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US Oct. job openings blip up to 6.7 million but hiring slows

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WASHINGTON – U.S. employers advertised slightly more job openings in October, but hiring slipped as a resurgence of COVID-19 threatens the economic recovery.

And the number of Americans fired or laid off rose for the first time since June.Job postings rose to 6.65 million in October from 6.49 million in September, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

But employers hired 5.81 million workers, which is less than the 5.89 million hires in September.In its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS), the Labor Department reported that companies and government agencies laid off or fired 1.68 million workers, up from 1.44 million in September.

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