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

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Job Openings: There were 4.7 million job openings on the last business day of September. The job openings rate was 3.3 percent. The number of job openings was little changed for total private and government in September. The level of job openings decreased for arts, entertainment, and recreation. The job openings level was little changed in all four regions. Openings NSA: The number of job openings (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the 12 months ending in September for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The job openings level increased over the year for many industries, including both professional and business services and health care and social assistance. Hires: The hires level increased to 5.0 million in September, up from 4.7 million in August. This was the highest level of hires since December 2007. The hires rate in September was 3.6 percent. The number of hires increased for total private and was little changed for government. Hires increased over the month in health care and social assistance as well as in the Midwest region. (See table 2.) Hires NSA: Over the 12 months ending in September, the number of hires (not seasonally adjusted) increased for total nonfarm, total private, and government. The hires level increased over the year in many industries, including both professional and business services and health care and social assistance. The level decreased for real estate and rental and leasing. 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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