Did you know … the number of job seekers relative to available jobs in the U.S. jumped in 2008. As at the end of October 2008, there were 33 job seekers for every 10 job openings in the U.S. This is according to a recent analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
In contrast, at the start of 2008, there were only 19 job seekers for every 10 open positions. The latest numbers actually reflect the widest gap between jobs and people looking for jobs since September 2003, a period which marked the end of the so-called jobless recovery that followed the dotcom meltdown.
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