{"_attribution":"Data from GOVSPENDING.ORG","_siteUrl":"https://govspending.org","_sourcePage":"https://govspending.org/series/JTSJOL/","_originalSource":"Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) — ","_originalSourceUrl":"https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSJOL","_methodology":"https://govspending.org/methodology/","_license":"Free to use with attribution.","_generated":"2026-06-03T14:34:35.808Z","seriesId":"JTSJOL","title":"Job Openings: Total Nonfarm","units":"Level in Thousands","frequency":"Monthly","seasonalAdjustment":"Seasonally Adjusted","lastUpdated":"2026-06-02 09:13:07-05","source":"Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) — ","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. \r\n\r\nTotal 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. \r\n\r\nNote that the set of available job openings may decline because openings become filled, or because previous openings are removed without filling positions.\r\n\r\nFor more information, see:\r\nU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Overview Page (https://www.bls.gov/jlt/jltover.htm#purpose)\r\nU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Data Definitions (https://www.bls.gov/jlt/jltdef.htm#2)","observations":[{"date":"2000-12-01","value":5088},{"date":"2001-01-01","value":5234},{"date":"2001-02-01","value":5097},{"date":"2001-03-01","value":4762},{"date":"2001-04-01","value":4615},{"date":"2001-05-01","value":4425},{"date":"2001-06-01","value":4361},{"date":"2001-07-01","value":4447},{"date":"2001-08-01","value":4024},{"date":"2001-09-01","value":4071},{"date":"2001-10-01","value":3707},{"date":"2001-11-01","value":3775},{"date":"2001-12-01","value":3677},{"date":"2002-01-01","value":3699},{"date":"2002-02-01","value":3436},{"date":"2002-03-01","value":3612},{"date":"2002-04-01","value":3471},{"date":"2002-05-01","value":3457},{"date":"2002-06-01","value":3412},{"date":"2002-07-01","value":3367},{"date":"2002-08-01","value":3517},{"date":"2002-09-01","value":3301},{"date":"2002-10-01","value":3479},{"date":"2002-11-01","value":3514},{"date":"2002-12-01","value":3169},{"date":"2003-01-01","value":3441},{"date":"2003-02-01","value":3229},{"date":"2003-03-01","value":3099},{"date":"2003-04-01","value":3108},{"date":"2003-05-01","value":3289},{"date":"2003-06-01","value":3390},{"date":"2003-07-01","value":2981},{"date":"2003-08-01","value":3190},{"date":"2003-09-01","value":3091},{"date":"2003-10-01","value":3305},{"date":"2003-11-01","value":3324},{"date":"2003-12-01","value":3414},{"date":"2004-01-01","value":3424},{"date":"2004-02-01","value":3532},{"date":"2004-03-01","value":3525},{"date":"2004-04-01","value":3511},{"date":"2004-05-01","value":3710},{"date":"2004-06-01","value":3337},{"date":"2004-07-01","value":3814},{"date":"2004-08-01","value":3541},{"date":"2004-09-01","value":3821},{"date":"2004-10-01","value":3943},{"date":"2004-11-01","value":3472},{"date":"2004-12-01","value":4074},{"date":"2005-01-01","value":3804},{"date":"2005-02-01","value":3965},{"date":"2005-03-01","value":4044},{"date":"2005-04-01","value":4159},{"date":"2005-05-01","value":3797},{"date":"2005-06-01","value":4062},{"date":"2005-07-01","value":4256},{"date":"2005-08-01","value":4142},{"date":"2005-09-01","value":4352},{"date":"2005-10-01","value":4184},{"date":"2005-11-01","value":4248},{"date":"2005-12-01","value":4282},{"date":"2006-01-01","value":4397},{"date":"2006-02-01","value":4325},{"date":"2006-03-01","value":4732},{"date":"2006-04-01","value":4790},{"date":"2006-05-01","value":4463},{"date":"2006-06-01","value":4614},{"date":"2006-07-01","value":4394},{"date":"2006-08-01","value":4710},{"date":"2006-09-01","value":4737},{"date":"2006-10-01","value":4591},{"date":"2006-11-01","value":4645},{"date":"2006-12-01","value":4620},{"date":"2007-01-01","value":4763},{"date":"2007-02-01","value":4699},{"date":"2007-03-01","value":4962},{"date":"2007-04-01","value":4689},{"date":"2007-05-01","value":4657