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Information on the employment economic indicator job openings and labor turnover.
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: Janauary 2005
The job openings rate fell slightly in January to 2.4 percent, while the hires and total separations rates were unchanged at 3.5 and 3.3 percent, respectively, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector by indus- try and geographic region.
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: December 2004
The job openings rate, at 2.5 percent, was up slightly in December, while the hires rate decreased to 3.4 percent and the total separations rate was little changed at 3.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector by industry and geographic region.
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: November 2004
The job openings rate edged down in November 2004, while the hires rate increased and the total separations rate remained unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings rate decreased slightly to 2.4 percent. The hires rate increased to 3.6 percent; the total separations rate was unchanged at 3.1 percent.
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: October 2004
The job openings, hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings rate was little changed at 2.5 percent. The hires rate was essentially unchanged at 3.3 percent, and the total separations rate was unchanged at 3.2 percent.
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: September 2004
The job openings, hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings rate was unchanged at 2.4 percent. The hires rate remained at 3.3 percent, and the total separations rate was essentially unchanged at 3.2 percent.
U.S. Job Openings and Labor Turnover: August 2004
The job openings, hires, and total separations rates showed little or no change from July to August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

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