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1 Technical information: (202) 691-5870 http://www.bls.gov/jlt/ Media contact: USDL 06-39 For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Tuesday, January 10, 2006 691-5902 JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: NOVEMBER 2005 The job openings, hires, and total separations rates were all little changed in November, 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 December 2002 - November 2005 Chart 2. Hires and separations rates, seasonally adjusted, Percent December 2002 - November 2005 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 2.5 1.5 2003 2004 2005 2003 2004 2005 Job Openings On the last business day of November 2005, there were 3.9 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.8 percent. (See table 1.) The job openings rate did not change significantly in November, but has generally trended upward since September 2003. In November, the job openings rate increased in manufacturing and in the West region, but decreased in professional and business services and in the Northeast region. Hires and Separations The hires rate was little changed at 3.4 percent in November. (See table 2.) Hires are any additions to the payroll during the month. Over the month, the hires rate decreased in manufacturing, but did not change significantly in any region. The total separations, or turnover, rate was unchanged at 3.2 percent in November. (See table 3.) Separations are terminations of employment that occur at any time during the month. In November, the 2 Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted Job openings Industry Nov. 2004 1 Total ........................................................... 3,277 Total private 1........................................ 2,910 Construction..................................... 118 Manufacturing ................................ 248 Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................... 554 Professional and business services ......................................... 620 Education and health services ..... 543 Leisure and hospitality .................. 411 Government .......................................... 369 Hires Total separations Nov. 2005p Nov. 2004 Nov. 2005p Nov. 2004 Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005p 3,937 3,540 148 320 3,904 3,483 136 349 Levels (in thousands) 4,650 4,586 4,990 4,652 4,308 4,265 373 414 395 386 436 327 4,266 3,996 351 327 4,331 4,077 396 339 4,337 4,071 378 367 611 656 1,077 919 883 943 902 928 848 597 492 432 713 594 516 425 935 447 858 335 780 460 840 326 802 470 834 319 822 408 727 275 805 402 742 255 801 413 758 268 Oct. 2005 Oct. 2005 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 2.4 2.6 1.6 1.7 2.9 3.1 2.0 2.2 2.8 3.0 1.8 2.4 3.8 4.2 5.3 2.7 3.5 3.8 5.7 3.1 3.4 3.8 5.4 2.3 3.2 3.6 5.0 2.3 3.2 3.6 5.4 2.4 3.2 3.6 5.1 2.6 2.1 2.3 2.5 4.2 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.1 3.2 1.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 1.9 4.0 3.3 3.9 1.9 5.6 2.6 6.8 1.5 4.6 2.6 6.6 1.5 4.7 2.7 6.5 1.5 4.9 2.4 5.8 1.3 4.7 2.3 5.8 1.2 4.7 2.4 5.9 1.2 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately. p = preliminary. total separations rate did not change significantly in any industry. Geographically, the total separations rate increased in the Midwest but decreased in the Northeast. 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 unchanged at 1.9 percent in November. (See table 4.) The quits rate did not change significantly in any industry. Geographically, the rate increased in the Midwest. The other two components of total separations—layoffs and discharges, and other separations—are not seasonally adjusted. In November, the layoffs and discharges rate, at 1.1 percent, was little changed over the year, and the other separations rate was unchanged at 0.2 percent. (See tables 9 and 10.) Hires and separations data help show dynamic flows in the labor market. Over the last 12 months, hires have averaged 4.7 million per month and separations have averaged 4.5 million per month (not seasonally adjusted). The comparable figures a year earlier were 4.5 million hires and 4.2 million separations. (See the Technical Note for additional information on these measures.) 