Job openings: Total (thousand; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US JOLTS survey (BLS)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, total nonfarm job openings stood at 7,079 thousand in August 2026, versus 7,335 in July 2026.
Sample. There are 309 data points overall in the monthly time series presented in the plot above. The time period covered by the series is from December 2000 to August 2026.
History. Take a look at some statistics computed on the whole sample: total nonfarm job openings had a mean of 5,515 thousand; they recorded their highest level of 12,301 in March 2022; they hit a trough of 2,232 in July 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 7,182.00 |
| 2026-07-31 | 7,335.00 |
| 2026-08-31 | 7,079.00 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Job openings: Total |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Thousand |
| Source | Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Public Domain Data |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | SM1 |
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