Markets Hiring & Labor Demand

Job Openings Rate

Hiring & Labor Demand · BLS JOLTS · Monthly · National

Latest reading June 2026

4.4% −0.1 ppdown, generally unfavorable MoM

+0.1 ppup, generally favorable YoY

Job Openings Rate, National. 234 observations from January 2007 to June 2026.

Key Stats

Latest4.4%June 2026
Prior Period4.5%May 2026
Period Change−0.1 ppdown, generally unfavorableMoM
Prior Year4.3%Jun 2025
Year Change+0.1 ppup, generally favorableYoY
12-Mo High4.6%Apr 2026
12-Mo Low4%Dec 2025
3-Yr High5.6%Aug 2023
3-Yr Low4%Dec 2025
FrequencyMonthly
Seasonal Adj.Seasonally adjusted
Observations234Jan 2007 – Jun 2026

Related Market Measures National

Job Economy Report the market around this measure · National

Job Openings

7.36M
+2.15%up, generally favorable YoY

Jun 2026

Hires

5.35M
+0.39%up, generally favorable YoY

Jun 2026

Quits

3.23M
−0.68%down, mixed signal YoY

Jun 2026

Quits Rate

2%
−0.1 ppdown, mixed signal YoY

Jun 2026

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Performance Overview change over each horizon the series supports

1 Month

−0.1 ppdown, generally unfavorable

June 2026

3 Month

+0.2 ppup, generally favorable

since Mar 2026

1 Year

+0.1 ppup, generally favorable

YoY

3 Year

−1.2 ppdown, generally unfavorable

since Jun 2023

5 Year

−2.2 ppdown, generally unfavorable

since Jun 2021

Data & Methodology

Source BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)
Dataset bls.jolts
Reference Period June 2026
Frequency Monthly
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally adjusted
Geography National
Unit percent
Metric ID bls.jolts.job_openings_rate
Observations 234
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National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro area only.

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