Job openings, which serve as a closely watched measure of labor market demand, totaled an estimated 7.77 million at the end May, rising from 7.4 million in April, according to the BLS’ latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

U.S. job openings unexpectedly increased in May, but a decline in hiring added to signs that the labor market had shifted into lower gear amid uncertainty over the Trump administration's tariffs on imports,

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in May, a sign that the American labor market remains resilien t in the face of high borrowing costs and uncertainty over U.S. economic policy. U.S. employers posted 7.