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A tractor trailer advertising job opportunities in the trucking industry drives south on Interstate 81 near Staunton, Virginia, U.S., January 22, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – U.S. job openings slipped in February, but remained near record highs as companies continued to struggle to find scarce workers.
Job openings, a measure of labor demand, fell 17,000 to 11.266 million on the last day of February, the Labor Department said in its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report on Tuesday.
Despite the second straight monthly decline, job openings were not too far from a record high of 11.448 million set in December. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 11 million vacancies.
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Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Andrea Ricci
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A tractor trailer advertising job opportunities in the trucking industry drives south on Interstate 81 near Staunton, Virginia, U.S., January 22, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comWASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – U.S. job openings slipped in February, but remained near record highs as companies continued to struggle to find scarce workers.Job openings, a measure of labor demand, fell 17,000 to 11.266 million on the last day of February, the Labor Department said in its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report on Tuesday.Despite the second straight monthly decline, job openings were not too far from a record high of 11.448 million set in December. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 11 million vacancies.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comReporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Andrea RicciOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.