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Job openings at 7.4 million in June 2025

August 01, 2025

The number of total nonfarm job openings was little changed at 7.4 million in June 2025. Over the month, both hires and total separations were little changed at 5.2 million and 5.1 million, respectively.

Job openings, hires, and separations levels, seasonally adjusted
Month Total nonfarm job openings Total nonfarm hires Total nonfarm separations Total private job openings Total private hires Total private separations Government job openings Government hires Government separations

Jun 2015

5,248,000 5,125,000 4,978,000 4,778,000 4,789,000 4,635,000 471,000 336,000 343,000

Jul 2015

6,056,000 5,150,000 4,848,000 5,507,000 4,798,000 4,531,000 548,000 352,000 317,000

Aug 2015

5,467,000 5,163,000 5,032,000 4,973,000 4,822,000 4,708,000 494,000 341,000 324,000

Sep 2015

5,488,000 5,287,000 5,110,000 5,018,000 4,964,000 4,774,000 470,000 323,000 335,000

Oct 2015

5,773,000 5,338,000 5,032,000 5,246,000 4,978,000 4,688,000 527,000 360,000 344,000

Nov 2015

5,708,000 5,358,000 5,089,000 5,185,000 5,007,000 4,759,000 523,000 352,000 331,000

Dec 2015

5,845,000 5,540,000 5,225,000 5,304,000 5,168,000 4,878,000 541,000 371,000 347,000

Jan 2016

6,012,000 5,220,000 5,099,000 5,497,000 4,867,000 4,762,000 515,000 353,000 337,000

Feb 2016

5,770,000 5,470,000 5,265,000 5,282,000 5,126,000 4,940,000 488,000 344,000 325,000

Mar 2016

6,129,000 5,359,000 5,133,000 5,633,000 4,995,000 4,807,000 496,000 364,000 326,000

Apr 2016

5,803,000 5,294,000 5,110,000 5,301,000 4,952,000 4,777,000 502,000 342,000 333,000

May 2016

5,777,000 5,197,000 5,176,000 5,239,000 4,838,000 4,826,000 538,000 359,000 350,000

Jun 2016

5,742,000 5,281,000 5,118,000 5,262,000 4,929,000 4,714,000 479,000 353,000 404,000

Jul 2016

5,962,000 5,426,000 5,065,000 5,375,000 5,021,000 4,783,000 587,000 405,000 283,000

Aug 2016

5,677,000 5,327,000 5,204,000 5,166,000 4,977,000 4,816,000 511,000 351,000 388,000

Sep 2016

5,868,000 5,306,000 4,985,000 5,340,000 4,912,000 4,645,000 527,000 395,000 340,000

Oct 2016

5,591,000 5,210,000 5,125,000 5,107,000 4,895,000 4,783,000 484,000 315,000 342,000

Nov 2016

5,971,000 5,308,000 5,139,000 5,394,000 4,976,000 4,803,000 577,000 332,000 335,000

Dec 2016

5,964,000 5,343,000 5,071,000 5,404,000 5,011,000 4,768,000 560,000 332,000 303,000

Jan 2017

5,617,000 5,499,000 5,320,000 5,120,000 5,147,000 4,980,000 497,000 352,000 340,000

Feb 2017

5,923,000 5,350,000 5,176,000 5,418,000 5,004,000 4,816,000 505,000 346,000 360,000

Mar 2017

5,811,000 5,395,000 5,280,000 5,305,000 5,058,000 4,948,000 506,000 336,000 333,000

Apr 2017

6,091,000 5,272,000 5,091,000 5,547,000 4,937,000 4,756,000 543,000 335,000 336,000

May 2017

5,826,000 5,477,000 5,270,000 5,275,000 5,127,000 4,917,000 551,000 349,000 352,000

Jun 2017

6,305,000 5,635,000 5,463,000 5,731,000 5,295,000 5,130,000 574,000 339,000 333,000

Jul 2017

6,238,000 5,497,000 5,338,000 5,690,000 5,148,000 5,013,000 548,000 348,000 325,000

Aug 2017

6,276,000 5,519,000 5,334,000 5,774,000 5,210,000 4,980,000 503,000 309,000 354,000

Sep 2017

6,320,000 5,450,000 5,289,000 5,757,000 5,095,000 4,955,000 563,000 355,000 335,000

Oct 2017

6,408,000 5,581,000 5,397,000 5,855,000 5,227,000 5,072,000 553,000 355,000 325,000

