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June 20, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Month | Job openings | |
---|---|---|
Level | Rate | |
Jan 2007 |
4,602,000 | 3.2 |
Feb 2007 |
4,483,000 | 3.2 |
Mar 2007 |
4,707,000 | 3.3 |
Apr 2007 |
4,498,000 | 3.2 |
May 2007 |
4,479,000 | 3.2 |
Jun 2007 |
4,690,000 | 3.3 |
Jul 2007 |
4,404,000 | 3.1 |
Aug 2007 |
4,491,000 | 3.2 |
Sep 2007 |
4,536,000 | 3.2 |
Oct 2007 |
4,275,000 | 3.0 |
Nov 2007 |
4,396,000 | 3.1 |
Dec 2007 |
4,256,000 | 3.0 |
Jan 2008 |
4,229,000 | 3.0 |
Feb 2008 |
4,035,000 | 2.8 |
Mar 2008 |
4,016,000 | 2.8 |
Apr 2008 |
3,942,000 | 2.8 |
May 2008 |
3,931,000 | 2.8 |
Jun 2008 |
3,773,000 | 2.7 |
Jul 2008 |
3,786,000 | 2.7 |
Aug 2008 |
3,647,000 | 2.6 |
Sep 2008 |
3,209,000 | 2.3 |
Oct 2008 |
3,383,000 | 2.4 |
Nov 2008 |
3,149,000 | 2.3 |
Dec 2008 |
2,988,000 | 2.2 |
Jan 2009 |
2,842,000 | 2.1 |
Feb 2009 |
2,794,000 | 2.1 |
Mar 2009 |
2,590,000 | 1.9 |
Apr 2009 |
2,315,000 | 1.7 |
May 2009 |
2,409,000 | 1.8 |
Jun 2009 |
2,391,000 | 1.8 |
Jul 2009 |
2,186,000 | 1.7 |
Aug 2009 |
2,268,000 | 1.7 |
Sep 2009 |
2,487,000 | 1.9 |
Oct 2009 |
2,400,000 | 1.8 |
Nov 2009 |
2,392,000 | 1.8 |
Dec 2009 |
2,432,000 | 1.8 |
Jan 2010 |
2,728,000 | 2.1 |
Feb 2010 |
2,571,000 | 2.0 |
Mar 2010 |
2,669,000 | 2.0 |
Apr 2010 |
3,167,000 | 2.4 |
May 2010 |
2,843,000 | 2.1 |
Jun 2010 |
2,666,000 | 2.0 |
Jul 2010 |
2,919,000 | 2.2 |
Aug 2010 |
2,924,000 | 2.2 |
Sep 2010 |
2,772,000 | 2.1 |
Oct 2010 |
3,030,000 | 2.3 |
Nov 2010 |
3,057,000 | 2.3 |
Dec 2010 |
2,902,000 | 2.2 |
Jan 2011 |
2,860,000 | 2.1 |
Feb 2011 |
3,012,000 | 2.3 |
Mar 2011 |
3,189,000 | 2.4 |
Apr 2011 |
3,014,000 | 2.2 |
May 2011 |
3,077,000 | 2.3 |
Jun 2011 |
3,241,000 | 2.4 |
Jul 2011 |
3,366,000 | 2.5 |
Aug 2011 |
3,152,000 | 2.3 |
Sep 2011 |
3,501,000 | 2.6 |
Oct 2011 |
3,408,000 | 2.5 |
Nov 2011 |
3,274,000 | 2.4 |
Dec 2011 |
3,540,000 | 2.6 |
Jan 2012 |
3,477,000 | 2.6 |
Feb 2012 |
3,565,000 | 2.6 |
Mar 2012 |
3,741,000 | 2.7 |
Apr 2012 (p) |
3,416,000 | 2.5 |
Footnotes: |
These data are featured in the TED article, Job openings, April 2012.