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02.04.2024

U.S. job openings edge up 0.1 per cent in February, hires jump 2.1 per cent, separations climb 2.0 per cent

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) published by the Labor Department on Tuesday showed a 0.1 per cent m-o-m uptick in the U.S. job openings in February after a revised 1.6 per cent m-o-m decrease (from -0.3 per cent m-o-m) in January.

According to the report, employers posted 8.756 million job openings in February compared to the January reading of 8.748 million (revised from 8.863 million in last month’s report) and economists’ forecast of 8.750 million. This was the first gain in three months. The job openings rate came in at 5.3 per cent in February, unchanged compared to an unrevised 5.3 per cent in the previous month. The report revealed that the largest gains in job openings occurred in finance and insurance (+126,000), state and local government, excluding education (+91,000), and arts, entertainment, and recreation (+51,000). Meanwhile, the biggest decreases took place in information (-85,000) and in federal government (-21,000).

At the same time, the number of hires climbed by 2.1 per cent m-o-m to 5.818 million in February compared to an upwardly revised 5.698 million (from 5.687 million) in January. This marked the highest print since September 2023 (5.851 million). The hiring rate came in at 3.7 per cent, up from an unrevised 3.6 per cent in January. Hires increased solidly in retail trade (+78,000) but plunged in durable goods manufacturing (-44,000). 

The separation rate was 5.559 million (or 3.5 per cent) in February, up 2.0 per cent from an upwardly revised January reading of 5.449 million (or 3.5 per cent). This represented the highest reading since October 2023 (5.630 million). Within separations, the number of quits reached 3.484 million (+1.1 per cent m-o-m) and the number of layoffs reached 1.724 million (+8.0 per cent m-o-m). The quits rate was 2.2 per cent (flat m-o-m), and the layoffs rate was 1.1 per cent (+0.1 p.p. m-o-m).

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