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Job Openings were 3.6 million in August
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There were 3.6 million job openings on the last business day of August, essentially unchanged from July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.3 percent) and separations rate (3.3 percent) were little changed in August. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by geographic region.
The number of job openings in August was 3.6 million, essentially unchanged from July. The number of openings was little changed in all industries except accommodation and food services, where the number decreased. The number of openings was also little changed in all four regions in August. The level of total nonfarm job openings in August was up from 2.4 million at the end of the recession in June 2009.
The number of job openings in August (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the year for total nonfarm and total private, and was little changed for government. Job openings increased over the year for nondurable goods manufacturing, wholesale trade, finance and insurance, and federal government, but fell in mining and logging. The Northeast and South regions experienced a rise in job openings over the year.
Posted: October 10, 2012 Wednesday 10:00 AM