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Economists forecast that the number of job openings was little changed in September and near a record high, at 5.488 million, according to Bloomberg.
The report for August showed that the share of employees quitting their jobs compared to total separations from employers rose to a post-recession high.
The quits rate - the number of quits divided by the number of employees who worked or were paid for work - was 2.1%. And, the share of total quits in relation to voluntary and involuntary separations climbed to 60.2%, matching the post-recession high reached in December.
This rate attracted more attention after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen endorsed it as a preferred metric of worker confidence in the jobs market.