Job openings in the U.S. unexpectedly increased in the month of November, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Tuesday.
The Labor Department said job openings rose to 8.098 million in November from an upwardly revised 7.839 million in October.
Economists had expected job openings to dip to 7.700 million from the 7.744 million originally reported for the previous month.
The report said job openings increased in the professional and business services, finance and insurance and private educational services sectors but decreased in the information sector.
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