Job Openings And Labor Turnover: February 2007 — 2007-04-10

On the last business day of February, there were 4.1 million job open- ings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings, hires, and total separations rates were essentially un- changed in February. 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. At 2.9 percent in February, the job openings rate has been essentially flat since September 2006. In February, the job openings rate rose in the construction industry and fell in the Northeast region; no other industry or region experienced a significant over-the-month change in the job open- ings rate.