US Job Openings Fall to 7.44 Million After Back-to-Back Jumps

US job openings fell in June after jumping in each of the prior two months, hovering at a level that indicates generally stable demand for workers.

Available positions decreased to 7.44 million from a revised 7.71 million reading in May, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data published Tuesday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 7.5 million openings.