US Job Openings and Labor Turnover – May 2026 | Metals Mine

  • US Job Openings and Labor Turnover – May 2026

    From bls.gov

    The number of job openings was unchanged at 7.6 million in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires were unchanged at 5.2 million, while total separations changed little at 5.1 million. Within separations, quits (3.1 million) changed little, while layoffs and discharges (1.7 million) were unchanged. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by establishment size class. Job openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of the month. Hires and separations include all changes ... (full story)

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FF2026
5 hr ago
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So why did Gold go UP?

This happens quite often because markets don't react only to the headline. Some possible reasons are:

The move was already priced in.
Many traders expected strong data and had already sold gold before the release. When the news arrived, they took profits by buying back gold ("buy the rumor, sell the fact").
Dollar didn't strengthen enough.
Sometimes the JOLTS data is good, but the US Dollar Index (DXY) barely moves or even falls due to other factors, allowing gold to rise.
Bond yields fell.
Gold is more sensitive to US Treasury yields than to one economic release. If yields dropped after the release, gold can rally despite strong JOLTS.
Technical buying.
If gold was sitting at a major support level, large institutional buyers may have stepped in regardless of the news.
Traders are waiting for bigger data.
JOLTS is important, but markets are often more focused on upcoming ADP employment and especially the Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP). Today's reaction may simply reflect traders avoiding large positions ahead of those releases.
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Momofrmnyc
5 hr ago
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It’s the last day of the month in a quarter. A lot of juggling, moving, and shifting happens during these days.
Vancarbon
4 hr ago
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Exactly ; window dressing

Squaring the books for end of second quarter
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Js3mwtRc
5 hr ago
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Everyone is just staying exactly where they are until further notice.
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cuppateato
4 hr ago
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Why is no one talking about the positive increase in all US data due to world cup effect, which will end in a month. What happens to job, to consumer demand, inflation after this very big event is over? No media seems to be talking about this. I maybe wrong but world cup has the same effect as Olympics.
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Dziela
6 hr ago
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Gold uppp
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ShayanAhmed7
5 hr ago
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Yea Boy!!!!!
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Trader#C5C6
5 hr ago
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Trader#597E
5 hr ago
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lol lose money often?
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Shelmany
5 hr ago
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Diddy bomboclat breakout happened
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Trader#AA68
5 hr ago
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JOLT figures are always skewed by gost job openings postings by about 30%, given the well know practice and experiences reported by many people looking to enter job market or transition. So this figure.is to be taken with a ton of salt. Taking account for estimated ghost postings the real picture looks around 5.31 mil if even that.
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Trader#AAE2
6 hr ago
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Will gold rise?
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Trader#3644
6 hr ago
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The news cooked my sl
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