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Hires fall to 6.7 million in June 2020, still the second highest in history
August 13, 2020
The number of job openings increased to 5.9 million on the last business day of June 2020. Hires fell by 503,000 in June, but the figure of 6.7 million was still second only to May 2020 since data were first collected in 2000. Total separations increased to 4.8 million.
Hires, job openings, and total separations, seasonally adjusted, December 2000 to June 2020
Month
Hires
Job Openings
Total Separations
Dec 2000
5,426,000
4,868,000
5,235,000
Jan 2001
5,722,000
5,362,000
5,925,000
Feb 2001
5,303,000
5,008,000
5,178,000
Mar 2001
5,528,000
4,698,000
5,529,000
Apr 2001
5,204,000
4,752,000
5,428,000
May 2001
5,410,000
4,503,000
5,383,000
Jun 2001
5,109,000
4,378,000
5,240,000
Jul 2001
5,244,000
4,578,000
5,440,000
Aug 2001
5,223,000
4,042,000
5,358,000
Sep 2001
4,954,000
4,045,000
5,186,000
Oct 2001
5,078,000
3,729,000
5,471,000
Nov 2001
4,914,000
3,649,000
5,124,000
Dec 2001
4,829,000
3,523,000
4,846,000
Jan 2002
4,855,000
3,782,000
5,184,000
Feb 2002
4,801,000
3,377,000
4,876,000
Mar 2002
4,706,000
3,573,000
4,710,000
Apr 2002
4,928,000
3,576,000
4,990,000
May 2002
4,857,000
3,508,000
4,827,000
Jun 2002
4,869,000
3,415,000
4,872,000
Jul 2002
4,946,000
3,461,000
5,101,000
Aug 2002
4,871,000
3,531,000
4,845,000
Sep 2002
4,879,000
3,290,000
4,919,000
Oct 2002
4,798,000
3,502,000
4,736,000
Nov 2002
4,792,000
3,405,000
4,724,000
Dec 2002
4,893,000
3,039,000
4,919,000
Jan 2003
5,058,000
3,500,000
5,035,000
Feb 2003
4,714,000
3,178,000
4,826,000
Mar 2003
4,470,000
3,064,000
4,703,000
Apr 2003
4,600,000
3,208,000
4,668,000
May 2003
4,678,000
3,336,000
4,712,000
Jun 2003
4,682,000
3,398,000
4,707,000
Jul 2003
4,639,000
3,073,000
4,700,000
Aug 2003
4,666,000
3,204,000
4,678,000
Sep 2003
4,799,000
3,082,000
4,639,000
Oct 2003
4,902,000
3,330,000
4,756,000
Nov 2003
4,767,000
3,218,000
4,674,000
Dec 2003
4,984,000
3,281,000
4,777,000
Jan 2004
4,900,000
3,462,000
4,791,000
Feb 2004
4,788,000
3,478,000
4,705,000
Mar 2004
5,227,000
3,492,000
4,958,000
Apr 2004
5,152,000
3,615,000
4,874,000
May 2004
4,976,000
3,758,000
4,685,000
Jun 2004
5,009,000
3,345,000
4,889,000
Jul 2004
4,891,000
3,900,000
4,868,000
Aug 2004
5,013,000
3,556,000
4,907,000
Sep 2004
5,062,000
3,829,000
4,885,000
Oct 2004
5,149,000
3,970,000
4,803,000
Nov 2004
5,181,000
3,360,000
5,113,000
Dec 2004
5,153,000
3,935,000
4,955,000
Jan 2005
5,201,000
3,827,000
5,106,000
Feb 2005
5,276,000
3,901,000
5,039,000
Mar 2005
5,273,000
4,019,000
5,204,000
Apr 2005
5,362,000
4,272,000
5,016,000
May 2005
5,271,000
3,842,000
5,107,000
Jun 2005
5,376,000
4,072,000
5,086,000
Jul 2005
5,328,000
4,337,000
4,972,000
Aug 2005
5,409,000
4,160,000
5,215,000
Sep 2005
5,493,000
4,376,000
5,401,000
Oct 2005
5,124,000
4,218,000
5,066,000
Nov 2005
5,344,000
4,118,000
4,989,000
Dec 2005
5,294,000
4,146,000
5,164,000
Jan 2006
5,271,000
4,404,000
5,113,000
Feb 2006
5,474,000
4,260,000
5,180,000
Mar 2006
5,524,000
