US Job Openings
March 2026
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Last update:US non-farm job openings varied by -56,000 in March 2026. Over the last 12 months, the variation was -4.64%.
| January 2026 | February 2026 | March 2026 | |
| total nonfarm | -6.73% | -7.46% | -4.64% |
| total private | -5.42% | -5.94% | -3.14% |
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Percentage Annual VariationShaded area = recession
| January 2026 | February 2026 | March 2026 | |
| accommodation and food services | +9.99% | -9.11% | +0.73% |
| arts entertainment and recreation | -17.95% | +2.31% | -1.48% |
| construction | -4.96% | -29.72% | -10.76% |
| durable goods | -10.57% | -7.03% | +14.94% |
| federal | -30.30% | -31.34% | -37.19% |
| finance and insurance | -2.86% | +21.77% | +40.33% |
| financial activities | -16.86% | -9.28% | +14.95% |
| government | -16.63% | -18.72% | -15.73% |
| health care and social assistance | -11.21% | -9.61% | -0.80% |
| information | -23.08% | -38.93% | -47.40% |
| leisure and hospitality | +5.87% | -7.57% | +0.52% |
| manufacturing | -0.58% | -0.45% | +16.37% |
| mining and logging | +81.25% | -15.00% | +53.85% |
| nondurable goods | +25.00% | +16.03% | +19.12% |
| other services | -9.62% | +3.62% | -19.65% |
| private education and health services | -11.94% | -13.38% | -3.04% |
| professional and business services | -19.08% | -45.45% | -24.31% |
| professional and business services | -1.24% | -2.47% | -21.14% |
| real estate and rental and leasing | -46.39% | -61.87% | -47.97% |
| retail trade | +3.20% | +29.73% | +36.99% |
| state and local | -14.29% | -16.60% | -12.21% |
| total nonfarm | -6.73% | -7.46% | -4.64% |
| total private | -5.42% | -5.94% | -3.14% |
| trade transportation and utilities | -6.24% | +9.65% | +13.42% |
| transportation warehousing and utilities | -11.65% | -13.62% | +4.58% |
| wholesale_trade | -25.22% | -6.13% | -34.27% |