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Businesses Looking Past Tariff Issues? April Job Openings Beat Expectations: 'Should Give A Lift To The Market'
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 6:32am | 630April’s better-than-expected job openings data hinted that businesses were looking past the tariff-induced tension. However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) called it "little changed" as analysts assessed its impact on the stock market. What Happened: Job openings rose to 7.391 million...
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Surprise Surge: May Job Openings Reach 8.14M, Beating Forecast
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 - 12:01pm | 419The number of job openings for May came in higher than expected, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. There were 8.14 million job openings in May, according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) released on Tuesday. That beat market expectations of 7.9 million...
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June Job Openings Fall, Showing Potential Signs Of Economic Slowdown
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 - 11:48am | 438The Labor Department reported on Tuesday that job openings decreased to 10.7 million down 605,000 for the month of June, hires were little changed at 6.4 million while total separations also remained steady at 5.9 million. This marks the lowest openings number since September, down from...
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Jobless Claims Drop 16,000 to 339,000, Sign of Improved Labor Market
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 10:05am | 464In the week ending April 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment benefits was 339,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 355,000. The 4-week moving average was 357,500, a decrease of 4,500 from the previous week's revised...