3 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 December 2005 is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, February 7, 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 Employment Security 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. 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. 1 2 Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted Levels3 (in thousands) Industry and region Nov. Rates July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sept. 2005 Oct. 2005 Nov. Nov. 2004 June 2005 2005p Total 4……………………………………………… 3,277 3,647 3,588 3,487 3,836 3,937 3,239 104 269 624 686 609 517 394 3,204 128 287 600 666 607 439 388 3,130 136 266 620 590 604 427 370 3,406 156 293 630 725 606 469 420 634 1,333 781 869 610 1,343 764 832 609 1,353 704 841 728 1,466 754 895 2004 June 2005 July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sept. 2005 Oct. 2005 2005p Nov. 3,904 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.8 3,540 148 320 611 848 597 492 432 3,483 136 349 656 713 594 516 425 2.6 1.6 1.7 2.1 3.6 3.1 3.2 1.7 2.8 1.4 1.8 2.4 3.9 3.4 3.9 1.8 2.8 1.7 2.0 2.3 3.8 3.4 3.3 1.7 2.7 1.8 1.8 2.3 3.4 3.3 3.2 1.7 2.9 2.1 2.0 2.4 4.1 3.4 3.5 1.9 3.1 2.0 2.2 2.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 1.9 3.0 1.8 2.4 2.5 4.0 3.3 3.9 1.9 781 1,471 777 920 673 1,456 768 1,030 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.9 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.8 2.3 2.8 2.2 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 3.0 2.6 3.0 2.4 3.4 INDUSTRY Total private4…………………………………… 2,910 118 Manufacturing………………………………… 248 Trade, transportation, and utilities………… 554 Professional and business services……… 620 Education and health services……………… 543 Leisure and hospitality………………...…… 411 Government……………………………………… 369 Construction………………………………… REGION Northeast……………………………………… 560 South………………………………………… 1,250 Midwest……………………………………… West…………………………………………… 1 726 759 Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, of the month. 2 The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and day of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings. 3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, seasonal adjustment of the various series. 4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, and other services, not shown separately. p = preliminary. and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise and Wyoming. Table 2. Hires levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, seasonally adjusted 3 Levels (in thousands) Industry and region Nov. Rates 2004 June 2005 July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sept. 2005 Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 Total 4……………………………………………… 4,990 4,694 4,649 4,601 4,719 4,650 4,365 393 347 1,045 835 457 877 337 4,342 381 345 990 832 453 834 330 4,276 435 344 998 786 465 771 337 4,356 422 338 1,001 925 460 808 336 794 1,786 1,054 1,070 772 1,689 1,045 1,081 738 1,750 970 1,144 759 1,840 996 1,136 Nov. 2004 June 2005 July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sept. 2005 Oct. 2005 2005p 4,586 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 4,308 414 436 919 780 460 840 326 4,265 395 327 883 802 470 834 319 4.2 5.3 2.7 4.2 5.6 2.6 6.8 1.5 3.9 5.4 2.4 4.0 4.9 2.6 6.9 1.6 3.9 5.3 2.4 3.8 4.9 2.6 6.5 1.5 3.8 6.0 2.4 3.8 4.6 2.7 6.0 1.5 3.9 5.8 2.4 3.9 5.4 2.6 6.3 1.5 3.8 5.7 3.1 3.5 4.6 2.6 6.6 1.5 3.8 5.4 2.3 3.4 4.7 2.7 6.5 1.5 741 1,774 1,003 1,125 721 1,679 1,046 1,103 3.4 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.1 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.0 3.6 3.3 3.7 2.9 3.7 3.1 3.9 3.0 3.9 3.2 3.9 2.9 3.7 3.2 3.8 2.8 3.5 3.3 3.7 p Nov. INDUSTRY 4 Total private …………………………………… 4,652 373 Manufacturing………………………………… 386 Trade, transportation, and utilities………… 1,077 Professional and business services……… 935 Education and health services……………… 447 Leisure and hospitality………………...…… 858 Government……………………………………… 335 Construction………………………………… REGION Northeast……………………………………… 851 South………………………………………… 1,903 Midwest……………………………………… 1,149 West…………………………………………… 1,014 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. p = preliminary. NOTE: See NOTE, table 1. 