United States Job Offers

Last Release

Mar 31, 2024

Actual

8,488

Units In

Thousand

8,756

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jun 04, 2024

Time to Release

1 Months 2 Days 16 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
11,549 Mar 2022	2,232 Jul 2009	5,332.63 Thousand	2000-2024	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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.

Latest Updates

The number of job openings declined by 325,000 from the previous month to 8.488 million in March 2024, reaching the lowest level since February 2021 and missing the market consensus of 8.690 million. During the month, job openings decreased in construction (-182,000) and in finance and insurance (-158,000), but increased in state and local government education (+68,000). Regarding regional distribution, job openings were sharply down in the West (-194,000), the Midwest (-112,000) and the South (-41,000), while they rose in the Northeast (+22,000).