Overlooked Reasons Why U.S. Job Openings May Have Fallen Short Of Economists’ Expectations

(Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) The United States labor market showed signs of cooling in July, as job openings fell to 7.7 million, according to the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary report. This marked the lowest number of job openings since January 2021. The data, which fell short of economists’ projections, represents a decrease of 1.1 million openings compared to the same period last year. The employment data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor …