Job openings decline sharply in December to 7.6 million, below forecast

• Job openings decline sharply in December to 7.6 million, below forecast

  Openings slid in December while hiring, voluntary quits and layoffs held steady, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.
  
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• On LinkedIn, 220 million people are 'open to work.' Recruiters weigh in if the feature helps or hurts job seekers

  CNBC interviewed career experts about their opinions on "open to work" feature on LinkedIn, and if it helps or hurts job seekers.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 23

• December jobs report exceeds expectations

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  CBS News - Jan. 10
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  US adds whopping 256K jobs in December

  The U.S. added 256,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent in December, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The December jobs report showed the U.S. ...
  
  The Hill - Jan. 10

• December jobs report expected to show hiring slowdown

  The December jobs report is set to be released later Friday morning and it's expected to show slowing growth. According to a survey of forecasters by the data firm FactSet, U.S. employers are ...
  
  CBS News - Jan. 10

• December jobs report forecast is 155,000. But here’s the number investors really should watch.

  Rising unemployment prodded the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates last fall despite lingering inflation — and the jobless rate could still be the deciding factor for future rate cuts.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 9
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  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.
  
  Inc. - Jan. 8

• 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

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