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Joe Raedle/Getty Images Job seekers attends the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair held at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 26, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. CNN  — The number of available jobs in the US unexpectedly grew in May, signaling continued resilience in the nation’s labor market. Job openings jumped higher to 8.14 million . […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings barely changed in February, staying at historically high levels in a sign that the… WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings barely changed in February, staying at historically high levels in a sign that the American job market remains strong. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8.76 million […]
Big Tech: Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet will post their latest quarterly results after trading in New York closes, with investors keen for insight into the tech giants’ AI agendas for the year ahead. Both Microsoft and Alphabet are expected to post jumps in revenue for the three months to December. Nikki Haley: The US […]
U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March 2021, in a sign that hiring is cooling in the face of higher interest rates yet remains at a still-healthy pace By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer December 5, 2023, 10:19 AM ET • 3 min read WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted […]
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US job openings fell to their lowest level in more than two years in October, another sign of a cooling labour market that sparked a rally in government debt as traders bet on less aggressive […]
Why It Matters: The state of the labor market affects interest rate policy. The labor market is closely watched by the Federal Reserve as it mulls its interest rate policy. A cooling labor market tends to fuel predictions that the Fed will not further increase rates, which have risen to a range of 5.25 to […]
Allison Joyce/Bloomberg/Getty Images Jobseekers attend the Cape Fear Community College’s Business and IT Career Fair at Cape Fear Community College North Building in Castle Hayne, North Carolina, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Minneapolis CNN  — The number of available jobs in the US dropped in October to 8.7 million positions, a further reflection of cooling […]
Job openings fall 338,000 to 8.827 million in July Quits drop 253,000 to 3.549 million; layoffs unchanged Consumers’ perceptions of labor market cool in August WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – U.S . . .
Job openings increase 358,000 to 10.1 million in April Layoffs drop 264,000; voluntary quits decrease 49,000 WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) – U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in April and data for the prior month was revised higher, pointing to persistent strength in the . . .
* Job openings increase 358,000 to 10.1 million in April * Layoffs drop 264,000; voluntary quits decrease 49,000 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) – U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in April and data for the prior month was revised higher, pointing to persistent strength in the labor market that could compel the Federal […]