4,706,000
5,196,000
Apr 2006
5,215,000
4,915,000
5,074,000
May 2006
5,498,000
4,505,000
5,417,000
Jun 2006
5,455,000
4,625,000
5,262,000
Jul 2006
5,573,000
4,467,000
5,366,000
Aug 2006
5,373,000
4,739,000
5,207,000
Sep 2006
5,288,000
4,778,000
5,090,000
Oct 2006
5,375,000
4,643,000
5,319,000
Nov 2006
5,495,000
4,530,000
5,324,000
Dec 2006
5,214,000
4,469,000
5,127,000
Jan 2007
5,426,000
4,750,000
5,314,000
Feb 2007
5,160,000
4,618,000
5,117,000
Mar 2007
5,479,000
4,926,000
5,196,000
Apr 2007
5,353,000
4,820,000
5,286,000
May 2007
5,469,000
4,699,000
5,292,000
Jun 2007
5,267,000
4,882,000
5,103,000
Jul 2007
5,217,000
4,668,000
5,253,000
Aug 2007
5,358,000
4,586,000
5,398,000
Sep 2007
5,344,000
4,682,000
5,191,000
Oct 2007
5,398,000
4,676,000
5,271,000
Nov 2007
5,176,000
4,537,000
5,093,000
Dec 2007
5,119,000
4,400,000
5,041,000
Jan 2008
5,071,000
4,604,000
5,194,000
Feb 2008
5,077,000
4,233,000
5,184,000
Mar 2008
4,924,000
4,205,000
4,910,000
Apr 2008
4,948,000
4,124,000
5,182,000
May 2008
4,691,000
4,237,000
4,840,000
Jun 2008
4,893,000
3,849,000
5,043,000
Jul 2008
4,637,000
3,800,000
4,868,000
Aug 2008
4,682,000
3,709,000
5,014,000
Sep 2008
4,499,000
3,240,000
4,901,000
Oct 2008
4,548,000
3,403,000
4,977,000
Nov 2008
4,104,000
3,158,000
4,787,000
Dec 2008
4,348,000
3,059,000
4,879,000
Jan 2009
4,095,000
2,731,000
4,925,000
Feb 2009
4,061,000
2,838,000
4,824,000
Mar 2009
3,858,000
2,521,000
4,693,000
Apr 2009
3,888,000
2,343,000
4,695,000
May 2009
3,758,000
2,574,000
4,184,000
Jun 2009
3,639,000
2,517,000
4,226,000
Jul 2009
3,857,000
2,264,000
4,256,000
Aug 2009
3,810,000
2,365,000
3,992,000
Sep 2009
3,944,000
2,481,000
4,123,000
Oct 2009
3,838,000
2,422,000
4,003,000
Nov 2009
4,024,000
2,435,000
3,983,000
Dec 2009
4,004,000
2,487,000
4,103,000
Jan 2010
3,904,000
2,833,000
3,989,000
Feb 2010
3,864,000
2,651,000
3,978,000
Mar 2010
4,302,000
2,679,000
4,072,000
Apr 2010
4,159,000
3,217,000
3,948,000
May 2010
4,420,000
3,019,000
3,911,000
Jun 2010
4,111,000
2,813,000
4,308,000
Jul 2010
4,163,000
3,127,000
4,299,000
Aug 2010
4,046,000
3,025,000
4,067,000
Sep 2010
4,034,000
2,912,000
4,047,000
Oct 2010
4,173,000
3,256,000
3,883,000
Nov 2010
4,182,000
3,134,000
4,041,000
Dec 2010
4,299,000
2,969,000
4,143,000
Jan 2011
4,000,000
3,100,000
4,045,000
Feb 2011
4,231,000
3,213,000
4,014,000
Mar 2011
4,430,000
3,253,000
4,109,000
Apr 2011
4,296,000
3,337,000
3,994,000
May 2011
4,261,000
3,207,000
4,179,000
Jun 2011
4,366,000
3,467,000
4,168,000
Jul 2011
4,261,000
3,676,000
4,180,000
Aug 2011
4,298,000
3,358,000
4,189,000
Sep 2011
4,429,000
3,763,000
4,213,000
Oct 2011
4,370,000
3,650,000
4,147,000
Nov 2011
4,365,000
3,485,000
4,237,000
Dec 2011
4,356,000
3,662,000
4,090,000
Jan 2012
4,457,000
3,904,000
4,195,000
Feb 2012
4,560,000
3,605,000
4,322,000
Mar 2012
4,575,000
3,976,000
4,257,000
Apr 2012
4,389,000
3,878,000
4,329,000
May 2012
4,533,000
3,861,000
4,430,000
Jun 2012
4,440,000
3,916,000
4,383,000
Jul 2012
4,327,000
3,790,000
4,178,000
Aug 2012
4,450,000
3,839,000
4,338,000
Sep 2012
