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If you're one of the many Americans on a job search right now, you probably know how discouraging the current employment market can be. However, there are some industries that are planning to hire, including accounting, information technology and leisure and hospitality.

The Department of Labor's most June Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey found there were 2.6 million jobs available during June, the same as during May, but a decrease of 3.9 million from last year.

As about 14.7 million people were unemployed that same month, there were almost six people for each open position, compared with fewer than two people per opening during December 2007.

The report found the leisure and hospitality industry had 304,000 job openings during June, up from 265,000 openings during May.

There also was good news for the IT industry, as the Department of Labor found that 7,900 jobs in computer systems design were added during July.

The United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the accounting industry added 4,000 jobs during July, and was one of the few industries to increase employment, along with healthcare, government and computer services.

According to a survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, about one-third of manufacturing companies plan to add employees during August, the highest proportion since October. However, the percentage of manufacturing and other service-sector companies planning to hire has decreased from last year.

Despite the optimism, the Conference Board's most recent employment trends index remained flat for the third straight month in a row during July, and declined by 20 percent from last year. On top of that, some experts predict the national unemployment rate will increase to 10 percent by the end of the year as more people begin looking for jobs and the economy recovers.

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