Job Openings in U.S. Decrease to Three-Month Low
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Job openings in the U.S. decreased in December to the lowest level in three months, signaling a sustained labor-market recovery will take time to develop.
The number of positions waiting to be filled fell by 139,000 to 3.06 million, the fewest since September, the Labor Department said today in Washington. The number of people hired also dropped, as did the number of workers fired.