Job Openings Unexpectedly Jump to 7.39 Million in April: JOLTS

Payrolls little changed as hiring and layoffs were flat again.

A now hiring sign during Black Friday at a mall in Hanover, Md., on Nov. 29, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Employment vacancies unexpectedly rose in April, reaffirming the health of the U.S. labor market.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS), job openings climbed by 191,000 to 7.391 million, from the upwardly revised 7.2 million in March.