Job Openings, Hires & Separations Held Steady in September

Washington, DC, November, 12, 2015—The number of job openings was little changed at 5.5 million on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.

Hires and separations were little changed at 5.0 million and 4.8 million, respectively.

Within separations, the quits rate was 1.9% for the sixth consecutive month, and the layoffs and discharges rate remained unchanged at 1.2%.