The September numbers were initially scheduled to be published on October 3, but the government shutdown delayed their release by 48 days to November 20. Once it was released, the data showed that unemployment ticked up again to 4.4%, despite 119,000 new jobs being created in the month.

U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in at 7.7 million amid uncertainty over the direction of the American economy

Job listings in the U.S. rose to a five-month high in October, according to delayed federal data released Tuesday, as Federal Reserve officials have warned about a cooling labor market in recent months.

U.S. job openings increased marginally in October after surging in September, but subdued hiring and the lowest level of resignations in five years underscored the economic uncertainty that economists have largely blamed on tariffs.

Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in November (+64,000) and has shown little net change since April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics repo

Job openings in the U.S. rose sharply in the fall and layoffs remained low as businesses geared up for the holiday shopping season , but the number of people actually being hired was still down in the dumps.

The number of U.S. job openings rose to 7.670M in October from 7.658M in September, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a decrease in hiring and an increase in layoffs signaled a slowing labor market.

Job openings increased faster than expected in October, keeping the Fed on track to cut interest rates this week, even as layoffs increased and hiring slowed.

Job openings ticked slightly higher in October, surpassing economists’ expectations, government data released Tuesday showed.

U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in at 7.7 million with ongoing uncertainty over the direction of the American economy.