Job openings and unemployment levels, 2000–2025
| date | Unemployment, two-month average | Openings |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-01 | 5636.5 | 5088 |
| 2001-01-01 | 5828.5 | 5234 |
| 2001-02-01 | 6056 | 5097 |
| 2001-03-01 | 6115 | 4762 |
| 2001-04-01 | 6206 | 4615 |
| 2001-05-01 | 6248.5 | 4425 |
| 2001-06-01 | 6355 | 4361 |
| 2001-07-01 | 6533.5 | 4447 |
| 2001-08-01 | 6812.5 | 4024 |
| 2001-09-01 | 7092 | 4071 |
| 2001-10-01 | 7418 | 3707 |
| 2001-11-01 | 7848.5 | 3775 |
| 2001-12-01 | 8130.5 | 3677 |
| 2002-01-01 | 8220 | 3699 |
| 2002-02-01 | 8198.5 | 3436 |
| 2002-03-01 | 8259.5 | 3612 |
| 2002-04-01 | 8451.5 | 3471 |
| 2002-05-01 | 8499 | 3457 |
| 2002-06-01 | 8396 | 3412 |
| 2002-07-01 | 8391.5 | 3367 |
| 2002-08-01 | 8347 | 3517 |
| 2002-09-01 | 8277.5 | 3301 |
| 2002-10-01 | 8279 | 3479 |
| 2002-11-01 | 8413.5 | 3514 |
| 2002-12-01 | 8580 | 3169 |
| 2003-01-01 | 8580 | 3441 |
| 2003-02-01 | 8569 | 3229 |
| 2003-03-01 | 8603 | 3099 |
| 2003-04-01 | 8715 | 3108 |
| 2003-05-01 | 8899.5 | 3289 |
| 2003-06-01 | 9111.5 | 3390 |
| 2003-07-01 | 9138.5 | 2981 |
| 2003-08-01 | 8953.5 | 3190 |
| 2003-09-01 | 8908.5 | 3091 |
| 2003-10-01 | 8826.5 | 3305 |
| 2003-11-01 | 8654 | 3324 |
| 2003-12-01 | 8446.5 | 3414 |
| 2004-01-01 | 8343.5 | 3424 |
| 2004-02-01 | 8268.5 | 3532 |
| 2004-03-01 | 8329 | 3525 |
| 2004-04-01 | 8330.5 | 3511 |
| 2004-05-01 | 8191 | 3710 |
| 2004-06-01 | 8249 | 3337 |
| 2004-07-01 | 8211 | 3814 |
| 2004-08-01 | 8063 | 3541 |
| 2004-09-01 | 7958.5 | 3821 |
| 2004-10-01 | 7994 | 3943 |
| 2004-11-01 | 7996.5 | 3472 |
| 2004-12-01 | 7933 | 4074 |
| 2005-01-01 | 7859 | 3804 |
| 2005-02-01 | 7882 | 3965 |
| 2005-03-01 | 7858.5 | 4044 |
| 2005-04-01 | 7704.5 | 4159 |
| 2005-05-01 | 7661.5 | 3797 |
| 2005-06-01 | 7587.5 | 4062 |
| 2005-07-01 | 7465 | 4256 |
| 2005-08-01 | 7375.5 | 4142 |
| 2005-09-01 | 7449 | 4352 |
| 2005-10-01 | 7503 | 4184 |
| 2005-11-01 | 7509.5 | 4248 |
| 2005-12-01 | 7422.5 | 4282 |
| 2006-01-01 | 7171.5 | 4397 |
| 2006-02-01 | 7124 | 4325 |
| 2006-03-01 | 7128 | 4732 |
| 2006-04-01 | 7096 | 4790 |
| 2006-05-01 | 7050 | 4463 |
| 2006-06-01 | 6990.5 | 4614 |
| 2006-07-01 | 7088 | 4394 |
| 2006-08-01 | 7133 | 4710 |
| 2006-09-01 | 6969 | 4737 |
| 2006-10-01 | 6787 | 4591 |
| 2006-11-01 | 6799.5 | 4645 |
| 2006-12-01 | 6817 | 4620 |
| 2007-01-01 | 6939 | 4763 |
| 2007-02-01 | 7021.5 | 4699 |
| 2007-03-01 | 6829 | 4962 |
| 2007-04-01 | 6790.5 | 4689 |
