Job Openings

The number of job openings in July was 3.7 million, little changed from June. The number of openings was little changed in all industries except health care and social assistance, where the number decreased. The number of openings was also little changed in all four regions in July. The level of total non-farm job openings in July was up from 2.4 million at the end of the recession in June 2009. (Recession dates are determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research.)

The number of job openings in July (not seasonally adjusted) increased over the year for total non-farm, total private, and government. Job openings increased over the year for several industries but fell in mining and logging and arts, entertainment, and recreation. Three of the four regions – Midwest, Northeast, and South – experienced a rise in job openings over the year.

Hires

In July, the hires rate was unchanged at 3.2 percent. The hires rate was little changed in all industries and regions. The number of hires in July was 4.2 million, up from 3.7 million at the end of the recession in June 2009.

Over the 12 months ending in July, the hires rate (not seasonally adjusted) was unchanged for total nonfarm and total private but increased for government. The hires rate was little changed in all industries over the year but increased in state and local government. The rate was little changed in all four regions over the year.

Separations

The total separations figure includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Total separations is also referred to as turnover. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations include separations due to retirement, death, and disability, as well as transfers to other locations of the same firm.

The total separations rate was essentially unchanged for total non-farm and total private, and unchanged for government in July. Over the year, the total separations rate (not seasonally adjusted) was unchanged for total no-nfarm, total private, and government.

In July, the quits rate was unchanged for total non-farm, total private, and government. The number of quits was 2.2 million in July, up from 1.8 million at the end of the recession in June 2009.

The number of quits (not seasonally adjusted) in July rose over the year for total non-farm and total private but was little changed for government. Quits also increased over the year in several industries and in the South; quits declined in finance and insurance.

The layoffs and discharges rate was little changed in July for total non-farm and total private and unchanged for government. The layoffs and discharges rate was essentially unchanged in all four regions in July. The number of layoffs and discharges for total non-farm was 1.6 million in July, down from 2.1 million at the end of the recession in June 2009.

The layoffs and discharges level (not seasonally adjusted) was little changed for total non-farm and total private but decreased for government over the 12 months ending in July 2012. The number of layoffs and discharges was essentially unchanged over the year in all four regions.

In July, there were 344,000 other separations for total non-farm, little changed from the previous month. The number of other separations (not seasonally adjusted) was also little changed over the 12 month ending in July.

Net Change in Employment

Large numbers of hires and separations occur every month throughout the business cycle. Net employment change results from the relationship between hires and separations. When the number of hires exceeds the number of separations, employment rises, even if the hires level is steady or declining. Conversely, when the number of hires is less than the number of separations, employment declines, even if the hires level is steady or rising. Over the 12 months ending in July 2012, hires totaled 51.4 million and separations totaled 49.6 million, yielding a net employment gain of 1.8 million. These figures include workers who may have been hired and separated more than once during the year.

This post was written by Steven Rothberg and first appeared on CollegeRecruiter.com on September 11, 2012.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, November 6, 2009 – There\’s been an increase in the number of internships and entry level jobs now actively being recruited for in most states, according to a recent study of employers conducted by CollegeRecuiter.com, the nation\’s leading job board for college students and new graduates. Some states, particularly those with smaller populations, haven\’t been faring as well.

Although states like Wyoming (56% fewer internship postings and 24% fewer entry level jobs) and Alaska (24% fewer internship postings and 30% fewer entry level jobs), have seen significant decreases in the number of internships and entry level jobs posted on CollegeRecruiter.com at the beginning of November, most others, like Maine (110% more internship postings and 12% more entry level jobs) and Hawaii (20% more internship postings and 20% more entry level jobs), have significantly higher numbers than this time in October.

\”We were quite happy but not surprised to see the significantly higher number of job openings advertised on CollegeRecruiter.com,\” said Steven Rothberg, President and Founder. \”Many of our employer clients have been telling us that they are or soon will be hiring again and not just one person here and there but dozens, hundreds, and even thousands of people. Our clients and job seeker users have endured a terrible recession but we\’re now all emerging from it together. We\’re all a bit battered and bruised, but we\’re also stronger and wiser. The labor market will likely take months and perhaps years to return to being robust, but we\’re on the way up rather than down and that\’s encouraging for all.\”

In an effort to aid job seekers struggling to find employment, CollegeRecruiter.com earlier this year initiated a monthly survey of their site to identify the states with the most, and the fewest, internships and entry level jobs posted by employers. The data, which is updated at the beginning of each month, is gathered through a review of recruitment trends from each state and the District of Columbia, with opportunities on CollegeRecruiter.com. The monthly review is intended to serve as a guide to help job seekers estimate the status of the job market in the states in which they live.

