Job openings and hiring hold steady as 'low hire, low fire' market drags on
US job openings slip to 7.1 million in August, labor market remains steady.
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US job openings slip to 7.1 million in August, labor market remains steady.
The U.S. labor market is showing signs of stagnation, with job openings rising while hiring and layoffs both slow