Tag: U.S. jobs market

Job Openings Fall the Most in 2 Years

Commentary With labor participation rates still far below pre-lockdown norms, and with the rising investment we should be seeing, one might suppose job openings would be growing. Trends are going in the opposite direction. Job openings for March fell the most they have in two years. This data, however, needs to be unpacked a bit…


Wall Street Falls as Jobs Data Suggests Fed Hikes Not Over

NEW YORK—Stock indexes closed mostly lower Friday after a roller-coaster day following a strong report on the U.S. jobs market that offered both good and bad news for Wall Street. The benchmark S&P 500 ended just 0.2 percent lower after recovering from an early slide as investors reacted to the report, which showed that U.S….