Job vacancies in the United States remained close to record levels in April, and workers continued to give up at a high rate, signs of an exceptionally tight labor market that has contributed to historically high inflation.
The Labor Department said Wednesday that there were 11.4 million season-adjusted job vacancies in April, down from a revised record high of 11.9 million jobs a month. previous. The number of times workers left their jobs fell slightly to 4.4 million.