4,302,000
3,861,000
4,100,000
Oct 2012
4,389,000
3,808,000
4,260,000
Nov 2012
4,489,000
3,787,000
4,303,000
Dec 2012
4,452,000
3,840,000
4,117,000
Jan 2013
4,487,000
3,915,000
4,381,000
Feb 2013
4,571,000
3,981,000
4,257,000
Mar 2013
4,369,000
4,080,000
4,215,000
Apr 2013
4,572,000
4,078,000
4,424,000
May 2013
4,663,000
4,173,000
4,433,000
Jun 2013
4,440,000
4,166,000
4,313,000
Jul 2013
4,561,000
3,946,000
4,459,000
Aug 2013
4,730,000
4,112,000
4,522,000
Sep 2013
4,726,000
4,105,000
4,521,000
Oct 2013
4,518,000
4,268,000
4,354,000
Nov 2013
4,622,000
4,002,000
4,332,000
Dec 2013
4,614,000
3,996,000
4,387,000
Jan 2014
4,626,000
4,131,000
4,464,000
Feb 2014
4,696,000
4,347,000
4,511,000
Mar 2014
4,763,000
4,388,000
4,498,000
Apr 2014
4,880,000
4,662,000
4,584,000
May 2014
4,808,000
4,775,000
4,569,000
Jun 2014
4,925,000
4,999,000
4,617,000
Jul 2014
5,008,000
4,919,000
4,786,000
Aug 2014
4,810,000
5,383,000
4,654,000
Sep 2014
5,149,000
4,876,000
4,861,000
Oct 2014
5,111,000
5,066,000
4,941,000
Nov 2014
4,978,000
4,719,000
4,642,000
Dec 2014
5,192,000
4,981,000
4,815,000
Jan 2015
5,061,000
5,362,000
4,911,000
Feb 2015
5,127,000
5,446,000
4,828,000
Mar 2015
5,126,000
5,208,000
5,064,000
Apr 2015
5,196,000
5,712,000
4,942,000
May 2015
5,142,000
5,599,000
4,826,000
Jun 2015
5,125,000
5,263,000
4,992,000
Jul 2015
5,150,000
6,143,000
4,887,000
Aug 2015
5,163,000
5,510,000
5,055,000
Sep 2015
5,287,000
5,445,000
5,114,000
Oct 2015
5,338,000
5,832,000
5,032,000
Nov 2015
5,358,000
5,573,000
5,052,000
Dec 2015
5,540,000
5,676,000
5,208,000
Jan 2016
5,204,000
5,994,000
5,144,000
Feb 2016
5,559,000
5,757,000
5,282,000
Mar 2016
5,362,000
6,137,000
5,140,000
Apr 2016
5,277,000
5,868,000
5,122,000
May 2016
5,206,000
5,812,000
5,137,000
Jun 2016
5,277,000
5,768,000
5,061,000
Jul 2016
5,419,000
6,094,000
5,114,000
Aug 2016
5,301,000
5,716,000
5,188,000
Sep 2016
5,283,000
5,816,000
4,988,000
Oct 2016
5,234,000
5,626,000
5,098,000
Nov 2016
5,316,000
5,867,000
5,114,000
Dec 2016
5,380,000
5,835,000
5,087,000
Jan 2017
5,517,000
5,607,000
5,338,000
Feb 2017
5,366,000
5,872,000
5,141,000
Mar 2017
5,395,000
5,816,000
5,254,000
Apr 2017
5,265,000
6,142,000
5,101,000
May 2017
5,454,000
5,851,000
5,280,000
Jun 2017
5,642,000
6,351,000
5,457,000
Jul 2017
5,502,000
6,354,000
5,351,000
Aug 2017
5,528,000
6,335,000
5,368,000
Sep 2017
5,401,000
6,239,000
5,334,000
Oct 2017
5,635,000
6,383,000
5,347,000
Nov 2017
5,473,000
6,204,000
5,221,000
Dec 2017
5,426,000
6,235,000
5,265,000
Jan 2018
5,511,000
6,645,000
5,346,000
Feb 2018
5,669,000
6,575,000
5,276,000
Mar 2018
5,629,000
6,865,000
5,475,000
Apr 2018
5,587,000
6,985,000
5,449,000
May 2018
5,819,000
7,028,000
5,513,000
Jun 2018
5,783,000
7,280,000
5,558,000
Jul 2018
5,691,000
7,326,000
5,579,000
Aug 2018
5,792,000
7,249,000
5,568,000
Sep 2018
5,610,000
7,282,000
5,517,000
Oct 2018
5,855,000
7,237,000
5,638,000
Nov 2018
5,818,000
7,509,000
5,692,000
Dec 2018
5,762,000
7,303,000
5,569,000
Jan 2019
5,834,000
7,520,000
5,590,000
Feb 2019
5,703,000
7,048,000
