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US Job Openings Decrease to Lowest Level Since September

A job fair hosted by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to support federal workers, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on April 25. — A job fair hosted by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to support federal workers, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on April 25.
Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg

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By Jarrell Dillard

April 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM UTC

Updated on

April 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM UTC

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US job openings fell last month to the lowest since September, indicating weaker labor demand amid increased economic uncertainty.

Available positions decreased to 7.19 million from a revised 7.48 million reading in February, according to monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics data published Tuesday. The figure was near levels last seen in 2020 and below all estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists.