Job Openings at Highest Level Since 2001

Washington, DC, Feb. 10, 2015 -- Job openings increased to more than 5 million in December, according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The bureau said that there were 5.028 million openings, which was the highest level since January 2001.

For the month, hires totaled 5.15 million while 4.89 million people left their jobs.