US Job Openings Post First Decline in Four Months

New job openings in the United States declined during the month of August, for the first time in four months, according to data by the US Department of Labor.

Job openings decreased by 204,000 to 6.49 million last month, as per the monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS).

This marked the first decline in job openings since last April.