U.S. January Job Openings Slightly Increase to 7.74 Million, Largely in Line with Estimates

# U.S. Job Openings Show Slight Increase in January New York (Yonhap) – By Lee Ji-heon – Job openings in the U.S., a key indicator of labor market demand, showed a slight increase in January compared to the previous month. According to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) released by the U.S. Department of Labor on the 11th (local time), job openings in January totaled 7.74 million, an increase of 232,000 from the previous month. The January job openings figure nearly matched the expert forecast of 7.7 million, compiled by Dow Jones. After dropping to a three-year and eight-month low last September, U.S. job openings have been showing a modest rebound. Amid weakening consumer sentiment in the U.S., Wall Street is closely monitoring labor market metrics, which are crucial for gauging economic trends.