U.S. job openings rose at the start of the year, another sign the job market was solid when President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

US job openings rose in January while layoffs fell and quits picked up, indicating resilience in the labor market as the Trump administration took office.

M vs. 7.500M consensus and 7.508M prior (revised from 7.600M), according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday.

U.S. employers posted 7.7 million vacancies in January, the Labor Department reported Tuesday, up from 7.5 million. The outlook for the labor market is murky as Trump wages a trade war with foreign countries, purges federal workers and threatens to deport millions of immigrants.

Job openings increased slightly in January, but the data broadly reflected a cooling labor market with several metrics hovering near multiyear lows.

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that postings rose to 7.74 million on the month, up 232,000 from December.

U.S. job openings increased in January, but demand for labor is likely to soften in the months ahead amid concerns that uncertainty over import tariffs and aggressive government spending cuts could cause a sharp slowdown in economic activity.

American job openings increased in January, offering a brief sign of stability as the economy's direction remains questionable.

Vacancies increased to 7.740 million, up from December's downwardly revised 7.508 million. The January figure came in above the expected 7.650 million.