Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey News Release - 2024 M09 Results — 2024-10-29

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.4 million on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires changed little at 5.6 million. The number of total separations was unchanged at 5.2 million. Within separations, quits (3.1 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.8 million) changed little. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by establishment size class. The number of job openings was little changed at 7.4 million on the last business day of September but was down by 1.9 million over the year. The job openings rate, at 4.5 percent, changed little over the month.