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Job Openings — December 2025
Release Date: January 8, 2026
Summary
Job postings data continues to show weakening demand, which bodes ill for job creation moving into the new year. Active job postings ticked down 1.4% from November to December, with almost all industries showing decreases month over month and year over year. The biggest declines in labor demand in December compared to the year prior were found in Public Administration (-35.5%), Other Services (-32%), and Professional and Business Services (-30.2%).
Job openings by sector
Job openings data by sector for October, November, and December 2025, including year-over-year and month-over-month changes.
Sector | October 2025 | November 2025 | December 2025 | YoY Change (Dec 24–Dec 25) | MoM Change (Nov 25–Dec 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total US | 16,408,174 | 16,434,893 | 16,197,514 | -14.3% | -1.4% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 39,825 | 40,011 | 40,792 | -15.0% | +2.0% |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 30,364 | 29,747 | 29,220 | -17.5% | -1.8% |
Utilities | 46,011 | 46,196 | 45,697 | -14.6% | -1.1% |
Construction | 303,253 | 310,737 | 305,232 | -11.4% | -1.8% |
Manufacturing | 990,925 | 991,715 | 983,598 | -8.9% | -0.8% |
Wholesale Trade | 268,795 | 265,697 | 260,830 | -13.4% | -1.8% |
Retail Trade | 1,314,105 | 1,316,247 | 1,316,960 | -25.7% | +0.1% |
Transportation and Warehousing | 510,971 | 522,279 | 515,353 | -32.5% | -1.3% |
Information | 1,141,016 | 1,133,600 | 1,113,131 | -14.5% | -1.8% |
Financial Activities | 897,184 | 896,388 | 870,157 | -17.5% | -2.9% |
Professional and Business Services | 2,938,959 | 2,940,268 | 2,838,593 | -30.2% | -3.5% |
Education and Health Services | 2,714,145 | 2,741,866 | 2,627,735 | -21.3% | -4.2% |
Leisure and Hospitality | 1,219,050 | 1,210,518 | 1,196,116 | -11.5% | -1.2% |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | 438,617 | 439,497 | 411,882 | -32.0% | -6.3% |
Public Administration | 610,069 | 588,306 | 592,265 | -35.5% | +0.7% |
Unclassified | 13,714 | 13,725 | 13,584 | -23.2% | -1.0% |
Unknown/Other | 2,931,171 | 2,948,093 | 3,036,367 | +65.1% | +3.0% |
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