JOLTS

Job Openings Crater To Lowest Level Since March 2021

Job openings in the U.S. fell by much more than expected in July, suggesting that the extremely tight labor market may be loosening a bit. The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, known as JOLTS, showed Tuesday that

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Job Openings Edge Down

Job openings fell to 9.6 million in March, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That’s the lowest level of openings since April of 2021.

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Job Openings Jump to Record High 10.1 Million

U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in June, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Monday. There were 10.1 million job openings on the last business day of June, according to the BLS.  As well,

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Carney: Enhanced Jobless Benefits May Be a Drag on Retail Trade Hiring

Job openings in the retail trade sector rose in February, according to data from the Department of Labor’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. In January, employers posted 793,000 help wanted notices. These rose to 817,000 in February.

But the number of hires actually fell in February, the second straight monthly decline.

In other words, the number of people retail businesses want to hire is rising. But the number of workers accepting jobs in retail trade is falling.

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Job Openings Unexpectedly Climb to 6.9 Million

U.S. businesses posted wanted ads for 6.9 million jobs in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. That was an increase from the upwardly revised 6.752 million for December and well-above the 6.585 forecast by economists surveyed by Econoday.

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Job Openings Unexpectedly Climbed in December

The labor market may have ended the year in slightly better shape than thought. The number of job openings climbed in December to 6.6 million, up from 6.5 million in November. Economists had forecast a decline to 6.4 million jobs.

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