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Job openings and hiring leap to a 2-year high in a sign a frozen labor market is thawing out
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Job openings and hiring leap to a 2-year high in a sign a frozen labor market is thawing out

MarketWatch · Jun 2, 2026, 2:10 PM

The number of U.S. job openings jumped to a two-year high of 7.6 million in April, a surprising increase that suggest businesses might be ready to hire more people after big slowdown in job creation last year.

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