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Job Openings in July Rise to Record High
Source: The Wall Street Journal.
10:43 am ET
Sep 9, 2015
Economy
By Anna Louie Sussman
The number of job openings in the U.S. rose to a record high in July, led by opportunities in the professional and health care fields.
Nonfarm job openings rose to 5.75 million in July, the highest level since December 2000, when data collection first began, according to the Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, also known as Jolts. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected 5.29 million job openings.
Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/09/09/job-openings-in-july-rise-to-record-high/
I forgot again this month.
Job Openings and Labor Turnover
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary
Economic News Release
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, September 9, 2015 USDL-15-1757
Technical information: (202) 691-5870 • JoltsInfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/jlt
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov
JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JULY 2015
The number of job openings again rose to a series high of 5.8 million on the last business day of July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of hires and separations edged down to 5.0 million and 4.7 million, respectively. Within separations, the quits rate was 1.9 percent for the fourth month in a row, and the layoffs and discharges rate declined to 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
Job openings increased to a new series high in July, reaching 5.8 million. The prior series high was 5.4 million in May 2015. The series began in December 2000. The job openings rate for July rose to 3.9 percent after measuring 3.6 percent in the prior 3 months. The number of job openings rose in July for total private and was little changed for government. Several industries experienced a rise in openings in July: professional and business services (+122,000), accommodation and food services (+82,000), retail trade (+77,000), and nondurable goods manufacturing (+27,000). In the regions, the number of openings rose in the Northeast (+154,000) and South (+141,000). (See table 1.)
The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in July for total nonfarm and total private. The number of job openings for government was little changed. Job openings rose over the year for many industries with the largest increases occurring in professional and business services (+452,000), health care and social assistance (+174,000), accommodation and food services (+141,000), and retail trade (+136,000). Job openings decreased over the year in mining and logging (-8,000). The number of job openings increased over the year in all four regions. (See table 7.)
Hires
The number of hires was 5.0 million in July, edging down from June. The hires rate was 3.5 percent. The number of hires edged down for total private and was little changed for government in July. There was little change in the number of hires in all industries and regions over the month. (See table 2.)
Over the 12 months ending in July, the number of hires (not seasonally adjusted) was little changed for total nonfarm and total private, and rose for government. At the industry level, hires increased in accommodation and food services (+113,000) and in federal government (+13,000), but decreased in construction (-109,000) and in arts, entertainment, and recreation (-37,000). The number of hires was little changed in in all four regions. (See table 8.)
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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey results for August 2015 are scheduled to be released on Friday, October 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, September 9, 2015 USDL-15-1757
Technical information: (202) 691-5870 • JoltsInfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/jlt
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov
JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JULY 2015
The number of job openings again rose to a series high of 5.8 million on the last business day of July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of hires and separations edged down to 5.0 million and 4.7 million, respectively. Within separations, the quits rate was 1.9 percent for the fourth month in a row, and the layoffs and discharges rate declined to 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
Job openings increased to a new series high in July, reaching 5.8 million. The prior series high was 5.4 million in May 2015. The series began in December 2000. The job openings rate for July rose to 3.9 percent after measuring 3.6 percent in the prior 3 months. The number of job openings rose in July for total private and was little changed for government. Several industries experienced a rise in openings in July: professional and business services (+122,000), accommodation and food services (+82,000), retail trade (+77,000), and nondurable goods manufacturing (+27,000). In the regions, the number of openings rose in the Northeast (+154,000) and South (+141,000). (See table 1.)
The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in July for total nonfarm and total private. The number of job openings for government was little changed. Job openings rose over the year for many industries with the largest increases occurring in professional and business services (+452,000), health care and social assistance (+174,000), accommodation and food services (+141,000), and retail trade (+136,000). Job openings decreased over the year in mining and logging (-8,000). The number of job openings increased over the year in all four regions. (See table 7.)
Hires
The number of hires was 5.0 million in July, edging down from June. The hires rate was 3.5 percent. The number of hires edged down for total private and was little changed for government in July. There was little change in the number of hires in all industries and regions over the month. (See table 2.)
Over the 12 months ending in July, the number of hires (not seasonally adjusted) was little changed for total nonfarm and total private, and rose for government. At the industry level, hires increased in accommodation and food services (+113,000) and in federal government (+13,000), but decreased in construction (-109,000) and in arts, entertainment, and recreation (-37,000). The number of hires was little changed in in all four regions. (See table 8.)
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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey results for August 2015 are scheduled to be released on Friday, October 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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