Job Openings Rise Unexpectedly to 8.1 Million in Resilient Labor Market
Ahead of hiring numbers due out Friday, the Labor Department said the November jump in job openings, up from 7.8 million the month before, shows companies still need workers.
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How Labor Market Tensions Are Shifting the Advantage to Employers
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Labor Market Ends 2024 With a Bang
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U.S. adds 256,000 jobs, as Biden leaves Trump with sturdy labor market
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Friday's jobs report could present a mixed view of the labor market. Here's what to expect
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Job openings reverse long decline, but the U.S. labor market is still not out of the woods
President-elect Donald Trump is inheriting low unemployment after several years of strong postpandemic hiring, but he’s also confronting a weakening labor market in which fewer jobs are available ...MarketWatch - Jan. 7 -
Magdeburg Christmas market attack deaths rise to six
A 52-year-old woman has died in hospital from her injuries two weeks after the attack.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
Did the US jobs market hold up?
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