US Job Openings Hold Steady in October After September Surge: BLS

The number of people who have resigned from their jobs is the lowest in more than five years.

A hiring sign at a restaurant in Columbia, Md., on June 15, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

U.S. job openings were little changed in October, reaffirming elevated uncertainty over the U.S. economy, according to delayed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Dec. 9.

Following a solid 431,000 gain in September, vacancies rose more modestly in October, up 12,000 to 7.67 million.