“Job openings decreased in August from the series high in July, but the openings rate at 3.6 percent was the same as April, May and June,” said Jennifer Schramm, SHRM-SCP, manager of workforce trends at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). “This comes after several disappointing Employment Situation Reports, adding to the somewhat more pessimistic view of the labor market of recent months. Otherwise, the report showed little change, and the more long-term view remains reasonably upbeat.”