US Job Openings
February 2026
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Last update:US non-farm job openings varied by -358,000 in February 2026. Over the last 12 months, the variation was -7.99%.
| December 2025 | January 2026 | February 2026 | |
| total nonfarm | -12.76% | -6.73% | -7.99% |
| total private | -12.15% | -5.42% | -6.18% |
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Percentage Annual VariationShaded area = recession
| December 2025 | January 2026 | February 2026 | |
| accommodation and food services | -15.06% | +9.99% | -13.33% |
| arts entertainment and recreation | -25.54% | -17.95% | -3.08% |
| construction | +19.51% | -4.96% | -29.37% |
| durable goods | -1.37% | -10.57% | -4.79% |
| federal | -31.88% | -30.30% | -33.58% |
| finance and insurance | -54.26% | -2.86% | +24.35% |
| financial activities | -41.63% | -16.86% | -6.96% |
| government | -17.39% | -16.63% | -21.41% |
| health care and social assistance | -11.33% | -11.21% | -8.97% |
| information | +5.66% | -23.08% | -30.53% |
| leisure and hospitality | -16.65% | +5.87% | -12.04% |
| manufacturing | -1.16% | -0.58% | -1.35% |
| mining and logging | +5.00% | +81.25% | -15.00% |
| nondurable goods | -0.71% | +25.00% | +7.63% |
| other services | -6.55% | -9.62% | +11.84% |
| private education and health services | -10.66% | -11.94% | -12.42% |
| professional and business services | -4.27% | -19.08% | -41.82% |
| professional and business services | -14.44% | -1.24% | -5.69% |
| real estate and rental and leasing | -12.90% | -46.39% | -60.00% |
| retail trade | -2.70% | +3.20% | +32.77% |
| state and local | -14.67% | -14.29% | -19.37% |
| total nonfarm | -12.76% | -6.73% | -7.99% |
| total private | -12.15% | -5.42% | -6.18% |
| trade transportation and utilities | -9.55% | -6.24% | +10.91% |
| transportation warehousing and utilities | -22.11% | -11.65% | -11.30% |
| wholesale_trade | -2.78% | -25.22% | -12.27% |