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Job Openings Rise as Labor Market Shows Strength and Stability
Breitbart ^ | 03/11/2025 | John Carney

Posted on 03/11/2025 1:00:11 PM PDT by Vendome

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in January, underscoring a resilient labor market that continues to defy pessimistic forecasts about the impact of President Donald Trump’s economic policies.

Job openings climbed to 7.74 million in January, up from a revised 7.51 million in December, according to data released Tuesday by the Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The increase surpassed economists’ expectations of 7.6 million openings.

The increase in openings was driven primarily by gains in the real estate, construction, retail, manufacturing, and financial sectors, suggesting continued strength in key areas of the economy. Despite widespread media speculation about negative economic impacts from the Trump administration’s tariff policies and federal workforce reductions, the labor market data indicate ongoing stability.

Job openings in manufacturing, a politically and economically sensitive sector of the economy, climbed by 30,000, the first significant increase since and the highest since September. Hires also climbed by 30,000, the first increase since September. The number of factory workers quitting their jobs rose, as did the rate of quits, signs that workers in the sector are more confident.

The layoffs rate remained steady at a historically low 1.0 percent, reflecting employers’ continued reluctance to shed workers. Meanwhile, the quits rate—a key indicator of worker confidence—rose to 2.1 percent, the highest level since July 2024. An elevated quits rate typically signals that workers feel confident in their ability to find new jobs.

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1 posted on 03/11/2025 1:00:11 PM PDT by Vendome
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U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in January...........

When hundreds of thousands of illegals start going home, it’s not unexpected...........


2 posted on 03/11/2025 1:09:57 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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3 posted on 03/11/2025 1:15:14 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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manufacturing jobs grew by 10k in Trumps first full month in office, compared to losses of 9k jobs a month on average in 2024...


4 posted on 03/11/2025 1:20:46 PM PDT by HamiltonJay (Ho)
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Trump is The Chosen One.


5 posted on 03/11/2025 1:21:24 PM PDT by Lazamataz (I'm so on fire that I feel the need to stop, drop, and roll!)
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The narrative I have been seeing is that Biden left a robust and booming economy.


6 posted on 03/11/2025 1:40:31 PM PDT by shelterguy
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Good news for all the laid off Civil Servants.


7 posted on 03/11/2025 3:37:10 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Mahmoud Khalil is the Official Adolf Hitler of the DemonRAT Party.)
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