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1 Technical information: (202) 691-5870 http://www.bls.gov/jlt/ Media contact: USDL 06-1363 For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT Wednesday, August 9, 2006 691-5902 JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: JUNE 2006 The hires and total separations rates edged down, while the job openings rate was essentially unchanged in June, 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. Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted, Percent July 2003 - June 2006 Chart 2. Hires and separations rates, seasonally adjusted, Percent July 2003 - June 2006 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.5 Hires 3.3 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.3 2.7 Separations 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.9 2.1 1.9 2.7 1.7 1.5 2004 2005 2006 2.5 2004 2005 2006 Job Openings On the last business day of June 2006, there were 4.0 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.9 percent. The job openings rate was about unchanged over the month and has been essentially unchanged since November 2005. In June, the job openings rate increased in construction and government and declined in professional and business services. The industries with the highest seasonally adjusted job openings rate in June 2006 were education and health services (3.7 percent), leisure and hospitality (3.6 percent), and professional and business services (3.4 percent). (See table 1.) Over the year, the job openings rate increased in many industries and in three of the four regions—the Northeast, South, and West. None of the industries or regions experienced a significant decrease in the job openings rate from the prior year. (See table 5.) Hires The hires rate edged down to 3.5 percent in June. Hires are any additions to the payroll during the month. In June, the hires rate decreased in professional and business services, education and health services, and in the Northeast and Midwest regions. There were no significant increases in the hires rate in any 2 Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted Job openings Industry June 2005 1 Total ........................................................... 3,598 Total private 1...................................... 3,183 Construction ..................................... 112 Manufacturing ................................ 259 Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................... 636 Professional and business services ......................................... 643 Education and health services ..... 601 Leisure and hospitality .................. 493 Government .......................................... 397 May 2006 Hires May 2006 June 2006 p June 2006 p June 2005 3,945 3,496 119 311 4,004 3,509 156 313 Levels (in thousands) 4,949 4,758 4,807 4,471 4,573 4,385 413 374 362 340 385 377 687 663 1,057 1,018 693 651 496 452 611 674 486 478 904 462 892 338 1,006 549 811 379 Total separations May June June 2006 2006 p 2005 4,590 4,321 403 341 4,811 4,488 478 381 4,550 4,263 318 373 1,037 980 1,046 1,042 868 471 843 373 873 412 839 266 833 487 799 324 752 464 781 286 Rates (percent) 1 Total .......................................................... Total private 1....................................... Construction .................................... Manufacturing ................................ Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................... Professional and business services ......................................... Education and health services ..... Leisure and hospitality .................. Government .......................................... 1 2.6 2.8 1.5 1.8 2.8 3.0 1.6 2.1 2.9 3.0 2.0 2.2 3.6 4.0 5.7 2.4 3.7 4.0 5.0 2.7 3.5 3.9 4.8 2.6 3.4 3.9 5.5 2.4 3.6 4.0 6.4 2.7 3.4 3.8 4.2 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.5 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.7 1.8 3.9 3.6 3.7 2.0 3.4 3.7 3.6 2.1 5.4 2.7 7.0 1.6 5.8 3.1 6.2 1.7 5.0 2.7 6.5 1.7 5.2 2.4 6.6 1.2 4.8 2.8 6.1 1.5 4.4 2.6 6.0 1.3 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately. p = preliminary. industry or region. The seasonally adjusted hires rate was highest in the leisure and hospitality industry (6.5 percent). (See table 2.) From June 2005 to June 2006, the hires rate rose in nondurable goods manufacturing, educational services, and state and local government and declined in construction; arts, entertainment, and recreation; and the federal government. The hires rate did not change significantly over the year in any geographic region. (See table 6.) Separations The total separations, or turnover, rate decreased to 3.4 percent in June. Separations are terminations of employment that occur at any time during the month. In June, the total separations rate decreased in construction, government, and the Midwest region. There were no significant increases in the total separations rate in any industry or region. (See table 3.) Total separations include quits (voluntary separations), layoffs and discharges (involuntary separations), and other separations (including retirements). The quits rate, which can serve as a barometer of workers’ ability to change jobs, was about unchanged at 1.9 percent in June. The quits rate decreased in construction, professional and business services, and government. In June, the seasonally adjusted quits rate was 3 highest in the leisure and hospitality industry (4.5 