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The number of job openings, 9.2 million on the last business day of May 2021, was little changed from the previous month. Hires were little changed at 5.9 million. Total separations decreased to 5.3 million. There were 1.6 million job openings in trade, transportation, and utilities, and 1.5 million job openings in professional and business services.
Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, May 2021
Industry
Job openings
Hires
Total separations
Trade, transportation, and utilities
1,638,000
1,262,000
1,186,000
Professional and business services
1,491,000
964,000
934,000
Health care and social assistance
1,481,000
671,000
617,000
Leisure and hospitality
1,415,000
1,343,000
1,000,000
Accommodation and food services
1,248,000
1,156,000
882,000
Manufacturing
814,000
417,000
392,000
State and local government
778,000
274,000
240,000
Other services
473,000
220,000
210,000
Construction
299,000
311,000
333,000
Finance and insurance
271,000
134,000
139,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
167,000
187,000
118,000
Educational services
165,000
102,000
67,000
Information
132,000
95,000
70,000
Federal government
126,000
33,000
43,000
Real estate and rental and leasing
101,000
77,000
65,000
Mining and logging
23,000
22,000
21,000
From April 2021 to May 2021, job openings increased in other services (+109,000), state and local government education (+46,000), and educational services (+35,000). The number of job openings decreased in arts, entertainment, and recreation (−80,000); state and local government, excluding education (−56,000); and federal government (−17,000).
In May 2021, there were 1.3 million hires in the leisure and hospitality industry and 1.3 million hires in trade, transportation, and utilities. There were 1,2 million hires in accommodation and food services. Over the month, hires decreased in state and local government, excluding education (−56,000) and in federal government (−10,000).
In May 2021, total separations decreased to 5.3 million (−485,000). Trade, transportation, and utilities had 1.2 million total separations, while leisure and hospitality had 1 million total separations. Total separations decreased in four industries, with the largest decreases in professional and business services (−192,000); transportation, warehousing, and utilities (−53,000); and state and local government education (−42,000).
United States Department of Labor
