BLS Releases State Level Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey Data for October 2021

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MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data for the month of October 2021.

In brief, the JOLTS data for Wisconsin showed:

Wisconsin hires were unchanged over the month at 120,000.

Job openings in Wisconsin decreased month-over-month to 210,000. Openings in Illinois decreased as well.

Wisconsin quits declined over the month to 82,000. Quits also declined in the United States, Illinois, and Iowa.

Today's state JOLTS release follows yesterday's release of state Current Employment Statistics (CES) and Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) for the month of November, which showed that Wisconsin's unemployment rate of 3.0 percent ranked 10th lowest nationally and Wisconsin's labor force participation rate of 66.4 percent ranked ninth best nationally.

The state level JOLTS data can be accessed on the BLS website.

Other Wisconsin labor data can be viewed on DWD's premier source for labor market information, WisConomy.com.

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