Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey News Release — 2009-08-12

On the last business day of June, the number of job openings in the U.S. was little changed near a series low level of 2.6 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The hires rate at 2.9 percent in June was at the lowest point since the series began in December 2000. The total separations rate remained at a series low of 3.3 percent. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector by industry and geographic region. Job Openings The job openings rate was unchanged in June; the rate has held at 1.9 percent since March 2009. The number of job openings varied little over the last four months, after falling by 2.2 million, or 45 percent, from June 2007 to March 2009. The job openings rate was little changed in June in every industry and region.