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On the last business day of November 2019, the number of job openings fell to 6.8 million, down by 561,000 from October. In November, the number of total nonfarm total separations was little changed at 5.6 million. The number of total nonfarm hires was little changed at 5.8 million. Over the 12 months ending in November 2019, hires totaled 69.8 million and separations totaled 67.5 million, yielding a net employment gain of 2.3 million. These totals include workers who may have been hired and separated more than once during the year.
Job openings, hires, and separations levels, seasonally adjusted
Month
Total nonfarm job openings
Total nonfarm hires
Total nonfarm separations
Total private job openings
Total private hires
Total private separations
Government job openings
Government hires
Government separations
Nov 2009
2,435,000
4,024,000
3,983,000
2,096,000
3,736,000
3,702,000
338,000
288,000
281,000
Dec 2009
2,487,000
4,004,000
4,103,000
2,169,000
3,753,000
3,813,000
318,000
251,000
290,000
Jan 2010
2,833,000
3,904,000
3,989,000
2,437,000
3,615,000
3,703,000
396,000
289,000
286,000
Feb 2010
2,651,000
3,864,000
3,978,000
2,303,000
3,580,000
3,675,000
348,000
284,000
303,000
Mar 2010
2,679,000
4,302,000
4,072,000
2,257,000
3,959,000
3,769,000
422,000
344,000
303,000
Apr 2010
3,217,000
4,159,000
3,948,000
2,587,000
3,820,000
3,641,000
631,000
338,000
307,000
May 2010
3,019,000
4,420,000
3,911,000
2,622,000
3,686,000
3,600,000
398,000
735,000
311,000
Jun 2010
2,813,000
4,111,000
4,308,000
2,511,000
3,833,000
3,756,000
301,000
278,000
552,000
Jul 2010
3,127,000
4,163,000
4,299,000
2,806,000
3,882,000
3,859,000
321,000
281,000
440,000
Aug 2010
3,025,000
4,046,000
4,067,000
2,674,000
3,780,000
3,642,000
351,000
266,000
425,000
Sep 2010
2,912,000
4,034,000
4,047,000
2,582,000
3,784,000
3,643,000
330,000
250,000
404,000
Oct 2010
3,256,000
4,173,000
3,883,000
2,911,000
3,865,000
3,622,000
345,000
309,000
262,000
Nov 2010
3,134,000
4,182,000
4,041,000
2,810,000
3,903,000
3,746,000
324,000
279,000
295,000
Dec 2010
2,969,000
4,299,000
4,143,000
2,584,000
4,013,000
3,844,000
385,000
285,000
299,000
Jan 2011
3,100,000
4,000,000
4,045,000
2,770,000
3,714,000
3,759,000
330,000
286,000
286,000
Feb 2011
3,213,000
4,231,000
4,014,000
2,894,000
4,003,000
3,742,000
319,000
227,000
272,000
Mar 2011
3,253,000
4,430,000
4,109,000
2,921,000
4,179,000
3,835,000
332,000
251,000
274,000
Apr 2011
3,337,000
4,296,000
3,994,000
2,985,000
4,028,000
3,700,000
352,000
268,000
294,000
May 2011
3,207,000
4,261,000
4,179,000
2,901,000
4,022,000
3,877,000
306,000
239,000
302,000
Jun 2011
3,467,000
4,366,000
4,168,000
3,103,000
4,075,000
3,899,000
364,000
291,000
270,000
Jul 2011
3,676,000
4,261,000
4,180,000
3,348,000
4,020,000
3,866,000
328,000
242,000
314,000
Aug 2011
3,358,000
4,298,000
4,189,000
3,026,000
4,057,000
3,897,000
332,000
241,000
293,000
Sep 2011
3,763,000
4,429,000
4,213,000
3,371,000
4,159,000
3,927,000
392,000
270,000
286,000
Oct 2011
3,650,000
4,370,000
4,147,000
3,283,000
4,101,000
3,887,000
367,000
269,000
260,000
Nov 2011
3,485,000
4,365,000
4,237,000
3,142,000
4,093,000
3,933,000
342,000
272,000
305,000
Dec 2011
3,662,000
4,356,000
4,090,000
