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Trade, transportation, and utilities had 1.47 million job openings in January 2019
March 25, 2019
The number of job openings was little changed at 7.6 million on the last business day of January 2019. Hires (5.8 million) and separations (5.6 million) were also little changed over the month. Among major industries, trade, transportation, and utilities had the most job openings (1.47 million), followed by education and health services (1.39 million).
Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, January 2019, seasonally adjusted
Industry
Job openings
Hires
Total separations
Total
7,581,000
5,801,000
5,550,000
Mining and logging
40,000
38,000
33,000
Construction
302,000
428,000
391,000
Manufacturing
452,000
356,000
342,000
Trade, transportation, and utilities
1,471,000
1,126,000
1,097,000
Information
165,000
81,000
87,000
Financial activities
459,000
191,000
180,000
Professional and business services
1,343,000
1,128,000
1,089,000
Education and health services
1,393,000
730,000
674,000
Leisure and hospitality
1,105,000
1,110,000
1,065,000
Other services
173,000
241,000
233,000
Federal government
122,000
36,000
33,000
State and local education
223,000
166,000
166,000
State and local, excluding education
333,000
170,000
161,000
Within professional and business services, there were 1.13 million hires in January 2019. Trade, transportation, and utilities had 1.13 million hires, while leisure and hospitality industries had 1.1 million hires.
In the federal government there were 122,000 job openings, 36,000 hires, and 33,000 separations in January 2019.
United States Department of Labor
