What does the US JOLTS by Industry and Region table measure?

This table measures job openings, hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations across various industries and geographic regions in the United States.

How frequently is this data published and how far back does it go?

The data is published monthly by the BLS and FRED, with time series beginning in the year 2000.

What specific breakdowns are available in this table?

It includes breakdowns by major NAICS industries, government sectors, and the four main US geographic regions.

How is this table measured and reported?

All core metrics in this table are reported as absolute levels in thousand persons for each covered sector and region in the United States.

US JOLTS by Industry and Region

Name: US JOLTS by Industry and Region
Creator: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

US job openings and labor turnover metrics by industry and region, from the BLS.

Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)Last updated: Sep 21, 2026, 14:12Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023	07-2023
Job openings6	7,738	6,948	7,500	8,160	6,677	6,679	7,377	6,088	6,591	7,540	7,136	6,952	7,586	6,982	7,104	7,667	6,807	7,008	7,612	6,798	7,254	7,754	6,913	7,536	7,999	7,195	7,584	8,119	8,066	8,143	8,561	7,947	8,164	9,047	9,235	9,267	9,401
Private sector10	6,869	6,131	6,636	7,352	5,956	5,984	6,646	5,379	5,941	6,805	6,404	6,211	6,742	6,082	6,274	6,840	5,977	6,173	6,764	5,919	6,383	6,905	6,077	6,559	6,993	6,188	6,510	7,235	7,070	7,279	7,703	6,963	7,154	8,140	8,280	8,177	8,331
Government2	870	817	865	808	721	695	731	710	650	735	732	740	844	900	830	827	829	834	847	879	871	849	836	977	1,006	1,007	1,073	884	996	864	859	984	1,010	906	956	1,090	1,070
Northeast	1,242	1,249	1,306	1,454	1,167	1,100	1,291	1,060	1,128	1,262	1,243	1,171	1,349	1,307	1,376	1,427	1,237	1,337	1,378	1,251	1,204	1,231	1,337	1,376	1,375	1,369	1,420	1,373	1,501	1,410	1,493	1,390	1,349	1,523	1,536	1,506	1,587
South	2,764	2,693	2,889	3,085	2,604	2,668	2,952	2,527	2,741	2,978	2,973	2,810	2,958	2,837	2,917	2,993	2,582	2,677	2,895	2,701	2,997	3,034	2,673	3,080	3,242	2,790	2,964	3,387	3,127	3,178	3,313	3,227	3,242	3,661	3,791	3,714	3,764
Midwest	1,640	1,426	1,597	1,622	1,508	1,465	1,576	1,290	1,393	1,628	1,528	1,539	1,596	1,521	1,557	1,663	1,601	1,477	1,625	1,427	1,494	1,674	1,543	1,627	1,714	1,570	1,671	1,738	1,799	1,765	1,865	1,725	1,839	1,887	2,002	1,997	1,961
West	2,092	1,580	1,708	1,999	1,398	1,446	1,557	1,211	1,328	1,673	1,393	1,431	1,683	1,318	1,255	1,583	1,386	1,516	1,713	1,420	1,559	1,815	1,359	1,453	1,667	1,466	1,529	1,621	1,639	1,790	1,891	1,605	1,734	1,977	1,906	2,050	2,088
Hires6	5,513	6,139	5,967	5,597	5,220	4,104	5,256	3,879	4,451	5,465	5,256	5,652	5,739	6,102	6,040	5,834	4,947	4,482	5,125	3,873	4,668	5,530	5,431	5,789	5,972	5,907	6,173	5,866	5,063	4,779	5,464	4,072	4,998	6,113	5,786	6,528	6,231
Private sector10	5,179	5,757	5,551	5,339	4,984	3,864	4,948	3,682	4,234	5,159	4,857	5,134	5,361	5,693	5,632	5,564	4,698	4,243	4,787	3,648	4,412	5,201	5,026	5,133	5,505	5,501	5,755	5,588	4,773	4,488	5,093	3,813	4,702	5,767	5,362	5,802	5,784
Government2	334	382	416	258	236	240	308	197	217	306	399	518	378	408	408	270	249	239	338	225	256	329	405	656	467	406	419	277	291	291	371	259	296	346	424	726	447
Northeast	847	1,141	1,000	813	788	660	836	630	791	859	913	867	898	1,045	1,067	904	833	642	764	554	743	843	903	914	1,043	1,052	958	859	820	651	804	595	768	889	955	938	970
