Figure B
Number of unemployed far outstrips number of available jobs across the board: Unemployed and job openings, by industry (in thousands)
Note: Due to the fact that the data are not seasonally adjusted, these are 12-month averages, July 2012–June 2013.
Source: EPI analysis of data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and the Current Population Survey
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