A "NOW HIRING" sign is posted in the window of The Wharf Chocolate Factory at Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey, Calif., Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. California employers are adding new jobs at a record-breaking pace even as the state's unemployment claims remain stubbornly high, a sign the delta variant could be giving people pause about returning to work. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
September 8, 2021
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September 10, 2021 7 a.m.
Economic oddity: Record job openings and many unemployed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The disconnect is jarring: Across the United States, employers who are desperate to fill jobs have posted a record-high number of job openings. They're raising pay, too, and dangling bonuses to people who accept job offers or recruit their friends.