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Job openings fall from highest level in 14 years

Job openings fell in March from a 14-year high, a sign companies may have held off on posting vacancies amid slowing growth in the first quarter.

By Victoria Stilwell | Updated on May 12, 2015
(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

(Bloomberg) — Job openings fell in March from a 14-year high as companies held off posting vacancies amid a first-quarter slump in economic growth.

The number of positions waiting to be filled decreased by 150,000 to 4.99 million from a revised 5.14 million in February, the Labor Department reported Tuesday in Washington. Even with the decline, it was the second-highest level since 2001.

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