U.S. Job Openings Fall to Lowest Level in Five Years

The assessment is based on a strong consensus across multiple authoritative and relevant sources. The primary sources listed are the official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) reports, which are the definitive origin of this data. While these primary sources provide the raw data, multiple independent and credible secondary sources directly interpret this data to support the statement. For instance, a major news agency (Reuters) reports, "US job openings drop to more than five-year low in December," and an economic research lab's analysis explicitly "confirms the statement." Additional news and financial data outlets corroborate this finding. There is no conflicting information among the relevant sources. The only irrelevant source, concerning data for Hawaii, does not impact the assessment of the national claim. The unanimity between the primary data source and the secondary analyses provides high confidence that the statement is true.