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U.S. job openings slip in January, still close to record highs -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An advertisement for trucking jobs in a tractor trailer drives southbound on Interstate 81 at Staunton Virginia. This was January 22, 2022. Photograph taken January 22, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. job opportunities fell in January but remained at record levels as workers shortages continue, according to a Wednesday report.

According to the Labor Department’s monthly Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report, job openings, which are a measure for labor demand, fell by 185,000 to 11.26 million the day before. The December data was updated to reflect a record of 11.448million job openings, instead of 10.925 million.

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