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Job openings decreased to 10.7 million in June 2022
August 04, 2022
The number of job openings decreased by 605,000 to 10.7 million on the last business day of June 2022. Hires and total separations were little changed at 6.4 million and 5.9 million, respectively.
Total nonfarm openings, hires, and separations, June 2017–22
Month
Total nonfarm job openings
Total nonfarm hires
Total nonfarm separations
Jun 2017
6,305,000
5,635,000
5,463,000
Jul 2017
6,238,000
5,497,000
5,338,000
Aug 2017
6,276,000
5,519,000
5,334,000
Sep 2017
6,320,000
5,450,000
5,289,000
Oct 2017
6,408,000
5,581,000
5,397,000
Nov 2017
6,271,000
5,494,000
5,283,000
Dec 2017
6,336,000
5,421,000
5,249,000
Jan 2018
6,589,000
5,480,000
5,358,000
Feb 2018
6,578,000
5,644,000
5,307,000
Mar 2018
6,818,000
5,641,000
5,484,000
Apr 2018
6,903,000
5,599,000
5,439,000
May 2018
6,996,000
5,845,000
5,477,000
Jun 2018
7,237,000
5,763,000
5,559,000
Jul 2018
7,196,000
5,676,000
5,595,000
Aug 2018
7,211,000
5,803,000
5,540,000
Sep 2018
7,340,000
5,601,000
5,522,000
Oct 2018
7,365,000
5,867,000
5,641,000
Nov 2018
7,558,000
5,833,000
5,777,000
Dec 2018
7,435,000
5,754,000
5,546,000
Jan 2019
7,473,000
5,778,000
5,600,000
Feb 2019
7,058,000
5,684,000
5,694,000
Mar 2019
7,320,000
5,706,000
5,558,000
Apr 2019
7,224,000
6,010,000
5,773,000
May 2019
7,295,000
5,704,000
5,523,000
Jun 2019
7,147,000
5,769,000
5,570,000
Jul 2019
7,080,000
5,928,000
5,818,000
Aug 2019
7,142,000
5,862,000
5,653,000
Sep 2019
7,100,000
5,954,000
5,750,000
Oct 2019
7,417,000
5,779,000
5,634,000
Nov 2019
6,896,000
5,845,000
5,670,000
Dec 2019
6,741,000
5,941,000
5,786,000
Jan 2020
7,161,000
6,005,000
5,769,000
Feb 2020
7,006,000
6,025,000
5,738,000
Mar 2020
5,919,000
5,222,000
16,336,000
Apr 2020
4,709,000
4,031,000
11,590,000
May 2020
5,441,000
8,145,000
4,732,000
Jun 2020
6,039,000
7,438,000
5,182,000
Jul 2020
6,621,000
6,188,000
5,179,000
Aug 2020
6,315,000
5,998,000
4,833,000
Sep 2020
6,494,000
5,898,000
5,052,000
Oct 2020
6,874,000
6,105,000
5,331,000
Nov 2020
6,844,000
5,885,000
5,677,000
Dec 2020
6,938,000
5,660,000
5,634,000
Jan 2021
7,232,000
5,719,000
5,172,000
Feb 2021
7,860,000
6,028,000
5,400,000
Mar 2021
8,480,000
6,208,000
5,540,000
Apr 2021
9,265,000
6,121,000
5,753,000
May 2021
9,639,000
6,092,000
5,513,000
Jun 2021
9,852,000
6,414,000
5,793,000
Jul 2021
10,783,000
6,556,000
5,874,000
Aug 2021
10,629,000
6,362,000
5,913,000
Sep 2021
10,673,000
6,504,000
6,008,000
Oct 2021
11,094,000
6,460,000
5,852,000
Nov 2021
10,922,000
6,705,000
6,197,000
Dec 2021
11,448,000
6,450,000
6,042,000
Jan 2022
11,283,000
6,426,000
6,044,000
Feb 2022
11,344,000
6,832,000
6,082,000
Mar 2022
11,855,000
6,645,000
6,248,000
Apr 2022
11,681,000
6,527,000
5,965,000
May 2022
11,303,000
6,507,000
6,017,000
Jun 2022
10,698,000
6,374,000
5,931,000
The June decrease in job openings was the largest drop since April 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the third-largest decrease since June 2017. The largest increase during this period occurred in July 2021, when job openings jumped by 931,000 to 10.8 million.
United States Department of Labor
