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From today’s BLS Release:
The number of job openings decreased to 7.0 million on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires and separations were both little changed at 5.7 million. Within separations, the quits rate was unchanged at 2.4 percent and the layoffs and discharges rate was little changed at 1.1 percent. 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.
Job Openings and Labor Turnover

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Millions: September 2017 August 2018 September 2018
Openings 6.23 7.29 7.01
Hires 5.38 5.91 5.74
All Separations 5.35 5.78 5.67
– Quits 3.26 3.65 3.60

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