percent), which also had the highest hires rate. (See table 4.) Over the year, the quits rate grew in nondurable goods manufacturing and accommodations and food services as well as in the South region. The quits rate declined in professional and business services. (See table 8.) The other two components of total separations—layoffs and discharges, and other separations—are not seasonally adjusted. From June 2005 to June 2006, the layoffs and discharges rate decreased to 1.1 percent. For June 2006, the professional and business services industry had the highest layoffs and discharges rate (1.9 percent). From June 2005 to June 2006, the other separations rate increased to 0.3 percent. (See tables 9 and 10.) Flows in the Labor Market Hires and separations data help show dynamic flows in the labor market. Over the 12 months ending in June 2006, hires have averaged 4.8 million per month and separations have averaged 4.5 million per month (not seasonally adjusted). The comparable figures for the prior 12-month period were 4.7 million hires and 4.5 million separations. (See the Technical Note for additional information on these measures.) For More Information For additional information, please read the Technical Note or visit the JOLTS Web site at http://www. bls.gov/jlt/. Additional information about JOLTS also may be obtained by e-mailing Joltsinfo@bls.gov or by calling (202) 691-5870. ______________________________ The Job Openings and Labor Turnover release for July 2006 is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, September 12, 2006. Technical Note The data for the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) are collected and compiled monthly from a sample of business establishments by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Collection Each month, data are collected in a survey of business establishments for total employment, job openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Data collection methods include computer-assisted telephone interviewing, touchtone data entry, fax, and mail. Coverage The JOLTS program covers all private nonfarm establishments such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as federal, state, and local government entities in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Concepts Industry classification. The industry classifications in this release are in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). In order to ensure the highest possible quality of data, State Workforce Agencies verify with employers and update, if necessary, the industry code, location, and ownership classification of all establishments on a 3-year cycle. Changes in establishment characteristics resulting from the verification process are always introduced into the JOLTS sampling frame with the data reported for the first month of the year. Employment. Employment includes persons on the payroll who worked or received pay for the pay period that includes the 12th day of the reference month. Full-time, part-time, permanent, short-term, seasonal, salaried, and hourly employees are included, as are employees on paid vacations or other paid leave. Proprietors or partners of unincorporated businesses, unpaid family workers, or persons on leave without pay or on strike for the entire pay period, are not counted as employed. Employees of temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, and consultants are counted by their employer of record, not by the establishment where they are working. Job openings. Establishments submit job openings information for the last business day of the reference month. A job opening requires that: 1) a specific position exists and there is work available for that position, 2) work could start within 30 days regardless of whether a suitable candidate is found, and 3) the employer is actively recruiting from outside the establishment to fill the position. Included are full-time, part-time, permanent, short-term, and seasonal openings. Active recruiting means that the establishment is taking steps to fill a position by advertising in newspapers or on the Internet, posting help-wanted signs, accepting applications, or using other similar methods. Jobs to be filled only by internal transfers, promotions, demotions, or recall from layoffs are excluded. Also excluded are jobs with start dates more than 30 days in the future, jobs for which employees have been hired but have not yet reported for work, and jobs to be filled by employees of temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The job openings rate is computed by dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings and multiplying that quotient by 100. Hires. Hires are the total number of additions to the payroll occurring at any time during the reference month, including both new and rehired employees, full-time and part-time, permanent, short-term, and seasonal employees, employees recalled to the location after a layoff lasting more than 7 days, on-call or intermittent employees who returned to work after having been formally separated, and transfers from other locations. The hires count does not include transfers or promotions within the reporting site, employees returning from strike, employees of temporary help agencies or employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of hires by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. Separations. Separations are the total number of terminations of employment occurring at any time during the reference month, and are reported by type of separation— quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits are voluntary separations by employees (except for retirements, which are reported as other separations). Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer and include layoffs with no intent to rehire, formal layoffs lasting or expected to last more than 7 days, discharges resulting from mergers, downsizing, or closings, firings or other discharges for cause, terminations of permanent or short-term employees, and terminations of seasonal employees. Other separations include retirements, transfers to other locations, deaths, and separations due to disability. Separations do not include transfers within the same location or employees on strike. The separations rate is computed by dividing the number of separations by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. The quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations rates are computed similarly, dividing the number by employment and multiplying by 100. Annual estimates. Annual estimates of rates and levels of hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total separations are released with the January news release each year. The JOLTS annual level estimates for hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total separations are the sum of the 12 published monthly levels. The annual rate estimates are computed by dividing the annual level by the Current Employment Statistics (CES) annual average employment level, and multiplying that quotient by 100. This figure will be approximately equal to the sum of the 12 monthly rates. Note that both the JOLTS and CES annual levels are rounded to the nearest thousand before the annual estimates are calculated. Consistent with BLS practices, annual estimates will be published only for not seasonally adjusted data. Annual estimates are not calculated for job openings because job openings are a stock, or point-in-time, measurement for the last business day of each month. Only jobs still open on the last day of the month are counted. For the same reason job openings cannot be cumulated throughout each month, annual figures for job openings cannot be created by summing the monthly estimates. Hires and separations are flow measures and are cumulated over the month with a total reported for the month. Therefore, the annual figures can be created by summing the monthly estimates. Sample methodology The JOLTS sample design is a random sample of 16,000 nonfarm business establishments, including factories, offices, and stores, as well as federal, state, and local governments in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The establishments are drawn from a universe of over eight million establishments compiled as part of the operations of the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, or QCEW, program. This program includes all employers subject to state Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws and federal agencies subject to Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE). The sampling frame is stratified by ownership, region, industry sector, and size class. Large firms fall into the sample with virtual certainty. JOLTS total employment estimates are controlled to the employment estimates of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. A ratio of CES to JOLTS employment is used to adjust the levels for all other JOLTS data elements. Rates are then computed from the adjusted levels. Using JOLTS data The JOLTS data series on job openings, hires, and separations are relatively new. The full sample is divided into panels, with one panel enrolled each month. A full complement of panels for the original data series based on the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system was not completely enrolled in the survey until January 2002. The supplemental panels of establishments needed to create NAICS estimates were not completely enrolled until May 2003. The data collected up until those points are from less than a full sample. Therefore, estimates from earlier months should be used with caution, as fewer sampled units were reporting data at that time. In March 2002, BLS procedures for collecting hires and separations data were revised to address possible underreporting. As a result, JOLTS hires and separations estimates for months prior to March 2002 may not be comparable with estimates for March 2002 and later. The federal government reorganization that involved transferring approximately 180,000 employees to the new Department of Homeland Security is not reflected in the JOLTS hires and separations estimates for the federal government. The Office of Personnel Management’s record shows these transfers were completed in March 2003. The inclusion of transfers in the JOLTS definitions of hires and separations is intended to cover ongoing movements of workers between establishments. The Department of Homeland Security reorganization was a massive one-time event, and the inclusion of these intergovernmental transfers would distort the federal government time series. Seasonal adjustment BLS seasonally adjusts several JOLTS series using the X-12-ARIMA seasonal adjustment program. Seasonal adjustment is the process of estimating and removing periodic fluctuations caused by events such as weather, holidays, and the beginning and ending of the school year. Seasonal adjustment makes