There were 3.8 million job openings on the last business day of March, little changed from 3.9 million in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.2 percent) and separations rate (3.1 percent) were little changed in March. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by geographic region. Job Openings The number of job openings in March was 3.8 million, little changed from February. (See table 1.) In March, the number of job openings was little changed in all industries and regions. The ... (full story)