A now hiring sign is seen in the window of a fast food restaurant in Orange California on January 27, 2021. Job openings rose to 7.6 million in April 2026. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
June 2 (UPI) -- The number of job openings in the United States increased to 7.6 million in April, the highest level in nearly two years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed Tuesday.
The figure represented an increase of 731,000 jobs over the month of March. This is the highest number of job openings in the United States since May 2024. Economists had expected the figure to be around 6.8 million openings, declining for a third month in a row.
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey indicated that more than 90% of the new openings in April were in the professional and business services industry.
The number of people voluntarily quitting their jobs dropped from 3.2 million in March to 2.98 million in April. Quitting rates haven't been this low since August 2020.
