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BLS Report: Hires decrease in June; job openings, quits, and total separations rise
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.
Tue Jul 7, 2020: BLS Report: Hires increase 2.4 million in May; job openings rise while layoffs and discharges fall
Wed Jun 10, 2020: BLS Report: Total separations fall in April to 9.9 million; job openings and hires also fall
Tue May 19, 2020: BLS Report: Total separations increase to a series high; job openings and hires decrease in March
Tue Apr 7, 2020: BLS Report: Job openings at 6.9 million, hires, and separations little changed in February
Tue Mar 17, 2020: BLS Report: Job openings rise to 7.0 million in January; hires and separations little changed
Wed Feb 12, 2020: BLS Report: Job openings fall to 6.4 million in December; hires and separations little changed
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 (a late release): BLS Report: Job openings fall to 6.8 million in November; hires and separations little changed
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Hires decrease in June; job openings, quits, and total separations rise
Economic News Release
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Monday, August 10, 2020 USDL-20-1550
Technical information: (202) 691-5870 • [email protected] • www.bls.gov/jlt
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • [email protected]
JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JUNE 2020
The number of job openings increased to 5.9 million on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported today. Hires decreased to 6.7 million in June, but was still the second highest
level in the series history. The largest monthly increase in hires occurred in May 2020. Total separations
increased to 4.8 million. Within separations, the quits rate rose to 1.9 percent while the layoffs and
discharges rate was unchanged at 1.4 percent. These changes in the labor market reflected a limited
resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed in March and April due to the coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it. This release includes estimates of the number and rate
of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by four geographic
regions.
Job Openings
On the last business day of June, the number of job openings increased to 5.9 million (+518,000) while
the rate was little changed at 4.1 percent. Job openings rose in a number of industries with the largest
increases in accommodation and food services (+198,000), other services (+69,000), and arts,
entertainment, and recreation (+34,000). Job openings decreased in construction (-70,000) and in state
and local government education (-26,000). The number of job openings increased in the Northeast and
Midwest regions. (See table 1.)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
| Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on June 2020 JOLTS Data |
| |
|Data collection for the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey was affected by the coronavirus |
|(COVID-19) pandemic. More information is available at the end of this news release and |
|www.bls.gov/covid19/job-openings-and-labor-turnover-covid19-june-2020.htm |
|_______________________________________________________________________________________________|
Hires
In June, the number of hires decreased to 6.7 million (-503,000), the second highest level in series
history, the series high occurred in May 2020. The June hires rate decreased to 4.9 percent. Hires
decreased in a number of industries, with the largest fall in other services (-326,000), followed by health
care and social assistance (-282,000), and construction (-181,000). Hires increased in professional and
business services (+255,000), accommodation and food services (+78,000), and state and local
government, excluding education (+30,000). The number of hires decreased in the West region. (See
table 2.)
Separations
Total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Total separations is
referred to as turnover. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore,
the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and
discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations includes separations
due to retirement, death, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm.
In June, the number and rate of total separations increased to 4.8 million (+522,000) and 3.5 percent,
respectively. A year ago, total separations levels and rates were higher at 5.6 million and 3.7 percent in
June 2019. Total separations increased in many industries in June 2020 with the largest increases in
accommodation and food services (+175,000), retail trade (+103,000), and durable goods manufacturing
(+58,000). The number of total separations decreased in state and local government education (-59,000)
and federal government (-12,000). Total separations increased in the Northeast and West regions. (See
table 3.)
In June, the number and rate of quits increased to 2.6 million (+531,000) and 1.9 percent, respectively.
Quits increased in a number of industries with the largest increases in health care and social assistance
(+106,000), accommodation and food services (+104,000), and retail trade (+99,000). Quits decreased in
state and local government education (-40,000). The number of quits increased in all four regions. (See
table 4.)
