Employers post record 11.5 million job openings in March

By PAUL WISEMAN
AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers posted a record 11.5 million job openings in March, meaning the United States now has an unprecedented two job openings for every person who is unemployed. The latest data released Tuesday by the the Bureau of Labor Statistics further reveals an extraordinarily tight labor market that has emboldened millions of Americans to seek better paying jobs, while also contributing to the biggest inflation  surge in four decades. A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in March.