WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings increased less than expected in September while hiring fell, suggesting the labour market recovery was petering out even before a resurgence in new COVID-19 cases which is expected to slow momentum.
Though the Labour Department’s monthly Job Openings and Labour Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report on Tuesday showed layoffs decreasing to their lowest level in nearly 20 years, there was more than one person competing for a single vacancy.
The drop is at odds with significantly high weekly unemployment claims.
The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, marked by tens of millions of Americans on unemployment benefits, is one of the biggest challenges confronting President-elect Joe Biden when he takes over from President Trump next January.
Job openings, a measure of labour demand, were up 84,000 to 6.4 million on the last day of September. Vacancies remained below their 7 million level in February. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast job openings rising to 6.5 million in September.
Hiring declined 81,000 to 5.9 million, led by a 256,000 decrease in federal government as the 2020 Census winds down. Hiring also fell in retail trade and educational services. The hires rate dipped to 4.1% from 4.2% in August.
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