#usjobopeningsfalltofivemonthlow August job openings fell 256,000 to 7.079 million, the least since March of this year a drop in openings at firms with one to nine employees, which collapsed 335,000, pushing that cohort’s openings rate (openings as a percentage of employed+openings) from 6.0% to 4.3%. The overall openings rate fell a tenth also to 4.3%.$ZRO $BERA $PUMP