U.S. job openings declined to 7.1 million in August, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday, falling short of the 7.2 million consensus e

U.S. job openings declined to 7.1 million in August, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday, falling short of the 7.2 million consensus estimate. The slight retreat from July’s revised 7.27 million suggests a marginal cooling in labor demand, though officials characterized the…