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The number of job openings decreased by 605,000 to 10.7 million on the last business day of June 2022. Hires and total separations were little changed at 6.4 million and 5.9 million, respectively.
Month | Total nonfarm job openings | Total nonfarm hires | Total nonfarm separations |
---|---|---|---|
Jun 2017 |
6,305,000 | 5,635,000 | 5,463,000 |
Jul 2017 |
6,238,000 | 5,497,000 | 5,338,000 |
Aug 2017 |
6,276,000 | 5,519,000 | 5,334,000 |
Sep 2017 |
6,320,000 | 5,450,000 | 5,289,000 |
Oct 2017 |
6,408,000 | 5,581,000 | 5,397,000 |
Nov 2017 |
6,271,000 | 5,494,000 | 5,283,000 |
Dec 2017 |
6,336,000 | 5,421,000 | 5,249,000 |
Jan 2018 |
6,589,000 | 5,480,000 | 5,358,000 |
Feb 2018 |
6,578,000 | 5,644,000 | 5,307,000 |
Mar 2018 |
6,818,000 | 5,641,000 | 5,484,000 |
Apr 2018 |
6,903,000 | 5,599,000 | 5,439,000 |
May 2018 |
6,996,000 | 5,845,000 | 5,477,000 |
Jun 2018 |
7,237,000 | 5,763,000 | 5,559,000 |
Jul 2018 |
7,196,000 | 5,676,000 | 5,595,000 |
Aug 2018 |
7,211,000 | 5,803,000 | 5,540,000 |
Sep 2018 |
7,340,000 | 5,601,000 | 5,522,000 |
Oct 2018 |
7,365,000 | 5,867,000 | 5,641,000 |
Nov 2018 |
7,558,000 | 5,833,000 | 5,777,000 |
Dec 2018 |
7,435,000 | 5,754,000 | 5,546,000 |
Jan 2019 |
7,473,000 | 5,778,000 | 5,600,000 |
Feb 2019 |
7,058,000 | 5,684,000 | 5,694,000 |
Mar 2019 |
7,320,000 | 5,706,000 | 5,558,000 |
Apr 2019 |
7,224,000 | 6,010,000 | 5,773,000 |
May 2019 |
7,295,000 | 5,704,000 | 5,523,000 |
Jun 2019 |
7,147,000 | 5,769,000 | 5,570,000 |
Jul 2019 |
7,080,000 | 5,928,000 | 5,818,000 |
Aug 2019 |
7,142,000 | 5,862,000 | 5,653,000 |
Sep 2019 |
7,100,000 | 5,954,000 | 5,750,000 |
Oct 2019 |
7,417,000 | 5,779,000 | 5,634,000 |
Nov 2019 |
6,896,000 | 5,845,000 | 5,670,000 |
Dec 2019 |
6,741,000 | 5,941,000 | 5,786,000 |
Jan 2020 |
7,161,000 | 6,005,000 | 5,769,000 |
Feb 2020 |
7,006,000 | 6,025,000 | 5,738,000 |
Mar 2020 |
5,919,000 | 5,222,000 | 16,336,000 |
Apr 2020 |
4,709,000 | 4,031,000 | 11,590,000 |
May 2020 |
5,441,000 | 8,145,000 | 4,732,000 |
Jun 2020 |
6,039,000 | 7,438,000 | 5,182,000 |
Jul 2020 |
6,621,000 | 6,188,000 | 5,179,000 |
Aug 2020 |
6,315,000 | 5,998,000 | 4,833,000 |
Sep 2020 |
6,494,000 | 5,898,000 | 5,052,000 |
Oct 2020 |
6,874,000 | 6,105,000 | 5,331,000 |
Nov 2020 |
6,844,000 | 5,885,000 | 5,677,000 |
Dec 2020 |
6,938,000 | 5,660,000 | 5,634,000 |
Jan 2021 |
7,232,000 | 5,719,000 | 5,172,000 |
Feb 2021 |
7,860,000 | 6,028,000 | 5,400,000 |
Mar 2021 |
8,480,000 | 6,208,000 | 5,540,000 |
Apr 2021 |
9,265,000 | 6,121,000 | 5,753,000 |
May 2021 |
9,639,000 | 6,092,000 | 5,513,000 |
Jun 2021 |
9,852,000 | 6,414,000 | 5,793,000 |
Jul 2021 |
10,783,000 | 6,556,000 | 5,874,000 |
Aug 2021 |
10,629,000 | 6,362,000 | 5,913,000 |
Sep 2021 |
10,673,000 | 6,504,000 | 6,008,000 |
Oct 2021 |
11,094,000 | 6,460,000 | 5,852,000 |
Nov 2021 |
10,922,000 | 6,705,000 | 6,197,000 |
Dec 2021 |
11,448,000 | 6,450,000 | 6,042,000 |
Jan 2022 |
11,283,000 | 6,426,000 | 6,044,000 |
Feb 2022 |
11,344,000 | 6,832,000 | 6,082,000 |
Mar 2022 |
11,855,000 | 6,645,000 | 6,248,000 |
Apr 2022 |
11,681,000 | 6,527,000 | 5,965,000 |
May 2022 |
11,303,000 | 6,507,000 | 6,017,000 |
Jun 2022 |
10,698,000 | 6,374,000 | 5,931,000 |
The June decrease in job openings was the largest drop since April 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the third-largest decrease since June 2017. The largest increase during this period occurred in July 2021, when job openings jumped by 931,000 to 10.8 million.
These job openings data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are seasonally adjusted. Job openings data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see "Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2022." We also have more charts on job openings, hires, and separations data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Job openings decreased to 10.7 million in June 2022 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/job-openings-decreased-to-10-7-million-in-june-2022.htm (visited December 05, 2024).