3,311,000
4,062,000
3,769,000
351,000
294,000
320,000
Jan 2012
3,904,000
4,457,000
4,195,000
3,565,000
4,172,000
3,901,000
339,000
285,000
294,000
Feb 2012
3,605,000
4,560,000
4,322,000
3,203,000
4,260,000
4,017,000
403,000
300,000
305,000
Mar 2012
3,976,000
4,575,000
4,257,000
3,566,000
4,279,000
3,947,000
409,000
296,000
310,000
Apr 2012
3,878,000
4,389,000
4,329,000
3,497,000
4,098,000
4,013,000
381,000
291,000
316,000
May 2012
3,861,000
4,533,000
4,430,000
3,455,000
4,228,000
4,099,000
405,000
306,000
331,000
Jun 2012
3,916,000
4,440,000
4,383,000
3,524,000
4,121,000
4,086,000
393,000
319,000
297,000
Jul 2012
3,790,000
4,327,000
4,178,000
3,417,000
4,032,000
3,880,000
373,000
295,000
298,000
Aug 2012
3,839,000
4,450,000
4,338,000
3,417,000
4,136,000
4,034,000
422,000
315,000
304,000
Sep 2012
3,861,000
4,302,000
4,100,000
3,482,000
4,022,000
3,834,000
379,000
280,000
266,000
Oct 2012
3,808,000
4,389,000
4,260,000
3,428,000
4,120,000
3,958,000
380,000
269,000
302,000
Nov 2012
3,787,000
4,489,000
4,303,000
3,439,000
4,213,000
4,011,000
348,000
276,000
292,000
Dec 2012
3,840,000
4,452,000
4,117,000
3,446,000
4,162,000
3,827,000
393,000
290,000
290,000
Jan 2013
3,915,000
4,487,000
4,381,000
3,477,000
4,204,000
4,082,000
438,000
283,000
298,000
Feb 2013
3,981,000
4,571,000
4,257,000
3,553,000
4,275,000
3,966,000
428,000
296,000
291,000
Mar 2013
4,080,000
4,369,000
4,215,000
3,672,000
4,100,000
3,918,000
408,000
270,000
296,000
Apr 2013
4,078,000
4,572,000
4,424,000
3,635,000
4,282,000
4,127,000
442,000
290,000
297,000
May 2013
4,173,000
4,663,000
4,433,000
3,755,000
4,376,000
4,136,000
418,000
288,000
297,000
Jun 2013
4,166,000
4,440,000
4,313,000
3,756,000
4,196,000
4,027,000
410,000
244,000
287,000
Jul 2013
3,946,000
4,561,000
4,459,000
3,576,000
4,291,000
4,168,000
370,000
270,000
291,000
Aug 2013
4,112,000
4,730,000
4,522,000
3,718,000
4,430,000
4,249,000
393,000
299,000
273,000
Sep 2013
4,105,000
4,726,000
4,521,000
3,711,000
4,433,000
4,236,000
394,000
293,000
285,000
Oct 2013
4,268,000
4,518,000
4,354,000
3,873,000
4,237,000
4,060,000
395,000
281,000
294,000
Nov 2013
4,002,000
4,622,000
4,332,000
3,616,000
4,326,000
4,049,000
386,000
296,000
283,000
Dec 2013
3,996,000
4,614,000
4,387,000
3,662,000
4,333,000
4,087,000
334,000
280,000
299,000
Jan 2014
4,131,000
4,626,000
4,464,000
3,756,000
4,336,000
4,172,000
375,000
289,000
292,000
Feb 2014
4,347,000
4,696,000
4,511,000
3,939,000
4,405,000
4,223,000
409,000
291,000
288,000
Mar 2014
4,388,000
4,763,000
4,498,000
3,949,000
4,456,000
4,193,000
439,000
307,000
305,000
Apr 2014
4,662,000
4,880,000
4,584,000
4,204,000
4,582,000
4,304,000
458,000
298,000
280,000
May 2014
4,775,000
4,808,000
4,569,000
4,326,000
4,522,000
4,271,000
449,000
285,000
298,000
Jun 2014
4,999,000
4,925,000
4,617,000
4,473,000
4,600,000
4,346,000
526,000
326,000
272,000
Jul 2014
4,919,000
5,008,000
4,786,000
4,450,000
4,721,000
4,506,000
469,000
287,000
280,000
Aug 2014
5,383,000
4,810,000
4,654,000
4,946,000
4,542,000
4,349,000
437,000
267,000
305,000
Sep 2014
4,876,000
5,149,000
4,861,000
4,412,000
4,815,000
4,563,000
464,000
334,000
298,000
Oct 2014
5,066,000
5,111,000
4,941,000
4,635,000
4,806,000
4,643,000
431,000
306,000
298,000
Nov 2014
4,719,000
