10 Feb 2015
JOLTS little changed in December
FXStreet (London) - There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of December, little changed from 4.8 million in November, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Hires (5.1 million) and separations (4.9 million) were little changed in December. Within separations, the quits rate (1.9 percent) and the layoffs and discharges rate (1.2 percent) were unchanged. 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.
There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of December, little changed from November. This was the highest level of job openings since January 2001. The job openings rate for December was 3.5 percent.
There were 5.1 million hires in December, little changed from November. This was the highest level of hires since November 2007. The hires rate in December was 3.7 percent.
There were 4.9 million total separations in December (total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations), little changed from November. This was the highest level of separations since October 2008. The separations rate was 3.5 percent. The number of total separations was little changed for total private and government.
Hires (5.1 million) and separations (4.9 million) were little changed in December. Within separations, the quits rate (1.9 percent) and the layoffs and discharges rate (1.2 percent) were unchanged. 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.
There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of December, little changed from November. This was the highest level of job openings since January 2001. The job openings rate for December was 3.5 percent.
There were 5.1 million hires in December, little changed from November. This was the highest level of hires since November 2007. The hires rate in December was 3.7 percent.
There were 4.9 million total separations in December (total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations), little changed from November. This was the highest level of separations since October 2008. The separations rate was 3.5 percent. The number of total separations was little changed for total private and government.