US Job Openings
May 2026
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Last update:US non-farm job openings varied by +9,000 in May 2026. Over the last 12 months, the variation was +3.89%.
| March 2026 | April 2026 | May 2026 | |
| total nonfarm | -0.93% | +6.86% | +3.89% |
| total private | +0.62% | +8.14% | +4.25% |
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Percentage Annual VariationShaded area = recession
| March 2026 | April 2026 | May 2026 | |
| accommodation and food services | -7.27% | +7.21% | -18.14% |
| arts entertainment and recreation | -4.44% | -18.01% | +27.91% |
| construction | -15.83% | +28.50% | +34.23% |
| durable goods | +14.29% | +34.14% | +29.67% |
| federal | -36.07% | -20.49% | -20.19% |
| finance and insurance | +47.96% | +14.83% | -34.16% |
| financial activities | +19.86% | -4.48% | -24.65% |
| government | -12.47% | -2.94% | +0.88% |
| health care and social assistance | +5.03% | +0.92% | -11.77% |
| information | -27.83% | -38.81% | -30.28% |
| leisure and hospitality | -6.77% | +2.30% | -12.55% |
| manufacturing | +15.68% | +31.91% | +31.92% |
| mining and logging | +66.67% | +17.39% | +45.00% |
| nondurable goods | +17.69% | +28.57% | +36.72% |
| other services | -15.03% | +35.04% | -0.34% |
| private education and health services | +2.20% | -1.49% | -12.61% |
| professional and business services | -23.94% | -25.16% | -22.45% |
| professional and business services | -13.54% | +10.01% | +21.32% |
| real estate and rental and leasing | -46.34% | -46.27% | +15.46% |
| retail trade | +41.37% | +20.82% | +56.85% |
| state and local | -8.43% | +0.43% | +3.91% |
| total nonfarm | -0.93% | +6.86% | +3.89% |
| total private | +0.62% | +8.14% | +4.25% |
| trade transportation and utilities | +22.23% | +18.28% | +34.86% |
| transportation warehousing and utilities | +14.02% | +27.72% | -4.49% |
| wholesale_trade | -17.11% | -3.26% | +50.91% |