Job quitters total 3.7 million in September
The numbers: Job openings in the U.S. rose slightly in September to 9.6 million, indicating there’s still plenty of demand for labor.The number of job openings is seen as a sign of the health of the labor market and the broader U.S. economy.
Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast job listings to total 9.4 million.Senior Federal Reserve officials want to see openings fall even further to loosen up the labor market and ease the upward pressure on wages. Rapidly rising wage could make it harder to get inflation under control..
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