Asked by thrtbd

At the beginning of the second recession, about how many job openings
were available?
A) 135 million
B) 138 million
Job openings and employment, January 2001-October 2011, seasonally adjusted
140
Shaded areas denote recessions.
C) 4.5 million
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D) 6 million
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C) 4.5 million — at the start of the second (2007–2009) recession job openings were about 4.5 million.