Reuters conveying some job market info ahead of Friday's nonfarm payroll report

  • The National Federation of Independent Business said in its monthly jobs report that 50% of small business owners reported unfilled job openings in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from 49% in July.
  • August's reading is 28 percentage points higher than the 48-year average of 22%.
  • The report also showed that 91% of owners reported few or no qualified applicants for the positions they were trying to fill last month.

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Jobs data out overnight: