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Job Openings was little changed at 5.2 million in June
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The number of job openings was little changed at 5.2 million on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of hires and separations were little changed at 5.2 and 4.9 million, respectively. Within separations, the quits rate remained at 1.9 percent for the third month in a row and the layoffs and discharges rate was little changed at 1.3 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 5.2 million on the last business day of June. The job openings rate for June 2015 remained at 3.6 percent for the third month in a row. The number of job openings was little changed for total private and government. Job openings decreased in nondurable goods manufacturing and were little changed in all four regions.
The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in June for total nonfarm and total private. The number of job openings for government was little changed. Job openings rose over the year for several industries with the largest increases occurring in professional and business services and in health care and social assistance. Job openings decreased over the year in mining and logging and in finance and insurance. The number of job openings increased over the year in the South and Midwest regions.
Posted: August 12, 2015 Wednesday 10:00 AM