US Job Hires (JOLTS)
-3.0% YoY · as of May 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Total nonfarm hires during the month, seasonally adjusted, in thousands.
2006–2026 · 234 observationssource: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · vintage 2026-07-04
Methodology
BLS series JTS000000000000000HIL from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, seasonally adjusted, via the BLS Public Data API. Genuinely volatile: hires jumped over 100% from April to May 2020 as employers rehired workers furloughed during the initial COVID-19 shutdown month.