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Job openings rise to 3.4 million in December
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/07/us-usa-economy-jobs-jolts-idUSTRE8161I720120207The number of jobs waiting to be filled rose in December as employers tried to ramp up hiring in factories, retail and business services, the government said on Tuesday.
There were 3.4 million available jobs at the end of December, up from 3.1 million in November, according to the Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
The number of jobs open in November was revised slightly downward from an initially reported 3.2 million.
Monthly job openings - unfilled, posted vacancies that employers plan to fill within 30 days - help describe demand for labor. The number of job openings has increased about 30 percent since the end of the 2007-09 recession, although they remain well below the 4.4 million level registered in December 2007.
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