There were 4.0 million job openings on the last business day of November, little changed from October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.3 percent) and separations rate (3.1 percent) were unchanged in November. 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 There were 4.0 million job openings in November, little changed from October. The number of openings was little changed in total private and government, as well as in all industries and in all four regions. ... (full story)