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New Job Data - by Sector and by Geography

DateThursday, July 9, 2009 at 01:49PM

Here are some interesting details from the Department of Labor’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey that hit the business wires this week:

FIRST

There are 2.6 million positions available at the end of May, up from 2.5 million in April.

Sectors Hiring

537,000: Jobs open in education/health services in May
520,000: Jobs open in business/professional services in May
302,000: Jobs open in retail in May

Where the Jobs Are Geographically

545,000: Job openings in the Northeast
922,000: Job openings in the South
517,000: Job openings in the Midwest
567,000: Job openings in the West

In and Out

52.9 million: Number of hires from May '08 - May '09
57.8 million: Layoffs, resignations, and others in same period

 

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