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The number of job openings decreased to 9.6 million in March 2023. Over the month, the number of hires and total separations were little changed at 6.1 million and 5.9 million, respectively. Within separations, quits (3.9 million) changed little, while layoffs and discharges (1.8 million) increased.
Job openings, hires, and separations levels, seasonally adjusted
Month
Total nonfarm job openings
Total nonfarm hires
Total nonfarm separations
Mar 2008
4,225,000
4,924,000
4,940,000
Apr 2008
4,035,000
4,948,000
5,167,000
May 2008
4,194,000
4,691,000
4,852,000
Jun 2008
3,830,000
4,893,000
5,061,000
Jul 2008
3,749,000
4,637,000
4,845,000
Aug 2008
3,674,000
4,682,000
5,006,000
Sep 2008
3,222,000
4,499,000
4,902,000
Oct 2008
3,377,000
4,548,000
4,965,000
Nov 2008
3,231,000
4,104,000
4,819,000
Dec 2008
3,146,000
4,348,000
4,875,000
Jan 2009
2,738,000
4,095,000
4,865,000
Feb 2009
2,864,000
4,061,000
4,852,000
Mar 2009
2,534,000
3,858,000
4,720,000
Apr 2009
2,295,000
3,888,000
4,690,000
May 2009
2,549,000
3,758,000
4,192,000
Jun 2009
2,503,000
3,639,000
4,234,000
Jul 2009
2,232,000
3,857,000
4,235,000
Aug 2009
2,338,000
3,810,000
3,985,000
Sep 2009
2,487,000
3,944,000
4,126,000
Oct 2009
2,406,000
3,838,000
3,996,000
Nov 2009
2,503,000
4,024,000
4,002,000
Dec 2009
2,568,000
4,004,000
4,099,000
Jan 2010
2,837,000
3,904,000
3,940,000
Feb 2010
2,666,000
3,864,000
4,011,000
Mar 2010
2,679,000
4,302,000
4,089,000
Apr 2010
3,153,000
4,159,000
3,945,000
May 2010
2,988,000
4,420,000
3,924,000
Jun 2010
2,801,000
4,111,000
4,311,000
Jul 2010
3,082,000
4,163,000
4,269,000
Aug 2010
2,999,000
4,046,000
4,054,000
Sep 2010
2,918,000
4,034,000
4,045,000
Oct 2010
3,235,000
4,173,000
3,884,000
Nov 2010
3,211,000
4,182,000
4,067,000
Dec 2010
3,058,000
4,299,000
4,142,000
Jan 2011
3,104,000
4,000,000
4,001,000
Feb 2011
3,226,000
4,231,000
4,037,000
Mar 2011
3,261,000
4,430,000
4,142,000
Apr 2011
3,259,000
4,296,000
3,991,000
May 2011
3,179,000
4,261,000
4,189,000
Jun 2011
3,455,000
4,366,000
4,173,000
Jul 2011
3,623,000
4,261,000
4,153,000
Aug 2011
3,329,000
4,298,000
4,173,000
Sep 2011
3,774,000
4,429,000
4,208,000
Oct 2011
3,619,000
4,370,000
4,150,000
Nov 2011
3,565,000
4,365,000
4,267,000
Dec 2011
3,768,000
4,356,000
4,084,000
Jan 2012
3,909,000
4,457,000
4,158,000
Feb 2012
3,616,000
4,560,000
4,349,000
Mar 2012
3,979,000
4,575,000
4,277,000
Apr 2012
3,793,000
4,389,000
4,333,000
May 2012
3,835,000
4,533,000
4,437,000
Jun 2012
3,911,000
4,440,000
4,382,000
Jul 2012
3,735,000
4,327,000
4,151,000
Aug 2012
3,809,000
4,450,000
4,318,000
Sep 2012
3,882,000
4,302,000
4,092,000
Oct 2012
3,775,000
4,389,000
4,261,000
Nov 2012
3,878,000
4,489,000
4,347,000
Dec 2012
3,970,000
4,452,000
4,118,000
Jan 2013
3,923,000
4,487,000
4,347,000
Feb 2013
4,004,000
4,571,000
4,293,000
Mar 2013
4,076,000
4,369,000
4,241,000
Apr 2013
3,988,000
4,572,000
4,422,000
May 2013
4,145,000
4,663,000
4,442,000
Jun 2013
4,150,000
4,440,000
4,307,000
Jul 2013
3,885,000
4,561,000
4,421,000
Aug 2013
4,085,000
4,730,000
4,493,000
Sep 2013
4,128,000
4,726,000
4,519,000
Oct 2013
4,222,000
4,518,000
4,350,000
Nov 2013
4,119,000
4,622,000
4,367,000
Dec 2013
4,121,000
4,614,000
4,392,000
Jan 2014
4,127,000
4,626,000
4,435,000
Feb 2014
4,373,000
4,696,000
4,549,000
Mar 2014
4,388,000
4,763,000
4,518,000
Apr 2014
4,566,000
4,880,000
4,597,000
May 2014
4,747,000
4,808,000
4,572,000
Jun 2014
4,982,000
4,925,000
4,612,000
Jul 2014
4,846,000
5,008,000
4,748,000
Aug 2014
5,349,000
4,810,000
4,623,000
Sep 2014
4,914,000
5,149,000
4,855,000
Oct 2014
5,012,000
5,111,000
4,937,000
Nov 2014
4,843,000
4,978,000
4,682,000
Dec 2014
5,130,000
5,192,000
4,827,000
Jan 2015
5,344,000
5,061,000
4,886,000
Feb 2015
5,466,000
5,127,000
4,869,000
Mar 2015
5,210,000
5,126,000
5,102,000
Apr 2015
5,598,000
5,196,000
4,944,000
May 2015
5,563,000
5,142,000
4,825,000
Jun 2015
5,248,000
5,125,000
4,978,000
Jul 2015
6,056,000
5,150,000
4,848,000
Aug 2015
5,467,000
5,163,000
5,032,000
Sep 2015
5,488,000
5,287,000
5,110,000
Oct 2015
5,773,000
5,338,000
5,032,000
Nov 2015
5,708,000
5,358,000
5,089,000
Dec 2015
5,845,000
5,540,000
5,225,000
Jan 2016
6,012,000
5,220,000
5,099,000
Feb 2016
5,770,000
5,470,000
5,265,000
Mar 2016
6,129,000
5,359,000
5,133,000
Apr 2016
5,803,000
5,294,000
5,110,000
May 2016
5,777,000
5,197,000
5,176,000
Jun 2016
5,742,000
5,281,000
5,118,000
Jul 2016
5,962,000
5,426,000
5,065,000
Aug 2016
5,677,000
5,327,000
5,204,000
Sep 2016
5,868,000
5,306,000
4,985,000
Oct 2016
5,591,000
5,210,000
5,125,000
Nov 2016
5,971,000
5,308,000
5,139,000
Dec 2016
5,964,000
5,343,000
5,071,000
Jan 2017
5,617,000
5,499,000
5,320,000
Feb 2017
5,923,000
5,350,000
5,176,000
Mar 2017
5,811,000
5,395,000
5,280,000
Apr 2017
6,091,000
5,272,000
5,091,000
May 2017
5,826,000
5,477,000
5,270,000
Jun 2017
6,305,000
5,635,000
5,463,000
Jul 2017
6,238,000
5,497,000
5,338,000
Aug 2017
6,276,000
5,519,000
5,334,000
Sep 2017
6,320,000
5,450,000
5,289,000
Oct 2017
6,408,000
5,581,000
5,397,000
Nov 2017
6,271,000
5,494,000
5,283,000
Dec 2017
6,336,000
5,421,000
5,249,000
Jan 2018
6,621,000
5,512,000
5,288,000
Feb 2018
6,552,000
5,624,000
5,319,000
Mar 2018
6,818,000
5,623,000
5,500,000
Apr 2018
6,877,000
5,590,000
5,441,000
May 2018
7,016,000
5,859,000
5,492,000
Jun 2018
7,230,000
5,760,000
5,566,000
Jul 2018
7,190,000