Nov 2017

6,271,000 5,494,000 5,283,000 5,736,000 5,125,000 4,941,000 535,000 370,000 341,000

Dec 2017

6,336,000 5,421,000 5,249,000 5,758,000 5,062,000 4,890,000 578,000 360,000 359,000

Jan 2018

6,621,000 5,512,000 5,288,000 6,029,000 5,185,000 4,953,000 591,000 327,000 336,000

Feb 2018

6,552,000 5,624,000 5,319,000 5,956,000 5,271,000 4,984,000 596,000 353,000 335,000

Mar 2018

6,818,000 5,623,000 5,500,000 6,191,000 5,282,000 5,153,000 628,000 340,000 347,000

Apr 2018

6,877,000 5,590,000 5,441,000 6,284,000 5,240,000 5,098,000 593,000 350,000 343,000

May 2018

7,016,000 5,859,000 5,492,000 6,420,000 5,504,000 5,152,000 596,000 354,000 340,000

Jun 2018

7,230,000 5,760,000 5,566,000 6,584,000 5,373,000 5,215,000 646,000 387,000 352,000

Jul 2018

7,190,000 5,649,000 5,577,000 6,544,000 5,303,000 5,202,000 646,000 346,000 374,000

Aug 2018

7,208,000 5,815,000 5,543,000 6,483,000 5,426,000 5,214,000 725,000 389,000 329,000

Sep 2018

7,411,000 5,625,000 5,494,000 6,794,000 5,287,000 5,147,000 617,000 338,000 348,000

Oct 2018

7,304,000 5,907,000 5,602,000 6,688,000 5,562,000 5,246,000 616,000 346,000 356,000

Nov 2018

7,594,000 5,826,000 5,793,000 6,919,000 5,461,000 5,422,000 676,000 365,000 371,000

Dec 2018

7,489,000 5,768,000 5,554,000 6,809,000 5,400,000 5,220,000 680,000 368,000 334,000

Jan 2019

7,502,000 5,786,000 5,549,000 6,808,000 5,411,000 5,150,000 693,000 376,000 398,000

Feb 2019

7,066,000 5,704,000 5,653,000 6,380,000 5,345,000 5,286,000 687,000 359,000 368,000

Mar 2019

7,317,000 5,689,000 5,543,000 6,601,000 5,332,000 5,202,000 715,000 357,000 341,000

Apr 2019

7,272,000 6,016,000 5,777,000 6,537,000 5,644,000 5,429,000 735,000 372,000 348,000

May 2019

7,275,000 5,686,000 5,556,000 6,600,000 5,362,000 5,197,000 674,000 324,000 359,000

Jun 2019

7,194,000 5,801,000 5,574,000 6,449,000 5,434,000 5,254,000 745,000 367,000 320,000

Jul 2019

7,042,000 5,871,000 5,839,000 6,392,000 5,524,000 5,483,000 649,000 347,000 356,000

Aug 2019

7,178,000 5,900,000 5,657,000 6,431,000 5,488,000 5,322,000 747,000 412,000 334,000

Sep 2019

7,124,000 5,963,000 5,755,000 6,384,000 5,598,000 5,404,000 740,000 365,000 351,000

Oct 2019

7,289,000 5,781,000 5,631,000 6,504,000 5,411,000 5,264,000 785,000 370,000 367,000

Nov 2019

6,888,000 5,847,000 5,675,000 6,124,000 5,459,000 5,328,000 764,000 388,000 348,000

Dec 2019

6,699,000 5,951,000 5,771,000 5,951,000 5,589,000 5,413,000 748,000 362,000 358,000

Jan 2020

7,124,000 5,981,000 5,741,000 6,304,000 5,583,000 5,396,000 820,000 398,000 345,000

Feb 2020

6,966,000 5,990,000 5,764,000 6,194,000 5,584,000 5,421,000 771,000 406,000 342,000

Mar 2020

5,894,000 5,171,000 16,275,000 5,181,000 4,780,000 15,747,000 713,000 391,000 527,000

Apr 2020

4,606,000 4,029,000 11,531,000 3,955,000 3,805,000 11,021,000 651,000 224,000 510,000

May 2020

5,612,000 8,133,000 4,718,000 4,991,000 7,875,000 4,266,000 621,000 258,000 452,000

Jun 2020

6,129,000 7,477,000 5,176,000 5,464,000 7,212,000 4,723,000 665,000 266,000 453,000

Jul 2020

6,530,000 6,320,000 5,191,000 5,712,000 5,991,000 4,794,000 818,000 329,000 397,000

