From today’s BLS Release:
There were 4.8 million job openings on the last business day of October, little changed from 4.7 million in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires (5.1 million) and separations (4.8 million) were steady in October. Within separations, the quits rate (1.9 percent) was little changed and the layoffs and discharges rate (1.2 percent) was unchanged. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by four geographic regions.
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| Millions: | October 2013 | September 2014 | October 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openings | 4.00 | 4.68 | 4.83 |
| Hires | 4.51 | 5.08 | 5.05 |
| All Separations | 4.30 | 4.81 | 4.82 |
| – Quits | 2.43 | 2.73 | 2.72 |
For more charts looking at individual industries, US regions as well as a comparison with the Payrolls Survey, please visit our JOLTS Charts page which will be updated each month.