The number of job openings in the United States decreased to 10.053 million in August from an upwardly revised 11.70 million in the previous month and abelow market expectations of 10.775 million. The largest decreases in job openings were in health care and social assistance (-236,000), other services (-183,000), and retail trade (-143,000). Meanwhile, some 4.2 million Americans quit their jobs in August, little changed from the prior month, with the so-called quits rate unchanged at 2.7%.
Source: Refinitiv
Factory orders in the US decreased 0.0 % in August, missing market forecast of a 0.1% rise.
Durable goods orders -0.2% vs -0.2% prelim
Durable goods orders non-defense ex-air +1.4% vs +1.3% prelim
Durables ex transport +0.3% vs +0.2% prelim
Factory orders ex-transport +0.2% vs -1.1% prior
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