Job Openings At Lowest Level Since Records Began

The job openings rate fell in March to 2 percent, the lowest since tracking began eight years ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The openings rate was slightly higher in the private sector than in government (2.1 percent to 1.5 percent), with most openings in education and health services (2.8 percent) and professional and business services (2.5 percent). Construction was the only industry to have an openings rate smaller than 1 percent (.7 percent).

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