5,676,000
Mar 2019
5,689,000
7,364,000
5,553,000
Apr 2019
6,000,000
7,284,000
5,763,000
May 2019
5,687,000
7,300,000
5,547,000
Jun 2019
5,760,000
7,185,000
5,568,000
Jul 2019
5,975,000
7,236,000
5,769,000
Aug 2019
5,839,000
7,166,000
5,660,000
Sep 2019
5,959,000
7,046,000
5,739,000
Oct 2019
5,757,000
7,309,000
5,580,000
Nov 2019
5,857,000
6,793,000
5,657,000
Dec 2019
5,927,000
6,552,000
5,762,000
Jan 2020
5,921,000
7,012,000
5,713,000
Feb 2020
5,864,000
7,004,000
5,595,000
Mar 2020
5,111,000
6,011,000
14,643,000
Apr 2020
4,047,000
4,996,000
9,975,000
May 2020
7,199,000
5,371,000
4,236,000
Jun 2020
6,696,000
5,889,000
4,758,000
In June 2020, accommodation and food services (+198,000) had the greatest increase in job openings among the industries, while construction (−70,000) had the largest decrease.
The overall fall in hires was spread across a number of industries, with other services (−326,000), health care and social assistance (−282,000), and construction (−181,000) seeing the largest declines. Hires increased in professional and business services (+255,000) and accommodation and food services (+78,000).
Total separations increased in many industries, with the largest increases in accommodation and food services (+175,000) and retail trade (+103,000). The number and rate of total separations in June 2020 of 4.8 million and 3.5 percent, respectively, were lower than the corresponding June 2019 figures of 5.6 million and 3.7 percent. Within separations, the quits rate rose to 1.9 percent while the layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged at 1.4 percent.
1-month change in hires, job openings, and total separations by industry, June 2020
Category
1-month change
Hires
-503,000
Professional and business services
255,000
Accommodation and food services
78,000
Retail trade
36,000
State and local government, excluding education
30,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
25,000
Real estate and rental and leasing
-35,000
Manufacturing
-82,000
Construction
-181,000
Health care and social assistance
-282,000
Other services
-326,000
Job openings
518,000
Accommodation and food services
198,000
Trade, transportation, and utilities
78,000
Health care and social assistance
71,000
Other services
69,000
Professional and business services
36,000
Government
8,000
State and local government, excluding education
6,000
Retail trade
4,000
State and local government education
-26,000
Construction
-70,000
Total separations
522,000
Accommodation and food services
175,000
Retail trade
103,000
Manufacturing
101,000
Other services
59,000
Health care and social assistance
46,000
State and local government, excluding education
5,000
Real estate and rental and leasing
-3,000
Federal
-12,000
State and local government education
-59,000
Government
-67,000
These changes in the labor market reflected a limited resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed in March and April due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it.
United States Department of Labor
