US job openings rise by 333,000 to 7.52 million in September while layoffs fall by 127,000, fresh government data shows, although economists caution that the labor market remains slow to hire
The number of unfilled jobs across the United States rose unexpectedly at the end of the third quarter. This happened even as overall hiring remained fairly steady and employers continued to avoid major staff cuts. Data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey on 3 November…