Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm

Title Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
Series ID JTSJOL
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Level in Thousands
Date Range 2000-12-01 to 2024-08-01
Last Updated 2024-10-01 9:06 AM CDT
Notes Total Nonfarm Job Openings are a measure of all jobs that are not filled on the last business day of the month. A job is considered open if a specific position exists and there is work available for it, the job can be started within 30 days, and there is active recruiting for the position.

Total Nonfarm Job Openings are measured by the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These data are a unique economic indicator of unmet demand for labor and labor shortages. Economists, government officials, and researchers use Job Openings as a measure of tightness within job markets.

Note that the set of available job openings may decline because openings become filled, or because previous openings are removed without filling positions.

For more information, see:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Overview Page
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Data Definitions
DATE VALUE
2000-12-01 5088
2001-01-01 5234
2001-02-01 5097
2001-03-01 4762
2001-04-01 4615
2001-05-01 4425
2001-06-01 4361
2001-07-01 4447
2001-08-01 4024
2001-09-01 4071
2001-10-01 3707
2001-11-01 3775
2001-12-01 3677
2002-01-01 3699
2002-02-01 3436
2002-03-01 3612
2002-04-01 3471
2002-05-01 3457
2002-06-01 3412
2002-07-01 3367
2002-08-01 3517
2002-09-01 3301
2002-10-01 3479
2002-11-01 3514
2002-12-01 3169
2003-01-01 3441
2003-02-01 3229
2003-03-01 3099
2003-04-01 3108
2003-05-01 3289
2003-06-01 3390
2003-07-01 2981
2003-08-01 3190
2003-09-01 3091
2003-10-01 3305
2003-11-01 3324
2003-12-01 3414
2004-01-01 3424
2004-02-01 3532
2004-03-01 3525
2004-04-01 3511
2004-05-01 3710
2004-06-01 3337
2004-07-01 3814
2004-08-01 3541
2004-09-01 3821
2004-10-01 3943
2004-11-01 3472
2004-12-01 4074
2005-01-01 3804
2005-02-01 3965
2005-03-01 4044
2005-04-01 4159
2005-05-01 3797
2005-06-01 4062
2005-07-01 4256
2005-08-01 4142
2005-09-01 4352
2005-10-01 4184
2005-11-01 4248
2005-12-01 4282
2006-01-01 4397
2006-02-01 4325
2006-03-01 4732
2006-04-01 4790
2006-05-01 4463
2006-06-01 4614
2006-07-01 4394
2006-08-01 4710
2006-09-01 4737
2006-10-01 4591
2006-11-01 4645
2006-12-01 4620
2007-01-01 4763
2007-02-01 4699
2007-03-01 4962
2007-04-01 4689
2007-05-01 4657
2007-06-01 4859
2007-07-01 4598
2007-08-01 4546
2007-09-01 4652
2007-10-01 4636
2007-11-01 4646
2007-12-01 4545
2008-01-01 4624
2008-02-01 4279
2008-03-01 4225
2008-04-01 4035
2008-05-01 4194
2008-06-01 3830
2008-07-01 3749
2008-08-01 3674
2008-09-01 3222
2008-10-01 3377
2008-11-01 3231
2008-12-01 3146
2009-01-01 2738
2009-02-01 2864
2009-03-01 2534
2009-04-01 2295
2009-05-01 2549
2009-06-01 2503
2009-07-01 2232
2009-08-01 2338
2009-09-01 2487
2009-10-01 2406
