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U.S. job openings and hires held steady in May, according to a report from the Labor Department’s monthly job openings and labor turnover survey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The S&P Case-Shiller home-price index is due at 9 a.m., followed by the Chicago Business Barometer at 9:45 a.m., with data on consumer confidence and job openings at 10 a.m.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

The job openings and labor turnover survey will be released on Tuesday followed by the ADP private payrolls report and Challenger, Gray & Christmas job cuts data on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Economists forecast 7.3 million job openings on the last business day of May, roughly 300,000 less than in April.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

One door, one window, and a hole for the shaft are all the openings we built, because they are very difficult to make.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George