• U.S. Job Openings and Hires – August 2012

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Job Openings: There were 3.624 million jobs open in the U.S. on the last business day of August 2012 [nsa]. This is up 12.7% from 3.216 million openings in the same month a year ago but down from 3.912 million in the prior month. Click on chart to enlarge Hires: U.S. employers hired 4.843 million workers in August, up 4.0% from 4.655 million the same month last year and up from 4.732 million in the prior month. Source: USDOL-BLS

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