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Source release calendar

When PlainLabor checks for new JOLTS data

This calendar distinguishes the BLS publication cadence from the vintages PlainLabor has processed. It is a refresh guide, not a promise that a new source release is already reflected on every page.

BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), via BLS public API / download.bls.gov flat files

Official source: BLS JOLTS.

Publication cadence
monthly, typically first Tuesday of each month, covering data from two months prior
Typical release timing
monthly, first Tuesday
Latest processed vintage
national 2026-06 + state FIPS 2025-12 (live DB after 2026-08-09 rebuild)
Next refresh check
next national JOLTS month; state FIPS catch-up when BLS publishes (recheck jt.series end_year/end_period for state_code FIPS)

PlainLabor’s rebuild path is documented as scripts/etl.mjs --download (fetch-jolts.mjs, smart-fetch fallback) + scripts/etl.mjs. New releases and revisions are checked against the official source before this site is refreshed.

Why national and state dates can differ

The national and national-by-industry JOLTS tables can publish ahead of the state FIPS series. PlainLabor labels each page with the vintage in its underlying table rather than presenting those separate populations as one synchronized month. See the release-change report for the latest consecutive-month comparisons.

Add the next release check to a calendar

Download the expected JOLTS release-check calendar event. It uses the typical first-Tuesday schedule and deliberately labels the event as expected; confirm the official BLS schedule before relying on a particular date.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) PlainLabor source release calendar

Download the BLS JOLTS state snapshot cited on this page: jolts-labor-market-statistics.csv (CC0).

Every figure on PlainLabor is rendered from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS); no number is typed in by an editor. Release timing and processed vintages are shown separately; data is not presented as a real-time labor-market feed. See our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. JOLTS figures are employer-survey openings and turnover rates for a published reference month - not job-quality rankings, hiring recommendations, or real-time vacancy postings.