1 2 Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted Levels3 (in thousands) Industry and region Nov. Rates July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sept. 2005 Oct. 2005 Nov. Nov. 2004 June 2005 2005p Total 4……………………………………………… 4,266 4,477 4,270 4,499 4,779 4,331 4,223 380 350 980 818 401 803 254 4,007 370 361 948 747 391 750 257 4,235 452 369 1,019 670 406 785 271 4,487 417 408 1,039 897 430 814 295 761 1,653 946 1,062 715 1,567 1,011 1,001 734 1,639 1,047 1,094 752 1,787 1,135 1,085 2004 June 2005 July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sept. 2005 Oct. 2005 2005p Nov. 4,337 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.2 4,077 396 339 902 805 402 742 255 4,071 378 367 928 801 413 758 268 3.6 5.0 2.3 3.7 4.9 2.4 5.8 1.3 3.8 5.3 2.4 3.8 4.8 2.3 6.3 1.2 3.6 5.1 2.5 3.7 4.4 2.3 5.9 1.2 3.8 6.2 2.6 3.9 3.9 2.3 6.1 1.2 4.0 5.7 2.9 4.0 5.3 2.5 6.4 1.3 3.6 5.4 2.4 3.5 4.7 2.3 5.8 1.2 3.6 5.1 2.6 3.6 4.7 2.4 5.9 1.2 683 1,615 979 1,012 584 1,586 1,171 957 3.0 3.4 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.6 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.4 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.7 2.9 3.8 3.6 3.7 2.7 3.4 3.1 3.4 2.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sept. 2005 Oct. 2005 2005p INDUSTRY Total private4…………………………………… 3,996 351 Manufacturing………………………………… 327 Trade, transportation, and utilities………… 943 Professional and business services……… 822 Education and health services……………… 408 Leisure and hospitality………………...…… 727 Government……………………………………… 275 Construction………………………………… REGION Northeast……………………………………… 756 South………………………………………… 1,594 Midwest……………………………………… 1,041 West…………………………………………… 826 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. p = preliminary. NOTE: See NOTE, table 1. Table 4. Quits levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, seasonally adjusted 3 Levels (in thousands) Industry and region Nov. Rates July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sept. 2005 Oct. 2005 Nov. Nov. 2004 June 2005 2005p 2004 June 2005 Total 4……………………………………………… 2,436 2,475 2,474 2,605 2,778 2,578 2,612 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 2,348 139 190 588 386 256 510 124 2,351 140 189 577 353 271 525 125 2,467 222 184 604 374 260 517 139 2,630 202 214 580 497 276 563 149 2,441 203 199 555 354 259 569 134 2,471 170 204 565 393 276 572 141 2.1 2.2 1.3 2.2 2.4 1.5 4.0 .5 2.1 1.9 1.3 2.3 2.3 1.5 4.0 .6 2.1 1.9 1.3 2.2 2.1 1.6 4.1 .6 2.2 3.1 1.3 2.3 2.2 1.5 4.0 .6 2.3 2.8 1.5 2.2 2.9 1.6 4.4 .7 2.2 2.8 1.4 2.1 2.1 1.5 4.5 .6 2.2 2.3 1.4 2.2 2.3 1.6 4.5 .6 350 960 542 653 381 964 548 577 380 1,054 570 585 377 1,147 613 643 360 1,032 571 598 330 1,009 635 615 1.4 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.4 2.0 1.7 2.2 1.5 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.5 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.5 2.4 1.9 2.2 1.4 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.3 2.1 2.0 2.1 Nov. INDUSTRY 4 Total private …………………………………… 2,319 159 Manufacturing………………………………… 185 Trade, transportation, and utilities………… 568 Professional and business services……… 401 Education and health services……………… 250 Leisure and hospitality………………...…… 499 Government……………………………………… 118 Construction………………………………… REGION Northeast……………………………………… 359 South………………………………………… 1,014 Midwest……………………………………… West…………………………………………… 551 492 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. p = preliminary. NOTE: See NOTE, table 1. Table 5. Job openings levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Industry and region Total………………………………………………………… Rates Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Nov. 2004 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005p 3,001 3,935 3,568 2.2 2.8 2.6 2,649 8 95 211 135 76 516 98 328 91 73 191 159 32 573 526 50 476 341 44 297 115 3,518 11 131 312 215 96 716 130 457 128 111 273 216 57 791 587 61 526 437 56 381 149 3,163 10 109 302 214 88 610 103 374 132 98 257 212 46 660 568 66 502 444 42 402 106 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.6 1.5 3.3 2.9 1.6 