U.S. job openings stay close to record high

• November 7, 2017
• realestatelife
• Announcements, Business & Markets, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance

The number of job openings in the U.S. rose slightly in September to 6.09 million, keeping them near a record high.

Some 5.27 million people were hired, down from 5.42 million. And 5.24 million people lost their jobs, also down from the prior month, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.

The so-called quits rate among private-sector employees was unchanged at 2.4%. The quite rate edged up to 2.2% from 2.1% if government workers are included.