#job-openings

#job-openings

The New York City civil service exam schedule is open for October, and some jobs pay more than others. The application period for exams opened Oct. 1 Exam applications currently open include: assistant mechanical engineer; custodian; emergency medical specialist - EMT; emergency medical specialist trainee; occupational therapist (DOE); physical therapist (DOE); police officer; program officer (Department for the Aging); and public health nurse. The starting salary for each career varies, according to the city.

By the numbers: Other key data points in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey were of the nothing-to-see-here variety. The hiring rate was stable, as were the rates at which people voluntarily quit their jobs and were discharged or laid off. There were, however, sharp negative revisions to June numbers, particularly in layoffs and discharges. The number of job openings in June was revised down by 80,000, and the number of people who lost their jobs involuntarily that month was revised up by a whopping 192,000 from the earlier estimate.

The US dollar strengthened amid an unexpected increase in job openings in America, as a result sterling edged lower by 0.3% to $1.3712.

The increase of job openings to nearly 7.4 million in April exceeded expectations, reflecting a cautious labor market as companies retain employees while awaiting Trump-era policy impacts.