Job openings in the U.S. rose sharply in the fall and layoffs remained low as businesses geared up for the holiday season, but the number of people actually being hired was still down in the dumps.
Those were the findings from the latest government survey of job openings, in a report delayed by the federal shutdown.
In short, the U.S. still has what economists call a low-hire, low-fire job market. Not good by any stretch, but not awful, either. READ MORE