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U.S. businesses are brushing off those \u201cNow Hiring\u201d signs: Job openings rose sharply in April to their highest level in nearly two years, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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However, the latest look at labor turnover also showed that those job postings aren\u2019t necessarily turning into job offers \u2013 the U.S. job market remains entrenched in a low-hire, low-fire dynamic.<\/p>\n

The number of available jobs jumped to an estimated 7.62 million positions at the end of April, increasing from 6.89 million in March and bucking a two-month decline, the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the number of new hires and layoffs both tumbled after bolting higher in March; and voluntary quits fell to their lowest level in nearly six years, an indication of workers\u2019 slipping confidence in the labor market.<\/p>\n

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The imbalance between employers\u2019 wish lists and their payrolls can be partly attributed to rising labor costs and broader economic uncertainty, Noah Yosif, chief economist at the American Staffing Association, told CNN in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiscalculating on the wrong worker can be costly for employers, and so employers are really taking their time to make sure they are filling jobs with the right candidates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A potentially heartening signal<\/b><\/p>\n

First, a level-set: Monthly data can be immensely volatile, and April\u2019s data could be revised when the May JOLTS rolls around. Plus, JOLTS and other economic reports have been dogged by low survey response rates.<\/p>\n

If Tuesday\u2019s data, particularly the spike in job openings, doesn\u2019t turn out to be a blip, it could indicate that the U.S. labor market not only is stabilizing but also possibly expanding.<\/p>\n

For the first time since last June, there are more job openings than job seekers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an important milestone to give job seekers hope,\u201d said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.<\/p>\n

This could all be welcome news for white-collar workers whose industries have been in contraction, as well as for those who fear the AI axe will fall on them.<\/p>\n

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More than 90% of the increase in April job openings was in the professional and business services industry, BLS data showed.<\/p>\n

\u201cGranted, one report doesn\u2019t make a trend \u2026 but it definitely pushes back on that narrative that we\u2019ve been worrying about for quite a while, which is that artificial intelligence is going to be the great job-killer,\u201d Yosif said. \u201cEmployers are finding ways to involve humans even though responsibilities are likely going to continue to shift as these technologies permeate within the labor market.\u201d<\/p>\n

War effects loom large<\/b><\/p>\n

The surge in white-collar job openings also would be a welcome sign for college graduates, noted Bill Adams, chief U.S. economist for Fifth Third Commercial Bank in Dallas.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn balance, April\u2019s jump in openings is an encouraging sign for job seekers finishing school this year but shouldn\u2019t carry disproportionate weight to other job market indicators,\u201d he wrote in a note to investors. \u201cThe collective message from recent job market data is that U.S. employment is growing modestly, but nevertheless at a faster pace than that of job seekers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The labor market churn \u2013 the inflow and outflow of workers \u2013 has slowed significantly in the past two years due to a confluence of dynamics, including the aging (and retiring) of workers, a post-pandemic hiring normalization, the emergence of new technologies, increasing economic uncertainty and sharp reductions in immigration.<\/p>\n

Economists have cautioned that the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and the related oil and supply shock could suppress hiring activity in the United States.<\/p>\n

That remains the case, Yosif said, noting that the US tapping into its strategic reserves has helped to blunt the effect of war\u2019s oil supply crunch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has also been a lot of push on both the United States\u2019 side as well as Iran\u2019s side to portray that both sides are working toward a deal, but that status quo cannot be held long term,\u201d he said. \u201cEventually oil supplies are going to run out. Eventually, investors are going to be expecting something more concrete with respect to when the Strait of Hormuz is going to be open.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cAnd I think that is where we could actually see some reversal in the (job) gains that we\u2019ve seen at the beginning of this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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