The Housing Chronicles Blog: JOLTS: June job openings rose 0.5 percent as surplus of open positions remains

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

JOLTS: June job openings rose 0.5 percent as surplus of open positions remains

Although overall job openings were nearly flat between the final days of May and June (rising by 0.5 percent to 6.7 million), hires fell 1.67 percent while separations rose 1.53 percent. With 6.6 million unemployed persons in June (falling to 6.3 million in July), there still likely remains a surplus of open positions.

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