While Overall Jobless Numbers Remain at Record Highs, U.S. Job Openings Near 5 Million

Photo Credit: Washington Examiner By Joseph Lawler. There were just under 5 million job postings advertised in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.

The job openings number beat Wall Street’s expectations, as businesses continued to add positions at a fast pace toward the end of 2014.

Hiring was flat in the month, while job separations were down, according to the BLS’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

The data on job openings and hiring released by the Labor Department on Tuesday lags the more widely-followed jobs report by a month. Officials at the Federal Reserve and investors still watch the report closely, however, because it contains more detailed information about the state of labor markets in the U.S. relating to the pace of labor market churn.

With 4.97 million job openings advertised on the last day of November, total job openings were up 20 percent year over year. The highest job creation mark on record is 5.27 million, set in 2001. (Read more about “Job Openings Near 5 million” HERE)

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San Bernardino Ranked Worst in Nation for a Job

By Rob Mcmillan. San Bernarndino has been rated the worst place for finding a job in the nation, according to financial website WalletHub.

The website’s list featured 150 different cities ranked from best to worst with San Bernardino listed in the very last spot.

San Bernardino resident Kevin Kenaga said he is a good example of the struggling economy in the city. He has to take a bus to get to his job in Redlands.

“There isn’t very much work here,” he said.

Wallethub looked at the number of job opportunities, starting salary and the rate of job growth for each city ranked. (Read more from this story HERE)

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