U.S. Job Openings hit a new high this past February, signaling that industries may be on the road to recovering from a tumultuous pandemic year.

The number of available positions increased to 7.37 million during the month from an upwardly revised 7.1 million in January, the Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, showed Tuesday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 6.9 million openings. Vacancies in health care rose to a record while openings in accommodation and food services increased to a four-month high.

However, some obstacles still remain between vacancies and workers ready to fill them,

While elevated job vacancies suggest strong hiring in the coming months, businesses have said they can’t find workers to fill open positions as obstacles like child care and health concerns remain a challenge.

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