Economy
The Great Rebalancing: How the Fall to 8 Million Job Openings Broke the Back of Inflation
The U.S. labor market has officially entered a new era of "low-hire, low-fire" equilibrium, a stark contrast to the chaotic volatility that defined the post-pandemic years. As of January 23, 2026, recent data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) confirms a long-awaited normalization: job