Monday, August 6, 2012

Even As Jobless Rate Stays High, Job Openings Continue To Grow

There were 3.6 million jobs open and ready to be filled in May if the right candidates came along, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning.

That was up from 3.4 million in April, was the second-most for any month so far this year and was up 16 percent from the 3.1 million in May 2011.

It would be unrealistic to expect that every job would suddenly get filled. And in a dynamic economy, jobs are always opening up and vacancies are being created.

Faces of Change: Bill's Small Business Loan

US Manufacturing Jobs Highest Since April 2009


The headline:  The US economy added 172,000 private-sector jobs in July, according to the US Labor Department. That is well above the gain of 105,000 jobs economists had predicted, according to a survey by Briefing.com. July’s overall jobs figure was well above the mediocre gain of 80,000 jobs the economy added in June.

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