The number of job openings fell by 237,000 to 7.673 million in July 2024 from a downwardly revised 7.910 million in June, reaching the lowest level since January 2021 and below market forecasts of 8.10 million. The number of job openings decreased in health care and social assistance (-187,000); state and local government, excluding education (-101,000); and transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-88,000), but increased in professional and business services (+178,000) and in federal government (+28,000). Meanwhile, both the number of hires and total separations changed slightly, to 5.5 million and 5.4 million, respectively. Within separations, the number of job quits decreased to 3.277 million, the lowest level since September 2020, from a downwardly revised 3.214 million in June. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Job Offers in the United States decreased to 7673 Thousand in July from 7910 Thousand in June of 2024. Job Offers in the United States averaged 5381.23 Thousand from 2000 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 12182.00 Thousand in March of 2022 and a record low of 2232.00 Thousand in July of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Job Openings - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Job Openings - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2024.

Job Offers in the United States decreased to 7673 Thousand in July from 7910 Thousand in June of 2024. Job Offers in the United States is expected to be 8400.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Job Openings is projected to trend around 7000.00 Thousand in 2025, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-07-30 02:00 PM
JOLTs Job Openings
Jun 8.184M 8.23M 8M 8.05M
2024-09-04 02:00 PM
JOLTs Job Openings
Jul 7.673M 7.91M 8.10M 8.09M
2024-10-01 02:00 PM
JOLTs Job Openings
Aug 7.673M 7.67M 7.65M


Related Last Unit Reference
Employed Persons 161434.00 Thousand Aug 2024
Employment Rate 60.00 percent Aug 2024
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1762.00 Thousand Jul 2024
JOLTs Job Openings 7673.00 Thousand Jul 2024
JOLTs Job Quits 3277.00 Thousand Jul 2024
Job Quits Rate 2.10 Percent Jul 2024
Job Openings 8341.00 Thousand Jul 2024
Participation Rate 62.70 percent Aug 2024
Non Farm Payrolls 142.00 Thousand Aug 2024
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 118.00 Thousand Aug 2024
Unemployed Persons 7115.00 Thousand Aug 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.20 percent Aug 2024

United States Job Openings
In the United States, job openings refer to all positions that are open (not filled) on the last business day of the month. Job openings are part of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The survey collects data from around 16400 nonfarm establishments including retailers and manufacturers, as well as federal, state, and local government entities in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The JOLTS assesses the unmet demand for labor in the U.S. labor market and gained attention in 2014 as favorite labor market indicator of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
7673.00 7910.00 12182.00 2232.00 2000 - 2024 Thousand Monthly
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News Stream
US Job Openings Drop to 2021-Lows
The number of job openings fell by 237,000 to 7.673 million in July 2024 from a downwardly revised 7.910 million in June, reaching the lowest level since January 2021 and below market forecasts of 8.10 million. The number of job openings decreased in health care and social assistance (-187,000); state and local government, excluding education (-101,000); and transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-88,000), but increased in professional and business services (+178,000) and in federal government (+28,000). Meanwhile, both the number of hires and total separations changed slightly, to 5.5 million and 5.4 million, respectively. Within separations, the number of job quits decreased to 3.277 million, the lowest level since September 2020, from a downwardly revised 3.214 million in June.
2024-09-04
US Job Openings Little Changed in June
The number of job openings was little changed at 8.184 million in June 2024 from an upwardly revised 8.23 million in May, and compared to forecasts of 8 million. Job openings increased in accommodation and food services (120K) and in state and local government, excluding education (94K) but decreased in durable goods manufacturing (-88K) and in federal government (-62K). The current job openings figure is lower than the 9.12 million reported a year prior and falls below the monthly average of 10.174 million observed between 2021 and 2023. Meanwhile, both the number of hires and total separations changed slightly, to 5.3 million and 5.1 million, respectively. Within separations, the number of job quits decreased to 3.282 million, the lowest level since November 2020, from a downwardly revised 3.403 million in May.
2024-07-30
US Job Openings Top Expectations
The number of job openings rose by 221,000 from the previous month to 8.140 million in May 2024, beating the market consensus of 7.91 million. It follows a downwardly revised 7.919 million in April which was the lowest in three years. In May, job openings increased in state and local government, excluding education (+117,000), durable goods manufacturing (+97,000), and federal government (+37,000). On the other hand, job openings decreased in accommodation and food services (-147,000) and in private educational services (-34,000). Regarding regional distribution, job openings went up in the Midwest (+116,000), West (+85,000) and Northeast (+78,000), but fell in the South (-58,000).
2024-07-02