WASHINGTON, Sha'ban 3, 1437, May 10, 2016, SPA -- U.S. job openings rose in March and employers appeared to have trouble filling them, the government said Tuesday, indicating that the labor market remains fairly robust despite April's slowdown in employment gains. The Labor Department reported that job openings, a measure of labor demand, increased 149,000 to a seasonally adjusted 5.8 million. The increase lifted the jobs openings rate to 3.9 percent from 3.8 percent in February. However, hiring fell to 5.3 million from 5.5 million in February, suggesting that employers probably are not finding qualified workers for the open positions. The hiring rate slid to 3.7 percent from 3.8 percent in March. --SPA 19:21 LOCAL TIME 16:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w