4,978,000
4,642,000
4,270,000
4,682,000
4,362,000
449,000
296,000
280,000
Dec 2014
4,981,000
5,192,000
4,815,000
4,499,000
4,874,000
4,505,000
482,000
318,000
310,000
Jan 2015
5,377,000
5,071,000
4,874,000
4,876,000
4,756,000
4,567,000
501,000
315,000
307,000
Feb 2015
5,410,000
5,096,000
4,827,000
4,877,000
4,774,000
4,513,000
533,000
322,000
314,000
Mar 2015
5,223,000
5,138,000
5,057,000
4,707,000
4,813,000
4,717,000
516,000
326,000
339,000
Apr 2015
5,726,000
5,205,000
4,943,000
5,176,000
4,853,000
4,626,000
550,000
352,000
317,000
May 2015
5,587,000
5,166,000
4,835,000
5,055,000
4,838,000
4,515,000
532,000
328,000
320,000
Jun 2015
5,259,000
5,127,000
5,010,000
4,778,000
4,795,000
4,666,000
481,000
332,000
343,000
Jul 2015
6,147,000
5,170,000
4,885,000
5,604,000
4,812,000
4,566,000
544,000
358,000
319,000
Aug 2015
5,517,000
5,183,000
5,058,000
5,031,000
4,837,000
4,733,000
487,000
347,000
325,000
Sep 2015
5,450,000
5,260,000
5,104,000
4,982,000
4,943,000
4,774,000
468,000
317,000
330,000
Oct 2015
5,846,000
5,321,000
5,036,000
5,328,000
4,968,000
4,692,000
519,000
353,000
344,000
Nov 2015
5,564,000
5,341,000
5,065,000
5,064,000
4,990,000
4,734,000
500,000
351,000
331,000
Dec 2015
5,678,000
5,546,000
5,208,000
5,157,000
5,181,000
4,863,000
521,000
365,000
345,000
Jan 2016
5,977,000
5,214,000
5,112,000
5,482,000
4,856,000
4,773,000
495,000
358,000
339,000
Feb 2016
5,747,000
5,493,000
5,258,000
5,246,000
5,148,000
4,923,000
500,000
344,000
335,000
Mar 2016
6,151,000
5,369,000
5,130,000
5,644,000
4,996,000
4,795,000
507,000
373,000
336,000
Apr 2016
5,872,000
5,304,000
5,125,000
5,344,000
4,959,000
4,785,000
528,000
345,000
340,000
May 2016
5,775,000
5,228,000
5,150,000
5,230,000
4,869,000
4,806,000
545,000
359,000
344,000
Jun 2016
5,778,000
5,288,000
5,058,000
5,276,000
4,930,000
4,703,000
502,000
357,000
354,000
Jul 2016
6,088,000
5,427,000
5,118,000
5,513,000
5,033,000
4,813,000
575,000
394,000
304,000
Aug 2016
5,720,000
5,321,000
5,188,000
5,223,000
4,973,000
4,823,000
498,000
348,000
365,000
Sep 2016
5,828,000
5,273,000
4,978,000
5,306,000
4,906,000
4,641,000
521,000
366,000
337,000
Oct 2016
5,616,000
5,177,000
5,127,000
5,126,000
4,849,000
4,798,000
491,000
328,000
329,000
Nov 2016
5,862,000
5,320,000
5,108,000
5,311,000
4,995,000
4,772,000
551,000
326,000
336,000
Dec 2016
5,831,000
5,408,000
5,115,000
5,293,000
5,082,000
4,808,000
538,000
326,000
306,000
Jan 2017
5,624,000
5,528,000
5,289,000
5,149,000
5,177,000
4,950,000
475,000
352,000
339,000
Feb 2017
5,875,000
5,313,000
5,132,000
5,354,000
4,963,000
4,780,000
521,000
349,000
353,000
Mar 2017
5,848,000
5,389,000
5,264,000
5,318,000
5,048,000
4,939,000
530,000
341,000
325,000
Apr 2017
6,157,000
5,292,000
5,107,000
5,593,000
4,955,000
4,772,000
564,000
337,000
334,000
May 2017
5,821,000
5,469,000
5,285,000
5,264,000
5,123,000
4,936,000
557,000
346,000
349,000
Jun 2017
6,371,000
5,652,000
5,453,000
5,788,000
5,304,000
5,124,000
582,000
348,000
329,000
Jul 2017
6,349,000
5,510,000
5,356,000
5,805,000
5,173,000
5,024,000
544,000
337,000
333,000
Aug 2017
6,352,000
5,548,000
5,367,000
5,820,000
5,205,000
5,028,000
532,000
343,000
339,000
Sep 2017
6,256,000
5,395,000
5,339,000
5,701,000
5,049,000
5,003,000
555,000
346,000