Of the five states with the most opportunities, New York is the only state to have suffered a loss, with a 14% decrease in internships and a 7% decrease in entry level jobs. Of the five states with the lowest number of entry level job and internship postings, Vermont was the only state to have an increase in the number of internship postings with 38%, while Wyoming was the only state to have a decrease in the number of entry level job postings with 24%.

Here are some of the states that have the most and fewest internships and entry level jobs available for October:

States With the Largest Number of Internships

States With the Largest Number of Entry Level Jobs

States With the Smallest Number of Internships

States With the Smallest Number of Entry Level Jobs

Take a look at these states that also saw an increase in the number of internships and entry level jobs posted to CollegeRecruiter.com in November:

• Georgia – 476 internships (up 49 % from 320 in October)
• Wisconsin – 362 internships (up 39% from 261 in October)
• Arizona – 251 internships (up 37% from 183 in October)
• North Carolina – 3,039 entry level jobs (up 11% from 2,730 in October)
• Washington – 2,482 entry level jobs (up 12% from 2,224 in October)
• New Mexico – 538 entry level jobs (up 14% from 470 in October)

The Washington, D.C. area, including Maryland and Virginia, has seen increases \”across the board,\” enjoying a combined total of over 12,000 internship and entry level job postings for November.

• Washington, D.C. – 826 internships (up 6% from 721 in October) and 3,242 entry level jobs (up 11% from 2,913 in October)
• Maryland – 409 internships (up 46% from 281 in October) and 3,076 entry level jobs (up 21% from 2,538 in October)
• Virginia – 538 internships (up 13% from 477 in October) and 4,188 entry level jobs (up 8% from 3,860 in October)

More than just a job board, CollegeRecruiter.com has several blogs where employers, job seekers and students can find articles with helpful tips on how to manage their careers or job searches, how to write winning resumes and cover letters, or how to prepare and pay for college. Site visitors can also find great resources like ebooks, Webinars and a salary calculator.

Remember: These lists will be updated at the beginning of each month, so please keep checking back at our Press Room page.

About CollegeRecruiter.com

CollegeRecruiter.com is the leading job board for college students hunting for internships and recent graduates looking for entry level jobs and other career opportunities. CollegeRecruiter.com features hundreds of thousands of job openings and tens of thousands of pages of employment-related blogs, articles, podcasts, and videos. For more information, please visit http://www.CollegeRecruiter.com.

Contact Information for CollegeRecruiter.com: Steven Rothberg Steven@CollegeRecruiter.com 800-835-4989 x704

CollegeRecruiter.com becomes the first college job board to allow employers to advertise their job openings for free and only pay for applications which match the qualifications specified by the employer.

Matt Hoffner of Jobg8PORTLAND, MAINE (October 26, 2009) – Jobg8, creator of an online network allowing job boards to share postings in an open market system and charge employer clients only for qualified candidates based on pre-screened criteria, has begun the roll-out of its new Pay-for-Performance (P4P) product. One of the first network members to integrate this new private label application is CollegeRecruiter.com of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Matt Hoffner, president of the Jobg8 North America, stated that, “CollegeRecruiter.com is a very well respected board having won the Weddle’s User’s Choice Awards for best job boards the last three years. CollegeRecruiter.com has a great position in a very targeted market and a loyal user group. They have also been a great member of our network for the last six months by including in their search results many of the performance-based job postings that we’ve sold to employers through some of our other partners. We are excited that CollegeRecruiter.com has chosen to expand its relationship with Jobg8 by also selling the Pay-for-Performance job posting product. We believe that their employer clients will love the new P4P product, especially given the traffic and user base that CollegeRecruiter.com has developed over the years.”

