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Job Openings was little changed at 5.4 million in May
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The number of job openings was little changed at 5.4 million on the last business day of May, the highest since the series began in December 2000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of hires was unchanged at 5.0 million in May and the number of separations was little changed at 4.7 million. Within separations, the quits rate was unchanged at 1.9 percent and the layoffs and discharges rate was little changed at 1.2 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 were little changed at 5.4 million on the last business day of May, remaining at a historically high level. The job openings rate for May 2015 was 3.6 percent. The number of job openings was little changed for total private and government. Job openings increased in nondurable goods manufacturing and in state and local government. Job openings were little changed in all four regions.
The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in May for total nonfarm, total private, and government. Job openings rose over the year for many industries with the largest increases occurring in retail trade, professional and business services, and health care and social assistance. Job openings decreased over the year in mining and logging and in arts, entertainment, and recreation. The number of job openings increased over the year in the South, Midwest, and West regions.
Posted: July 7, 2015 Tuesday 10:00 AM