South	2,359	2,233	2,320	2,208	2,095	1,659	2,108	1,465	1,625	2,047	1,938	2,319	2,261	2,367	2,118	2,280	1,971	1,940	2,172	1,549	1,829	2,292	2,224	2,505	2,226	2,281	2,470	2,430	2,087	2,188	2,321	1,819	2,130	2,545	2,499	2,932	2,609
Midwest	1,146	1,397	1,460	1,258	1,104	846	1,020	877	1,013	1,260	1,164	1,209	1,210	1,341	1,411	1,324	1,083	896	1,039	843	1,058	1,152	1,127	1,168	1,250	1,349	1,473	1,249	1,045	930	1,095	830	1,059	1,259	1,109	1,339	1,243
West	1,161	1,367	1,187	1,317	1,233	939	1,292	908	1,022	1,298	1,241	1,256	1,371	1,349	1,444	1,327	1,060	1,003	1,151	928	1,038	1,243	1,177	1,203	1,454	1,225	1,271	1,327	1,111	1,010	1,244	827	1,041	1,419	1,223	1,319	1,410
Total separations6	5,584	5,620	5,221	4,906	4,764	4,102	5,626	5,029	4,378	5,244	5,454	6,325	5,672	5,620	5,208	5,164	4,654	4,347	5,708	4,823	4,452	5,196	5,418	6,299	5,926	5,331	5,349	5,305	4,621	4,544	5,790	5,205	4,821	5,617	5,760	6,766	6,087
Private sector10	5,159	5,119	4,832	4,661	4,531	3,880	5,341	4,702	4,155	4,927	4,995	5,803	5,290	5,149	4,790	4,912	4,400	4,120	5,432	4,516	4,226	4,925	5,067	5,807	5,532	4,841	4,934	5,037	4,390	4,316	5,497	4,883	4,577	5,336	5,417	6,276	5,685
Government2	425	502	389	245	233	222	285	327	223	317	458	522	381	471	417	252	254	227	276	307	226	271	351	491	394	490	415	267	231	228	293	322	244	281	344	490	403
Northeast	819	845	753	714	702	640	994	797	717	930	934	1,020	916	882	767	839	650	688	894	800	692	726	985	1,034	936	877	812	830	702	646	907	923	789	976	884	920	888
South	2,381	2,248	2,203	2,052	1,935	1,619	2,005	1,885	1,646	1,872	2,017	2,407	2,246	1,990	2,060	2,038	2,019	1,810	2,206	1,899	1,632	2,108	2,167	2,407	2,358	2,183	2,152	2,095	1,902	1,904	2,408	2,011	1,834	2,309	2,402	2,840	2,570
Midwest	1,251	1,191	1,112	981	1,070	857	1,219	1,208	974	1,235	1,267	1,456	1,169	1,360	1,154	1,069	981	903	1,252	1,051	997	1,113	1,195	1,452	1,150	1,071	1,125	1,118	1,022	937	1,197	1,079	1,079	1,119	1,230	1,483	1,282
West	1,134	1,336	1,153	1,160	1,056	986	1,407	1,138	1,041	1,207	1,235	1,441	1,341	1,389	1,227	1,218	1,003	946	1,356	1,072	1,131	1,249	1,071	1,406	1,482	1,201	1,260	1,261	995	1,057	1,277	1,192	1,119	1,213	1,244	1,523	1,347
Quits6	3,539	3,553	3,297	3,059	2,914	2,403	3,051	2,738	2,592	3,051	3,110	3,944	3,641	3,526	3,422	3,199	3,176	2,520	3,110	2,598	2,533	3,292	3,263	4,087	3,879	3,549	3,517	3,505	2,993	2,820	3,249	2,915	3,051	3,648	3,796	4,522	4,077
Private sector10	3,304	3,267	3,077	2,900	2,773	2,269	2,898	2,590	2,466	2,891	2,855	3,678	3,423	3,268	3,197	3,053	3,024	2,375	2,954	2,438	2,402	3,137	3,066	3,825	3,671	3,286	3,253	3,336	2,857	2,674	3,079	2,753	2,904	3,478	3,597	4,235	3,839
Government2	235	286	219	159	141	135	153	148	126	161	255	266	218	257	225	146	152	145	155	160	132	155	197	262	208	263	264	169	137	146	171	162	147	170	199	287	238
Northeast	476	477	403	370	389	352	511	362	361	456	474	551	514	499	479	491	435	353	462	350	327	436	551	654	516	512	518	513	442	361	455	410	444	515	539	535	569
South	1,535	1,469	1,449	1,364	1,242	989	1,138	1,078	1,075	1,213	1,242	1,637	1,497	1,328	1,396	1,233	1,418	1,048	1,273	1,126	1,014	1,355	1,325	1,609	1,675	1,571	1,446	1,506	1,304	1,230	1,420	1,269	1,240	1,618	1,641	2,052	1,773
Midwest	850	725	763	619	643	538	632	708	619	760	710	849	756	892	805	706	659	573	648	510	556	737	728	938	744	734	778	738	620	580	630	594	713	762	784	993	849
West	677	882	682	706	640	524	770	591	537	623	684	908	874	805	741	770	664	547	726	611	637	764	658	885	944	732	775	748	627	649	744	642	653	753	833	942	885
Layoffs and discharges6	1,652	1,669	1,587	1,521	1,548	1,469	2,167	1,949	1,576	1,966	1,997	2,063	1,734	1,701	1,475	1,668	1,265	1,600	2,245	1,935	1,687	1,667	1,904	1,871	1,687	1,432	1,556	1,419	1,329	1,426	2,101	1,945	1,472	1,661	1,645	1,847	1,638
