Ain't no damn way those numbers are real. – at West Hollywood, CA
BREAKING: US job openings jumped +333,000 in September, to 7.52 million, the 3rd-highest reading since November 2024.
This marks the largest monthly increase since April and the 3rd-largestsince October 2024.
The surge was led by professional and business services, which added +106,000 openings.
State and local government, excluding education, followed, with an increase of +104,000.
As a result, the ratio of job openings to unemployed workers rose to 1.06, its highest since January 2025.
There are now 414,000 more available vacancies than unemployed workers, the 2nd-largest difference since January 2025.
US labor demand appears to be recovering.







