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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

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Latest Job Openings Level: 10,334,000(p) in Oct 2022 Historical Data

Latest Job Openings Rate: 6.3%(p) in Oct 2022 Historical Data

Latest Hires Rate: 3.9%(p) in Oct 2022 Historical Data

Latest Turnover Rate: 3.7%(p) in Oct 2022 Historical Data

Latest Quits Rate: 2.6%(p) in Oct 2022 Historical Data

Latest Layoffs/Discharges Rate: 0.9%(p) in Oct 2022 Historical Data

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News Releases

October job openings edge down; hires and separations change little

11/30/2022

Job openings edged down to 10.3 million on the last business day of October. Hires and total separations changed little at 6.0 million and 5.7 million, respectively.
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September job openings rates up in 8 states; total separations down in 16

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 November 2022 are scheduled to be released January 4, 2023, 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

The Economics Daily

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0.8 unemployed person per job opening in New York in September 2022

There was 0.3 unemployed person per job opening in eight states (Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia) in September 2022. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

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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 »

Monthly Labor Review

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The “Great Resignation” in perspective

This article examines recent trends in job quit rates, placing them in historical perspective. read more »