Hiring increases in June, job openings fall - UPI.com

The U.S. labor market saw an increase in the number of hires in June despite a drop in the number of job openings, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. labor market saw an increase in the number of hires in June despite a drop in the number of job openings, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.

Some of the highest decreases were seen in the number of jobs in education and health services, which lost some 133,000 jobs, or 8% since May.

But overall, hiring increased in June by 96,000, according to the most recently available data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

"Put together, the labor market is finding steadier footing," Nicole Bachaud, a labor economist at ZipRecruiter, told CNN.