4 percent) and separations rate (3.3 percent) were unchanged in April.
Date | Job openings | Hires | Total separations |
---|---|---|---|
Jan 2009 | 2,763,000 | 4,111,000 | 4,873,000 |
Feb 2009 | 2,794,000 | 4,004,000 | 4,715,000 |
Mar 2009 | 2,493,000 | 3,697,000 | 4,565,000 |
Apr 2009 | 2,271,000 | 3,870,000 | 4,670,000 |
May 2009 | 2,413,000 | 3,736,000 | 4,115,000 |
Jun 2009 | 2,388,000 | 3,649,000 | 4,142,000 |
Jul 2009 | 2,146,000 | 3,807,000 | 4,223,000 |
Aug 2009 | 2,294,000 | 3,734,000 | 4,014,000 |
Sep 2009 | 2,434,000 | 3,846,000 | 4,062,000 |
Oct 2009 | 2,376,000 | 3,746,000 | 3,960,000 |
Nov 2009 | 2,419,000 | 3,966,000 | 3,909,000 |
Dec 2009 | 2,490,000 | 3,819,000 | 3,968,000 |
Jan 2010 | 2,701,000 | 3,895,000 | 3,866,000 |
Feb 2010 | 2,535,000 | 3,805,000 | 3,862,000 |
Mar 2010 | 2,635,000 | 4,163,000 | 3,998,000 |
Apr 2010 | 3,080,000 | 4,085,000 | 3,877,000 |
May 2010 | 2,927,000 | 4,380,000 | 3,862,000 |
Jun 2010 | 2,739,000 | 4,078,000 | 4,209,000 |
Jul 2010 | 2,933,000 | 4,120,000 | 4,231,000 |
Aug 2010 | 2,922,000 | 3,916,000 | 3,975,000 |
Sep 2010 | 2,789,000 | 3,991,000 | 4,007,000 |
Oct 2010 | 3,021,000 | 4,063,000 | 3,836,000 |
Nov 2010 | 3,082,000 | 4,130,000 | 3,924,000 |
Dec 2010 | 2,891,000 | 4,170,000 | 4,047,000 |
Jan 2011 | 2,886,000 | 3,901,000 | 3,833,000 |
Feb 2011 | 3,034,000 | 4,048,000 | 3,851,000 |
Mar 2011 | 3,119,000 | 4,246,000 | 4,023,000 |
Apr 2011 | 3,084,000 | 4,216,000 | 3,926,000 |
May 2011 | 3,067,000 | 4,131,000 | 4,028,000 |
Jun 2011 | 3,218,000 | 4,296,000 | 4,102,000 |
Jul 2011 | 3,410,000 | 4,157,000 | 4,044,000 |
Aug 2011 | 3,205,000 | 4,192,000 | 4,072,000 |
Sep 2011 | 3,523,000 | 4,321,000 | 4,102,000 |
Oct 2011 | 3,420,000 | 4,237,000 | 4,064,000 |
Nov 2011 | 3,210,000 | 4,263,000 | 4,051,000 |
Dec 2011 | 3,538,000 | 4,256,000 | 4,005,000 |
Jan 2012 | 3,574,000 | 4,282,000 | 3,954,000 |
Feb 2012 | 3,509,000 | 4,446,000 | 4,196,000 |
Mar 2012 | 3,827,000 | 4,473,000 | 4,212,000 |
Apr 2012 | 3,617,000 | 4,316,000 | 4,231,000 |
May 2012 | 3,739,000 | 4,430,000 | 4,358,000 |
Jun 2012 | 3,830,000 | 4,350,000 | 4,275,000 |
Jul 2012 | 3,595,000 | 4,257,000 | 4,081,000 |
Aug 2012 | 3,699,000 | 4,440,000 | 4,367,000 |
Sep 2012 | 3,568,000 | 4,232,000 | 4,045,000 |
Oct 2012 | 3,745,000 | 4,357,000 | 4,151,000 |
Nov 2012 | 3,755,000 | 4,465,000 | 4,207,000 |
Dec 2012 | 3,646,000 | 4,343,000 | 4,090,000 |
Jan 2013 | 3,693,000 | 4,389,000 | 4,262,000 |
Feb 2013 | 4,015,000 | 4,551,000 | 4,212,000 |
Mar 2013 | 3,879,000 | 4,301,000 | 4,186,000 |
Apr 2013 | 3,824,000 | 4,457,000 | 4,276,000 |
May 2013 | 3,879,000 | 4,541,000 | 4,401,000 |
Jun 2013 | 3,971,000 | 4,418,000 | 4,236,000 |
Jul 2013 | 3,816,000 | 4,525,000 | 4,313,000 |
Aug 2013 | 3,925,000 | 4,592,000 | 4,417,000 |
Sep 2013 | 3,948,000 | 4,701,000 | 4,500,000 |
Oct 2013 | 3,996,000 | 4,512,000 | 4,305,000 |
Nov 2013 | 4,126,000 | 4,574,000 | 4,316,000 |
Dec 2013 | 3,914,000 | 4,578,000 | 4,468,000 |
Jan 2014 | 3,874,000 | 4,516,000 | 4,419,000 |
Feb 2014 | 4,125,000 | 4,699,000 | 4,459,000 |
Mar 2014 | 4,166,000 | 4,706,000 | 4,491,000 |
Apr 2014 | 4,455,000(p) | 4,708,000(p) | 4,496,000(p) |
Footnotes: (p) Preliminary |
There were 4.7 million hires in April, little changed from March. The number of hires was little changed for total private and government, and in all industries and regions. There were 4.5 million total separations in April, unchanged from March. The number of total separations was unchanged for total private and declined in government.
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Job Openings and Labor Turnover — April 2014" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑14‑1074.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Job openings up 289,000 in April at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20140611.htm (visited October 31, 2024).