WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The number of unemployed people per U.S. job openings rose to the highest on record in November, the Labor Department reported. There were 6.35 unemployed people for every open job in November. Job openings in the United States fell 6.1% in November to a seasonally adjusted 2.42 million from 2.57 million in October. Openings were down 27% compared with November 2008. Hirings rose to 4.18 million in November while job separations rose to 4.34 million, despite a decline in layoffs to a 14-month low. The number of people quitting their jobs rose to 1.96 million, the highest since January.