it easier to observe fundamental changes in the level of the series, particularly those associated with general economic expansions and contractions. A concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal adjustment factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. Data users should note that seasonal adjustment of the JOLTS series is conducted with fewer data observations than is customary. The historical data, therefore, may be subject to larger than normal revisions. Since the seasonal patterns in economic data series typically emerge over time, the standard use of moving averages as seasonal filters to capture these effects requires longer series than are currently available. As a result, the stable seasonal filter option is used in the seasonal adjustment of the JOLTS data. When calculating seasonal factors, this filter takes an average for each calendar month after detrending the series. The stable seasonal filter assumes that the seasonal factors are fixed; a necessary assumption until sufficient data are available. When the stable seasonal filter is no longer needed, other program features also may be introduced, such as outlier adjustment and extended diagnostic testing. Additionally, it is expected that more series, such as layoffs and discharges and additional industries, may be seasonally adjusted when more data are available. Reliability of the estimates JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the “true” population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. BLS analysis is generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. That means that there is a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the “true” population value because of sampling error. Estimates of sampling errors are available upon request. The JOLTS estimates also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to include a segment of the population, the inability to obtain data from all units in the sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide data on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, errors made in the collection or processing of the data, and errors from the employment benchmark data used in estimation. JOLTS hires and separations estimates cannot be used to exactly explain net changes in nonfarm payroll employment. Some reasons why it is problematic to compare changes in payroll employment with JOLTS hires and separations, especially on a monthly basis, are: 1) the reference period for payroll employment is the pay period including the 12th of the month, while the reference period for hires and separations is the calendar month; and 2) payroll employment can vary from month to month simply because part-time and on-call workers may not always work during the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Additionally, research has found that some reporters systematically underreport separations relative to hires due to a number of factors, including the nature of their payroll systems and practices. The shortfall appears to be about 2 percent or less over a 12-month period. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. Table 1. Job openings levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, seasonally adjusted 3 Levels (in thousands) Industry and region Rates June Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June June Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006p Total4…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3,598 3,981 3,994 4,089 4,070 3,945 4,004 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 3,603 138 323 672 748 674 485 467 3,496 119 311 687 693 651 496 452 3,509 156 313 663 611 674 486 478 2.8 1.5 1.8 2.4 3.7 3.4 3.7 1.8 3.0 1.5 2.2 2.6 4.3 3.4 3.8 2.0 3.0 1.6 2.2 2.5 4.0 3.5 4.3 2.1 3.1 1.9 2.2 2.4 3.9 3.8 3.8 2.0 3.1 1.8 2.2 2.5 4.2 3.7 3.6 2.1 3.0 1.6 2.1 2.6 3.9 3.6 3.7 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.2 2.5 3.4 3.7 3.6 2.1 672 1,600 770 1,022 670 1,591 787 918 726 1,536 772 933 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.3 3.0 2.7 3.1 2.5 3.1 2.8 3.3 2.2 3.2 2.6 3.2 2.4 3.3 2.6 3.2 2.4 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.4 3.0 INDUSTRY 4 Total private ……………………………………………………………………………….. 3,183 3,533 3,531 3,633 Construction……………………………………………………………… 112 114 121 144 Manufacturing………………………………………………………. 259 324 318 318 Trade, transportation, and utilities………………………… 636 687 660 651 Professional and business services……………………. 643 777 716 702 Education and health services…………………………………………. 601 627 640 692 Leisure and hospitality………………...…………………………… 493 507 587 506 Government…………………………………………………………………………….. 397 449 460 458 REGION 5 Northeast………………………………………………………………. 628 740 707 732 South………………………………………………………………………………….. 1,360 1,550 1,547 1,634 Midwest…………………………………………………………………………….. 750 745 797 721 West………………………………………………………………………….. 828 928 957 1 985 Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, of the month. 2 The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, day of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings. Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, 3 and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, seasonal adjustment of the various series. 4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. p = preliminary. and other services, not shown separately. 