BLS JOLTS · national through Jun 2026 · states through Dec 2025
U.S. labor market statistics
Key findings compiled live from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. Every figure below is computed from the PlainLabor database at request time; nothing is typed in by hand.
- 7.4M
- National openings
- 4.4%
- Openings rate
- 6,804
- JOLTS rows
Key findings
Standalone, citable statements from the linked BLS extract. Free to reuse with attribution to PlainLabor (CC0 data; cite the page).
- 6,804 monthly JOLTS observations are in the PlainLabor corpus spanning national totals, 51 state and territory rows, and 27 national supersectors. Every figure below is recomputed from that extract at request time.
- 7.4M job openings were reported nationally in Jun 2026 at an openings rate of 4.4 openings per 100 jobs. BLS publishes openings levels in thousands; PlainLabor converts to headcount on display.
- 7.5% was the series-high national openings rate (Mar 2022). The Jun 2026 reading is 4.4%, well below that shortage-era peak. Levels and rates move on different scales and are not interchangeable.
- 2.0M more job openings than hires were reported nationally in Jun 2026 (7.4M openings vs 5.3M hires). Openings and hires are separate BLS flow series; the gap is not an unfilled-job percentage or a hiring backlog.
- 674K California leads the Dec 2025 state openings table at 674K reported openings, a level count from the latest state-level JOLTS release.
- 5.6% Georgia posts the highest trailing-average state openings rate in PlainLabor's published rankings (5.6 openings per 100 jobs). A large state can lead on openings level while sitting mid-pack on rate; California reads 3.6% in the same Dec 2025 extract.
- 1.5M Private education and health services leads national supersector openings at 1.5M in the Jun 2026 national-by-industry extract. Supersector totals are employer-reported JOLTS aggregates, not job-posting counts.
- 3.0% was the series-high national quits rate (Nov 2021) during the Great Resignation window. The Jun 2026 quits rate is 2.0%. Quits measure voluntary separations as a share of employment, not worker confidence scores.
Highest state openings rates
Trailing-average openings rate rankings PlainLabor publishes from the state JOLTS extract. Rates are openings per 100 jobs plus openings; they are not a hiring difficulty score.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) · 2025
Full boards: highest openings rate · lowest openings rate.
How to read these numbers
Job openings, hires, quits, and layoffs are separate BLS flow series. PlainLabor publishes vintage-stamped levels and rates so readers can compare states and supersectors without treating survey counts as job-posting totals or hiring advice. National and state tables can reflect different reference months because BLS releases them on different schedules. For methods and caveats, see the methodology and research reports.
Download the state-level snapshot: 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. National and state JOLTS figures use separate BLS release vintages; rates describe employer survey flows, not unfilled vacancies. See our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of national through Jun 2026; states through Dec 2025. 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.