Job Openings And Labor Turnover: November 2006 — 2007-01-10

The job openings, hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. 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. On the last business day of November 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 shown little change since November 2005. In November 2006, the job openings rate fell in construction, manufacturing, and education and health services; the rate did not rise significantly in any industry. Geographically, the job open- ings rate increased in the West region and fell in the South region over the month.