Here are the vacancy rates reported by Washington DC area employers in March, 2008.

Vacancies by Industry
Information Technology	163 vacancies per company	1,484 employees per company	11% vacancy rate
Telecom Firms	4 vacancies per company	133 employees per company	3% Vacancy rate
Financial firms Firms	27 vacancies per company	2442 employees per company	1.1% Vacancy rate
Total Average	125 vacancies per company	1815 employees per company	6.9 % Vacancy rate

Vacancies by Employee Population
1000 to 7000	351 vacancies per company	2968 employees per company	7.6 % vacancy rate
less than 1000	12.6 vacancies per company	312 employees per company	4.0 % vacancy rate