Infographic 1
Filled and vacant positions continue to increase during second quarter

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Filled and vacant positions continue to increase during second quarter"

This is a linear and bar combination chart.

The vertical axis shows the number of job vacancies and number of payroll employment by increments of 500,000.

The secondary vertical axis shows the job vacancy rate by increments of 1 percentage point.

The horizontal axis shows each quarter from 2016 to 2022.

For job vacancies, its lowest level was 362,100 in the first quarter of 2016 and its highest level was 997,000 in the second quarter of 2022.

For payroll employment, its lowest level was 15,152,100 in the first quarter of 2021 and its highest level was 16,567,200 in the second quarter of 2022.

For job vacancy rate, its lowest level was 2.3% in the first quarter of 2016 and its highest level was 5.7% in the second quarter of 2022.

Note(s): Job Vacancy and Wage Survey data collection was suspended for the second and third quarters of 2020; therefore, data for these reference periods are not available. Data are seasonally adjusted.

Source(s): Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (5217), table (14-10-0400-01).