5 The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Table 2. Hires levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, seasonally adjusted Levels3 (in thousands) Industry and region Rates June Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June June Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006p 4,949 4,758 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.5 4,301 376 328 1,029 858 481 775 361 4,573 374 385 1,018 1,006 549 811 379 4,385 362 377 1,037 868 471 843 373 4.0 5.7 2.4 4.1 5.4 2.7 7.0 1.6 4.1 5.1 2.6 4.5 5.6 2.5 6.6 1.6 4.1 5.4 2.3 4.3 4.9 2.5 7.9 1.7 4.0 4.6 2.4 4.2 5.4 2.5 6.9 1.8 3.8 5.0 2.3 4.0 5.0 2.7 6.0 1.6 4.0 5.0 2.7 3.9 5.8 3.1 6.2 1.7 3.9 4.8 2.6 4.0 5.0 2.7 6.5 1.7 849 1,777 965 1,152 852 1,849 1,133 1,114 716 1,836 1,022 1,177 3.1 3.9 3.3 3.9 2.9 4.1 3.3 4.0 3.2 4.3 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.9 3.3 3.8 3.6 3.7 2.8 3.8 3.2 3.9 4 Total …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4,807 4,941 4,954 4,884 4,649 INDUSTRY Total private4……………………………………………………………………………….. 4,471 4,584 4,578 4,503 Construction……………………………………………………………… 413 379 403 344 Manufacturing………………………………………………………. 340 366 333 341 Trade, transportation, and utilities………………………… 1,057 1,177 1,117 1,103 Professional and business services……………………. 904 953 841 922 Education and health services…………………………………………. 462 446 435 435 Leisure and hospitality………………...…………………………… 892 847 1,019 899 Government…………………………………………………………………………….. 338 352 379 397 REGION 5 Northeast………………………………………………………………. 779 727 814 914 South………………………………………………………………………………….. 1,854 1,946 2,061 1,803 Midwest…………………………………………………………………………….. 1,041 1,043 1,045 1,117 West………………………………………………………………………….. 1,137 1,176 1,083 1,127 1 Hires are the number of hires during the entire month. 2 The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately. 5 See footnote 5, table 1. p = preliminary. 1 2 Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted 3 Levels (in thousands) Industry and region June 2005 Jan. 2006 Feb. 2006 Mar. 2006 Rates Apr. 2006 May 2006 Total4…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4,590 4,285 4,531 4,681 4,495 June 2006p June 2005 Jan. 2006 Feb. 2006 Mar. 2006 Apr. 2006 May 2006 2006p June 4,811 4,550 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.4 373 346 1,022 790 437 770 302 4,488 478 381 1,046 833 487 799 324 4,263 318 373 1,042 752 464 781 286 3.9 5.5 2.4 3.8 5.2 2.4 6.6 1.2 3.5 5.0 2.5 3.4 4.6 2.0 6.6 1.4 3.8 4.5 2.7 3.8 4.8 2.3 6.8 1.3 3.9 5.6 3.0 3.8 4.6 2.3 5.9 1.5 3.7 5.0 2.4 3.9 4.6 2.5 5.9 1.4 4.0 6.4 2.7 4.0 4.8 2.8 6.1 1.5 3.8 4.2 2.6 4.0 4.4 2.6 6.0 1.3 711 1,710 992 1,116 779 1,828 1,045 1,136 742 1,774 849 1,127 3.1 3.6 2.9 3.8 2.8 3.4 3.1 3.3 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.5 2.8 3.8 3.2 4.0 2.8 3.5 3.2 3.7 3.1 3.8 3.3 3.8 2.9 3.7 2.7 3.8 Jan. 2006 Feb. 2006 Mar. 2006 Apr. 2006 May 2006 2006p INDUSTRY 4 Total private ……………………………………………………………………………….. 4,321 3,995 4,252 4,360 4,203 Construction……………………………………………………………… 403 374 335 422 Manufacturing………………………………………………………. 341 353 380 427 Trade, transportation, and utilities………………………… 980 880 997 989 Professional and business services……………………. 873 780 826 798 Education and health services…………………………………………. 412 353 403 399 Leisure and hospitality………………...…………………………… 839 848 881 769 Government…………………………………………………………………………….. 266 300 285 326 REGION 5 Northeast………………………………………………………………. 785 701 736 714 South………………………………………………………………………………….. 1,708 1,653 1,694 1,810 Midwest…………………………………………………………………………….. 918 987 1,032 1,014 West………………………………………………………………………….. 1,120 970 1,054 1,188 1 Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month. 2 The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately. 5 See footnote 5, table 1. p = preliminary. 1 2 Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted Levels3 (in thousands) Industry and region June 2005 Jan. 2006 Feb. 2006 Mar. 2006 Rates Apr. 2006 May 2006 June 2006p June 2005 June Total4…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2,541 2,577 2,663 2,763 2,541 2,723 2,614 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 167 175 613 409 253 535 159 2,565 207 202 622 434 276 533 159 2,478 159 191 594 357 286 588 137 2.2 2.0 1.3 2.3 2.5 1.5 3.9 .6 2.2 2.4 1.4 2.1 2.4 1.3 4.4 .7 2.2 2.0 1.4 2.3 2.5 1.6 4.7 .6 2.3 2.4 1.4 2.3 2.5 1.5 4.3 .7 2.1 2.2 1.2 2.4 2.4 1.4 4.1 .7 2.3 2.8 1.4 2.4 2.5 1.6 4.1 .7 2.2 2.1 1.3 2.3 2.1 1.6 4.5 .6 370 1,026 575 593 370 1,152 581 612 349 1,120 535 615 1.4 2.1 1.7 2.2 1.5 2.2 1.8 1.9 1.4 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.5 2.3 2.0 2.2 1.5 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.5 2.4 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.3 1.7 2.1 INDUSTRY Total private4……………………………………………………………………………….. 2,413 2,435 2,526 2,606 2,383 Construction……………………………………………………………… 147 179 153 182 Manufacturing………………………………………………………. 185 196 202 205 Trade, transportation, and utilities………………………… 587 551 602 598 Professional and business services……………………. 414 415 422 426 Education and health services…………………………………………. 269 225 279 267 Leisure and hospitality………………...…………………………… 504 569 607 561 Government…………………………………………………………………………….. 132 143 139 156 REGION 5 Northeast………………………………………………………………. 356 369 368 383 South………………………………………………………………………………….. 998 1,068 1,114 1,129 Midwest…………………………………………………………………………….. 538 571 600 619 West………………………………………………………………………….. 661 569 567 642 1 Quits are the number of quits during the entire month. 