Aug 2020

6,429,000 6,004,000 4,813,000 5,722,000 5,466,000 4,429,000 707,000 538,000 383,000

Sep 2020

6,511,000 5,966,000 5,123,000 5,803,000 5,627,000 4,697,000 708,000 339,000 426,000

Oct 2020

6,798,000 6,091,000 5,356,000 6,066,000 5,745,000 4,815,000 732,000 346,000 541,000

Nov 2020

6,820,000 5,894,000 5,631,000 6,144,000 5,575,000 5,195,000 676,000 319,000 436,000

Dec 2020

6,773,000 5,577,000 5,601,000 6,109,000 5,254,000 5,268,000 664,000 323,000 333,000

Jan 2021

7,204,000 5,594,000 5,229,000 6,446,000 5,205,000 4,952,000 759,000 388,000 277,000

Feb 2021

7,752,000 5,772,000 5,381,000 7,057,000 5,468,000 5,057,000 695,000 304,000 324,000

Mar 2021

8,470,000 6,148,000 5,477,000 7,607,000 5,762,000 5,165,000 863,000 386,000 311,000

Apr 2021

9,356,000 6,216,000 5,693,000 8,390,000 5,862,000 5,375,000 966,000 355,000 318,000

May 2021

9,905,000 6,013,000 5,535,000 9,008,000 5,700,000 5,232,000 898,000 313,000 303,000

Jun 2021

10,298,000 6,606,000 5,681,000 9,363,000 6,202,000 5,377,000 935,000 404,000 303,000

Jul 2021

11,049,000 6,732,000 5,756,000 10,106,000 6,335,000 5,416,000 944,000 397,000 340,000

Aug 2021

10,956,000 6,390,000 5,833,000 10,100,000 6,017,000 5,506,000 856,000 373,000 327,000

Sep 2021

10,879,000 6,653,000 6,107,000 9,921,000 6,303,000 5,744,000 957,000 351,000 364,000

Oct 2021

11,341,000 6,652,000 5,808,000 10,361,000 6,278,000 5,404,000 980,000 374,000 404,000

Nov 2021

11,119,000 6,811,000 6,247,000 10,139,000 6,417,000 5,858,000 980,000 394,000 390,000

Dec 2021

11,417,000 6,596,000 6,144,000 10,327,000 6,209,000 5,773,000 1,090,000 387,000 371,000

Jan 2022

11,238,000 6,400,000 6,265,000 10,222,000 6,021,000 5,877,000 1,016,000 379,000 388,000

Feb 2022

11,661,000 6,806,000 6,081,000 10,600,000 6,412,000 5,669,000 1,061,000 394,000 411,000

Mar 2022

12,134,000 6,607,000 6,235,000 11,105,000 6,218,000 5,834,000 1,029,000 389,000 401,000

Apr 2022

11,881,000 6,614,000 6,140,000 10,815,000 6,222,000 5,775,000 1,066,000 392,000 365,000

May 2022

11,483,000 6,461,000 6,115,000 10,421,000 6,066,000 5,747,000 1,063,000 395,000 368,000

Jun 2022

11,256,000 6,510,000 5,991,000 10,272,000 6,091,000 5,594,000 984,000 419,000 398,000

Jul 2022

11,610,000 6,470,000 5,797,000 10,383,000 6,020,000 5,510,000 1,227,000 450,000 287,000

Aug 2022

10,148,000 6,443,000 6,181,000 9,195,000 6,049,000 5,785,000 954,000 394,000 395,000

Sep 2022

10,812,000 6,206,000 5,862,000 9,746,000 5,807,000 5,481,000 1,066,000 399,000 382,000

Oct 2022

10,488,000 6,104,000 5,753,000 9,497,000 5,712,000 5,399,000 991,000 392,000 354,000

Nov 2022

10,619,000 6,134,000 5,864,000 9,583,000 5,703,000 5,502,000 1,035,000 431,000 362,000

Dec 2022

10,876,000 6,113,000 6,029,000 9,849,000 5,706,000 5,641,000 1,027,000 407,000 388,000

Jan 2023

10,393,000 6,347,000 6,026,000 9,320,000 5,912,000 5,683,000 1,073,000 435,000 342,000

Feb 2023

9,846,000 6,020,000 5,770,000 8,836,000 5,643,000 5,438,000 1,010,000 376,000 332,000

Mar 2023

9,572,000 5,932,000 5,910,000 8,533,000 5,550,000 5,551,000 1,038,000 381,000 359,000

