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U.S. jobs market perks up, but it’s still not a great time to get hired

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAU.S. jobs market perks up, butit’s still not a great time to gethiredGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

Job openings in the U.S. rose in September to a four-month high and hiring also increased, signaling mild but perhaps not sustainable improvement in a sluggish U.S. labor market.

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Job openings in the U.S. rose in September to a four-month high and hiring also increased, signaling mild but perhaps not sustainable improvement in a sluggish U.S. labor market.

Source: MarketWatch

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