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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – APRIL 2022
The number of job openings decreased to 11.4 million on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires and total separations were little changed at 6.6 million and 6.0
million, respectively. Within separations, quits were little changed at 4.4 million, while layoffs and
discharges edged down to a series low of 1.2 million. This release includes estimates of the number and
rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by
establishment size class.
Job Openings
On the last business day of April, the number and rate of job openings decreased to 11.4 million
(-455,000) and 7.0 percent, respectively. The largest decreases in job openings were in health care and
social assistance (-266,000), retail trade (-162,000), and accommodation and food services (-113,000).
The largest increases were in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+97,000); nondurable goods
manufacturing (+67,000); and durable goods manufacturing (+53,000). (See table 1.)
Hires
In April, the number of hires was little changed at 6.6 million. The hires rate was unchanged at 4.4
percent. Hires increased in real estate and rental and leasing (+21,000). (See table 2.)
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Separations
Total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits are generally
voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of
workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated
by the employer. Other separations includes separations due to retirement, death, disability, and transfers
to other locatio