US Job Openings Fall Below 7.2 Million for First Time Since Last September

Quits, layoffs, and hiring were flat in July as employers continue to take a wait-and-see approach.

A hiring sign at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City shopping mall in Arlington, Va. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The number of job vacancies declined to below 7.2 million for the first time since last September, new Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data show.

According to the July Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS), released on Sept. 3, job openings fell by 176,000, to 7.18 million from the downwardly revised 7.35 million in the previous month.