US Job Openings
April 2026
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Last update:US non-farm job openings varied by +731,000 in April 2026. Over the last 12 months, the variation was +7.33%.
| February 2026 | March 2026 | April 2026 | |
| total nonfarm | -7.46% | -4.35% | +7.33% |
| total private | -5.94% | -2.92% | +8.92% |
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Percentage Annual VariationShaded area = recession
| February 2026 | March 2026 | April 2026 | |
| accommodation and food services | -9.11% | -8.73% | +1.95% |
| arts entertainment and recreation | +2.31% | -4.44% | -16.15% |
| construction | -29.72% | -6.77% | +25.12% |
| durable goods | -7.03% | +13.41% | +28.92% |
| federal | -31.34% | -35.54% | -22.13% |
| finance and insurance | +21.77% | +42.62% | +3.45% |
| financial activities | -9.28% | +17.06% | -13.44% |
| government | -18.72% | -14.92% | -4.90% |
| health care and social assistance | -9.61% | +0.73% | -3.80% |
| information | -38.93% | -46.10% | -35.07% |
| leisure and hospitality | -7.57% | -8.13% | -1.45% |
| manufacturing | -0.45% | +13.35% | +26.06% |
| mining and logging | -15.00% | +53.85% | -4.35% |
| nondurable goods | +16.03% | +12.50% | +21.43% |
| other services | +3.62% | -13.78% | +40.16% |
| private education and health services | -13.38% | -1.72% | -6.00% |
| professional and business services | -45.45% | -25.00% | -27.67% |
| professional and business services | -2.47% | -16.17% | +28.08% |
| real estate and rental and leasing | -61.87% | -46.34% | -50.00% |
| retail trade | +29.73% | +30.86% | +17.62% |
| state and local | -16.60% | -11.53% | -1.73% |
| total nonfarm | -7.46% | -4.35% | +7.33% |
| total private | -5.94% | -2.92% | +8.92% |
| trade transportation and utilities | +9.65% | +11.97% | +15.12% |
| transportation warehousing and utilities | -13.62% | +5.99% | +25.47% |
| wholesale_trade | -6.13% | -27.23% | -7.61% |