Job openings in the U.S. plateaued in late summer at records as the Delta variant of Covid-19 curtailed previously strong demand for restaurant, salon and other in-person service positions.
Postings on job-search site Indeed.com were up about 39% at the end of August from February 2020, ahead of the pandemic. That marked a modest gain from the comparable week of July, when postings were up 37% from February 2020.
