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Job Openings Up In July, Hirings Down

September 8th, 2010 davidguide

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer

Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – New jobs increased by 178,000 to 3.04 million in July compared to the previous month, the Department of Labor reported on Wednesday. The figure is 6.2 percent higher than the 2.86 million job openings in June.

Most openings were in the education and health services sectors.

Hirings in the private sector rose to 3.96 million in July from 3.95 million in June. With 14.6 million unemployed recorded in July, every job opening has 4.8 people trying to apply and get hired.

Meanwhile, 4.23 million workers were hired in July, less than 16,000 from June.

Some 2.12 million workers were fired in July compared to 2.14 million in June. Some 262,000 government workers were dismissed, fewer than 348,000 workers fired in June.

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