South By North Strategies, Ltd.

The latest version of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that job openings remained scarce in April, the most recent month for which data are available.

There were 3.1 million job openings on the last business day of April 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The job openings rate increased over the month to 2.3 percent. The hires rate (3.3 percent) and the separations rate (3.1 percent) were unchanged.
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Over the 12 months ending in April, the hires rate (not seasonally adjusted) increased for total private and was little changed for total nonfarm, government, and most industries. The hires rate increased in the Midwest and was little changed in the remaining regions over the year.