US DATA: Jan JOLTS report says “There were 2.7 million job openings
on the last business day of January 2010. The job openings rate rose
over the month to 2.1 percent, the highest the rate has been since
February 2009. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and the separations rate
(3.2 percent) were unchanged in January. This release includes estimates
of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the
total nonfarm sector by industry and geographic region. This release
also includes annual estimates for hires and separations. The annual
totals for hires and quits decreased in 2009 while the annual total for
layoffs and discharges increased.”