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Unfilled jobs employers are actively trying to fill.
7.6M
Thousands · latest, May 2026
vs prior month▲ 0.1%
vs year ago▲ 3.9%
| Year | Job Openings |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1M |
| 2001 | 3.7M |
| 2002 | 3.2M |
| 2003 | 3.4M |
| 2004 | 4.1M |
| 2005 | 4.3M |
| 2006 | 4.6M |
| 2007 | 4.5M |
| 2008 | 3.1M |
| 2009 | 2.6M |
| 2010 | 3.1M |
| 2011 | 3.8M |
| 2012 | 4.0M |
| 2013 | 4.1M |
| 2014 | 5.1M |
| 2015 | 5.8M |
| 2016 | 6.0M |
| 2017 | 6.3M |
| 2018 | 7.5M |
| 2019 | 6.7M |
| 2020 | 6.8M |
| 2021 | 11.5M |
| 2022 | 10.9M |
| 2023 | 8.5M |
| 2024 | 7.3M |
| 2025 | 6.5M |
| 2026 | 7.6M |
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Source: FRED · JTSJOL · series · Dec 2000 to May 2026 · latest-revised
Refreshed Jul 31, 2026 from FRED.
Unfilled jobs employers are actively trying to fill.
Total nonfarm job openings on the last business day of the month (BLS JOLTS).
Source: FRED · May 2026 · Full lesson → Learn
About the bands. Shaded spans are NBER-dated US recessions, drawn as factual overlays. They mark when the economy contracted, not why. Lining an event up with a move is not evidence it caused the move.
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No single number is the economy. These measure nearby parts of it — add one to compare, or open it on its own.
- Unemployment Rate Job-seekers measured against these openings.
- Initial Jobless Claims Layoffs filing for benefits each week.
- Nonfarm Payrolls The net jobs actually added.