Job openings rate, total nonfarm sector, seasonally adjusted, January 2001-August 2005 Rate (percent) 2001 3.3 Jan-01 3.2 Feb-01 3.0 Mar-01 3.0 Apr-01 2.9 May-01 2.8 Jun-01 2.7 Jul-01 2.6 Aug-01 2.5 Sep-01 2.3 Oct-01 2.3 Nov-01 2.3 Dec-01 2002 2.3 Jan-02 2.3 Feb-02 2.3 Mar-02 2.2 Apr-02 2.2 May-02 2.2 Jun-02 2.2 Jul-02 2.3 Aug-02 2.2 Sep-02 2.3 Oct-02 2.2 Nov-02 2.1 Dec-02 2003 2.2 Jan-03 2.1 Feb-03 2.1 Mar-03 2.1 Apr-03 2.1 May-03 2.2 Jun-03 2.1 Jul-03 2.1 Aug-03 2.0 Sep-03 2.1 Oct-03 2.2 Nov-03 2.2 Dec-03 2004 2.1 Jan-04 2.2 Feb-04 2.3 Mar-04 2.3 Apr-04 2.4 May-04 2.3 Jun-04 2.4 Jul-04 2.4 Aug-04 2.4 Sep-04 2.4 Oct-04 2.4 Nov-04 2.6 Dec-04 2005 2.5 Jan-05 2.6 Feb-05 2.6 Mar-05 2.6 Apr-05 2.5 May-05 2.7 Jun-05 2.6 Jul-05 2.6 Aug-05 Data for the most recent month are preliminary. The job openings rate is the number of openings on the last business day of the month divided by employment plus job openings.