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title: In case you missed it... The US job market continues to deteriorate
description: "Job openings fell -358,000 in February to 6.88 million, giving back most of the January jump.\n\nThe 3-month moving average continues to fall, now at ~6.89 million, now below the 2018-2019 pre-pandemic levels.\n\nThere are now just 0.9 job openings for every unemployed worker, near the lowest of the current business cycle.\n\nBy comparison, the ratio peaked at 2.0 in 2022, meaning available jobs per unemployed worker have been cut in half.\n\nTotal separations have also dropped to a decade low, suggesting employers are neither hiring nor firing, effectively freezing the labor market in place.\n\nThe job market is quietly weakening beneath the surface.\n\nSource: Global Markets Investor, wolfstreet"
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# [In case you missed it... The US job market continues to deteriorate](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/in-case-you-missed-it...-the-us-job-market-continues-to-deteriorate)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Apr 2, 2026, 2:07:21 PM

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