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Strong JOLTS Report At First Glance

US DATA
  • Job openings the standout number in the JOLTS report, surprisingly rising to 11.012M in Dec (cons 10.30M) after a minimally revised 10.44M.
  • The jump from 1.74 to 1.92 openings to every unemployed pushes it closer to highs of 1.99 from March.
  • No major changes in quit rates, with the overall quit rate unchanged at 2.7% (2.66 unrounded) and the private sector quits rate dipping a tenth on rounding (2.96 to 2.93%).

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