The number of job openings in Alabama dipped in August, according to new data released Tuesday.

The state reported 105,000 job openings this August, which was down nearly 5% from July and down 13% compared to the year before, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The data is seasonally adjusted.

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The job openings rate in Alabama, 4.5%, sat just above the national rate of 4.3% in August. Job openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of August, that could start within 30 days and includes active recruiting from the employer.

The release of the data was delayed by more than five weeks because of the 43-day-long federal government shutdown that started in October, th

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