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American Job Openings Now Outnumber the Jobless
Wall Street Journal ^ | 6/5/18 | Eric Morath

Posted on 06/05/2018 5:17:29 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom

U.S. job openings rose to 6.7 million at the end of April, compared with the 6.3 million Americans who were unemployed

The U.S. had more job openings this spring than unemployed Americans.

For the first time since such record-keeping began in 2000, the number of available positions exceeded the number of job seekers, the Labor Department said Tuesday, a shift that is rippling across the economy and affecting the behavior of employers and workers.

U.S. job openings rose to a seasonally adjusted 6.7 million at the end of April, a record high, and more than the 6.3 million Americans who were unemployed during the month. Openings had exceeded the available labor pool beginning in March, according to revised figures released Tuesday.

The figures are the latest sign the U.S. is facing a historically tight labor market. The jobless rate ticked down further in May to a seasonally adjusted 3.8%, the lowest since April 2000, the Labor Department said last week. The last time the rate was lower was in 1969, when young men were being drafted into the Vietnam War.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: economy; jobless; jobopenings; jobs; obamunismisdead; openings; unemployed
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Wow. Winning!
1 posted on 06/05/2018 5:17:29 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I’d guess it would be in the best interest of business to change their business models in regards to part time work.

There are tens of thousands of very experienced retired/older workers who already worked 20-30-40 years, would likely be happy take on part time work, but employers don’t offer many part time positions.

If they want employees, they need to open up more part time work for the retired/older folks.


2 posted on 06/05/2018 5:20:50 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

What’s good for America is bad for democrats. Look for Nasty Pelosi to tell us why job openings outnumber jobless is a bad thing.


3 posted on 06/05/2018 5:21:13 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Wonderful news!


4 posted on 06/05/2018 5:22:00 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: Sasparilla

We are NOT winning. You will have to drag the applicants out of the tattoo parlors and put them in drug rehab before they apply. Just ask the military.


5 posted on 06/05/2018 5:22:46 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: All
You Know The Drill
Click the Pic


6 posted on 06/05/2018 5:23:17 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA/KAG!!!)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

probably misleading. “Jobless” does not mean all people able to work that are not working, it just meansthe number of those they have on the jobless rolls.


7 posted on 06/05/2018 5:26:49 PM PDT by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

There are jobs created by people who have jobs (transportation, clothing, lunch, etc).


8 posted on 06/05/2018 5:30:27 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (alea iacta est)
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To: b4me

Exactly so.
The US labor force took a huge hit, 2008-2011, from which it has recovered only very slowly. The unemployment rate has been uniquely misleading since then as it doesn’t account for the decline of the labor force.
There is still an enormous “reserve army of the unemployed” out there.


9 posted on 06/05/2018 5:33:51 PM PDT by buwaya
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To: DIRTYSECRET

...We are NOT winning. You will have to drag the applicants out of the tattoo parlors and put them in drug rehab before they apply. Just ask the military...

Don’t forget their parents basements. I was discussing this with a friend today.
My father fought in the south Pacific. His twin brother was a waist Gunner in a B 17 flying over Europe. I entered the military in 1968. I wasn’t happy about it at the time, but like my Dad and Uncle, it was something I knew in my heart that I had to do.
I sincerely believe that with the exception of those now serving and patriots like them, we would have an impossible time finding sufficient millienials to step up to the plate and be counted if needed.


10 posted on 06/05/2018 5:37:58 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

So no more welfare and EBT....right?


11 posted on 06/05/2018 5:40:46 PM PDT by JayElBee (Time to rethink the Great Society.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

12 posted on 06/05/2018 5:41:32 PM PDT by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Wages should start climbing soon.


13 posted on 06/05/2018 5:45:24 PM PDT by Retvet (Retvete)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I am soooooo tired of winning!

/s


14 posted on 06/05/2018 5:46:12 PM PDT by VRW Conspirator (Enforce the Law. Build the Wall. Deport them All.)
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To: Sasparilla

Let’s put on our Insane Pelosi Hat.

“If evil Republicans had not cut government job training programs, we would now have enough trained workers to fill all these openings. Republican obstructionism to a more vigorous role by government in job training is continuing to harm our economy.”


15 posted on 06/05/2018 5:52:23 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: JayElBee

It is really surprising how reducing welfare increases the pool of available workers, isn’t it? “Whoa? I have to now WORK to put food on my table? Well, day-um. I better get me a job.”


16 posted on 06/05/2018 5:54:23 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

NTOWY - Not tired of winning yet.

I wonder how the left is going to pee on this bit of good news.


17 posted on 06/05/2018 6:10:08 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Hunger is a great motivator.


18 posted on 06/05/2018 6:12:52 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: metmom

You asked “I wonder how the left is going to pee on this bit of good news.”

See my post #15 for my prediction.


19 posted on 06/05/2018 6:16:46 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Yes, I saw that. No doubt she will find some way like that to twist it.

And I also saw that it not only didn’t take long for someone to pee on it, it wasn’t even leftists.


20 posted on 06/05/2018 6:25:37 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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