{"id":31735,"date":"2022-03-30T04:22:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T04:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=31735"},"modified":"2022-03-30T04:22:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T04:22:15","slug":"job-openings-warn-of-higher-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/30\/job-openings-warn-of-higher-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Job openings warn of higher inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Job openings came in at a seasonally-adjusted 11.27 million for February, compared to unemployment of 6.27 million. A shortfall of 5 million workers.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-03-29-jolts.png?resize=525%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Job Openings &amp; Unemployment\" width=\"525\" height=\"328\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>An excess of 5 million job openings, above the unemployment level, is expected to maintain upward pressure on wage rates as employers compete for scarce workers. Inflationary pressure is likely to continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job openings came in at a seasonally-adjusted 11.27 million for February, compared to unemployment of 6.27 million. A shortfall of 5 million workers. Conclusion An excess of 5 million job openings, above the unemployment level, is expected to maintain upward pressure on wage rates as employers compete for scarce workers. Inflationary pressure is likely to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/30\/job-openings-warn-of-higher-inflation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Job openings warn of higher inflation&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,13,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deficit-spending-employment","category-inflation-economy","category-us-canada-countries-regions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Job openings warn of higher inflation - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Job openings warn of higher inflation - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Job openings came in at a seasonally-adjusted 11.27 million for February, compared to unemployment of 6.27 million. 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