February 8, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Job openings in December
Job openings level and rate, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, January 2007–December 2011
| Month |
Job openings |
| Level |
Rate (percent) |
Jan 2007 |
4,658,000 |
3.3 |
Feb 2007 |
4,488,000 |
3.2 |
Mar 2007 |
4,755,000 |
3.3 |
Apr 2007 |
4,674,000 |
3.3 |
May 2007 |
4,539,000 |
3.2 |
Jun 2007 |
4,740,000 |
3.3 |
Jul 2007 |
4,537,000 |
3.2 |
Aug 2007 |
4,563,000 |
3.2 |
Sep 2007 |
4,514,000 |
3.2 |
Oct 2007 |
4,429,000 |
3.1 |
Nov 2007 |
4,484,000 |
3.1 |
Dec 2007 |
4,354,000 |
3.1 |
Jan 2008 |
4,392,000 |
3.1 |
Feb 2008 |
4,080,000 |
2.9 |
Mar 2008 |
4,064,000 |
2.9 |
Apr 2008 |
3,673,000 |
2.6 |
May 2008 |
3,931,000 |
2.8 |
Jun 2008 |
3,681,000 |
2.6 |
Jul 2008 |
3,556,000 |
2.5 |
Aug 2008 |
3,516,000 |
2.5 |
Sep 2008 |
3,161,000 |
2.3 |
Oct 2008 |
3,039,000 |
2.2 |
Nov 2008 |
3,034,000 |
2.2 |
Dec 2008 |
2,938,000 |
2.1 |
Jan 2009 |
2,566,000 |
1.9 |
Feb 2009 |
2,771,000 |
2.0 |
Mar 2009 |
2,529,000 |
1.9 |
Apr 2009 |
2,237,000 |
1.7 |
May 2009 |
2,366,000 |
1.8 |
Jun 2009 |
2,423,000 |
1.8 |
Jul 2009 |
2,112,000 |
1.6 |
Aug 2009 |
2,202,000 |
1.7 |
Sep 2009 |
2,464,000 |
1.9 |
Oct 2009 |
2,307,000 |
1.8 |
Nov 2009 |
2,262,000 |
1.7 |
Dec 2009 |
2,376,000 |
1.8 |
Jan 2010 |
2,411,000 |
1.8 |
Feb 2010 |
2,523,000 |
1.9 |
Mar 2010 |
2,697,000 |
2.0 |
Apr 2010 |
3,043,000 |
2.3 |
May 2010 |
2,790,000 |
2.1 |
Jun 2010 |
2,685,000 |
2.0 |
Jul 2010 |
2,848,000 |
2.1 |
Aug 2010 |
2,862,000 |
2.2 |
Sep 2010 |
2,756,000 |
2.1 |
Oct 2010 |
2,905,000 |
2.2 |
Nov 2010 |
2,966,000 |
2.2 |
Dec 2010 |
2,921,000 |
2.2 |
Jan 2011 |
2,741,000 |
2.1 |
Feb 2011 |
3,025,000 |
2.3 |
Mar 2011 |
3,123,000 |
2.3 |
Apr 2011 |
2,953,000 |
2.2 |
May 2011 |
3,034,000 |
2.3 |
Jun 2011 |
3,169,000 |
2.4 |
Jul 2011 |
3,213,000 |
2.4 |
Aug 2011 |
3,129,000 |
2.3 |
Sep 2011 |
3,377,000 |
2.5 |
Oct 2011 |
3,224,000 |
2.4 |
Nov 2011 |
3,118,000 |
2.3 |
Dec 2011 |
3,376,000 |
2.5 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Job openings in December.
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