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Job Openings — February 2026
Release Date: March 5, 2026
Summary
Labor demand continues to cool in the US, as the number of active job postings across the country ticked downwards again in February. Nearly all industries experienced a net decrease in job openings, with the largest declines in percentage terms occurring in the Transportation & Warehousing, Construction, and Public Administration.
Job openings by sector
Job openings data by sector for December 2025, January 2026, and February 2026, including year-over-year and month-over-month changes.
Sector | December 2025 | January 2026 | February 2026 | YoY Change (Feb 25–Feb 26) | MoM Change (Jan 26–Feb 26) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total US | 16,945,725 | 16,785,781 | 16,790,371 | -9.8% | +0.0% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 37,804 | 37,305 | 37,998 | -21.8% | +1.9% |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 31,579 | 30,454 | 31,021 | -10.5% | +1.9% |
Utilities | 46,887 | 44,765 | 44,267 | -16.5% | -1.1% |
Construction | 316,396 | 308,956 | 302,371 | -13.1% | -2.1% |
Manufacturing | 1,045,747 | 1,031,871 | 1,017,920 | -7.6% | -1.4% |
Wholesale Trade | 277,331 | 272,042 | 269,322 | -9.7% | -1.0% |
Retail Trade | 1,343,794 | 1,325,772 | 1,306,110 | -17.7% | -1.5% |
Transportation and Warehousing | 412,896 | 408,262 | 396,694 | -30.6% | -2.8% |
Information | 1,175,209 | 1,105,637 | 1,097,217 | -4.2% | -0.8% |
Financial Activities | 901,929 | 880,433 | 868,489 | -16.0% | -1.4% |
Professional and Business Services | 2,998,957 | 2,963,041 | 2,940,622 | -21.7% | -0.8% |
Educational Services | 617,955 | 623,279 | 611,237 | -30.9% | -1.9% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 2,165,478 | 2,116,633 | 2,079,063 | -17.3% | -1.8% |
Leisure and Hospitality | 1,267,557 | 1,235,293 | 1,241,668 | -13.9% | +0.5% |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | 470,761 | 467,161 | 470,336 | -18.2% | +0.7% |
Public Administration | 601,385 | 588,229 | 576,547 | -29.9% | -2.0% |
Unclassified | 12,419 | 12,013 | 11,913 | -21.8% | -0.8% |
Unknown/Other | 3,221,640 | 3,334,633 | 3,487,575 | +46.9% | +4.6% |
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