US: Number of job openings was little changed at 6.7 mln on last business day of April

In its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover report, "the number of job openings was little changed at 6.7 million on the last business day of April," the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

Key takeaways

• Over the month, hires and separations were little changed at 5.6 million and 5.4 million, respectively.
• Within separations, the quits rate was unchanged at 2.3 percent and the layoffs and discharges rate increased to 1.2 percent.
• 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.