April 11, 2012
Job openings rate 2.6 percent in February
Job openings rate and level, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, January 2009–February 2012
| Month |
Job openings rate, in percent |
Number of job openings |
Jan 2009 |
2.1 |
2,842,000 |
Feb 2009 |
2.1 |
2,794,000 |
Mar 2009 |
1.9 |
2,590,000 |
Apr 2009 |
1.7 |
2,315,000 |
May 2009 |
1.8 |
2,409,000 |
Jun 2009 |
1.8 |
2,391,000 |
Jul 2009 |
1.7 |
2,186,000 |
Aug 2009 |
1.7 |
2,268,000 |
Sep 2009 |
1.9 |
2,487,000 |
Oct 2009 |
1.8 |
2,400,000 |
Nov 2009 |
1.8 |
2,392,000 |
Dec 2009 |
1.8 |
2,432,000 |
Jan 2010 |
2.1 |
2,728,000 |
Feb 2010 |
2.0 |
2,571,000 |
Mar 2010 |
2.0 |
2,669,000 |
Apr 2010 |
2.4 |
3,167,000 |
May 2010 |
2.1 |
2,843,000 |
Jun 2010 |
2.0 |
2,666,000 |
Jul 2010 |
2.2 |
2,919,000 |
Aug 2010 |
2.2 |
2,924,000 |
Sep 2010 |
2.1 |
2,772,000 |
Oct 2010 |
2.3 |
3,030,000 |
Nov 2010 |
2.3 |
3,057,000 |
Dec 2010 |
2.2 |
2,902,000 |
Jan 2011 |
2.1 |
2,860,000 |
Feb 2011 |
2.3 |
3,012,000 |
Mar 2011 |
2.4 |
3,189,000 |
Apr 2011 |
2.2 |
3,014,000 |
May 2011 |
2.3 |
3,077,000 |
Jun 2011 |
2.4 |
3,241,000 |
Jul 2011 |
2.5 |
3,366,000 |
Aug 2011 |
2.3 |
3,152,000 |
Sep 2011 |
2.6 |
3,501,000 |
Oct 2011 |
2.5 |
3,408,000 |
Nov 2011 |
2.4 |
3,274,000 |
Dec 2011 |
2.6 |
3,540,000 |
Jan 2012 |
2.6 |
3,477,000 |
Feb 2012 |
2.6 |
3,498,000 |
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