Hiring now: US job openings top record 10 million in June
Al Jazeera
The United States saw a record 10.1 million job openings in June, and in a sign that Americans are feeling very confident about their job prospects, 3.9 million workers quit their jobs the same month.
The number of job openings in the United States climbed to a record 10.1 million in June, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Monday. And in a sign that Americans are feeling very confident about their job prospects, 3.9 million workers quit their jobs the same month. The snapshot of job openings and labour turnover in the world’s largest economy reflected the continuing strength of the economic rebound as consumers – buoyed by increasing vaccination rates and COVID-19 restriction rollbacks – boost demand for services like dining out and staying at hotels. But clouds could be gathering over the nation’s economic recovery as the fast-spreading Delta variant rages in parts of the country, raising the spectre of business-sapping restriction being re-introduced.
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