October 08, 2010
Job openings for total nonfarm are little changed in August 2010
Number of job openings, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, September 2007–August 2010
| Month |
Number of job openings |
Sep 2007 |
4,565,000 |
Oct 2007 |
4,369,000 |
Nov 2007 |
4,510,000 |
Dec 2007 |
4,378,000 |
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 |
2,647,000 |
Mar 2010 |
2,785,000 |
Apr 2010 |
3,302,000 |
May 2010 |
2,939,000 |
Jun 2010 |
2,864,000 |
Jul 2010 |
3,141,000 |
Aug2010 |
3,201,000 |
These data featured in the TED article, Job openings for total nonfarm are little changed in August 2010.
Hires and separations rates, seasonally adjusted, September 2007–August 2010
| Month |
Hires |
Separations |
Sep 2007 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
Oct 2007 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
Nov 2007 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
Dec 2007 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
Jan 2008 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
Feb 2008 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
Mar 2008 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
Apr 2008 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
May 2008 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
Jun 2008 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
Jul 2008 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
Aug 2008 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
Sep 2008 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
Oct 2008 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
Nov 2008 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
Dec 2008 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
Jan 2009 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
Feb 2009 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
Mar 2009 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
Apr 2009 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
May 2009 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
Jun 2009 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
Jul 2009 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
Aug 2009 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
Sep 2009 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
Oct 2009 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
Nov 2009 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
Dec 2009 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
Jan 2010 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
Feb 2010 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
Mar 2010 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
Apr 2010 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
May 2010 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
Jun 2010 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
Jul 2010 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
Aug2010 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
These data featured in the TED article, Job openings for total nonfarm are little changed in August 2010.
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