JOLTS Job Openings

Seasonally adjusted total nonfarm job openings on the last business day of each month, measured in thousands.

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CURRENT7523.00kk job openings • September 2026

PRIOR MOVE+333.00kvs prior month

VS YEAR AGO+354.00kchange in displayed metric

10-YEAR POSITION63rdpercentile rank

JOLTS Job Openings history

k job openings • normalized monthly

121 plotted periodsLatest: 7523k

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Sep 2026: 7523 k job openings

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WHY IT MATTERS

Job openings measure employers' unmet demand for labor and help explain hiring pressure alongside unemployment and wages.

The current 5-year z-score is -0.68, with a 10-year displayed-metric range of 4606.00k to 12301.00k.

SOURCE & METHOD

Verified data, calculated server-side.

Source: FRED, series JTSJOL. Values are displayed in k job openings.

Historical coverage begins December 2000. Daily and weekly observations are averaged within each calendar month for this page chart.

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