WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised more jobs in October than September, a hopeful sign that hiring could pick up in the coming months.
The Labor Department says job openings rose by 128,000 to 3.68 million. That's the most since June.
Even with the increase, the number of available jobs is still below the roughly 4 million that were advertised each month before the recession began in December 2007.
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