Nationwide job openings remained steady and mostly unchanged in February with only a 0.2 percent increase month-over-month and a 5.5 percent increase year-over-year, according to the March 2012 Employment Outlook by SimplyHired.com, a job search engine.
The survey also finds that nationwide job competition was the same at a ratio of three unemployed people for each job opening.
"As we've noted before, the job market is becoming truly stable for the first time since the recession began in December 2007," says Gautam Godhwani, CEO of SimplyHired.com. "It's encouraging to see employment numbers hold steady. We expect real growth to occur in the coming months."
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