Job Openings, Hires & Separations Little Changed in December

Washington, DC, February 6, 2018-The number of job openings was little changed at 5.8 million on the last business day of December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Over the month, hires and separations were little changed at 5.5 million and 5.2 million, respectively.

Within separations, the quits rate and the layoffs and discharges rate were little changed at 2.2% and 1.1%, respectively.