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.1 3.0 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.7 2.2 2.9 2.5 3.4 3.2 3.4 2.6 4.4 3.2 2.0 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.4 2.7 2.7 1.5 1.4 2.1 2.3 1.6 2.3 1.8 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.1 3.7 3.1 2.1 3.3 3.4 2.4 3.6 1.9 352 46 306 417 38 379 404 43 361 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.8 540 1,143 647 671 800 1,429 778 927 639 1,331 683 915 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.2 3.0 2.9 2.4 3.0 2.4 2.7 2.1 3.0 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………… Natural resources and mining……………………… Construction…………………………………………… Manufacturing………………………………………… Durable goods...…………………………………… Nondurable goods...……………………………… Trade, transportation, and utilities………………… Wholesale trade…………………………………… Retail trade………………………………………… Transportation, warehousing, and utilities……… Information…………………………………………… Financial activities……..……………………………… Finance and insurance…………………………… Real estate and rental and leasing……………… Professional and business services………………… Education and health services……………………… Educational services……………………………… Health care and social assistance……………… Leisure and hospitality………………...…………… Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………… Accommodations and food services…………… Other services………………………………………… Government……………………………………………… Federal………………………………………………… State and local…………….………………………… REGION Northeast……………………………………………… South…………………………………………………… Midwest………………………………………………… West…………………………………………………… 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. p = preliminary. NOTE: See NOTE, table 1. Table 6. Hires levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Industry and region Total………………………………………………………… Rates Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Nov. 2004 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005p 4,522 4,631 4,130 3.4 3.4 3.1 4,247 17 294 319 178 141 1,295 101 991 203 75 185 126 58 837 380 43 337 694 70 624 151 4,312 15 374 413 262 151 1,085 148 777 159 84 181 114 66 783 465 54 410 756 68 688 158 3,870 12 305 266 167 99 1,035 115 726 194 89 188 121 68 706 399 49 349 688 76 612 181 3.8 2.7 4.1 2.2 2.0 2.6 5.0 1.8 6.4 4.1 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.8 5.0 2.2 1.4 2.3 5.6 4.2 5.9 2.8 3.8 2.3 5.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 4.2 2.6 5.1 3.2 2.7 2.2 1.9 3.1 4.5 2.6 1.8 2.8 5.9 3.8 6.3 2.9 3.4 1.9 4.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 3.9 2.0 4.7 3.9 2.8 2.3 2.0 3.1 4.1 2.3 1.6 2.4 5.5 4.5 5.6 3.3 276 35 241 319 37 282 260 32 228 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 807 1,767 1,005 943 752 1,768 965 1,146 677 1,500 939 1,015 3.2 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.7 3.0 3.9 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.4 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………… Natural resources and mining……………………… Construction…………………………………………… Manufacturing………………………………………… Durable goods...…………………………………… Nondurable goods...……………………………… Trade, transportation, and utilities………………… Wholesale trade…………………………………… Retail trade………………………………………… Transportation, warehousing, and utilities……… Information…………………………………………… Financial activities……..……………………………… Finance and insurance…………………………… Real estate and rental and leasing……………… Professional and business services………………… Education and health services……………………… Educational services……………………………… Health care and social assistance……………… Leisure and hospitality………………...…………… Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………… Accommodations and food services…………… Other services………………………………………… Government……………………………………………… Federal………………………………………………… State and local…………….………………………… REGION Northeast……………………………………………… South…………………………………………………… Midwest………………………………………………… West…………………………………………………… 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. p = preliminary. NOTE: See NOTE, table 1. Table 7. Total separations levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Rates Industry and region Total………………………………………………………… Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Nov. 2004 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005p 3,984 4,350 4,009 3.0 3.2 3.0 3,780 19 379 301 180 122 873 110 611 152 52 161 105 56 770 332 31 301 708 125 583 185 4,129 13 415 360 225 135 892 125 615 152 72 162 97 66 781 369 36 334 880 139 741 184 3,810 14 399 346 217 128 847 130 580 136 71 135 84 51 742 339 37 302 734 99 635 182 3.4 3.2 5.3 2.1 2.0 2.3 3.3 1.9 3.9 3.1 1.7 2.0 1.8 2.7 4.6 1.9 1.0 2.1 5.7 7.4 5.5 3.4 3.7 2.1 5.