Job Openings And Labor Turnover: November 2007 — 2008-01-10

On the last business day of November, there were 4.0 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings, hires, and total separations rates were all essentially unchanged in November. 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. Although the month-to-month changes in job openings, hires, and turnover data are often small, some over-the-year changes are significant. From November 2006 to November 2007, the job openings, hires, quits, and total separations rates all fell significantly for total nonfarm and total private employment. (See tables 5, 6, 7, and 8.) In November, the job openings rate remained at 2.8 percent. Job openings include only those jobs open on the last business day of the month.