The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed at 1.9 million and the rate was unchanged at
1.4 percent in June. The rate, which had reached a series high of 7.6 percent in March, declined to 1.4
percent in May, and remains near its pre-pandemic rate of 1.2 percent in February. In June, the layoffs
and discharges level decreased in health care and social assistance (-71,000), state and local government,
excluding education (-24,000), and federal government (-10,000). Layoffs and discharges increased in
accommodation and food services (+70,000) and durable goods manufacturing (+38,000). The number
of layoffs and discharges was little changed in all four regions. (See table 5.)
The number of other separations was little changed in June. Other separations increased in retail trade
(+23,000) and arts, entertainment, and recreation (+3,000). Other separations decreased in state and
local government education (-11,000) and educational services (-4,000). Other separations was little
changed in all four regions. (See table 6.)
Net Change in Employment
Large numbers of hires and separations occur every month throughout the business cycle. Net
employment change results from the relationship between hires and separations. When the number of
hires exceeds the number of separations, employment rises, even if the hires level is steady or declining.
Conversely, when the number of hires is less than the number of separations, employment declines, even
if the hires level is steady or rising.
Over the 12 months ending in June, hires totaled 70.2 million and separations totaled 79.1 million,
yielding a net employment loss of 8.9 million. These totals include workers who may have been hired
and separated more than once during the year.
____________
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates for July 2020 are scheduled to be
released on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
| Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on June 2020 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Data |
| |
|Data collection for the JOLTS survey was affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While 42 percent |
|of data are usually collected by phone at the JOLTS data collection center, most phone respondents were |
|asked to report electronically. However, data collection was adversely impacted due to the inability to |
|reach some respondents that normally respond by phone. The JOLTS response rate for June was 47 percent, |
|while response rates prior to the pandemic averaged 54 percent. |
| |
|BLS modified the JOLTS estimation methods starting in March and continuing through June to better reflect |
|the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The estimation process usually includes an alignment of |
|monthly hires minus separations to the over-the-month change in the Current Employment Statistics (CES) |
|employment estimates. For June estimates, as in earlier months, BLS suspended the alignment process because |
|the differing reference periods for the CES employment estimates (pay period including the 12th of the month) |
|and the JOLTS hires and separations estimates (the entire reference month) led to substantially different |
|measurement outcomes. More information about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the JOLTS survey, |
|including information about the JOLTS estimation methodology, is available at |
|www.bls.gov/covid19/job-openings-and-labor-turnover-covid19-june-2020.htm. |
|______________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Technical Note
Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 6. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 8. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 9. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 10. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 11. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 12. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
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Supplemental Files Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Last Modified Date: August 10, 2020
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Monday, August 10, 2020 USDL-20-1550
Technical information: (202) 691-5870 • [email protected] • www.bls.gov/jlt
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • [email protected]
JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JUNE 2020
The number of job openings increased to 5.9 million on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported today. Hires decreased to 6.7 million in June, but was still the second highest
level in the series history. The largest monthly increase in hires occurred in May 2020. Total separations
increased to 4.8 million. Within separations, the quits rate rose to 1.9 percent while the layoffs and
discharges rate was unchanged at 1.4 percent. These changes in the labor market reflected a limited
resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed in March and April due to the coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it. This release includes estimates of the number and rate
of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by four geographic
regions.
Job Openings
On the last business day of June, the number of job openings increased to 5.9 million (+518,000) while
the rate was little changed at 4.1 percent. Job openings rose in a number of industries with the largest
increases in accommodation and food services (+198,000), other services (+69,000), and arts,
entertainment, and recreation (+34,000). Job openings decreased in construction (-70,000) and in state
and local government education (-26,000). The number of job openings increased in the Northeast and
Midwest regions. (See table 1.)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
| Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on June 2020 JOLTS Data |
| |
|Data collection for the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey was affected by the coronavirus |
|(COVID-19) pandemic. More information is available at the end of this news release and |
|www.bls.gov/covid19/job-openings-and-labor-turnover-covid19-june-2020.htm |
|_______________________________________________________________________________________________|
Hires
In June, the number of hires decreased to 6.7 million (-503,000), the second highest level in series
history, the series high occurred in May 2020. The June hires rate decreased to 4.9 percent. Hires
decreased in a number of industries, with the largest fall in other services (-326,000), followed by health
care and social assistance (-282,000), and construction (-181,000). Hires increased in professional and
business services (+255,000), accommodation and food services (+78,000), and state and local
government, excluding education (+30,000). The number of hires decreased in the West region. (See
table 2.)
