The number of available jobs in the United States plummeted in August compared with July, a sign that businesses may pull back further on hiring and potentially cool chronically high inflation.There were 10.1 million advertised jobs on the last day of August, the government said Tuesday, down a huge 10 percent from 11.2 million openings in July. In March, job openings had hit a record of nearly 11.9 million.Layoffs ticked up in August but remained at a historically low level, according to the report, known as the Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey, or JOLTS. And slightly more people quit their jobs, in most cases likely for better jobs elsewhere.
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