U.S. Job Openings Little Changed at 7.3 Million in July


   
   HOUSTON, TX (DTN) --Job openings in the U.S. labor market were little 
changed in July at 7.3 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday 
(9/1) in its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, with the rate 
holding steady at 4.4%.

   BLS said the number of job openings increased in durable goods manufacturing 
 by 76,000 in July. June job openings were revised down by 177,000 to 7.2 
million.

   Hires and total separations were both little changed at 5.1 million and 
3.2%, respectively, with quits steady at 3.1 million and layoffs and discharges 
holding at 1.7 million.

   Layoffs and discharges decreased in finance and insurance by 22,000, while 
hires decreased in professional and business services by188,000. Quits 
decreased in other services by 46,000.

   In July, the layoffs and discharges rate decreased for establishments with 1 
to 9 employees, while the job openings, hires, quits, and total separations 
rates showed little or no change.

    




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