| 2007-05-01 | 6808 | 4657 |
| 2007-06-01 | 6872.5 | 4859 |
| 2007-07-01 | 7064 | 4598 |
| 2007-08-01 | 7108 | 4546 |
| 2007-09-01 | 7118.5 | 4652 |
| 2007-10-01 | 7203.5 | 4636 |
| 2007-11-01 | 7238.5 | 4646 |
| 2007-12-01 | 7442.5 | 4545 |
| 2008-01-01 | 7665 | 4624 |
| 2008-02-01 | 7591 | 4279 |
| 2008-03-01 | 7659.5 | 4225 |
| 2008-04-01 | 7729.5 | 4035 |
| 2008-05-01 | 8016 | 4194 |
| 2008-06-01 | 8485 | 3830 |
| 2008-07-01 | 8756 | 3749 |
| 2008-08-01 | 9187.5 | 3674 |
| 2008-09-01 | 9466 | 3222 |
| 2008-10-01 | 9784 | 3377 |
| 2008-11-01 | 10306 | 3231 |
| 2008-12-01 | 10912 | 3146 |
| 2009-01-01 | 11672 | 2738 |
| 2009-02-01 | 12478 | 2864 |
| 2009-03-01 | 13162 | 2534 |
| 2009-04-01 | 13639.5 | 2295 |
| 2009-05-01 | 14176 | 2549 |
| 2009-06-01 | 14603 | 2503 |
| 2009-07-01 | 14654 | 2232 |
| 2009-08-01 | 14707.5 | 2338 |
| 2009-09-01 | 14911.5 | 2487 |
| 2009-10-01 | 15180.5 | 2406 |
| 2009-11-01 | 15285.5 | 2503 |
| 2009-12-01 | 15158.5 | 2568 |
| 2010-01-01 | 15072 | 2837 |
| 2010-02-01 | 15079.5 | 2666 |
| 2010-03-01 | 15157.5 | 2679 |
| 2010-04-01 | 15263.5 | 3153 |
| 2010-05-01 | 15087 | 2988 |
| 2010-06-01 | 14661.5 | 2801 |
| 2010-07-01 | 14493 | 3082 |
| 2010-08-01 | 14580 | 2999 |
| 2010-09-01 | 14613.5 | 2918 |
| 2010-10-01 | 14547.5 | 3235 |
| 2010-11-01 | 14798.5 | 3211 |
| 2010-12-01 | 14714.5 | 3058 |
| 2011-01-01 | 14180.5 | 3104 |
| 2011-02-01 | 13916.5 | 3226 |
| 2011-03-01 | 13778.5 | 3261 |
| 2011-04-01 | 13847 | 3259 |
| 2011-05-01 | 13906 | 3179 |
| 2011-06-01 | 13908.5 | 3455 |
| 2011-07-01 | 13862.5 | 3623 |
| 2011-08-01 | 13790.5 | 3329 |
| 2011-09-01 | 13883 | 3774 |
| 2011-10-01 | 13771 | 3619 |
| 2011-11-01 | 13448 | 3565 |
| 2011-12-01 | 13197.5 | 3768 |
| 2012-01-01 | 12945 | 3909 |
| 2012-02-01 | 12805 | 3616 |
| 2012-03-01 | 12763 | 3979 |
| 2012-04-01 | 12679.5 | 3793 |
| 2012-05-01 | 12653 | 3835 |
| 2012-06-01 | 12676 | 3911 |
| 2012-07-01 | 12674 | 3735 |
| 2012-08-01 | 12563.5 | 3809 |
| 2012-09-01 | 12293 | 3882 |
| 2012-10-01 | 12119.5 | 3775 |
| 2012-11-01 | 12064.5 | 3878 |
| 2012-12-01 | 12151.5 | 3970 |
| 2013-01-01 | 12384.5 | 3923 |
| 2013-02-01 | 12210.5 | 4004 |
| 2013-03-01 | 11819.5 | 4076 |
| 2013-04-01 | 11724.5 | 3988 |
| 2013-05-01 | 11707 | 4145 |
| 2013-06-01 | 11702.5 | 4150 |
| 2013-07-01 | 11543 | 3885 |
| 2013-08-01 | 11307 | 4085 |
| 2013-09-01 | 11274.5 | 4128 |
| 2013-10-01 | 11203 | 4222 |
| 2013-11-01 | 10961.5 | 4119 |
| 2013-12-01 | 10595.5 | 4121 |
