April 07, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Job openings in February
Job openings levels, January 2008–February 2010, seasonally adjusted
| Month |
Job openings |
Jan 2008 |
4,182,000 |
Feb 2008 |
4,121,000 |
Mar 2008 |
4,121,000 |
Apr 2008 |
3,974,000 |
May 2008 |
4,094,000 |
Jun 2008 |
3,843,000 |
Jul 2008 |
3,929,000 |
Aug 2008 |
3,688,000 |
Sep 2008 |
3,288,000 |
Oct 2008 |
3,333,000 |
Nov 2008 |
3,241,000 |
Dec 2008 |
3,078,000 |
Jan 2009 |
2,792,000 |
Feb 2009 |
2,830,000 |
Mar 2009 |
2,671,000 |
Apr 2009 |
2,475,000 |
May 2009 |
2,488,000 |
Jun 2009 |
2,519,000 |
Jul 2009 |
2,338,000 |
Aug 2009 |
2,411,000 |
Sep 2009 |
2,624,000 |
Oct 2009 |
2,546,000 |
Nov 2009 |
2,456,000 |
Dec 2009 |
2,531,000 |
Jan 2010 |
2,854,000 |
Feb 2010 |
2,723,000 |
These data featured in the TED article, Job openings in February.
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