The Kansas Department of Labor says the

number of job vacancies increased during the second quarter of 2012

when compared with a year earlier.

The report released Wednesday found an estimated 36,000

vacancies from April to June, a 17.3 percent increase over the

second quarter of 2011.

During the quarter, Kansas averaged 88,739 unemployed workers.

That meant about 2.5 workers for every job vacancy, which was an

improvement from 2011, when there were 3.2 unemployed workers for

every job opening.

Labor Secretary Karin Brownlee said the survey shows positive

movement for unemployed workers who are looking for work.

The most vacancies were in the education and health services,

followed by leisure and hospitality.