US January JOLTS job openings data now out 16 May
- 5.667m prev revised down from 5.811m
USD extending gains on the marginally better report, given the lower revision, along with upbeat Michigan Sentiment release
USDJPY 106.10 EURUSD 1.2280 GBPUSD 1.3932 AUDUSD 0.7743 USDCAD 1.3083
Says BLS:
- Over the month, hires and separations were little changed at 5.6 million and 5.4 million, respectively. Within separations, the quits rate and the layoffs and discharges rate were little changed at 2.2 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively.
- This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by four geographic regions.
- The release also includes 2017 annual estimates for hires and separations. The annual number of hires at 65.3 million and the annual number of quits at 38.2 million increased in 2017. The annual number of layoffs and discharges at 20.7 million edged up in 2017.
JOLTS Job Openings is a survey done by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics to help measure job vacancies. It collects data from employers including retailers, manufacturers and different offices each month.
Full report here
