Economic Report: U.S. job openings fall to nearly 2-year low of 9.6 million. Fewer people are quitting, too.

This post was originally published on this site

The numbers: Job openings fell to a nearly two-year low of 9.6 million in March in a sign the U.S. labor market is gradually cooling off, but competition for workers remains intense and is adding to upward pressure on wages and inflation.

Job listings declined from a revised 10 million in February, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

The…