2009-11-01 2503
2009-12-01 2568
2010-01-01 2837
2010-02-01 2666
2010-03-01 2679
2010-04-01 3153
2010-05-01 2988
2010-06-01 2801
2010-07-01 3082
2010-08-01 2999
2010-09-01 2918
2010-10-01 3235
2010-11-01 3211
2010-12-01 3058
2011-01-01 3104
2011-02-01 3226
2011-03-01 3261
2011-04-01 3259
2011-05-01 3179
2011-06-01 3455
2011-07-01 3623
2011-08-01 3329
2011-09-01 3774
2011-10-01 3619
2011-11-01 3565
2011-12-01 3768
2012-01-01 3909
2012-02-01 3616
2012-03-01 3979
2012-04-01 3793
2012-05-01 3835
2012-06-01 3911
2012-07-01 3735
2012-08-01 3809
2012-09-01 3882
2012-10-01 3775
2012-11-01 3878
2012-12-01 3970
2013-01-01 3923
2013-02-01 4004
2013-03-01 4076
2013-04-01 3988
2013-05-01 4145
2013-06-01 4150
2013-07-01 3885
2013-08-01 4085
2013-09-01 4128
2013-10-01 4222
2013-11-01 4119
2013-12-01 4121
2014-01-01 4127
2014-02-01 4373
2014-03-01 4388
2014-04-01 4566
2014-05-01 4747
2014-06-01 4982
2014-07-01 4846
2014-08-01 5349
2014-09-01 4914
2014-10-01 5012
2014-11-01 4843
2014-12-01 5130
2015-01-01 5344
2015-02-01 5466
2015-03-01 5210
2015-04-01 5598
2015-05-01 5563
2015-06-01 5248
2015-07-01 6056
2015-08-01 5467
2015-09-01 5488
2015-10-01 5773
2015-11-01 5708
2015-12-01 5845
2016-01-01 6012
2016-02-01 5770
2016-03-01 6129
2016-04-01 5803
2016-05-01 5777
2016-06-01 5742
2016-07-01 5962
2016-08-01 5677
2016-09-01 5868
2016-10-01 5591
2016-11-01 5971
2016-12-01 5964
2017-01-01 5617
2017-02-01 5923
2017-03-01 5811
2017-04-01 6091
2017-05-01 5826
2017-06-01 6305
2017-07-01 6238
2017-08-01 6276
2017-09-01 6320
2017-10-01 6408
2017-11-01 6271
2017-12-01 6336
2018-01-01 6621
2018-02-01 6552
2018-03-01 6818
2018-04-01 6877
2018-05-01 7016
2018-06-01 7230
2018-07-01 7190
2018-08-01 7208
2018-09-01 7411
2018-10-01 7304
2018-11-01 7594
2018-12-01 7489
2019-01-01 7502
2019-02-01 7066
2019-03-01 7317
2019-04-01 7272
2019-05-01 7275
2019-06-01 7194
2019-07-01 7042
2019-08-01 7178
2019-09-01 7124
2019-10-01 7289
2019-11-01 6888
2019-12-01 6699
2020-01-01 7170
2020-02-01 6974
2020-03-01 5924
2020-04-01 4637
2020-05-01 5593
2020-06-01 6156
2020-07-01 6491
2020-08-01 6369
2020-09-01 6505
2020-10-01 6838
2020-11-01 6857
2020-12-01 6758
2021-01-01 7185
2021-02-01 7818
2021-03-01 8519
2021-04-01 9282
2021-05-01 9905
2021-06-01 10317
2021-07-01 10991
2021-08-01 10884
2021-09-01 10875
2021-10-01 11365
2021-11-01 11178
2021-12-01 11511
2022-01-01 11243
2022-02-01 11700
2022-03-01 12182
2022-04-01 11773
2022-05-01 11473
2022-06-01 11204
2022-07-01 11537
2022-08-01 10119
2022-09-01 10784
2022-10-01 10526
2022-11-01 10702
2022-12-01 11000
2023-01-01 10425
2023-02-01 9849
2023-03-01 9623
2023-04-01 9904
2023-05-01 9311
2023-06-01 9125
2023-07-01 8805
2023-08-01 9358
2023-09-01 9307
2023-10-01 8685
2023-11-01 8931
2023-12-01 8889
2024-01-01 8748
2024-02-01 8813
2024-03-01 8355
2024-04-01 7919
2024-05-01 8230
2024-06-01 7910
2024-07-01 7711
2024-08-01 8040

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