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US Job Openings Broadly Picked Up in January, Layoffs Fell
Jobseekers speak with recruiters during a career fair in San Francisco.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergUS job openings rose in January and layoffs fell, signaling that demand for workers was improving before the labor market showed fresh signs of weakness.
Available positions increased to 6.95 million from 6.55 million in December, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Friday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 6.75 million openings.