There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of November. This was above expected figure of 4.86 million. The job openings rate was 3.4%. The number of job openings was little changed for total private and increased for government in November. Job openings increased for nondurable goods manufacturing and for state and local government. The number of job openings was little changed in all four regions.
The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in
November for total nonfarm, total private, and government. Job openings increased over the year for many industries, including professional and business services, health care and social assistance, and accommodation and food services. Job openings decreased in arts, entertainment, and recreation. The number of openings increased over the year in all four regions.
Data did not have any major impact on the markets. Euro is currently being traded around 1.1780 level, Sterling is few points above 1.5170 area, while Aussie is slightly below 0.8150 level.