Private sector10	1,564	1,562	1,479	1,479	1,507	1,431	2,113	1,878	1,522	1,863	1,882	1,898	1,656	1,598	1,360	1,620	1,206	1,552	2,181	1,853	1,636	1,594	1,802	1,718	1,598	1,313	1,456	1,367	1,284	1,381	2,041	1,855	1,415	1,587	1,547	1,698	1,541
Government2	88	107	108	42	41	39	55	71	54	103	115	165	79	102	115	48	59	47	64	82	50	73	102	153	89	120	100	52	46	45	60	91	57	74	98	149	96
Northeast	263	305	304	274	252	245	419	358	312	431	405	414	344	302	257	310	171	303	378	403	317	247	398	319	364	296	249	270	213	220	378	427	264	398	283	292	275
South	677	595	661	571	575	543	726	679	495	581	654	656	678	534	526	687	534	662	803	675	526	653	743	667	560	480	602	447	494	582	826	633	494	542	663	625	658
Midwest	345	401	267	305	390	284	525	442	323	422	490	540	340	391	284	304	272	287	540	480	398	332	411	440	324	284	273	314	329	300	437	409	316	317	386	434	330
West	366	369	355	371	331	397	497	470	447	532	448	455	372	474	409	366	288	348	523	377	446	435	353	444	439	373	433	387	292	324	460	476	398	405	314	496	375
Other separations6	393	398	337	326	301	229	408	341	210	226	346	317	296	394	311	297	213	227	353	290	232	237	251	341	360	350	276	382	298	298	440	345	298	308	319	396	373
Private sector10	291	290	275	282	251	181	330	233	168	173	259	226	211	283	233	239	170	192	297	225	187	194	198	265	263	243	225	335	250	260	377	276	259	271	272	342	304
Government2	102	109	62	44	50	49	77	108	42	53	88	91	84	112	78	58	43	34	57	65	44	43	52	76	97	107	51	47	49	38	63	69	40	37	47	54	69
Northeast	79	62	46	68	61	43	63	76	43	43	55	56	56	79	31	38	44	32	54	47	48	42	35	60	56	69	45	48	46	64	73	85	80	61	62	91	45
South	169	185	93	118	118	88	142	130	78	78	122	114	72	129	138	117	67	101	130	98	92	100	99	131	123	133	105	141	105	93	162	111	100	151	99	165	139
Midwest	56	65	82	57	38	35	61	58	33	53	67	69	73	77	64	59	50	43	63	61	42	44	57	74	82	53	73	66	72	57	131	76	50	41	59	56	102
West	90	85	116	83	85	63	141	77	56	52	103	78	94	109	76	82	51	51	107	84	49	51	60	77	99	95	53	127	75	84	73	73	68	54	98	83	87

Latest reading

Job openings stood at 7,738 thousand persons in Jul 2026. That is +11.4% from Jun 2026 and +2.0% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Dec 2000 to Jul 2026. Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).

Latest: 7,738 thousand persons; Jul 2026
vs previous period: +11.4%; Jun 2026
vs a year earlier: +2.0%

About this data

US job openings and labor turnover metrics by industry and region, from the BLS. This monthly table provides job openings, hires, total separations, quits, layoffs, and other separations across multiple industries and US regions since 2000. Data is tracked in thousands of persons and published by FRED. It helps analysts identify where labor demand is shifting within the United States.

Frequently asked questions

What does the US JOLTS by Industry and Region table measure?: This table measures job openings, hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations across various industries and geographic regions in the United States.
How frequently is this data published and how far back does it go?: The data is published monthly by the BLS and FRED, with time series beginning in the year 2000.
What specific breakdowns are available in this table?: It includes breakdowns by major NAICS industries, government sectors, and the four main US geographic regions.
How is this table measured and reported?: All core metrics in this table are reported as absolute levels in thousand persons for each covered sector and region in the United States.