US job openings rise to record high, layoffs hit record low

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U.S. employers posted a record number of job openings for the second straight month, the Labor Department says. Also in May, the percentage of workers getting laid off hit a new low.

A Now Hiring sign at a business in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, June 2, 2021. U.S. employers posted a record 9.3 million job openings in April as the U.S. economy reopens at break-neck speed. Openings were up 12% from 8.3 million in March.

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted a record-high number of open jobs for the second straight month as a rapidly rebounding economy generates intense demand for workers. The number of people quitting their jobs slipped in May from a record high in April, but remains elevated. And the percentage of workers getting laid off hit a record low in May, the report said.

 

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They never say what kind of jobs, but I bet they're not ones anyone would take unless forced to by circumstance.

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