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Job Openings — March 2026
Release Date: April 2, 2026
Summary
Labor demand continues to cool in the US, as the number of active job postings across the country ticked downwards again in March. The vast majority of industries experienced a net decrease in job openings, with Education and Health and the Construction sectors being the exceptions.
Job openings by sector
Job openings data by sector for January 2026, February 2026, and March 2026, including year-over-year and month-over-month changes.
Sector | January 2026 | February 2026 | March 2026 | YoY Change (Mar 25–Mar 26) | MoM Change (Feb 26–Mar 26) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total US | 17,670,367 | 17,562,877 | 17,453,740 | -5.8% | -0.6% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 38,184 | 38,685 | 37,458 | -14.0% | -3.2% |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 31,300 | 32,399 | 30,860 | -14.7% | -4.8% |
Utilities | 45,803 | 45,406 | 44,274 | -19.3% | -2.5% |
Construction | 322,952 | 317,821 | 323,674 | -7.5% | +1.8% |
Manufacturing | 1,085,839 | 1,077,938 | 1,066,759 | -5.4% | -1.0% |
Wholesale Trade | 288,629 | 289,465 | 287,151 | -2.3% | -0.8% |
Retail Trade | 1,434,750 | 1,444,816 | 1,399,966 | -15.8% | -3.1% |
Transportation and Warehousing | 409,598 | 403,119 | 380,575 | -37.9% | -5.6% |
Information | 1,190,913 | 1,187,161 | 1,184,151 | -14.8% | -0.3% |
Financial Activities | 960,393 | 941,239 | 936,606 | -10.4% | -0.5% |
Professional and Business Services | 3,128,035 | 3,120,547 | 3,055,473 | -17.3% | -2.1% |
Education and Health Services | 2,841,129 | 2,735,333 | 2,759,553 | -13.4% | +0.9% |
Leisure and Hospitality | 1,304,383 | 1,283,298 | 1,225,249 | -14.8% | -4.5% |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | 506,159 | 514,644 | 499,399 | -15.3% | -3.0% |
Public Administration | 612,997 | 604,209 | 594,208 | -18.8% | -1.7% |
Unclassified | 12,097 | 11,769 | 11,990 | -27.8% | +1.9% |
Unknown/Other | 3,457,206 | 3,515,029 | 3,616,396 | +60.7% | +2.9% |
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