Indicate Workers' Confidence

(Reuters) - The 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. In December, job openings in ...

(Reuters) - The number of jobs waiting to be filled was little changed in November, suggesting the labor market remained stable that month. There were 3.16 million available jobs at the end of November, down slightly from October's downwardly revised 3.22 million, according to the Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey released on Tuesday. Monthly job openings -- unfilled, posted vacancies that employers plan to fill within 30 days -- help describe demand for labor. The number has consistently hovered below the 4.4 million openings registered in December 2007, before the 2008-2009 recession. The number of Americans without jobs has increased by more than 6 million since the onset of the recession. Hiring rose in November, with business and government hires increasing ...

(Reuters) - The number of U.S. jobs waiting to be filled rose in September, giving a bit more hope to the millions of unemployed workers who have been shut out of the economic recovery. There were 3.35 million available jobs at the end of September, up from August's upwardly revised 3.13 million, according to the Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey released on Tuesday. Monthly job openings -- unfilled, posted vacancies that employers plan to fill within 30 days -- help describe demand for labor. The number has consistently hovered below the 4.4 million openings registered in December 2007, before the 2008-2009 recession. The number of Americans without jobs has increased by more than 6 million since the onset of the recession. Hiring also rose in September, with ...

(Reuters) - The number of jobs waiting to be filled fell in August, underscoring the pain in the labor market where millions of unemployed workers have been shut out of the economic recovery. There were only 3.06 million available jobs at the end of August, down from July's downwardly revised 3.21 million, according to the Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey released on Wednesday. Monthly job openings -- unfilled, posted vacancies that employers plan to fill within 30 days -- help describe demand for labor. The number has consistently hovered well below the 4.4 million openings registered in December 2007, before the 2007-2009 recession. Some 8 million Americans lost their jobs in the recession and only 1.4 million of those jobs have come back during the recovery. ...

(Reuters) - There was little turnover in the U.S. labor market in May, and the number of available jobs at the end of the month was virtually unchanged from April, government data showed on Tuesday. There were about 2.97 million jobs open at the end of May, a slight boost from April's 2.95 million, according to the Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The rate of hires for U.S. nonfarm jobs remained at 3.1 percent, and the separations rate rose slightly from 2.9 percent in April to 3.1 percent in May. Hires and separations are indicators of labor movement during the month. The number of jobs open at the end of the month -- unfilled, posted vacancies that employers plan to fill within 30 days -- help describe employers' demand for labor. The number of openings ...

Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary U.S. Review Recovery Gaining Momentum? * For the last several months, we have been making the case for a slow recovery with no double-dip recession. Indicators this week support that view and may even suggest that the slack in this economy could be pulled taught at a slightly faster pace. * Both of the main surveys from the ISM suggest the slowdown in growth may not be as bad as survey data have been suggesting in the last couple of months. * With census adjustments behind us, the job market finally posted a month of growth in nonfarm payrolls. A Brightening Outlook for the U.S. Economy In a week that included an historic power shift in mid-term elections and maneuvering by the FOMC to inject $600 billion of cash into the financial ...