JOLTS Job Openings

JOLTS Job Openings is a survey done by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics to help measure job vacancies. It collects data from employers including retailers, manufacturers and different offices each month.

Most recent - Tuesday 9 December 2025 15:00

Previous
7.658M
Revised
-
Forecast
7.2M
Actual
7.67M

Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for USD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/USD pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for JOLTS Job Openings was 7.67M against a forecast of 7.2M.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Tuesday 9 December 2025 15:00
7.2M
7.67M
Tuesday 9 December 2025 15:00
7.2M
7.658M
Tuesday 4 November 2025 15:00
7.2M
-
Tuesday 30 September 2025 14:00
7.2M
7.227M
Wednesday 3 September 2025 14:00
7.4M
7.181M
Tuesday 29 July 2025 14:00
7.55M
7.437M
Tuesday 1 July 2025 14:00
7.3M
7.769M
Tuesday 3 June 2025 14:00
7.1M
7.391M
Tuesday 29 April 2025 14:00
7.5M
7.192M
Tuesday 1 April 2025 14:00
7.63M
7.568M
Tuesday 11 March 2025 14:00
7.63M
7.74M
Tuesday 4 February 2025 15:00
8M
7.6M
Tuesday 7 January 2025 15:00
7.7M
8.098M
Tuesday 3 December 2024 15:00
7.48M
7.744M
Tuesday 29 October 2024 14:00
7.99M
7.443M
Tuesday 1 October 2024 14:00
7.655M
8.04M
Wednesday 4 September 2024 14:00
8.1M
7.673M
Tuesday 30 July 2024 14:00
8.03M
8.184M
Tuesday 2 July 2024 14:00
7.91M
8.14M
Tuesday 4 June 2024 14:00
8.34M
8.059M
Wednesday 1 May 2024 14:00
8.69M
8.488M
Tuesday 2 April 2024 14:00
8.74M
8.756M
Wednesday 6 March 2024 15:00
8.9M
8.863M
Tuesday 30 January 2024 15:00
8.75M
9.026M
Wednesday 3 January 2024 15:00
8.85M
8.79M
Tuesday 5 December 2023 15:00
9.3M
8.733M
Wednesday 1 November 2023 14:00
9.25M
9.553M
Tuesday 3 October 2023 14:00
8.8M
9.61M
Tuesday 29 August 2023 14:00
9.465M
8.827M
Tuesday 1 August 2023 14:00
9.62M
9.582M
Thursday 6 July 2023 14:00
9.93M
9.824M
Wednesday 31 May 2023 14:00
9.375M
10.103M
Tuesday 2 May 2023 14:00
9.775M
9.59M
Tuesday 4 April 2023 14:00
10.4M
9.931M
Wednesday 8 March 2023 15:00
10.6M
10.824M
Wednesday 1 February 2023 15:00
10.25M
11.012M
Wednesday 4 January 2023 15:00
10M
10.458M

Economic context

Recent economic data has been moderately bearish for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next JOLTS Job Openings result:

PreviousLatest
Consumer Price Index (YoY)Bearish change3%2.7%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bearish change3%2.6%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change237K224K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing SurveyBearish change-1.7-10.2
S&P Global Composite PMIBearish change54.253
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBearish change52.251.8
S&P Global Services PMIBearish change54.152.9
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)Bearish change0.4%0.1%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)Bearish change3.7%3.5%
Nonfarm PayrollsBullish change-105K64K
Labor Force Participation RateBullish change62.4%62.5%
U6 Underemployment RateBullish change8%-5%
Unemployment RateBearish change4.4%4.6%
Retail Sales (MoM)Bearish change0.1%0%
Retail Sales Control GroupBullish change-0.1%0.8%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)Bullish change0.1%0.4%
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.4%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)Bearish change3.8%3.7%
Nonfarm PayrollsBearish change108K-105K
ADP Employment Change 4-week averageBullish change4.75K16.25K
NY Empire State Manufacturing IndexBearish change18.7-3.9
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change192K236K
Fed Interest Rate DecisionBearish change4%3.75%
Interest Rate Projections - 1st year(no change)3.4%3.4%
Interest Rate Projections - 2nd year(no change)3.1%3.1%
Interest Rate Projections - 3rd year(no change)3.1%3.1%
Interest Rate Projections - Current(no change)3.6%3.6%
Interest Rate Projections - Longer(no change)3%3%
Monthly Budget StatementBullish change$-284B$-173B
Employment Cost IndexBearish change0.9%0.8%
ADP Employment Change 4-week averageBullish change-13.5K4.75K
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBullish change5155
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBullish change5153.3
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBearish change4.5%4.1%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBearish change3.4%3.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)(no change)0.2%0.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bearish change2.9%2.8%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)(no change)0.3%0.3%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bullish change2.7%2.8%
Personal Income (MoM)(no change)0.4%0.4%
Personal SpendingBearish change0.5%0.3%

About JOLTS Job Openings

Country:United States
Currency:USD
Source:US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Category:Labor Market
Frequency:Monthly
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