US job openings dropped to a five-year low in December 2025, report shows - short news
Data from November 2025 was also revised lower amid a softening in labor market conditions at the end of the year
US job openings dropped to the lowest level in more than five years in December and data for the prior month was revised lower amid a softening in labor market conditions at the end of 2025.
Job openings, a measure of labor demand, decreased by 386,000 to 6.542m by the last day of December, the lowest level since September 2020, the labor department’s Bureau of..
source: The Guardian - 05.02.2026