 The number of job openings unexpectedly rose in May. The Labor Department says 8.1 million jobs were available at the end of the month. Analysts say the slight increase shows underlying strength in the labor market. State and local government, along with manufacturing, had the most job vacancies in May. On a yearly basis, the number of job openings was down by 1.2 million. Paramount is looking for a streaming partner to merge Paramount+.