Job Openings in U.S. Decrease to 2.72 Million (Update2)

By Bob Willis

April 6 (Bloomberg) -- Job openings in the U.S. fell in February for the first time in three months, a sign employers will be slow to expand staff even as firings subside.

Openings decreased by 131,000 to 2.72 million, the Labor Department said today in Washington. Fewer people were hired and the number of workers fired also decreased, the report also showed.

“Conditions in the labor market will continue to be tenuous as firms look for a pickup in sales activity before increasing employment opportunities,â€