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.4 2.2 4.0 3.0 2.3 2.0 1.6 3.0 4.5 2.1 1.2 2.3 6.9 7.8 6.8 3.4 3.4 2.2 5.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.2 2.3 3.7 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.4 2.4 4.3 1.9 1.2 2.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 3.3 204 25 179 221 19 202 199 27 172 .9 .9 .9 1.0 .7 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 743 1,381 1,048 813 700 1,655 969 1,026 568 1,325 1,212 905 2.9 2.9 3.3 2.8 2.7 3.4 3.1 3.5 2.2 2.8 3.8 3.0 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………… Natural resources and mining……………………… Construction…………………………………………… Manufacturing………………………………………… Durable goods...…………………………………… Nondurable goods...……………………………… Trade, transportation, and utilities………………… Wholesale trade…………………………………… Retail trade………………………………………… Transportation, warehousing, and utilities……… Information…………………………………………… Financial activities……..……………………………… Finance and insurance…………………………… Real estate and rental and leasing……………… Professional and business services………………… Education and health services……………………… Educational services……………………………… Health care and social assistance……………… Leisure and hospitality………………...…………… Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………… Accommodations and food services…………… Other services………………………………………… Government……………………………………………… Federal………………………………………………… State and local…………….………………………… REGION Northeast……………………………………………… South…………………………………………………… Midwest………………………………………………… West…………………………………………………… 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. p = preliminary. NOTE: See NOTE, table 1. Table 8. Quits levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Industry and region Total………………………………………………………… Rates Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Nov. 2004 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005p 2,100 2,526 2,257 1.6 1.9 1.7 2,008 6 134 139 69 70 506 49 390 67 31 87 60 27 370 208 15 193 436 41 395 91 2,410 6 211 202 116 86 559 65 421 74 53 91 62 29 341 242 21 222 591 59 532 114 2,146 8 145 156 103 53 502 48 390 64 44 80 59 21 360 230 23 208 504 30 474 117 1.8 1.0 1.9 1.0 .8 1.3 1.9 .9 2.5 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.3 2.2 1.2 .5 1.3 3.5 2.5 3.7 1.7 2.1 1.0 2.8 1.4 1.3 1.6 2.2 1.1 2.8 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.4 .7 1.5 4.7 3.3 4.9 2.1 1.9 1.2 1.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.9 .8 2.5 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 1.3 .8 1.4 4.0 1.8 4.4 2.2 92 9 83 116 9 107 111 15 96 .4 .3 .4 .5 .3 .5 .5 .6 .5 317 860 500 423 374 1,040 548 564 280 852 590 535 1.2 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.2 1.7 1.9 1.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………… Natural resources and mining……………………… Construction…………………………………………… Manufacturing………………………………………… Durable goods...…………………………………… Nondurable goods...……………………………… Trade, transportation, and utilities………………… Wholesale trade…………………………………… Retail trade………………………………………… Transportation, warehousing, and utilities……… Information…………………………………………… Financial activities……..……………………………… Finance and insurance…………………………… Real estate and rental and leasing……………… Professional and business services………………… Education and health services……………………… Educational services……………………………… Health care and social assistance……………… Leisure and hospitality………………...…………… Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………… Accommodations and food services…………… Other services………………………………………… Government……………………………………………… Federal………………………………………………… State and local…………….