United States JOLTS job openings level, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted: United States
The latest reading SOTW holds for United States is 7,523 Job openings in thousands for 2026-09, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · Job openings in thousands · BLS.USA.JOLTS.OPENINGS.LVL.SA.M · USA
JOLTS total nonfarm job-openings level, seasonally adjusted, in thousands. Counts positions open on the last business day of the reference month, with work available, a start possible within 30 days, and active external recruitment. This is a stock of vacancies, not a flow of hires during the month or an openings rate. Context reported in the original current-history API acquisition on 2026-10-13 UTC, rather than a statement of future current flags or historical release vintages: August 2026 carries P/preliminary. Revisions and historical methodology changes are expected; older published-table vintages are not used as substitutes for the captured current history. JOLTS last business day of the reference month; stock of job openings. Exact source reference date unknown; calendar month end is a SOTW coverage/freshness boundary. Original numbers, explicit missing rows and footnotes retained. No growth rates, payroll changes or release times are computed. Absent preliminary flags do not establish finality.
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- Latest
- 7,523
- Job openings in thousands · 2026-09 · Provisional (P)
- Previous
- 7,190
- Job openings in thousands · 2026-08
- Oldest shown
- 5,591
- Job openings in thousands · 2016-10
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
United States · history
Job openings in thousands · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (Job openings in thousands) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 7,523 | Provisional (P) |
| 2026-08 | 7,190 | |
| 2026-07 | 7,335 | |
| 2026-06 | 7,182 | |
| 2026-05 | 7,537 | |
| 2026-04 | 7,585 | |
| 2026-03 | 6,887 | |
| 2026-02 | 6,922 | |
| 2026-01 | 7,240 | |
| 2025-12 | 6,550 | |
| 2025-11 | 6,846 | |
| 2025-10 | 7,170 | |
| 2025-09 | 7,169 | |
| 2025-08 | 6,919 | |
| 2025-07 | 7,089 | |
| 2025-06 | 7,204 | |
| 2025-05 | 7,310 | |
| 2025-04 | 7,098 | |
| 2025-03 | 6,952 | |
| 2025-02 | 7,242 | |
| 2025-01 | 7,431 | |
| 2024-12 | 7,295 | |
| 2024-11 | 7,566 | |
| 2024-10 | 7,379 | |
| 2024-09 | 6,943 | |
| 2024-08 | 7,520 | |
| 2024-07 | 7,426 | |
| 2024-06 | 7,416 | |
| 2024-05 | 7,782 | |
| 2024-04 | 7,529 | |
| 2024-03 | 8,206 | |
| 2024-02 | 8,440 | |
| 2024-01 | 8,378 | |
| 2023-12 | 8,520 | |
| 2023-11 | 8,602 | |
| 2023-10 | 8,580 | |
| 2023-09 | 9,259 | |
| 2023-08 | 9,254 | |
| 2023-07 | 8,657 | |
| 2023-06 | 9,180 | |
| 2023-05 | 9,368 | |
| 2023-04 | 9,966 | |
| 2023-03 | 9,655 | |
| 2023-02 | 9,857 | |
| 2023-01 | 10,318 | |
| 2022-12 | 10,902 | |
| 2022-11 | 10,632 | |
| 2022-10 | 10,447 | |
| 2022-09 | 10,800 | |
| 2022-08 | 10,092 | |
| 2022-07 | 11,576 | |
| 2022-06 | 11,283 | |
| 2022-05 | 11,535 | |
| 2022-04 | 11,861 | |
| 2022-03 | 12,301 | |
| 2022-02 | 11,698 | |
| 2022-01 | 11,210 | |
| 2021-12 | 11,520 | |
| 2021-11 | 11,199 | |
| 2021-10 | 11,238 | |
| 2021-09 | 10,834 | |
| 2021-08 | 10,872 | |
| 2021-07 | 10,983 | |
| 2021-06 | 10,319 | |
| 2021-05 | 9,954 | |
| 2021-04 | 9,346 | |
| 2021-03 | 8,499 | |
| 2021-02 | 7,827 | |
| 2021-01 | 7,162 | |
| 2020-12 | 6,773 | |
| 2020-11 | 6,820 | |
| 2020-10 | 6,798 | |
| 2020-09 | 6,511 | |
| 2020-08 | 6,429 | |
| 2020-07 | 6,530 | |
| 2020-06 | 6,129 | |
| 2020-05 | 5,612 | |
| 2020-04 | 4,606 | |
| 2020-03 | 5,894 | |
| 2020-02 | 6,966 | |
| 2020-01 | 7,124 | |
| 2019-12 | 6,699 | |
| 2019-11 | 6,888 | |
| 2019-10 | 7,289 | |
| 2019-09 | 7,124 | |
| 2019-08 | 7,178 | |
| 2019-07 | 7,042 | |
| 2019-06 | 7,194 | |
| 2019-05 | 7,275 | |
| 2019-04 | 7,272 | |
| 2019-03 | 7,317 | |
| 2019-02 | 7,066 | |
| 2019-01 | 7,502 | |
| 2018-12 | 7,489 | |
| 2018-11 | 7,594 | |
| 2018-10 | 7,304 | |
| 2018-09 | 7,411 | |
| 2018-08 | 7,208 | |
| 2018-07 | 7,190 | |
| 2018-06 | 7,230 | |
| 2018-05 | 7,016 | |
| 2018-04 | 6,877 | |
| 2018-03 | 6,818 | |
| 2018-02 | 6,552 | |
| 2018-01 | 6,621 | |
| 2017-12 | 6,336 | |
| 2017-11 | 6,271 | |
| 2017-10 | 6,408 | |
| 2017-09 | 6,320 | |
| 2017-08 | 6,276 | |
| 2017-07 | 6,238 | |
| 2017-06 | 6,305 | |
| 2017-05 | 5,826 | |
| 2017-04 | 6,091 | |
| 2017-03 | 5,811 | |
| 2017-02 | 5,923 | |
| 2017-01 | 5,617 | |
| 2016-12 | 5,964 | |
| 2016-11 | 5,971 | |
| 2016-10 | 5,591 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.