| 2014-01-01 | 10303 | 4127 |
| 2014-02-01 | 10275.5 | 4373 |
| 2014-03-01 | 10364.5 | 4388 |
| 2014-04-01 | 10041 | 4566 |
| 2014-05-01 | 9780.5 | 4747 |
| 2014-06-01 | 9659.5 | 4982 |
| 2014-07-01 | 9534 | 4846 |
| 2014-08-01 | 9603.5 | 5349 |
| 2014-09-01 | 9430.5 | 4914 |
| 2014-10-01 | 9126 | 5012 |
| 2014-11-01 | 9040 | 4843 |
| 2014-12-01 | 8903.5 | 5130 |
| 2015-01-01 | 8801 | 5344 |
| 2015-02-01 | 8742 | 5466 |
| 2015-03-01 | 8557 | 5210 |
| 2015-04-01 | 8532.5 | 5598 |
| 2015-05-01 | 8692 | 5563 |
| 2015-06-01 | 8540.5 | 5248 |
| 2015-07-01 | 8207 | 6056 |
| 2015-08-01 | 8079.5 | 5467 |
| 2015-09-01 | 7949.5 | 5488 |
| 2015-10-01 | 7914.5 | 5773 |
| 2015-11-01 | 7961 | 5708 |
| 2015-12-01 | 7953.5 | 5845 |
| 2016-01-01 | 7767 | 6012 |
| 2016-02-01 | 7664.5 | 5770 |
| 2016-03-01 | 7831.5 | 6129 |
| 2016-04-01 | 8014 | 5803 |
| 2016-05-01 | 7859.5 | 5777 |
| 2016-06-01 | 7698 | 5742 |
| 2016-07-01 | 7692.5 | 5962 |
| 2016-08-01 | 7712.5 | 5677 |
| 2016-09-01 | 7868.5 | 5868 |
| 2016-10-01 | 7882 | 5591 |
| 2016-11-01 | 7682 | 5971 |
| 2016-12-01 | 7537 | 5964 |
| 2017-01-01 | 7494.5 | 5617 |
| 2017-02-01 | 7423.5 | 5923 |
| 2017-03-01 | 7226 | 5811 |
| 2017-04-01 | 7081 | 6091 |
| 2017-05-01 | 7044.5 | 5826 |
| 2017-06-01 | 6936.5 | 6305 |
| 2017-07-01 | 6882.5 | 6238 |
| 2017-08-01 | 6987 | 6276 |
| 2017-09-01 | 6968 | 6320 |
| 2017-10-01 | 6777 | 6408 |
| 2017-11-01 | 6737 | 6271 |
| 2017-12-01 | 6703 | 6336 |
| 2018-01-01 | 6560.5 | 6621 |
| 2018-02-01 | 6535 | 6552 |
| 2018-03-01 | 6526.5 | 6818 |
| 2018-04-01 | 6465.5 | 6877 |
| 2018-05-01 | 6327.5 | 7016 |
| 2018-06-01 | 6321.5 | 7230 |
| 2018-07-01 | 6321 | 7190 |
| 2018-08-01 | 6175.5 | 7208 |
| 2018-09-01 | 6114.5 | 7411 |
| 2018-10-01 | 6142 | 7304 |
| 2018-11-01 | 6163 | 7594 |
| 2018-12-01 | 6252 | 7489 |
| 2019-01-01 | 6432 | 7502 |
| 2019-02-01 | 6305.5 | 7066 |
| 2019-03-01 | 6169 | 7317 |
| 2019-04-01 | 6081.5 | 7272 |
| 2019-05-01 | 5945.5 | 7275 |
| 2019-06-01 | 5932.5 | 7194 |
| 2019-07-01 | 5998 | 7042 |
| 2019-08-01 | 6003 | 7178 |
| 2019-09-01 | 5849 | 7124 |
| 2019-10-01 | 5812 | 7289 |
| 2019-11-01 | 5869.5 | 6888 |
| 2019-12-01 | 5860.5 | 6699 |
| 2020-01-01 | 5861 | 7124 |
| 2020-02-01 | 5811 | 6966 |
| 2020-03-01 | 6479.5 | 5894 |
| 2020-04-01 | 15145 | 4606 |
| 2020-05-01 | 22006.5 | 5612 |
| 2020-06-01 | 19290.5 | 6129 |
| 2020-07-01 | 17002 | 6530 |
| 2020-08-01 | 14906.5 | 6429 |
| 2020-09-01 | 13007.5 | 6511 |
| 2020-10-01 | 11813 | 6798 |
