Release
Job Openings — July 2025
Release Date: September 2, 2025
At-a-glance
Summary
Active job postings have trended lower in recent months, with broad declines across most sectors. Heightened uncertainty is prompting firms and investors to delay new projects and slow hiring, softening labor demand. Looking ahead, fewer postings point to even weaker job growth, a trend that is increasingly concerning for policymakers at the Federal Reserve.
Job Openings by Sector
Job openings data by sector for May, June, and July 2025, including year-over-year and month-over-month changes.
Sector | May 2025 | June 2025 | July 2025 | YoY Change (Jul 24–Jul 25) | MoM Change (Jun 25–Jul 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total US | 18,091,242 | 17,867,894 | 17,822,669 | -8.0% | -0.3% |
Professional and business services | 3,627,144 | 3,439,330 | 3,449,050 | -19.7% | +0.3% |
Education and health services | 3,103,085 | 3,080,540 | 3,058,208 | -7.3% | -0.7% |
Retail trade | 1,584,054 | 1,586,333 | 1,587,679 | -5.6% | +0.1% |
Leisure and hospitality | 1,325,529 | 1,313,773 | 1,300,766 | -9.0% | -1.0% |
Information | 1,307,514 | 1,303,628 | 1,299,733 | -11.5% | -0.3% |
Financial activities | 1,064,997 | 1,068,403 | 1,071,820 | -4.4% | +0.3% |
Manufacturing | 1,041,483 | 1,031,067 | 1,020,781 | -8.1% | -1.0% |
Government | 808,622 | 804,437 | 800,272 | -16.5% | -0.5% |
Other services | 558,675 | 554,964 | 551,278 | -27.0% | -0.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 533,657 | 545,862 | 536,331 | +8.7% | -1.7% |
Construction | 348,068 | 347,817 | 347,682 | +0.5% | -0.0% |
Wholesale trade | 291,288 | 287,637 | 286,651 | -12.0% | -0.3% |
Utilities | 52,215 | 51,676 | 51,204 | -9.2% | -0.9% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 46,511 | 46,854 | 47,200 | +10.4% | +0.7% |
Mining and logging | 35,171 | 34,296 | 34,616 | -11.4% | +0.9% |
Unknown/Other | 2,363,230 | 2,371,277 | 2,379,398 | +21.9% | +0.3% |
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