US Job Openings August 2019
US Job Openings August 2019
The number of job openings fell to 7.051 million in August 2019 from a downwardly revised 7.174 million in the previous month and below market expectations of 7.191 million. It was the lowest level since March 2018, mainly driven by a decline in the Midwest region (-183,000). Job openings decreased in nondurable goods manufacturing (-49,000) and in information (-47,000). Meanwhile, hiring dropped by 199,000 to 5.779 million in August, due to decreases in the private sector. Job Offers in the United States averaged 4452.07 Thousand from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 7626 Thousand in November of 2018 and a record low of 2264 Thousand in July of 2009.
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