Apr 2023

9,992,000 5,954,000 5,612,000 8,927,000 5,569,000 5,269,000 1,064,000 385,000 343,000

May 2023

9,310,000 6,128,000 5,842,000 8,235,000 5,726,000 5,490,000 1,075,000 403,000 352,000

Jun 2023

9,191,000 5,930,000 5,668,000 8,057,000 5,528,000 5,346,000 1,134,000 402,000 322,000

Jul 2023

8,606,000 5,646,000 5,561,000 7,602,000 5,273,000 5,220,000 1,004,000 374,000 341,000

Aug 2023

9,287,000 5,824,000 5,661,000 8,237,000 5,436,000 5,327,000 1,050,000 389,000 334,000

Sep 2023

9,279,000 5,772,000 5,533,000 8,278,000 5,400,000 5,230,000 1,001,000 371,000 303,000

Oct 2023

8,550,000 5,700,000 5,513,000 7,582,000 5,313,000 5,206,000 969,000 387,000 307,000

Nov 2023

8,663,000 5,501,000 5,429,000 7,644,000 5,119,000 5,092,000 1,020,000 382,000 336,000

Dec 2023

8,585,000 5,614,000 5,342,000 7,604,000 5,212,000 4,980,000 981,000 402,000 362,000

Jan 2024

8,468,000 5,572,000 5,429,000 7,577,000 5,181,000 5,095,000 891,000 391,000 334,000

Feb 2024

8,445,000 5,664,000 5,476,000 7,521,000 5,277,000 5,146,000 924,000 388,000 330,000

Mar 2024

8,093,000 5,472,000 5,268,000 7,101,000 5,091,000 4,950,000 992,000 381,000 318,000

Apr 2024

7,619,000 5,584,000 5,388,000 6,764,000 5,229,000 5,025,000 855,000 355,000 364,000

May 2024

7,901,000 5,573,000 5,314,000 6,852,000 5,204,000 4,966,000 1,049,000 369,000 348,000

Jun 2024

7,412,000 5,088,000 5,064,000 6,455,000 4,756,000 4,749,000 957,000 332,000 315,000

Jul 2024

7,504,000 5,451,000 5,434,000 6,585,000 5,075,000 5,105,000 919,000 376,000 329,000

Aug 2024

7,649,000 5,230,000 5,170,000 6,638,000 4,862,000 4,853,000 1,011,000 368,000 317,000

Sep 2024

7,103,000 5,519,000 5,197,000 6,241,000 5,170,000 4,878,000 862,000 349,000 319,000

Oct 2024

7,615,000 5,350,000 5,285,000 6,715,000 4,987,000 4,975,000 900,000 362,000 310,000

Nov 2024

8,031,000 5,307,000 5,087,000 7,162,000 4,961,000 4,757,000 869,000 346,000 330,000

Dec 2024

7,508,000 5,374,000 5,082,000 6,634,000 4,998,000 4,731,000 874,000 375,000 351,000

Jan 2025

7,762,000 5,371,000 5,272,000 6,860,000 5,000,000 4,959,000 902,000 371,000 313,000

Feb 2025

7,480,000 5,370,000 5,316,000 6,588,000 5,020,000 4,966,000 892,000 350,000 350,000

Mar 2025

7,200,000 5,404,000 5,183,000 6,342,000 5,055,000 4,845,000 858,000 349,000 337,000

Apr 2025

7,395,000 5,615,000 5,313,000 6,562,000 5,259,000 4,981,000 833,000 357,000 333,000

May 2025

7,712,000 5,465,000 5,213,000 6,876,000 5,109,000 4,860,000 836,000 356,000 353,000

Jun 2025

7,437,000 5,204,000 5,060,000 6,551,000 4,863,000 4,784,000 886,000 342,000 276,000

The number of job openings decreased in accommodation and food services (−308,000), health care and social assistance (−244,000), and finance and insurance (−142,000). Job openings increased in retail trade (+190,000), information (+67,000), and state and local government education (+61,000).

There were 6.6 million total private job openings in June, 4.9 million hires, and 4.8 million separations. There were 886,000 government job openings in June, 342,000 hires, and 276,000 separations.

These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. Job openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of the month. Hires and separations include all changes to the payroll during the entire month. To learn more, see "Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2025." We also have more charts showing job openings, hires, and separations data.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Job openings at 7.4 million in June 2025 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/job-openings-at-7-4-million-in-june-2025.htm (visited August 02, 2025).

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