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Job Openings Drop to 2021 Levels as Hiring Slows
Economy // December 05, 2023

New data from the U.S. Labor Department shows job openings at their lowest level in more than two years. The department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), released Tuesday (Dec. 5), showed 1.34 vacancies for every unemployed person in October, the lowest level since August 2021...

Tough To Find Good Help These Days?
Report // September 08, 2016

The U.S. job market has lots of openings, but not for lack of effort in trying to fill them. According to the latest numbers from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS, for short), released monthly by the Labor Department,  job openings are at...

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US Job Openings Flat as Fewer Workers Quit

January 30, 2024
If you’re hesitating about leaving your job, you aren’t alone these days. Data released Tuesday (Jan. 30) in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report showed the number of people quitting their jobs dropping to 3.392 million, the lowest level in three years.  Meanwhile, the number of job […]

Job Openings Drop to 2021 Levels as Hiring Slows

December 05, 2023
New data from the U.S. Labor Department shows job openings at their lowest level in more than two years. The department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), released Tuesday (Dec. 5),...