2 The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately. 5 See footnote 5, table 1. p = preliminary. Table 5. Job openings levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Industry and region Rates June May June June May June 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2006 2006p 4,120 2.7 3.0 2.9 3,590 15 15 Construction………………………………………………………………………………………… 130 145 187 Manufacturing…………………………………………………………………………. 275 325 333 Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..…. 173 219 217 Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..… 102 106 116 Trade, transportation, and utilities……………………………………………. 631 717 656 Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...……… 125 156 136 Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..……….. 384 413 365 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities……………….... 122 148 154 Information………………………………………………………………...……….. 93 131 138 Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….…… 211 285 285 Finance and insurance…………………………………………………………………………. 171 221 220 Real estate and rental and leasing…………………………….. 39 64 65 Professional and business services…………………………………. 685 710 638 Education and health services………………………………………….……………. 616 681 695 Educational services………………………………………………………. 65 80 62 Health care and social assistance……………………………. 551 602 633 Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...……… 504 558 493 Arts, entertainment, and recreation………………………………. 75 66 51 Accommodations and food services…………………………. 428 492 442 Other services……………………………………………………….…………….. 108 170 152 2.8 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.9 2.5 2.8 1.8 3.9 3.5 2.4 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.7 1.9 3.2 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.9 4.1 3.3 3.5 2.9 4.0 3.7 2.7 3.9 4.1 3.2 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 3.0 4.3 3.3 3.4 2.9 3.5 3.8 2.3 4.1 3.5 2.3 3.7 2.7 529 41 488 2.0 1.3 2.1 2.1 1.6 2.2 2.4 1.5 2.5 743 1,592 787 998 2.5 2.9 2.4 2.9 2.8 3.4 2.5 3.2 2.8 3.2 2.4 3.2 Total…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3,702 4,229 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………………………………………….. 3,264 3,739 Natural resources and mining…………………………………………… 13 Government…………………………………………………………………………….. 438 490 Federal……………………………………………………………………...…………… 36 44 State and local…………….………………………………………….………………. 401 446 REGION 3 Northeast…………………………………………………………………………….. 639 726 South………………………………………………………………………………….. 1,414 1,683 Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..….. 760 818 West…………………………………………………………………………………………. 889 1,002 1 Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. 2 The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings. 3 See footnote 5, table 1. p = preliminary. Table 6. Hires levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Industry and region Rates June May June June May June 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2006 2006p 5,775 4.4 4.2 4.2 5,290 25 23 Construction………………………………………………………………………………………… 542 481 469 Manufacturing…………………………………………………………………………. 391 444 437 Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..…. 261 286 275 Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..… 130 158 162 Trade, transportation, and utilities……………………………………………. 1,170 1,107 1,143 Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...……… 171 155 180 Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..……….. 828 784 765 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities……………….... 171 168 198 Information………………………………………………………………...……….. 78 98 80 Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….…… 196 226 240 Finance and insurance…………………………………………………………………………. 120 131 142 Real estate and rental and leasing…………………………….. 77 95 98 Professional and business services…………………………………. 1,028 1,097 979 Education and health services………………………………………….……………. 558 542 567 Educational services………………………………………………………. 61 66 88 Health care and social assistance……………………………. 497 476 479 Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...……… 1,154 1,061 1,087 Arts, entertainment, and recreation………………………………. 243 222 187 Accommodations and food services…………………………. 911 838 901 Other services……………………………………………………….…………….. 269 197 264 4.8 4.5 7.2 2.7 2.9 2.4 4.5 3.0 5.4 3.5 2.5 2.4 2.0 3.6 6.0 3.3 2.3 3.4 8.6 11.3 8.1 4.9 4.6 3.7 6.3 3.1 3.2 3.0 4.3 2.6 5.2 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.1 4.4 6.4 3.0 2.2 3.2 8.0 11.2 7.5 3.6 4.6 3.3 6.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 4.4 3.1 5.0 4.0 2.6 2.9 2.3 4.4 5.6 3.2 3.3 3.2 8.0 8.6 7.9 4.8 485 37 449 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.5 1.6 2.2 1.4 2.3 951 2,172 1,222 1,430 4.1 4.6 4.0 4.6 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.5 3.8 4.7 Total…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5,855 5,666 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………………………………………….. 5,416 5,277 Natural resources and mining…………………………………………… 28 Government…………………………………………………………………………….. 439 389 Federal……………………………………………………………………...…………… 56 67 State and local…………….………………………………………….………………. 383 322 REGION 3 Northeast…………………………………………………………………………….. 1,037 1,000 South………………………………………………………………………………….. 2,189 2,092 Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..….. 1,255 1,365 West…………………………………………………………………………………………. 1,373 1,209 1 Hires are the number of hires during the entire month. 