ByTy Roush,
Forbes Staff.
Job listings in the U.S. rose to a five-month high in October, according to delayed federal data released Tuesday, as Federal Reserve officials have warned about a cooling labor market in recent months.
The number of job openings increased to 7.67 million in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, well above August’s 7.2 million—the last available data—and the highest total since May (7.76 million).
The BLS reported 7.67 million job openings for September, surpassing the Dow Jones consensus of 7.2 million, after the agency had earlier canceled a separate release for the month’s job openings and turnover data.
