Openings

Why It Matters: Implications for interest-rate policy.Labor market data is closely watched by policymakers at the Federal Reserve as they combat stubborn inflation.“For workers, this looks like fewer opportunities — if you leave your job…

U.S. job openings slipped in May but remained at levels high enough to illustrate that the American labor market remains resilient in the face of sharply higher interest rates.Employers posted 9.8 million job vacancies, down from 10.3…

The NewsJob openings fell in May while the number of workers quitting their jobs increased, the Labor Department reported Thursday.There were 9.8 million job openings in May, down from 10.3 million in April, according to the Job Openings…

The U.S. unemployment rate is hovering near lows unseen since the 1960s. A few months ago, there were roughly two job openings for every unemployed person in the country. Many standard economic models suggest that almost everyone who wants…

The data complicates the interest-rate outlook.The jump in openings may put pressure on the Federal Reserve to take interest rates even higher.The statistical relationship between high job vacancies, as calculated by the government, and low…

Why It Matters: Key Data for the FedThe report released on Tuesday, called the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, is one of many that the Federal Reserve watches closely each month to gauge its efforts to slow the economy and…

Using real data from an online chess platform, scientists of the Complexity Science Hub and the Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi (CREF) studied similarities of different chess openings. Based on these similarities, they developed a new…

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NEW DELHI: Amid the backdrop of looming risks, the emerging global environment presents new and diverse openings in digitisation, energy, health care and agriculture, PM Narendra Modi said on Friday, and urged the public and private sector…

Noam Galai | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesMcDonald's is planning job cuts and a reorganization as the company refocuses its priorities to accelerate restaurant expansion, CEO Chris Kempczinski told employees Friday.The fast-food…