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WASHINGTON — Job openings dropped in May from the previous month and layoffs edged up, fresh evidence that employers are reluctant to add workers.
The decline in job openings comes after a sharp rise the previous two months, driven by temporary government hiring for the 2010 census and more openings in the private sector.
The Labor Department said Tuesday that job openings fell to 3.2 million in May, from 3.3 million in the previous month. April’s upwardly revised figure was the highest in 18 months.