| 2020-11-01 | 10883 | 6820 |
| 2020-12-01 | 10732 | 6773 |
| 2021-01-01 | 10503 | 7204 |
| 2021-02-01 | 10115.5 | 7752 |
| 2021-03-01 | 9875.5 | 8470 |
| 2021-04-01 | 9759 | 9356 |
| 2021-05-01 | 9514 | 9905 |
| 2021-06-01 | 9364 | 10298 |
| 2021-07-01 | 9096.5 | 11049 |
| 2021-08-01 | 8503.5 | 10956 |
| 2021-09-01 | 7964 | 10879 |
| 2021-10-01 | 7465.5 | 11341 |
| 2021-11-01 | 7015 | 11119 |
| 2021-12-01 | 6574.5 | 11417 |
| 2022-01-01 | 6455 | 11238 |
| 2022-02-01 | 6406.5 | 11661 |
| 2022-03-01 | 6157.5 | 12134 |
| 2022-04-01 | 6008 | 11881 |
| 2022-05-01 | 5992.5 | 11483 |
| 2022-06-01 | 5967 | 11256 |
| 2022-07-01 | 5859.5 | 11610 |
| 2022-08-01 | 5843.5 | 10148 |
| 2022-09-01 | 5855.5 | 10812 |
| 2022-10-01 | 5878 | 10488 |
| 2022-11-01 | 5953.5 | 10619 |
| 2022-12-01 | 5854.5 | 10876 |
| 2023-01-01 | 5756.5 | 10393 |
| 2023-02-01 | 5854.5 | 9846 |
| 2023-03-01 | 5900.5 | 9572 |
| 2023-04-01 | 5795 | 9992 |
| 2023-05-01 | 5920 | 9310 |
| 2023-06-01 | 6023.5 | 9191 |
| 2023-07-01 | 5939 | 8606 |
| 2023-08-01 | 6102 | 9287 |
| 2023-09-01 | 6305 | 9279 |
| 2023-10-01 | 6402.5 | 8550 |
| 2023-11-01 | 6366.5 | 8663 |
| 2023-12-01 | 6284.5 | 8585 |
| 2024-01-01 | 6232 | 8468 |
| 2024-02-01 | 6305.5 | 8445 |
| 2024-03-01 | 6479.5 | 8093 |
| 2024-04-01 | 6494.5 | 7619 |
| 2024-05-01 | 6563.5 | 7901 |
| 2024-06-01 | 6742 | 7412 |
| 2024-07-01 | 6973 | 7504 |
| 2024-08-01 | 7084 | 7649 |
| 2024-09-01 | 6986 | 7103 |
| 2024-10-01 | 6936.5 | 7615 |
| 2024-11-01 | 7046.5 | 8031 |
| 2024-12-01 | 7003.5 | 7508 |
| 2025-01-01 | 6867.5 | 7762 |
| 2025-02-01 | 6950.5 | 7480 |
| 2025-03-01 | 7067.5 | 7200 |
| 2025-04-01 | 7124.5 | 7395 |
| 2025-05-01 | 7201.5 | 7712 |
| 2025-06-01 | 7126 | 7357 |
| 2025-07-01 | 7125.5 | 7208 |
| 2025-08-01 | 7310 | 7227 |
| 2025-09-01 | 7493.5 | 7658 |
| 2025-10-01 | 7655.5 | 7449 |
| 2025-11-01 | 7760.5 | 7146 |
Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. Unemployment levels represent the average of the unemployment level for the current month and the subsequent month in the Current Population Survey to better line up with the job openings data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. Unemployment data is missing for October 2025.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and Current Population Survey. Unemployment levels represent the average of the unemployment level for the current month and the subsequent month to better line up with the job openings data.