},{"date":"2007-06-01","value":4859},{"date":"2007-07-01","value":4598},{"date":"2007-08-01","value":4546},{"date":"2007-09-01","value":4652},{"date":"2007-10-01","value":4636},{"date":"2007-11-01","value":4646},{"date":"2007-12-01","value":4545},{"date":"2008-01-01","value":4624},{"date":"2008-02-01","value":4279},{"date":"2008-03-01","value":4225},{"date":"2008-04-01","value":4035},{"date":"2008-05-01","value":4194},{"date":"2008-06-01","value":3830},{"date":"2008-07-01","value":3749},{"date":"2008-08-01","value":3674},{"date":"2008-09-01","value":3222},{"date":"2008-10-01","value":3377},{"date":"2008-11-01","value":3231},{"date":"2008-12-01","value":3146},{"date":"2009-01-01","value":2738},{"date":"2009-02-01","value":2864},{"date":"2009-03-01","value":2534},{"date":"2009-04-01","value":2295},{"date":"2009-05-01","value":2549},{"date":"2009-06-01","value":2503},{"date":"2009-07-01","value":2232},{"date":"2009-08-01","value":2338},{"date":"2009-09-01","value":2487},{"date":"2009-10-01","value":2406},{"date":"2009-11-01","value":2503},{"date":"2009-12-01","value":2568},{"date":"2010-01-01","value":2837},{"date":"2010-02-01","value":2666},{"date":"2010-03-01","value":2679},{"date":"2010-04-01","value":3153},{"date":"2010-05-01","value":2988},{"date":"2010-06-01","value":2801},{"date":"2010-07-01","value":3082},{"date":"2010-08-01","value":2999},{"date":"2010-09-01","value":2918},{"date":"2010-10-01","value":3235},{"date":"2010-11-01","value":3211},{"date":"2010-12-01","value":3058},{"date":"2011-01-01","value":3104},{"date":"2011-02-01","value":3226},{"date":"2011-03-01","value":3261},{"date":"2011-04-01","value":3259},{"date":"2011-05-01","value":3179},{"date":"2011-06-01","value":3455},{"date":"2011-07-01","value":3623},{"date":"2011-08-01","value":3329},{"date":"2011-09-01","value":3774},{"date":"2011-10-01","value":3619},{"date":"2011-11-01","value":3565},{"date":"2011-12-01","value":3768},{"date":"2012-01-01","value":3909},{"date":"2012-02-01","value":3616},{"date":"2012-03-01","value":3979},{"date":"2012-04-01","value":3793},{"date":"2012-05-01","value":3835},{"date":"2012-06-01","value":3911},{"date":"2012-07-01","value":3735},{"date":"2012-08-01","value":3809},{"date":"2012-09-01","value":3882},{"date":"2012-10-01","value":3775},{"date":"2012-11-01","value":3878},{"date":"2012-12-01","value":3970},{"date":"2013-01-01","value":3923},{"date":"2013-02-01","value":4004},{"date":"2013-03-01","value":4076},{"date":"2013-04-01","value":3988},{"date":"2013-05-01","value":4145},{"date":"2013-06-01","value":4150},{"date":"2013-07-01","value":3885},{"date":"2013-08-01","value":4085},{"date":"2013-09-01","value":4128},{"date":"2013-10-01","value":4222},{"date":"2013-11-01","value":4119},{"date":"2013-12-01","value":4121},{"date":"2014-01-01","value":4127},{"date":"2014-02-01","value":4373},{"date":"2014-03-01","value":4388},{"date":"2014-04-01","value":4566},{"date":"2014-05-01","value":4747},{"date":"2014-06-01","value":4982},{"date":"2014-07-01","value":4846},{"date":"2014-08-01","value":5349},{"date":"2014-09-01","value":4914},{"date":"2014-10-01","value":5012},{"date":"2014-11-01","value":4843},{"date":"2014-12-01","value":5130},{"date":"2015-01-01","value":5344},{"date":"2015-02-01","value":5466},{"date":"2015-03-01","value":5210},{"date":"2015-04-01","value":5598},{"date":"2015-05-01","value":5563},{"date":"2015-06-01","value":5248},{"date":"2015-07-01","value":6056},{"date":"2015-08-01","value":5467},{"date":"2015-09-01","value":5488},{"date":"2015-10-01","value":5773},{"date":"2015-11-01","value":5708},{"date":"2015-12-01","value":5845},{"date":"2016-01-01","value":6012},{"date":"2016-02-01","value":5770},{"date":"2016-03-01","value":6129},{"date":"2016-04-01","value":5803},{"date":"2016-05-01","value":5777},{"date":"2016-06-01","value":5742},{"date":"2016-07-01","value":5962},{"date":"2016-08-01","value":5677},{"date":"2016-09-01","value":5868},{"date":"2016-10-01","value":5591},{"date":"2016-11-01","value":5971