America has a record number of job openings.
In April, there were 5.78 million job openings, according to Labor Department data published Wednesday. That matches the all-time high set in July 2015.
The openings are across a range of industries. Manufacturing, trade and transportation each had posted north of 46,000 jobs.
Such a high overall number open positions is both good and bad news. On one hand, it means employers are hiring more. At the worst part of the recession in 2009 there were only 2.3 million job openings.
But on the other hand, it is also a symptom of a growing problem in the U.S. economy, where employers can't find skilled workers for the jobs that they need. That disparity is called the job skills gap, and it's a major challenge in right now.
Overall, Americans are generally feeling more confident about quitting their jobs. One key measure of workers' optimism in the job market is the quits rate -- how many people are quitting their jobs voluntarily.