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Job Openings were 4.5 million in April
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There were 4.5 million job openings on the last business day of April, up from 4.2 million in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.4 percent) and separations rate (3.3 percent) were unchanged in April. Within separations, the quits rate (1.8 percent) and the layoffs and discharges rate (1.2 percent) were unchanged in April. 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 rose to 4.5 million in April, up from 4.2 million in March. The number of job openings rose for total private and was little changed for government. In retail trade and in arts, entertainment, and recreation, the number of job openings increased in April. The number of openings also increased in the Midwest region in April.
Over the 12 months ending in April, the number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) rose for total nonfarm and total private, but was little changed for government. Over the year, the job openings level increased in several industries and decreased only in federal government. The number of job openings increased over the year in three of the four regions: Midwest, Northeast, and West.
Posted: June 10, 2014 Tuesday 10:00 AM