July open positions and job quitters both rose to record levels, layoffs declined slightly

More workers quit their jobs in July since January 2001, rising to 3.6 million, or 2.4 percent of the nonfarm workforce. The number of positions waiting to be filled rose to 6.94 million, or 4.4 percent of the workforce, both of which are the highest figures since this series launched in December 2000. Layoffs declined slightly to 1.65 million, or 1.1 percent of the workforce.

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