Job openings top expectations even as rate of hiring slows
“Job openings rose 10% in July to a pandemic high even though the rate of hiring saw a sharp slump, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday. The total for available positions hit 6.6 million for the month, above the 6 million expected from economists surveyed by FactSet. The estimate effectively would have been no change from the June total for the government’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, which runs a month behind the department’s non farm payrolls count.”