Job Openings

That's A Lot Of Job Openings

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. companies in March posted the highest number of job openings in nearly four years, a sign that hiring could strengthen in the comin...

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Number Of Job Openings Hits Highest Level In Years

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 04.08.2012

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WASHINGTON — The number of available jobs in the United States jumped in December to near a three-year high, supporting other data that show a b...

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U.S. Employers Step Up Hiring In November Even While Job Openings Dip

AP | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 03.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers stepped up their hiring in November but pulled back slightly on the number of jobs they advertised. The mostly favorable...

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Employers Can't Keep Momentum After Job Openings Hit Three-Year High

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 02.12.2012

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WASHINGTON — U.S. employers advertised slightly fewer jobs in October, a modest decline from a three-year high hit in the previous month. Compa...

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U.S. Employers Advertise Most Jobs In Three Years

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 01.08.2012

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WASHINGTON — Employers advertised more jobs in September than at any other point in the past three years. The increase suggests hiring could pic...

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U.S. Manufacturers Say There Are Too Few Skilled Workers To Fill Job Openings

Posted 12.12.2011

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U.S. manufacturers are failing to fill thousands of vacant jobs, surprising when 14 million people are searching for work. Technology giant Sie...

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U.S. Job Openings Fall In August As Labor Market Stagnates: Report

Posted 12.12.2011

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WASHINGTON - The number of jobs waiting to be filled fell in August, underscoring the pain in the labor market where millions of unemployed worker...

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Job Openings Only Slightly Rise In June

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 10.10.2011

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WASHINGTON — Employers posted more job openings in June and layoffs fell, a sign that hiring could improve a bit in the coming months. The numb...

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Most Job Openings In Nearly Three Years

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 07.11.2011

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WASHINGTON — Companies in March advertised the most jobs since the peak of the 2008 financial crisis, a sign that hiring is likely to remain hea...

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Most Job Openings Since Lehman Brothers Collapsed

AP | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 06.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Businesses in February posted the largest number of job openings in more than two years, evidence that hiring is picking up as the econo...

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Job Openings Tumble In November

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Companies planning to ramp up hiring this year will have an added luxury: their choice from a flood of applicants, without having t...

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Job Openings Rose In October

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (By Andrea Ricci) - Job openings rose in October from the prior month, government data showed on Tuesday, while the job openings rate in...

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"Funemployment" Indeed

Conan Neutron | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conan Neutron

Whoever coined that term really should get a punch in the nose. Fun for a lucky few with no responsibility perhaps. For the rest of us, it's one step ...

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The Latest Job Openings Report Is Just Another Jolt to the Unemployed

Michael Thornton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Thornton

The JOLTS report should also be a wakeup call to Congress. Until jobs are more abundant there needs to be an extension of unemployment benefits for 99ers -- unemployment benefit exhaustees.

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There Aren't Enough Jobs For 4 Out Of 5 Unemployed Americans

The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

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There simply aren't enough jobs to employ four out of five unemployed Americans, according to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The to...

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Unfilled Openings Frustrate The Jobless

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Job openings aren't what they used to be. Among the explanations for the stubbornly high U.S. unemployment rate, factors such as housing troubles and...

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Job Openings Rise For First Time Since April

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Job openings are rising modestly, a sign that employers may step up hiring soon. But rising openings in the past year haven't redu...

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$300 An Hour for the Fat and Old

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Dorfman

Imagine a help wanted ad in your local paper that reads: Job openings, overweight senior citizens only, preferred ages 60 to 75. Hard to believe it, right? Well, believe it.

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Job Openings Actually Increased In April (CHART)

Huffington Post | Sara Yin | Posted 05.25.2011

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For job seekers, it turns out April wasn't the cruelest month. According to the latest findings from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLT...

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Unemployment: Young Workers Pushed Out Of Job Market

McClatchy | Tony Pugh | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Teens and young adults, short on experience and skills, have been giving up the job search at higher rates than other workers are during...

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Job Openings Soar To 2.7 Million

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves. The num...

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Chicago Unemployment: 6 Job Seekers For Every Available Position

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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To see how rough the job market is, just check in on Hotel Palomar Chicago. Looking to hire about 100 people before it opens in the River North nei...

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Job Openings Down 25% In '09

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Finding a job got much tougher last year, as the number of available openings fell by nearly one quarter. At the same time, the un...

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U.S. Job Openings Fall To Lowest Level In At Least Nine Years

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The number of job seekers competing for each opening has reached the highest point since the recession began, according to governme...

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Job Openings At Record Low: 50 Percent Fewer Than 2007

Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some stark news was buried in the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics today, which should come as a sobering reminder for Americans c...

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