Job openings slide to 8.7 million in October, well below estimate, to lowest level since March 2021

• Job openings openings totaled 8.73 million for the month, a decline of 617,000, or 6.6%, the Labor Department reported Tuesday in its monthly JOLTS report.
• That was the lowest total since March 2021 and brought the ratio of openings to available workers down to 1.3 to 1.

Job openings slide to 8.7 million in October, well below estimate, to lowest level since March 2021 (cnbc.com)