Job Openings Soar to Record High as Businesses Struggle to Find Workers

Job Openings Soar to Record High as Businesses Struggle to Find Workers
A man walks out of a Marc’s Store in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, on Jan. 8, 2021. Tony Dejak/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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American employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, highlighting the hiring woes of businesses, with some blaming the pandemic-related federal unemployment boost for sidelining workers.

Job openings rose nearly 8 percent month-over-month to 8.1 million in March, the highest number in the history of the series, which dates back to December 2000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said in a release Tuesday (pdf).
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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