US job openings at a three year high

The number of positions waiting to be filled in the US rose in September to the highest level in more than three years, indicating some companies are preparing for an improving economy.

Job openings increased by 225,000 to 3.35 million, the most since August 2008, a month before the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings intensified the financial crisis, Labor

Department data showed today in Washington. Hiring advanced by 185,000 to 4.25 million, and ...