………………………… REGION Northeast……………………………………………… South…………………………………………………… Midwest………………………………………………… West…………………………………………………… 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. p = preliminary. NOTE: See NOTE, table 1. Table 9. Layoffs and discharges levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Rates Industry and region Total………………………………………………………… Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Nov. 2004 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005p 1,621 1,559 1,498 1.2 1.2 1.1 1,547 9 235 145 99 46 304 57 178 69 14 65 36 29 356 103 15 88 233 78 155 83 1,484 6 180 122 79 42 286 54 170 62 13 63 30 33 408 95 12 83 266 78 188 44 1,438 4 223 148 80 68 305 74 169 62 21 43 15 28 352 88 12 76 208 67 142 47 1.4 1.4 3.3 1.0 1.1 .9 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.4 .4 .8 .6 1.4 2.1 .6 .5 .6 1.9 4.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 .9 2.4 .9 .9 .8 1.1 .9 1.1 1.3 .4 .8 .5 1.5 2.4 .5 .4 .6 2.1 4.3 1.7 .8 1.3 .6 3.0 1.0 .9 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 .7 .5 .3 1.3 2.1 .5 .4 .5 1.7 4.0 1.3 .9 75 4 71 75 5 70 60 6 54 .3 .2 .4 .3 .2 .4 .3 .2 .3 367 434 484 337 282 542 353 382 247 404 549 298 1.4 .9 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.0 .8 1.7 1.0 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………… Natural resources and mining……………………… Construction…………………………………………… Manufacturing………………………………………… Durable goods...…………………………………… Nondurable goods...……………………………… Trade, transportation, and utilities………………… Wholesale trade…………………………………… Retail trade………………………………………… Transportation, warehousing, and utilities……… Information…………………………………………… Financial activities……..……………………………… Finance and insurance…………………………… Real estate and rental and leasing……………… Professional and business services………………… Education and health services……………………… Educational services……………………………… Health care and social assistance……………… Leisure and hospitality………………...…………… Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………… Accommodations and food services…………… Other services………………………………………… Government……………………………………………… Federal………………………………………………… State and local…………….………………………… REGION Northeast……………………………………………… South…………………………………………………… Midwest………………………………………………… West…………………………………………………… 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. p = preliminary. NOTE: See NOTE, table 1. Table 10. Other separations levels1 and rates2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted Levels (in thousands) Rates Industry and region Total………………………………………………………… Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Nov. 2004 2005 2005p 2004 2005 2005p 262 266 254 .2 .2 .2 225 5 10 17 11 6 63 4 43 15 7 10 9 1 44 21 1 20 38 5 34 10 235 1 24 36 29 7 46 5 25 16 6 9 5 4 32 32 3 29 23 2 21 26 226 2 32 43 35 8 41 9 21 11 7 11 9 2 30 21 2 19 21 2 19 18 .2 .8 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .3 .3 .2 .1 .2 (³) .3 .1 (³) .1 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .1 .2 .1 .2 .3 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .5 .2 .3 .4 .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .3 37 12 26 30 5 26 29 6 22 .2 .4 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 59 86 64 52 44 74 68 80 41 68 73 72 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .2 INDUSTRY Total private……………………………………………… Natural resources and mining……………………… Construction…………………………………………… Manufacturing………………………………………… Durable goods...…………………………………… Nondurable goods...……………………………… Trade, transportation, and utilities………………… Wholesale trade…………………………………… Retail trade………………………………………… Transportation, warehousing, and utilities……… Information…………………………………………… Financial activities……..……………………………… Finance and insurance…………………………… Real estate and rental and leasing……………… Professional and business services………………… Education and health services……………………… Educational services……………………………… Health care and social assistance……………… Leisure and hospitality………………...…………… Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………… Accommodations and food services…………… Other services………………………………………… Government……………………………………………… Federal………………………………………………… State and local…………….………………………… REGION Northeast……………………………………………… South…………………………………………………… Midwest………………………………………………… West…………………………………………………… 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 Data round to zero. p = preliminary. NOTE: See NOTE, table 1.