Steven Rothberg, president of CollegeRecruiter.com, agreed. “Almost since the day we went live in 1996, we’ve been big believers in purchasing and selling advertising on a performance basis. As a business owner, I’m much happier when my interests are aligned with those of my vendors and clients and performance-based advertising allows for that to happen. With job postings, the traditional model is that employers pay a set fee to advertise their openings whether or not those advertisements generate applications or hires. With Jobg8′s new Pay-for-Performance application, we’re able to sell our clients job postings which run on our site and across a network of leading job boards and the client only pays when they receive well qualified candidates. That aligns our interests with the interests of the client as we both prosper only when the client receives well qualified candidates.”

About Jobg8

Jobg8.com has created a sophisticated application that allows a job board to increase the number of jobs listed on their web site while maintaining their brand to employers and job seekers. Jobg8 creates an online network in which job boards can distribute their jobs to other job boards which can then provide qualified candidates for those positions. In August 2009, the company announced their new Pay-for-Performance module that job boards can implement under their own brand. Those job boards can then offer a very innovative new pricing method to clients based on receiving only qualified applications. For more information about the company, please visit http://www.Jobg8.com or contact Matthew.Hoffner@jobg8.com.

About CollegeRecruiter.com

CollegeRecruiter.com is the leading job board for college students hunting for internships and recent graduates looking for entry level jobs and other career opportunities. CollegeRecruiter.com features hundreds of thousands of job openings and tens of thousands of pages of employment-related blogs, articles, podcasts, and videos. For more information, please visit http://www.CollegeRecruiter.com or contact Steven Rothberg at Steven@CollegeRecruiter.com or 800-835-4989 x704.

Most states showed a sharp reduction in the number of internship and entry-level-job listings they provided for August.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, August 3, 2009 – In response to recent reports that job seekers are struggling to find jobs, CollegeRecruiter.com compiled lists of the five best and worst states for finding internships  and entry level jobs. The data was gathered through a state-by-state search on the site; the lists will be updated every month to help students and entry level job candidates know how many opportunities are available to them in each state and the District of Columbia.

Most states showed a sharp reduction in the number of internship and entry-level-job listings they provided for August. Only Washington, D.C., Nebraska, Missouri, Rhode Island and Virginia had increased numbers of internship listings. Washington, D.C. had a 21 percent increase, Nebraska had a 10 percent increase and Missouri, Rhode Island and Virginia each had a 3 percent increase in the number of internships posted on CollegeRecruiter.com. Only Washington, D.C., with 2 percent and Vermont, with 16 percent, had an increased number of entry level jobs posted on CollegeRecruiter.com for August. All the other states had a decrease, some by as much as 31 percent (Idaho) and others as little as .06 percent (Connecticut).

See for tables at http://www.CollegeRecruiter.com/press-room/general/collegerecruitercom-sees-sharp/index.php for the states with the smallest and largest number of internships and entry-level jobs.

Some states that still have a lot of internships and entry level jobs posted, despite the significant decrease are:

* Illinois – 495 internships (down 16% from 592 in July) and 3,519 entry level jobs (down 11% from 3,935 in July)

* Massachusetts – 444 internships (down 13% from 511 in July) and 3,165 entry level jobs (down 3% from 3,271 in July)

* Ohio – 393 internships (down 12% from 445 in July) and 3,747 entry level jobs (down 10% from 4,168 in July)

This month, the Washington, D.C. area, including Maryland and Virginia, once again exceeds its status quo with over 10,800 combined listings:

* Washington, D.C. – 833 internships (up 21% from 686 in July) and 3,113 entry level jobs (up 2% from 3,060 in July)

* Maryland – 316 internships (down 3% from 326 in July) and 2,687 entry level jobs (down 5% from 2,821 in July)

* Virginia – 478 internships (up 3% from 466 in July) and 3,391 entry level jobs (down 5% from 3,551 in July)

In addition to job and internship postings, CollegeRecruiter.com also has several blogs where job seekers and students can find useful hints and tips for how to manage their careers or job searches, how to write winning resumes and cover letters, or how to prepare and pay for college.

About CollegeRecruiter.com

CollegeRecruiter.com is the leading job board for college students hunting for internships and recent graduates looking for entry level jobs and other career opportunities. CollegeRecruiter.com features hundreds of thousands of job openings and tens of thousands of pages of employment-related blogs, articles, podcasts, and videos. For more information, please visit http://www.CollegeRecruiter.com.

Contact Information for CollegeRecruiter.com:

Steven Rothberg
Steven@CollegeRecruiter.com
800-835-4989 x704