LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in at 7.7 million with ongoing uncertainty over the direction of the American economy. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 7.67 million vacancies in October, close to September’s 7.66 million. Job openings have come down steadily since peaking at a record 12.1 million in March 2022, when the economy was roaring back from COVID-19 lockdowns. Meanwhile, the 43-day federal shutdown has made a mess of the government’s economic statistics. The October report on job openings came out a week late, and the September version was not published separately because federal data collectors were on furlough.

Source: Huffington Post December 09, 2025 17:24 UTC