5,649,000
5,577,000
Aug 2018
7,208,000
5,815,000
5,543,000
Sep 2018
7,411,000
5,625,000
5,494,000
Oct 2018
7,304,000
5,907,000
5,602,000
Nov 2018
7,594,000
5,826,000
5,793,000
Dec 2018
7,489,000
5,768,000
5,554,000
Jan 2019
7,517,000
5,814,000
5,521,000
Feb 2019
7,072,000
5,680,000
5,703,000
Mar 2019
7,337,000
5,698,000
5,557,000
Apr 2019
7,191,000
6,011,000
5,766,000
May 2019
7,311,000
5,725,000
5,542,000
Jun 2019
7,139,000
5,768,000
5,586,000
Jul 2019
7,051,000
5,886,000
5,795,000
Aug 2019
7,172,000
5,914,000
5,631,000
Sep 2019
7,160,000
5,973,000
5,727,000
Oct 2019
7,325,000
5,805,000
5,603,000
Nov 2019
6,919,000
5,868,000
5,674,000
Dec 2019
6,709,000
5,913,000
5,828,000
Jan 2020
7,184,000
6,014,000
5,714,000
Feb 2020
6,995,000
5,998,000
5,779,000
Mar 2020
5,794,000
5,172,000
16,313,000
Apr 2020
4,686,000
4,052,000
11,542,000
May 2020
5,581,000
8,098,000
4,757,000
Jun 2020
6,119,000
7,488,000
5,171,000
Jul 2020
6,514,000
6,255,000
5,195,000
Aug 2020
6,360,000
5,938,000
4,879,000
Sep 2020
6,512,000
5,949,000
5,118,000
Oct 2020
6,820,000
6,135,000
5,362,000
Nov 2020
6,875,000
5,906,000
5,718,000
Dec 2020
6,854,000
5,598,000
5,644,000
Jan 2021
7,175,000
5,647,000
5,164,000
Feb 2021
7,760,000
5,864,000
5,382,000
Mar 2021
8,399,000
6,105,000
5,494,000
Apr 2021
9,288,000
6,170,000
5,714,000
May 2021
9,840,000
6,036,000
5,508,000
Jun 2021
10,069,000
6,543,000
5,737,000
Jul 2021
10,882,000
6,555,000
5,841,000
Aug 2021
10,960,000
6,415,000
5,839,000
Sep 2021
10,882,000
6,629,000
6,067,000
Oct 2021
11,368,000
6,667,000
5,927,000
Nov 2021
11,232,000
6,843,000
6,227,000
Dec 2021
11,826,000
6,632,000
6,131,000
Jan 2022
11,487,000
6,496,000
6,235,000
Feb 2022
11,601,000
6,800,000
6,071,000
Mar 2022
12,027,000
6,577,000
6,194,000
Apr 2022
11,755,000
6,572,000
6,175,000
May 2022
11,443,000
6,545,000
6,025,000
Jun 2022
10,961,000
6,448,000
5,991,000
Jul 2022
11,380,000
6,340,000
5,864,000
Aug 2022
10,198,000
6,478,000
6,244,000
Sep 2022
10,854,000
6,226,000
5,810,000
Oct 2022
10,471,000
6,164,000
5,846,000
Nov 2022
10,746,000
6,253,000
5,945,000
Dec 2022
11,234,000
6,251,000
5,906,000
Jan 2023
10,563,000
6,327,000
5,900,000
Feb 2023
9,974,000
6,150,000
5,841,000
Mar 2023
9,590,000
6,149,000
5,932,000
On the last business day of March, the number of job openings decreased by 384,000 and was 1.6 million lower than in December. The job openings rate was 5.8 percent in March and was down by 1.0 percentage point since December.
In March, the number of hires was little changed, and the rate held at 4.0 percent. The number of total separations changed little and the rate was 3.8 percent for the fourth month in a row.
United States Department of Labor