2 The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 3 See footnote 5, table 1. p = preliminary. Table 7. Total separations levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Rates Industry and region June May June June May June 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2006 2006p 4,753 3.6 3.5 3.5 4,323 13 16 Construction………………………………………………………………………………………… 398 422 311 Manufacturing…………………………………………………………………………. 349 367 376 Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..…. 219 203 214 Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..… 130 164 162 Trade, transportation, and utilities……………………………………………. 940 1,078 1,006 Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...……… 124 140 142 Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..……….. 631 766 699 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities……………….... 185 173 165 Information………………………………………………………………...……….. 70 84 72 Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….…… 186 211 219 Finance and insurance…………………………………………………………………………. 126 152 123 Real estate and rental and leasing…………………………….. 60 58 96 Professional and business services…………………………………. 931 853 792 Education and health services………………………………………….……………. 478 514 537 Educational services………………………………………………………. 88 83 85 Health care and social assistance……………………………. 390 431 452 Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...……… 854 765 790 Arts, entertainment, and recreation………………………………. 112 119 89 Accommodations and food services…………………………. 742 646 700 Other services……………………………………………………….…………….. 182 151 205 3.9 2.4 5.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.6 2.1 4.1 3.8 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.8 5.5 2.8 3.4 2.7 6.4 5.2 6.6 3.3 3.9 1.9 5.6 2.6 2.2 3.2 4.1 2.4 5.1 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.7 4.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 5.8 6.0 5.7 2.8 3.8 2.3 4.0 2.6 2.3 3.1 3.9 2.4 4.6 3.3 2.3 2.6 2.0 4.3 4.5 3.1 3.2 3.0 5.8 4.1 6.1 3.7 430 31 399 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.9 1.5 2.0 1.1 2.1 828 1,850 913 1,163 3.5 3.7 3.2 3.9 2.8 4.0 3.2 3.8 3.2 3.8 2.9 3.8 Total…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4,806 4,800 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………………………………………….. 4,404 4,457 Natural resources and mining…………………………………………… 15 Government…………………………………………………………………………….. 403 342 Federal……………………………………………………………………...…………… 47 52 State and local…………….………………………………………….………………. 356 291 REGION 3 Northeast…………………………………………………………………………….. 873 704 South………………………………………………………………………………….. 1,777 1,945 Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..….. 1,007 1,018 West…………………………………………………………………………………………. 1,149 1,133 1 Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month. 2 The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 3 See footnote 5, table 1. p = preliminary. Table 8. Quits levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Industry and region Rates June May June June May June 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2006 2006p 2,797 2.0 2.1 2.1 2,607 9 8 Construction………………………………………………………………………………………… 181 210 183 Manufacturing…………………………………………………………………………. 196 210 202 Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..…. 125 112 117 Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..… 71 99 84 Trade, transportation, and utilities……………………………………………. 585 663 589 Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...……… 76 70 82 Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..……….. 427 498 431 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....83 94 76 Information………………………………………………………………...……….. 49 67 54 Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….…… 144 134 146 Finance and insurance…………………………………………………………………………. 96 99 84 Real estate and rental and leasing…………………………….. 48 35 63 Professional and business services…………………………………. 443 463 380 Education and health services………………………………………….……………. 298 294 321 Educational services………………………………………………………. 49 39 42 Health care and social assistance……………………………. 249 254 279 Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...……… 507 543 599 Arts, entertainment, and recreation………………………………. 57 36 51 Accommodations and food services…………………………. 450 507 548 Other services……………………………………………………….…………….. 131 84 125 2.3 1.4 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 2.3 1.3 2.8 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.6 2.2 2.6 1.7 1.9 1.7 3.8 2.6 4.0 2.4 2.4 1.3 2.8 1.5 1.2 1.9 2.5 1.2 3.3 1.9 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.7 1.7 1.3 1.7 4.1 1.8 4.5 1.5 2.3 1.1 2.4 1.4 1.3 1.6 2.3 1.4 2.8 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.6 1.9 4.4 2.3 4.8 2.3 191 11 180 .9 .6 .9 .8 .9 .8 .9 .4 .9 378 1,195 565 658 1.5 2.2 1.8 2.4 1.5 2.5 1.9 2.1 1.5 2.5 1.8 2.2 Total…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2,729 2,860 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………………………………………….. 2,545 2,677 Natural resources and mining…………………………………………… 9 Government…………………………………………………………………………….. 185 183 Federal……………………………………………………………………...…………… 17 24 State and local…………….………………………………………….………………. 167 159 REGION 3 Northeast…………………………………………………………………………….. 389 383 South………………………………………………………………………………….. 1,063 1,225 Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..….. 574 616 West…………………………………………………………………………………………. 703 636 1 Quits are the number of quits during the entire month. 