Job openings increased, and beat expectations, to 11 million in December, up from 10.5 million the previous month, while the number of quits declined slightly, to 4.1 million, down from 4.2 million, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Blue-collar jobs were foremost in worker demand, with openings in accommodation and food services increasing by 409,000 for the month. Retail trade and construction services saw notable gains as well.
Overall, most sectors had more jobs to offer in December. However, job openings in the information sector, which includes tech and social media companies, collapsed by a little more than half last month, from 216,000 to 109,000….