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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Paul Wiseman

US job openings slip to 7.2 million in July, more evidence the American labor market is cooling

Job Openings - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

U.S. employers posted 7.2 million job vacancies in July as the American labor market continues to cool.

The Labor Department reported Wednesday that job openings fell from 7.4 million in June and came in modestly below what economists had forecast.

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