Job openings down in Wash., nationally amid COVID-19 outbreak in 'worst one-week drop since 2016'
Job openings in Washington state and across the country have dropped as the novel coronavirus outbreak has continued to force businesses to shut down and lay off workers.
A new report from Glassdoor shows in Washington, job openings on March 23 were down nearly 6% week over week, compared to the week of March 16.
Nationally, job openings were down even more, 8.8% compared to the previous week.
"The decline of roughly half a million job openings is the worst one-week drop since 2016," the report from Glassdoor said. "This decline in job openings on Glassdoor occurred simultaneously with a record-breaking surge in unemployment insurance claims, signaling the tough situation now facing workers, squeezed on both sides by layoffs and declining hiring."
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