2 The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 3 See footnote 5, table 1. p = preliminary. Table 9. Layoffs and discharges levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Rates Industry and region June May June June May June 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2006 2006p 1,551 1.3 1.1 1.1 1,397 2 3 Construction………………………………………………………………………………………… 195 179 110 Manufacturing…………………………………………………………………………. 127 127 145 Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..…. 76 71 75 Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..… 51 56 69 Trade, transportation, and utilities……………………………………………. 304 320 335 Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...……… 43 57 46 Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..……….. 177 204 223 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....83 59 66 Information………………………………………………………………...……….. 17 12 11 Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….…… 31 51 50 Finance and insurance…………………………………………………………………………. 20 32 21 Real estate and rental and leasing…………………………….. 11 20 29 Professional and business services…………………………………. 436 317 334 Education and health services………………………………………….……………. 147 195 180 Educational services………………………………………………………. 33 41 37 Health care and social assistance……………………………. 114 153 143 Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...……… 323 193 166 Arts, entertainment, and recreation………………………………. 55 80 37 Accommodations and food services…………………………. 269 113 129 Other services……………………………………………………….…………….. 40 50 64 1.4 .6 2.6 .9 .8 1.0 1.2 .7 1.2 1.7 .5 .4 .3 .5 2.6 .9 1.3 .8 2.4 2.5 2.4 .7 1.3 .3 2.4 .9 .8 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 .4 .6 .5 .9 1.8 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.5 4.0 1.0 .9 1.2 .4 1.4 1.0 .8 1.3 1.3 .8 1.5 1.3 .4 .6 .3 1.3 1.9 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.7 1.1 1.2 154 13 141 .6 .5 .6 .5 .4 .5 .7 .5 .7 368 493 257 433 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 .9 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.0 .8 1.4 Total…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1,745 1,547 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………………………………………….. 1,624 1,446 Natural resources and mining…………………………………………… 4 Government…………………………………………………………………………….. 121 101 Federal……………………………………………………………………...…………… 13 12 State and local…………….………………………………………….………………. 108 90 REGION 3 Northeast…………………………………………………………………………….. 402 242 South………………………………………………………………………………….. 607 557 Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..….. 368 326 West…………………………………………………………………………………………. 369 423 1 Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month. 2 The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 3 See footnote 5, table 1. p = preliminary. Table 10. Other separations levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Rates Industry and region June May June June May June 2005 2006 2006p 2005 2006 2006p 405 0.2 0.3 0.3 320 5 18 30 21 9 82 13 46 23 7 23 18 5 78 37 6 31 25 2 23 15 .2 .3 .3 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .4 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 (4) .2 .2 .3 .4 .4 .2 .2 .2 .4 .2 .4 .4 .2 .3 .4 .2 .4 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .8 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .5 .2 .3 .3 .2 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 85 6 79 .4 .6 .4 .3 .6 .2 .4 .2 .4 82 162 90 71 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 Total…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 332 392 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………………………………………….. 235 334 Natural resources and mining…………………………………………… 2 2 Construction………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 32 Manufacturing…………………………………………………………………………. 26 30 Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..…. 18 20 Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..… 8 10 Trade, transportation, and utilities……………………………………………. 51 96 Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...……… 6 12 Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..……….. 27 64 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....19 19 Information………………………………………………………………...……….. 5 5 Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….…… 11 25 Finance and insurance…………………………………………………………………………. 10 22 Real estate and rental and leasing…………………………….. 1 3 Professional and business services…………………………………. 52 73 Education and health services………………………………………….……………. 32 26 Educational services………………………………………………………. 5 3 Health care and social assistance……………………………. 27 23 Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...……… 23 29 Arts, entertainment, and recreation………………………………. 1 3 Accommodations and food services…………………………. 23 26 Other services……………………………………………………….…………….. 12 17 Government…………………………………………………………………………….. 97 58 Federal……………………………………………………………………...…………… 16 16 State and local…………….………………………………………….………………. 80 42 REGION 3 Northeast…………………………………………………………………………….. 82 79 South………………………………………………………………………………….. 107 163 Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..….. 65 76 West…………………………………………………………………………………………. 78 74 1 2 Other separations are the number of other separations during the entire month. The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment. 3 See footnote 5, table 1. 4 Data round to zero. p = preliminary.