Job openings: Total private (thousand; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US JOLTS survey (BLS)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, total private job openings stood at 6,348 thousand in August 2026, compared to 6,562 in July 2026.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are a total of 309 observations. The time span covered by the series extends from December 2000 to August 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: total private job openings peaked at 11,284 thousand in March 2022; they hit a minimum of 1,937 in April 2009; they had a mean value of 4,954.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 6,420.00 |
| 2026-07-31 | 6,562.00 |
| 2026-08-31 | 6,348.00 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Job openings: Total private |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Thousand |
| Source | Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Public Domain Data |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | SM1 |
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