Americans grew more confident about their jobs in September, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Survey of Consumer Expectations, released Oct. 7.
U.S. employers reported about 7.08 million job openings on the last business day of August, down from a revised 7.34 million in July, while hires, quits and layoffs changed little, according to the BLS JOLTS release of September 29.
July's 7.3 million job openings are a month-end snapshot, not completed hires. Read with hires, quits, layoffs, pay and local data, they point to steady demand but slower movement between jobs.
