From today’s BLS Release:
There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of November, little changed from 4.8 million in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires (5.0 million) were little changed and separations (4.6 million) declined in November. Within separations, the quits rate (1.9 percent) was unchanged and the layoffs and discharges rate (1.2 percent) was little changed. 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: | November 2013 | October 2014 | November 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openings | 4.13 | 4.83 | 4.97 |
| Hires | 4.57 | 5.10 | 4.99 |
| All Separations | 4.32 | 4.86 | 4.62 |
| – Quits | 2.45 | 2.71 | 2.62 |
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.