From today’s BLS Release:
There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of December, little changed from 4.8 million in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires (5.1 million) and separations (4.9 million) were little changed in December. Within separations, the quits rate (1.9 percent) and the layoffs and discharges rate (1.2 percent) were 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: | December 2013 | November 2014 | December 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openings | 3.91 | 4.85 | 5.03 |
| Hires | 4.58 | 5.05 | 5.15 |
| All Separations | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.89 |
| – Quits | 2.42 | 2.66 | 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.