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U.S. job openings increased by 333,000 in September to 7.52 million, above the 7.15 million forecast cited by CNBC. Reports describe the rise, alongside higher hiring, as a mild improvement in a still-sluggish labor market.
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More openings may give job seekers additional opportunities, but the reports characterize conditions as sluggish and say the improvement may not last. The figures offer employers, workers and policymakers a fresh measure of labor demand ahead of the payrolls report.