Washington, D.C. (PPD) — The number of job openings came in at 6.436 million in September, up slightly from a downwardly revised 6.352 million, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported. While hires came in at 5.871 million after a historically high level around 7.0 million over the last two months, total separations fell to 4.664 million.
Forecasts for job openings ranged from a low of 6.2 million to a high of 6.7 million. The consensus forecast was 6.508 million.
