US Job Openings
August 2026
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Last update:US non-farm job openings varied by -256,000 in August 2026. Over the last 12 months, the variation was +2.31%.
| June 2026 | July 2026 | August 2026 | |
| total nonfarm | -0.31% | +3.47% | +2.31% |
| total private | +1.17% | +4.04% | +2.40% |
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Percentage Annual VariationShaded area = recession
| June 2026 | July 2026 | August 2026 | |
| accommodation and food services | -17.44% | -22.26% | -24.31% |
| arts entertainment and recreation | -17.28% | -10.85% | +7.41% |
| construction | +33.04% | -1.97% | +17.84% |
| durable goods | +45.87% | +65.88% | +50.79% |
| federal | -3.51% | -28.15% | +66.18% |
| finance and insurance | +5.60% | +0.33% | +45.87% |
| financial activities | +9.55% | +0.76% | +20.66% |
| government | -11.29% | -1.02% | +1.53% |
| health care and social assistance | -5.59% | +13.82% | -0.51% |
| information | -27.64% | -50.32% | -12.77% |
| leisure and hospitality | -17.42% | -20.82% | -21.05% |
| manufacturing | +28.13% | +34.58% | +25.48% |
| mining and logging | -8.00% | +100.00% | +19.05% |
| nondurable goods | 0.00% | -11.05% | -13.94% |
| other services | +26.78% | +4.81% | -14.08% |
| private education and health services | -6.36% | +10.92% | -1.85% |
| professional and business services | -14.60% | -17.78% | -14.38% |
| professional and business services | -9.68% | +5.24% | +8.31% |
| real estate and rental and leasing | +21.59% | +2.15% | -45.05% |
| retail trade | +20.33% | +22.74% | +24.96% |
| state and local | -12.48% | +4.48% | -5.21% |
| total nonfarm | -0.31% | +3.47% | +2.31% |
| total private | +1.17% | +4.04% | +2.40% |
| trade transportation and utilities | +22.01% | +13.19% | +12.89% |
| transportation warehousing and utilities | +25.57% | -8.19% | -0.29% |
| wholesale_trade | +20.83% | +23.76% | -2.59% |