<H3>• U.S. Job Openings and Hires – August 2014</H3>

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There were 4.8 million job openings on the last business day of August and the rate was 3.4 percent. This was the highest level of job openings since January 2001. The number of job openings increased for total private and was little changed for government in August. Job openings levels went up in nondurable goods manufacturing, health care and social assistance, and in accommodation and food services. Job openings fell in state and local government and were little changed in all four regions. The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in August 2014 for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The job openings level increased in many of the industries and in all four regions. Click on table/chart to enlarge Please visit this link to read the full report: LinkToArticle NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions.

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