Prior month 6.116M. That is revised lower from the 6.163M

The July JOLTs job openings came in a bit higher than estimates at 6.170 million vs 6.000 million estimated. The prior month was revised to 6.116M from 6.163M last.

  • Hirings 5.501M vs 5.432M last
  • Separations 5.332M vs 5.309M last
  • Quitters 3.164M vs 3.130M last
  • The Job openings are up 4.0% for the year. Unchanged from last month
  • The pace of hirings increased by 3.8% from 3.7% last month
  • Separations are up 3.6%, unchanged from last month
  • Quitters are up 2.2% vs 2.1% last month.

A new high for the job openings is showing that demand for workers remains high.