FACT CHECK: Obama's claims on jobs, health care in economic speech
October 02, 2014 at 17:17 PM EDT
A few of President Barack Obama's claims in his speech at Northwestern University on Thursday and how they compare with the facts: OBAMA: "Right now, there are more job openings than at any time since 2001." THE FACTS: True as far as it goes, but a job opening is not the same as a job filled, and companies are taking longer to fill them than before the recession.