Job Openings And Labor Turnover: April 2007 — 2007-06-12

On the last business day of April, there were 4.1 million job openings 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 and hires rates were unchanged in April, and the total separa- tions rate was essentially unchanged. 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. In April, the job openings rate was unchanged at 2.9 percent. Job openings include only those jobs still open on the last business day of the month. The job openings rate fell over the month in the accommodations and food services industry. None of the regions experienced a significant over-the-month change in the job openings rate.