Available positions reached 7.6 million, well above forecasts, while the number of hires dropped by 419,000 from March

U.S. job openings jumped in April as the labor market looked resilient despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war

US businesses are brushing off those “Now Hiring” signs: Job postings rose sharply in April to their highest level in nearly two years, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed…

The reading was much higher than anticipated. Most economists were expecting job openings to remain about static, not increase.