US registers record 11 million job openings
The US Department of Labor indicated that in the month of March a historical figure was presented in terms of the growth of the possibilities of working
The number of unfilled jobs in the United States increased last March to an all-time high of 11.5 million vacancies, up from 11.34 million the previous month and more than three million above 8, 4 million as of March 2021, according to Labor Department data, which goes back to December 2000.
Thus, the number of job vacancies in the United States in the month of March practically doubled the figure of 5.952 million unemployed in March, which means 1.9 jobs available for each unemployed person.
In the private sector, the number of job vacancies increased to 10.5 million free positions, while in the public sector there were 1.04 million unfilled positions.
By sectors, the largest increase in vacancies to be covered corresponded to retail trade (+155,000), as well as the manufacture of durable goods (+50,000). By contrast, job offers decreased in transport, storage and public services (-69,000); as well as in local and state education (-43,000).
On his side, the number of job resignations also reached the highest figure in the entire historical series, with 4.5 million, an increase of 152,000 abandonments compared to the previous month, which is equivalent to a rate of 3 %.
Voluntary terminations increased mainly in professional and business services (+88,000) and construction (+69,000).
Source: dpa
