Fiper | JOLTS Job Openings

Specifies the change in the level of those hired over the past month, excluding those hired in the agricultural sector
This indicator is published two days before the publication of the ADP employment report on the official office of human resources statistics, which provides solutions in the field of employment for companies.
The number of job openings decreased by 34,000 from the previous month to 9.582 million in June 2023, reaching the lowest level since April 2021 and coming in below the market consensus of 9.61 million, indicating that the labor market may be in a slowdown. Job openings decreased in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-78,000), state and state education (-29,000), and the federal government (-21,000). However, there was an increase in employment opportunities in health care and social assistance (+136,000) and in state and local governments, excluding education (+62,000). In terms of regional distribution, jobs fell in the Midwest (-138,000) and the South (-76,000), but increased in the West (107,000) and the Northeast (73,000).

Outlook for today's statement and how it will affect the currency

The forecast for today's statement is 9.49 million
In the event that the data was issued in numbers higher than expectations, this positively affects the currency and vice versa