JOLTS Day Graphs: June 2021 Edition
The quits rate rose to 2.7 percent in June as 3.9 million workers quit their jobs.
![Quits as a percent of total U.S. employment, 2001-2021. Recessions are shaded.](https://equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/JUNE-QUITS-1080x762.png)
The vacancy yield increased slightly in June but remained low, as job openings reached a series high of 10.1 million and hires rose to 6.7 million.
![U.S. total nonfarm hires per total nonfarm job openings, 2001-2021. Recessions are shaded.](https://equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/JUNE-VACANCY-YIELD--1080x762.png)
The job openings rate increased to 6.5 percent in June, with job openings remaining particularly elevated for the manufacturing industry and for leisure and hospitality, but low for the financial activities sector.
![Job openings by selected major U.S. industry, indexed to job openings in February 2020](https://equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/JUNE-Job-openings-per-industry-1080x928.png)
The ratio of unemployed workers to job openings decreased to 0.9 in June, approaching pre-coronavirus recession levels.
![U.S. unemployed workers per total nonfarm job opening, 2001-2020. Recessions are shaded.](https://equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/JUNE-U-per-job-openings-1080x762.png)
With a slight increase in the unemployment rate and the job openings rate rising to a series high, the Beveridge Curve continues to move in atypical territory, compared to previous business cycles.
![The relationship between the U.S. unemployment rate and the job openings rate, 2001-2020](https://equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/JUNE-BC-1080x921.png)