Manufacturing job openings fell by 13,000 in October, to 465,000, the lowest since September 2020.
Since April 2022, available vacancies in the manufacturing sector have dropped by a whopping 532,000.
In effect, they are now below the 2018 pre-pandemic levels.
In November, manufacturing jobs fell 61,000 year-over-year to 12.9 million, the second-lowest since August 2022.
This marks the 4th consecutive monthly decline in manufacturing employment.