JOLTS Report Shows Slight Increase in Quits Amid Continued Low Hiring
Marketplace's Samantha Fields reports on the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, noting that while millions quit their jobs in September, overall hiring remains sluggish. Analysts Heidi Shierholz and Elizabeth Pancotti warn that finding a job remains difficult, with healthcare hiring cooling down significantly.
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“The hiring rate is about where it was in 2012-2013.”
Heidi Shierholz
“Today's JOLTS report shows there are still plenty of openings in healthcare. But hires are down by about 13 percent from last year.”
Elizabeth Pancotti
Heard on Marketplace — “When it comes to the job market, love the one you're with”, published Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.