September 10, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Job openings rates, by industry, July 2008 and July 2009

Job openings rates, by industry, July 2008 and July 2009
Industry	Job openings rate
Industry	Jul 2008	Jul 2009
Total	3.0	1.9
Total private	3.2	2.0
Mining and logging	3.7	0.7
Construction	2.1	0.9
Manufacturing	2.0	1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	2.8	1.5
Information	2.5	2.0
Financial activities	3.2	2.1
Professional and business services	4.0	2.6
Education and health services	4.4	2.9
Leisure and hospitality	3.3	2.1
Other services	3.0	1.8
Government	2.1	1.6

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