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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) program produces data on job openings, hires, and separations.
Latest Numbers
Latest Job Openings Level:
10,717,000(p) in Sep 2022
Latest Job Openings Rate:
6.5%(p) in Sep 2022
Latest Hires Rate:
4.0%(p) in Sep 2022
Latest Turnover Rate:
3.7%(p) in Sep 2022
Latest Quits Rate:
2.7%(p) in Sep 2022
Latest Layoffs/Discharges Rate:
0.9%(p) in Sep 2022
Historical Data
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News Releases
September job openings increase; hires edge down, and total separations decrease
11/01/2022
Job openings increased to 10.7 million on the last business day of September. Hires edged down to 6.1
million, while total separations decreased to 5.7 million.
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September job openings rates up in 8 states; total separations down in 16
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11/17/2022
September job openings rates increased in 8 states. Hires rates decreased in 9 states and increased in 2.
Total separations rates decreased in 16 states and increased in 2; quits rates decreased in 8 and
increased in 3; layoffs and discharges rates decreased in 9 and increased in 2.
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Next Release
Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for October 2022 are scheduled to be released November 30, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
State Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for October 2022 are scheduled to be released December 15, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
Publications
Beyond the Numbers
Texas: job openings and labor turnover state spotlight
This Beyond the Numbers article will examine these labor market trends in Texas. Using JOLTS total nonfarm state estimates from December 2005 to December 2021, we compare Texas to states with similarly sized economies—California, Florida, and New York—as well as to the United States during the two most recent recessions. read more »
The Economics Daily
2.1 million job openings in health care and social assistance in September 2022
On the last business day of September 2022, the total number of job openings increased (+437,000) to 10.7 million. The overall job openings rate was 6.5 percent. There were 2.1 million job openings in health care and social assistance, yielding a job openings rate of 9.2 percent. Professional and business services had 1.9 million job openings (a 7.9 percent job openings rate), while accommodation and food services had 1.4 million (9.5 percent). read more »
Monthly Labor Review
The “Great Resignation” in perspective
This article examines recent trends in job quit rates, placing them in historical perspective. read more »