US Labor Demand Cools as Job Openings Slip Below 7 Million

Hiring stalled while fewer Americans quit their jobs.

Hiring ad displayed at a store in Columbia, Md., on July 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

U.S. job openings slipped below seven million in February as labor demand slightly cooled.

The number of job vacancies declined by 358,000 to 6.882 million, from an upwardly revised 7.24 million in January, according to new data released on March 31 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.