Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The number of U.S. non-farm job openings trended downward to 6.5 million in December, while hiring and job separations remained steady, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday.
The number of job openings in December was down by 386,000 in December and 966,000 for the year, while hiring and job separations remained steady at 5.3 million each in December, the bureau reported.
While the number of job openings was down in December, the rate remained steady at 3.9%.
Openings among the professional and business services sector decreased by 257,000, while retail trade jobs decreased by 195,000 and finance and insurance by 120,000.
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