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Job openings jump to 7.5 million in September, the strongest sign yet that hiring is picking up

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At a glance: U.S. employers posted 7.52 million job openings at the end of September, up 333,000 from August, the Labor Department said Tuesday in its JOLTS report. · Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, CNBC, AP
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U.S. employers posted 7.52 million job openings at the end of September, up 333,000 from August, the Labor Department said Tuesday in its JOLTS report. The openings rate rose to 4.5%. Hires came to 5.40 million, layoffs to 1.64 million and quits to 3.37 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. CNBC called it a big gain and a positive sign for the labor market ahead of the next payrolls report, and AP reported the same figures.

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