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U.S. job openings drop in July

Hiring cools as companies worry about the economy

Posted: September 12, 2012 at 4:35 a.m.

A job seeker meets with Addus HealthCare representative Julie Kalloway at a “Hire a Vet” job fair in Addison, Ill., on Thursday. The number of job openings fell in July, the Labor Department said.

Job openings posted by employers fell to a seasonally adjusted 3.67 million in July, the Labor Department said Tuesday, down from June’s 3.72 million job openings, which was revised lower.

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