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Job Openings were 3.4 million in April
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There were 3.4 million job openings on the last business day of April, down from 3.7 million in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and separations rate (3.1 percent) were essentially unchanged in April. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by geographic region.
The number of job openings in April was 3.4 million, a decline from March. Job openings decreased for total nonfarm, total private, and government as well as in manufacturing, professional and business services, and state and local government. The number of openings also decreased in April for the Midwest region. Although the number of total nonfarm job openings declined in April, the number of openings was 1.0 million higher than at the end of the recession in June 2009.
The number of job openings in April (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the year for total nonfarm and total private but was little changed for government. Job openings increased over the year for several industries and the Northeast and South regions.
Posted: June 19, 2012 Tuesday 10:00 AM