US Job Openings Rate (JOLTS)

4.6% as of May 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings, seasonally adjusted.

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2006–2026 · 245 observationssource: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · vintage 2026-07-04

Methodology

BLS series JTS000000000000000JOR from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, seasonally adjusted, via the BLS Public Data API.

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