Separations
Total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Total separations is
referred to as turnover. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore,
the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and
discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations includes separations
due to retirement, death, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm.
In June, the number and rate of total separations increased to 4.8 million (+522,000) and 3.5 percent,
respectively. A year ago, total separations levels and rates were higher at 5.6 million and 3.7 percent in
June 2019. Total separations increased in many industries in June 2020 with the largest increases in
accommodation and food services (+175,000), retail trade (+103,000), and durable goods manufacturing
(+58,000). The number of total separations decreased in state and local government education (-59,000)
and federal government (-12,000). Total separations increased in the Northeast and West regions. (See
table 3.)
In June, the number and rate of quits increased to 2.6 million (+531,000) and 1.9 percent, respectively.
Quits increased in a number of industries with the largest increases in health care and social assistance
(+106,000), accommodation and food services (+104,000), and retail trade (+99,000). Quits decreased in
state and local government education (-40,000). The number of quits increased in all four regions. (See
table 4.)
The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed at 1.9 million and the rate was unchanged at
1.4 percent in June. The rate, which had reached a series high of 7.6 percent in March, declined to 1.4
percent in May, and remains near its pre-pandemic rate of 1.2 percent in February. In June, the layoffs
and discharges level decreased in health care and social assistance (-71,000), state and local government,
excluding education (-24,000), and federal government (-10,000). Layoffs and discharges increased in
accommodation and food services (+70,000) and durable goods manufacturing (+38,000). The number
of layoffs and discharges was little changed in all four regions. (See table 5.)
The number of other separations was little changed in June. Other separations increased in retail trade
(+23,000) and arts, entertainment, and recreation (+3,000). Other separations decreased in state and
local government education (-11,000) and educational services (-4,000). Other separations was little
changed in all four regions. (See table 6.)
Net Change in Employment
Large numbers of hires and separations occur every month throughout the business cycle. Net
employment change results from the relationship between hires and separations. When the number of
hires exceeds the number of separations, employment rises, even if the hires level is steady or declining.
Conversely, when the number of hires is less than the number of separations, employment declines, even
if the hires level is steady or rising.
Over the 12 months ending in June, hires totaled 70.2 million and separations totaled 79.1 million,
yielding a net employment loss of 8.9 million. These totals include workers who may have been hired
and separated more than once during the year.
____________
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates for July 2020 are scheduled to be
released on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
| Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on June 2020 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Data |
| |
|Data collection for the JOLTS survey was affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While 42 percent |
|of data are usually collected by phone at the JOLTS data collection center, most phone respondents were |
|asked to report electronically. However, data collection was adversely impacted due to the inability to |
|reach some respondents that normally respond by phone. The JOLTS response rate for June was 47 percent, |
|while response rates prior to the pandemic averaged 54 percent. |
| |
|BLS modified the JOLTS estimation methods starting in March and continuing through June to better reflect |
|the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The estimation process usually includes an alignment of |
|monthly hires minus separations to the over-the-month change in the Current Employment Statistics (CES) |
|employment estimates. For June estimates, as in earlier months, BLS suspended the alignment process because |
|the differing reference periods for the CES employment estimates (pay period including the 12th of the month) |
|and the JOLTS hires and separations estimates (the entire reference month) led to substantially different |
|measurement outcomes. More information about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the JOLTS survey, |
|including information about the JOLTS estimation methodology, is available at |
|www.bls.gov/covid19/job-openings-and-labor-turnover-covid19-june-2020.htm. |
|______________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Technical Note
Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 6. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 8. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 9. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 10. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 11. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 12. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
HTML version of the entire news release
The PDF version of the news release
News release charts
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Last Modified Date: August 10, 2020
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