Jobs · JTSJOR
Job openings rate (JOLTS)
As of Aug 2026, the job openings rate (JOLTS) stood at 4.3% (rate), a change of -0.1 pt from the month before.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Aug 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Aug 2026)
4.3%
Change from Jul 2026
-0.1 pt
A year earlier
4.2%
12-month change
+2.4%
4.3% Aug 2026 · Rate
Rate. Data from Dec 2000 to Aug 2026 (309 observations).
What it measures
The job openings rate is the number of openings as a share of total employment plus openings. It makes openings comparable over time as the workforce grows.
- Official title
- Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
- Units
- Rate
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 4.3% | -0.1 pt |
| Jul 2026 | 4.4% | +0.1 pt |
| Jun 2026 | 4.3% | -0.2 pt |
| May 2026 | 4.5% | -0.1 pt |
| Apr 2026 | 4.6% | +0.4 pt |
| Mar 2026 | 4.2% | 0.0 pt |
| Feb 2026 | 4.2% | -0.2 pt |
| Jan 2026 | 4.4% | +0.4 pt |
| Dec 2025 | 4.0% | -0.1 pt |
| Nov 2025 | 4.1% | -0.2 pt |
| Oct 2025 | 4.3% | 0.0 pt |
| Sep 2025 | 4.3% | +0.1 pt |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings: Total Nonfarm [JTSJOR], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSJOR, Oct 27, 2026.
- View JTSJOR on FRED® · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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