337,000
Oct 2017
6,405,000
5,587,000
5,349,000
5,861,000
5,241,000
5,020,000
544,000
346,000
329,000
Nov 2017
6,163,000
5,486,000
5,225,000
5,655,000
5,122,000
4,878,000
509,000
364,000
347,000
Dec 2017
6,204,000
5,488,000
5,283,000
5,644,000
5,133,000
4,930,000
560,000
355,000
354,000
Jan 2018
6,591,000
5,525,000
5,317,000
6,025,000
5,194,000
4,983,000
566,000
330,000
334,000
Feb 2018
6,530,000
5,594,000
5,270,000
5,925,000
5,243,000
4,930,000
605,000
351,000
341,000
Mar 2018
6,894,000
5,625,000
5,446,000
6,236,000
5,282,000
5,108,000
659,000
344,000
338,000
Apr 2018
7,106,000
5,694,000
5,467,000
6,497,000
5,334,000
5,128,000
609,000
359,000
339,000
May 2018
7,126,000
5,862,000
5,502,000
6,525,000
5,510,000
5,166,000
600,000
352,000
336,000
Jun 2018
7,393,000
5,833,000
5,565,000
6,752,000
5,460,000
5,210,000
641,000
373,000
355,000
Jul 2018
7,442,000
5,833,000
5,675,000
6,764,000
5,443,000
5,281,000
678,000
390,000
394,000
Aug 2018
7,342,000
5,826,000
5,600,000
6,611,000
5,435,000
5,257,000
730,000
391,000
343,000
Sep 2018
7,392,000
5,670,000
5,558,000
6,771,000
5,327,000
5,216,000
621,000
343,000
342,000
Oct 2018
7,593,000
5,877,000
5,642,000
6,956,000
5,515,000
5,279,000
637,000
362,000
363,000
Nov 2018
7,626,000
5,821,000
5,597,000
6,962,000
5,447,000
5,230,000
665,000
375,000
367,000
Dec 2018
7,479,000
5,717,000
5,469,000
6,860,000
5,353,000
5,122,000
619,000
364,000
347,000
Jan 2019
7,625,000
5,829,000
5,532,000
6,929,000
5,434,000
5,146,000
696,000
395,000
386,000
Feb 2019
7,142,000
5,695,000
5,576,000
6,437,000
5,333,000
5,206,000
705,000
362,000
370,000
Mar 2019
7,474,000
5,697,000
5,508,000
6,772,000
5,345,000
5,171,000
702,000
352,000
337,000
Apr 2019
7,372,000
5,991,000
5,687,000
6,635,000
5,613,000
5,335,000
737,000
379,000
353,000
May 2019
7,384,000
5,760,000
5,557,000
6,680,000
5,398,000
5,208,000
704,000
361,000
349,000
Jun 2019
7,248,000
5,716,000
5,513,000
6,560,000
5,377,000
5,174,000
688,000
339,000
339,000
Jul 2019
7,174,000
5,978,000
5,810,000
6,462,000
5,620,000
5,473,000
712,000
358,000
336,000
Aug 2019
7,301,000
5,884,000
5,732,000
6,562,000
5,489,000
5,385,000
739,000
396,000
347,000
Sep 2019
7,032,000
5,951,000
5,798,000
6,314,000
5,596,000
5,454,000
719,000
355,000
344,000
Oct 2019
7,361,000
5,782,000
5,652,000
6,600,000
5,426,000
5,282,000
761,000
356,000
370,000
Nov 2019
6,800,000
5,821,000
5,648,000
6,080,000
5,450,000
5,298,000
719,000
371,000
351,000
November job openings decreased for total private (−520,000) and edged down for government (−42,000). The largest decreases in job openings were in retail trade (−139,000) and construction (−112,000).
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The data are seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see “Job Openings and Labor Turnover — November 2019.” We also have more charts on hires, separations, and job openings. Total separations include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits usually are voluntary separations started by the employee. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations started by the employer. Other separations may result from retirement, death, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm.
United States Department of Labor
