US job openings rise to 8 million as labor market remains sturdy

U.S. job openings rise to 8 million as labor market remains sturdy

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8 million vacancies in August, up from 7.7 million in July. Economists had expected openings to be virtually unchanged. Openings were up in construction and in…

US jobs report for August surprises economists

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8 million vacancies in August, up from 7.7 million in July. Economists had expected openings to be virtually unchanged. Openings were up in construction and in state and local government. Layoffs fell in August. But the number of Americans quitting their jobs—a sign of confidence in …

U.S. job openings rise to 8 million in August

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8 million vacancies in August, up from 7.7 million in July. Economists had expected openings to be virtually unchanged. Openings were up in construction and in state and local government. Layoffs fell in August. But the number of Americans quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence i…

US job openings rebound in August; hiring soft

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job openings unexpectedly increased in August after two straight monthly decreases, but hiring was soft and consistent with a slowing labor market. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, rebounded by 329,000 to 8.040 million by the last day of August, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, on Tuesday. Data for July was revised higher…

US job openings rose to 8.0 million in August

The data came in above analysts’ expectations of 7.6 million vacancies; Hiring was little changed, from 5.4 million to 5.3 million and total layoffs increased from 5.3 million to 5.0 million. Nonfarm payrolls in the United States rose slightly between July and August to 8.04 million from 7.711 million (the figure was revised upward), according to a Zolds report released Tuesday (1) by the State Department. labor The data came i…