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Bernardo de La Paz

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3. I had the same reaction. It is not an extreme change, but

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Wed Sep 3, 2025, 11:24 AM

Sep 3

... but the figure is in a group of three in the past year that are just about the same and significantly lower than the other nine. So it is not a big signal in any way, but it could be a prelude to more weakness being revealed.

I heard an analysis that said the internal data to the deliverance of the overall number indicated there was a bit of reduction in the demand for labour, but I didn't understand it well enough to remember how the conclusion was arrived at or exactly what it means.

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BLS report: July job openings change little; hires and total separations unchanged [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 OP

Of course jobs numbers are always revised markodochartaigh Sep 3 #1

Job openings fall again and hiring has stalled. More evidence of weakening U.S. labor market progree Sep 3 #2

I had the same reaction. It is not an extreme change, but Bernardo de La Paz Sep 3 #3

AP & CNBC with gloomy reports progree Sep 3 #4

US job openings decline in July; hiring lackluster; Treasuries Rebound After Job Openings Data Confirm Slowdown progree Sep 3 #5

Chart Bernardo de La Paz Sep 3 #6