Job Openings Fell to 5.4 Million in August

Washington, DC, October 12, 2016—The number of job openings decreased to 5.4 million on the last business day of August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Hires and separations were little changed at 5.2 million and 5.0 million, respectively.

Within separations, the quits rate was 2.1% and the layoffs and discharges

rate was 1.1%.