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Virginia's job openings rate increases

Virginia’s job openings rate rose in April 2024 to 6.3%, up from 5.4% in March, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ April 2024 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The seasonally adjusted data for April showe a net increase of 4,000 hires in Virginia over the month with a 6% increase compared to five years earlier. The number of U.S. hires was little changed at 8.1 million in April. Virginia's hires-per-job-opening rate fell to 0.61 in April, while the national rate increased. The Virginia rate of total job separations, which includes quits, rose to...

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