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Job openings down 1.9 million over the year ending September 2024
November 01, 2024
The number of job openings was little changed from a month earlier at 7.4 million on the last business day of September 2024. Over the month, hires changed little at 5.6 million. The number of total separations was unchanged at 5.2 million.
Total nonfarm job openings, hires, and separations levels, seasonally adjusted
Month
Job openings
Hires
Separations
Sep 2019
7,124,000
5,963,000
5,755,000
Oct 2019
7,289,000
5,781,000
5,631,000
Nov 2019
6,888,000
5,847,000
5,675,000
Dec 2019
6,699,000
5,951,000
5,771,000
Jan 2020
7,170,000
5,968,000
5,742,000
Feb 2020
6,974,000
5,997,000
5,736,000
Mar 2020
5,924,000
5,195,000
16,805,000
Apr 2020
4,637,000
4,016,000
11,499,000
May 2020
5,593,000
8,136,000
4,723,000
Jun 2020
6,156,000
7,461,000
5,152,000
Jul 2020
6,491,000
6,304,000
5,219,000
Aug 2020
6,369,000
5,993,000
4,815,000
Sep 2020
6,505,000
5,974,000
5,097,000
Oct 2020
6,838,000
6,090,000
5,349,000
Nov 2020
6,857,000
5,883,000
5,710,000
Dec 2020
6,758,000
5,573,000
5,620,000
Jan 2021
7,185,000
5,607,000
5,212,000
Feb 2021
7,818,000
5,832,000
5,400,000
Mar 2021
8,519,000
6,161,000
5,464,000
Apr 2021
9,282,000
6,178,000
5,702,000
May 2021
9,905,000
6,021,000
5,543,000
Jun 2021
10,317,000
6,581,000
5,678,000
Jul 2021
10,991,000
6,723,000
5,826,000
Aug 2021
10,884,000
6,374,000
5,884,000
Sep 2021
10,875,000
6,644,000
6,093,000
Oct 2021
11,365,000
6,682,000
5,813,000
Nov 2021
11,178,000
6,816,000
6,221,000
Dec 2021
11,511,000
6,618,000
6,080,000
Jan 2022
11,243,000
6,421,000
6,258,000
Feb 2022
11,700,000
6,862,000
6,040,000
Mar 2022
12,182,000
6,619,000
6,193,000
Apr 2022
11,773,000
6,576,000
6,176,000
May 2022
11,473,000
6,465,000
6,128,000
Jun 2022
11,204,000
6,449,000
5,980,000
Jul 2022
11,537,000
6,457,000
5,852,000
Aug 2022
10,119,000
6,453,000
6,181,000
Sep 2022
10,784,000
6,188,000
5,831,000
Oct 2022
10,526,000
6,118,000
5,779,000
Nov 2022
10,702,000
6,106,000
5,884,000
Dec 2022
11,000,000
6,143,000
5,943,000
Jan 2023
10,425,000
6,374,000
6,017,000
Feb 2023
9,849,000
6,058,000
5,833,000
Mar 2023
9,623,000
5,955,000
5,917,000
Apr 2023
9,904,000
5,951,000
5,569,000
May 2023
9,311,000
6,171,000
5,846,000
Jun 2023
9,125,000
5,895,000
5,639,000
Jul 2023
8,805,000
5,733,000
5,646,000
Aug 2023
9,358,000
5,888,000
5,609,000
Sep 2023
9,307,000
5,851,000
5,522,000
Oct 2023
8,685,000
5,814,000
5,630,000
Nov 2023
8,931,000
5,569,000
5,413,000
Dec 2023
8,889,000
5,787,000
5,419,000
Jan 2024
8,748,000
5,698,000
5,449,000
Feb 2024
8,813,000
5,781,000
5,539,000
Mar 2024
8,355,000
5,617,000
5,330,000
Apr 2024
7,919,000
5,615,000
5,337,000
May 2024
8,230,000
5,655,000
5,397,000
Jun 2024
7,910,000
5,248,000
5,084,000
Jul 2024
7,711,000
5,416,000
5,314,000
Aug 2024
7,861,000
5,435,000
5,168,000
Sep 2024
7,443,000
5,558,000
5,196,000
Over the month, the number of job openings decreased in health care and social assistance (−178,000); state and local government, excluding education (−79,000); and federal government (−28,000) but increased in finance and insurance (+85,000).
The number of job openings was 1.9 million lower in September 2024 than a year ago. The number of total separations was down 326,000 over the year and hires were down 293,000.
United States Department of Labor
