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WASHINGTON - December is generally a bad time to find work and even worse, now that the unemployment rate is nearly double digit. But there is cause for some optimism the holiday season.

Job openings are at their highest level in two years, according to new Government data. A survey of private sector predicts the next months will be the best time for hiring since the financial crisis erupted.

Which should come as some comfort to job-seekers, especially after last week's report that the unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in November and the economy a little added 39 000 jobs.

Recruiters say on the whole, the data suggest job hunters should keep plugging away. Yes, it is a tight labour market, and many hiring managers have time removing holiday. But many job seekers.

"Who can work to the advantage of a job-seeker who take a break, which is really go", said Jennifer Schramm, spokesperson for the society of human resource management.

Analysts say jobs are a good indication of the image in advance hiring because it can take up to three months to complete more jobs.

Businesses and Government announced almost 3.4 million jobs in the end of October, approximately 12 per cent compared to the previous month, the Ministry of labour said Tuesday in its investigation into offers of employment and labour turnover.

Cancels the two months of decrease and is the highest total since August 2008, just prior to the financial crisis intensified.

Jonathan Basile, Credit Switzerland Economist said the report reminds the other recent data showing that the economy is improving. Plants are occupied, retail spending is increasing and consumer confidence is also rising. These improvements will likely translate hires faster, he said.

The increase in the unemployment rate "proved be just a bump on the road to recovery jobs," said Basil.

Overall, the number of jobs advertised increased close to one million, or 44 percent since the low point of July 2009, one month after the end of the recession. But openings are still far from the 4.4 million announced in December 2007, when the recession began.

A new survey by Manpower Inc. staffing company suggests companies are ready to pick up the pace. U.S. workforce hiring index fell to 9% for the quarter January-March 2011, 5 percent in the quarter from October to December 2010.

It is highest in two years, but still below the 20 percent index average from 2003 to 2007.

Study suggests the strongest markets hiring will be at Baton Rouge, la, Seattle and Milwaukee.

Baton Rouge business of manufacturing, construction, retail, professional and services enterprises, financial services, transportation and utilities and plan for restaurants and hotels to add jobs, said labour.

The same industries except manufacturing services and financial, expect to add jobs in Seattle. Milwaukee will also add jobs in most same industries, except for the construction and financial services, said labour.

"The labour market can be prepare to move in second gear" Jonas Prising, President of manpower in the Americas.

Yet, the unemployment rate does return to a healthy level until the number of jobs created greatly outweighs the pace of layoffs. The difference is too narrow, with employers hiring approximately 4.2 million people in October, while 4.04 million people were laid off, fired or quit this month, according to the report of shaking.

Which helps explain why the unemployment rate is down in many u.s. cities. Only 200 372 largest cities in the nation saw decreases in October, 321 of the previous month, the Ministry of labour has stated in a separate report.

Competition for jobs is difficult, but improving. There are, on average, 4.4 unemployed for each job available in October. Which fell by 4.9 in September and the lowest since January 2009.

But it has a long way to go back to the December 2007 1.8 ratio.

Shaking report showed the private sector has increased its advertisements intended for more than four years in October.

Gains occurred in a range of industries: openings in detail increased by 6%, while openings in professionals and enterprises, a category which includes temporary employment services rose by 33 percent.

Advertised jobs increased by 19% in education and health services and almost 14% in hotels and restaurants, says report from the Department.

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