Job openings, seasonally adjusted, January 2001-April 2009 Year Month Job openings 2001 Jan 5,138,000 Feb 4,862,000 Mar 4,923,000 Apr 4,940,000 May 4,602,000 Jun 4,509,000 Jul 4,457,000 Aug 4,308,000 Sep 4,166,000 Oct 3,626,000 Nov 3,655,000 Dec 3,693,000 2002 Jan 3,596,000 Feb 3,566,000 Mar 3,678,000 Apr 3,477,000 May 3,641,000 Jun 3,489,000 Jul 3,431,000 Aug 3,502,000 Sep 3,410,000 Oct 3,620,000 Nov 3,636,000 Dec 3,272,000 2003 Jan 3,551,000 Feb 3,503,000 Mar 3,202,000 Apr 3,250,000 May 3,198,000 Jun 3,394,000 Jul 3,178,000 Aug 3,220,000 Sep 3,179,000 Oct 3,214,000 Nov 3,345,000 Dec 3,375,000 2004 Jan 3,453,000 Feb 3,556,000 Mar 3,522,000 Apr 3,584,000 May 3,737,000 Jun 3,520,000 Jul 3,892,000 Aug 3,741,000 Sep 3,830,000 Oct 3,916,000 Nov 3,448,000 Dec 3,915,000 2005 Jan 3,902,000 Feb 3,915,000 Mar 3,939,000 Apr 4,241,000 May 3,923,000 Jun 4,175,000 Jul 4,148,000 Aug 4,102,000 Sep 4,263,000 Oct 4,254,000 Nov 4,366,000 2005 Dec 4,390,000 Jan 4,351,000 Feb 4,455,000 Mar 4,631,000 Apr 4,680,000 May 4,600,000 Jun 4,463,000 Jul 4,118,000 Aug 4,551,000 Sep 4,621,000 Oct 4,647,000 Nov 4,556,000 Dec 4,606,000 2007 Jan 4,648,000 Feb 4,592,000 Mar 4,771,000 Apr 4,628,000 May 4,573,000 Jun 4,815,000 Jul 4,414,000 Aug 4,596,000 Sep 4,568,000 Oct 4,371,000 Nov 4,429,000 Dec 4,382,000 2008 Jan 4,332,000 Feb 4,248,000 Mar 4,073,000 Apr 3,967,000 May 4,009,000 Jun 3,850,000 Jul 3,912,000 Aug 3,722,000 Sep 3,346,000 Oct 3,390,000 Nov 3,311,000 Dec 3,224,000 2009 Jan 2,920,000 Feb 2,973,000 Mar 2,633,000 Apr 2,531,000