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US National Job Trends - January 2012

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Change in Job Openings

  • +60,400 Job Openings
  • +1.5% month-over-month
  • +9.2% year-over-year

Nationwide Job Competition

  • 3:1 Unemployed People to Job Openings

most competitive metros

  1. Miami & Fort Lauderdale, FL
  2. Las Vegas, NV
  3. Sacramento, CA
  4. Los Angeles, CA
  5. New York, NY

least competitive metros

  1. Washington, DC
  2. West Palm Beach, FL
  3. Oklahoma City, OK
  4. Baltimore, MD
  5. Minneapolis, MN

top hiring companies

  1. U.S. Air Force(142,996 jobs)
  2. Pizza Hut(39,812 jobs)
  3. Air Force(33,025 jobs)
  4. Taco Bell(22,853 jobs)
  5. Best Buy(20,793 jobs)
  • Job Openings

    • February 2011: 3,800,138
    • March 2011: 3,948,981
    • April 2011: 4,129,658
    • May 2011: 3,907,956
    • June 2011: 3,738,096
    • July 2011: 3,914,882
    • August 2011: 4,030,881
    • September 2011: 3,988,086
    • October 2011: 4,115,315
    • November 2011: 4,139,432
    • December 2011: 3,971,658
    • January 2012: 4,032,086
    Third-party reports - BLS: Data not yet available ADP:+170,000 Job Openings
  • Change in Job Openings Month-over-Month

    • February 2011: +3.8%
    • March 2011: +4.1%
    • April 2011: +6.7%
    • May 2011: -2.6%
    • June 2011: -3.8%
    • July 2011: +7%
    • August 2011: +4.5%
    • September 2011: -1.1%
    • October 2011: +5.9%
    • November 2011: +2.7%
    • December 2011: -1.9%
    • January 2012: +1.5%
  • Change in Job Openings by Metro

*Trends subject to refinement as further data becomes available

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