BLS Report: October job openings increase, total separations edge down, and hires change little

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Related:

Wed Jan 27, 2021: BLS Report: Gross job losses 20.4 million and gross job gains 5.7 million in the 2nd quarter of 2020

People come; people go.

This is JOLTS, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. It comes out a few days after the monthly payroll employment report.

The number of quits indicates how confident people are of finding another job if they leave the one they have.

Previous reports:

Fri Nov 12, 2021: BLS Report: September job openings and hires little changed, quits at a series high

Tue Oct 12, 2021: BLS Report: August job openings and hires decrease; total separations little changed

Wed Sep 8, 2021: BLS Report: July job openings increase to series high; hires and total separations little changed

Mon Aug 9, 2021: BLS Report: June job openings increase to series high; hires increase and total separations edge up

Wed Jul 7, 2021: BLS Report: May job openings and hires little changed; total separations decrease

Tue Jun 8, 2021: BLS Report: April job openings reach series high; total separations increase and hires little change

Tue May 11, 2021: BLS Report: March job openings reach a series high; hires and total separations little changed

Tue Apr 6, 2021: BLS Report: Job openings and hires edge up in February; total separations little changed

Fri Mar 12, 2021: BLS Report: Total separations decrease in January; job openings and hires change little

Tue Feb 9, 2021: BLS Report: Job openings and total separations little changed in December; hires decrease

Tue Jan 12, 2021: BLS Report: Job openings and hires little changed in November; total separations increase

Wed Dec 9, 2020: BLS Report: Job openings (6.7 million) and hires little changed; separations increase in October

Thu Nov 12, 2020: BLS Report: Job openings (6.4 million), hires, and separations little changed in September

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October job openings increase, total separations edge down, and hires change little

Economic News Release USDL-21-2099

Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Technical information: [phone] • [email protected] • www.bls.gov/jlt
Media contact: [phone] • [email protected]

JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – OCTOBER 2021

The number of job openings increased to 11.0 million on the last business day of October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires were little changed at 6.5 million and total separations edged down to 5.9 million. Within separations, the quits rate decreased to 2.8 percent following a series high in September. The layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged at 0.9 percent. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector, by industry, by four geographic regions, and by establishment size class.

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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates for November 2021 are scheduled to be released on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
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