Data Did You Know – According to the U.S. Department of Labor JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover) survey, in April there were 9.2 million job openings in the United States, which is a record, and past the previous highs, which were recorded in 2019. The statistics can easily be supplemented by anecdotal information in the news about how hard it is to fill openings. While technically the recession has not been declared over, it’s over.