Job Openings And Labor Turnover: October 2006 — 2006-12-12

The job openings, hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Depart- ment of Labor reported today. This release includes estimates of the num- ber and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector by industry and geographic region. On the last business day of October 2006, there were 4.2 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 3.0 percent. The job openings rate was unchanged over the month and has been little changed since November 2005. In October, the job openings rate rose in manufacturing and in education and health services, but fell in trade, transportation, and utilities. None of the regions experienced a signi- ficant change in the job openings rate over the month.