By Dan Weil Job openings totaled 11.3 million as of May 31, while hires registered 6.5 million in the month. The strength of May’s employment numbers surprised many experts, with nonfarm payrolls adding 390,000 workers. The June report is due July 8, and economists expect a deceleration to a gain of about 270,000, according to a Bloomberg survey. That would represent one of the smallest increases during the economic recovery that began in May 2020. But it’s well above the trend of the 10 years prior to the covid pandemic, which began in March 2020. A number close to the consensus would constit…