},{"date":"2016-12-01","value":5964},{"date":"2017-01-01","value":5617},{"date":"2017-02-01","value":5923},{"date":"2017-03-01","value":5811},{"date":"2017-04-01","value":6091},{"date":"2017-05-01","value":5826},{"date":"2017-06-01","value":6305},{"date":"2017-07-01","value":6238},{"date":"2017-08-01","value":6276},{"date":"2017-09-01","value":6320},{"date":"2017-10-01","value":6408},{"date":"2017-11-01","value":6271},{"date":"2017-12-01","value":6336},{"date":"2018-01-01","value":6621},{"date":"2018-02-01","value":6552},{"date":"2018-03-01","value":6818},{"date":"2018-04-01","value":6877},{"date":"2018-05-01","value":7016},{"date":"2018-06-01","value":7230},{"date":"2018-07-01","value":7190},{"date":"2018-08-01","value":7208},{"date":"2018-09-01","value":7411},{"date":"2018-10-01","value":7304},{"date":"2018-11-01","value":7594},{"date":"2018-12-01","value":7489},{"date":"2019-01-01","value":7502},{"date":"2019-02-01","value":7066},{"date":"2019-03-01","value":7317},{"date":"2019-04-01","value":7272},{"date":"2019-05-01","value":7275},{"date":"2019-06-01","value":7194},{"date":"2019-07-01","value":7042},{"date":"2019-08-01","value":7178},{"date":"2019-09-01","value":7124},{"date":"2019-10-01","value":7289},{"date":"2019-11-01","value":6888},{"date":"2019-12-01","value":6699},{"date":"2020-01-01","value":7124},{"date":"2020-02-01","value":6966},{"date":"2020-03-01","value":5894},{"date":"2020-04-01","value":4606},{"date":"2020-05-01","value":5612},{"date":"2020-06-01","value":6129},{"date":"2020-07-01","value":6530},{"date":"2020-08-01","value":6429},{"date":"2020-09-01","value":6511},{"date":"2020-10-01","value":6798},{"date":"2020-11-01","value":6820},{"date":"2020-12-01","value":6773},{"date":"2021-01-01","value":7162},{"date":"2021-02-01","value":7827},{"date":"2021-03-01","value":8499},{"date":"2021-04-01","value":9346},{"date":"2021-05-01","value":9954},{"date":"2021-06-01","value":10319},{"date":"2021-07-01","value":10983},{"date":"2021-08-01","value":10872},{"date":"2021-09-01","value":10834},{"date":"2021-10-01","value":11238},{"date":"2021-11-01","value":11199},{"date":"2021-12-01","value":11520},{"date":"2022-01-01","value":11210},{"date":"2022-02-01","value":11698},{"date":"2022-03-01","value":12301},{"date":"2022-04-01","value":11861},{"date":"2022-05-01","value":11535},{"date":"2022-06-01","value":11283},{"date":"2022-07-01","value":11576},{"date":"2022-08-01","value":10092},{"date":"2022-09-01","value":10800},{"date":"2022-10-01","value":10447},{"date":"2022-11-01","value":10632},{"date":"2022-12-01","value":10902},{"date":"2023-01-01","value":10318},{"date":"2023-02-01","value":9857},{"date":"2023-03-01","value":9655},{"date":"2023-04-01","value":9966},{"date":"2023-05-01","value":9368},{"date":"2023-06-01","value":9180},{"date":"2023-07-01","value":8657},{"date":"2023-08-01","value":9254},{"date":"2023-09-01","value":9259},{"date":"2023-10-01","value":8580},{"date":"2023-11-01","value":8602},{"date":"2023-12-01","value":8520},{"date":"2024-01-01","value":8378},{"date":"2024-02-01","value":8440},{"date":"2024-03-01","value":8206},{"date":"2024-04-01","value":7529},{"date":"2024-05-01","value":7782},{"date":"2024-06-01","value":7416},{"date":"2024-07-01","value":7426},{"date":"2024-08-01","value":7520},{"date":"2024-09-01","value":6943},{"date":"2024-10-01","value":7379},{"date":"2024-11-01","value":7566},{"date":"2024-12-01","value":7295},{"date":"2025-01-01","value":7431},{"date":"2025-02-01","value":7242},{"date":"2025-03-01","value":6952},{"date":"2025-04-01","value":7098},{"date":"2025-05-01","value":7310},{"date":"2025-06-01","value":7204},{"date":"2025-07-01","value":7089},{"date":"2025-08-01","value":6919},{"date":"2025-09-01","value":7169},{"date":"2025-10-01","value":7170},{"date":"2025-11-01","value":6846},{"date":"2025-12-01","value":6550},{"date":"2026-01-01","value":7240},{"date":"2026-02-01","value":6922},{"date":"2026-03-01","value":6887},{"date":"2026-04-01","value":7618}],"isDemo":false}