The number of job openings at the end of July held relatively steady, coming in at 7.7 million, a slight decline from June’s 7.9 million. This news comes from the most recent BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary.
Where job openings increased:
- Professional and business services (+178,000)
- Other services (+51,000)
- Durable goods manufacturing (+30,000)
- Federal government (+28,000)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (+18,000)
Where job openings decreased:
- Health care and social assistance (-187,000)
- State and local government, excluding education (-101,000)
- Transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-88,000)
- Wholesale trade (-55,000)
- Construction (-51,000)
Hires came in at 5.5 million in July, inching up from June’s 5.2 million, while the total number of quits changed little at 3.3 million.
