iCIMS Monthly Hiring Indicator

The iCIMS Monthly Hiring Indicator (MHI) measures job openings and new hires based on iCIMS data and is generated by user activity within our platform. iCIMS processes more than 3 million jobs and 75 million applications a year. While iCIMS supports employers across the globe, the MHI is based on US hiring activity only.

December 2019

“December Dip” in Hiring Looks Temporary

iCIMS chief economist, Josh Wright, discusses new hires and openings.

HIRES INDEX

-8.4% (NSA)

JOB OPENINGS INDEX

0.8% (NSA)

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Comparisons to BLS Data

Regions

Hires

Job Openings

LEGEND

BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

NSA = not seasonally adjusted

MoM% Change = month-over-month percentage change

MoM% Change

	Seasonally Adjusted
REGION	HIRES	JOB OPENINGS
North East	2.4	2.5
South	1.3	7.2
Midwest	3.6	18.8
West	2.9	8

	Not Seasonally Adjusted
REGION	HIRES	JOB OPENINGS
North East	13	11.7
South	8.6	15.4
Midwest	13	26.3
West	7.4	15.6

Index Levels

	Seasonally Adjusted
REGION	HIRES	JOB OPENINGS
North East	147.9	161.3
South	168.1	186.6
Midwest	165.5	169.8
West	153.4	160

	Not Seasonally Adjusted
REGION	HIRES	JOB OPENINGS
North East	178.0	182.3
South	192.9	198.3
Midwest	188.7	186
West	177.1	177.5

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