The number of job openings went down by 26,000 from the previous month to 8,863 million in January 2024, the lowest in three months and below the market consensus of 8.9 million. During the month, job openings decreased in retail trade (-170,000), transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-66,000), durable goods manufacturing (-48,000), construction (-21,000), private educational services (-41,000) and government (-105,000). On the other hand, job openings increased in nondurable goods manufacturing (+82,000). Regarding regional distribution, job openings fell in the South (-12,000), the Midwest (-19,000), and the West (-52,000) but rose in the Northeast (+58,000). source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Job Offers in the United States decreased to 8863 Thousand in January from 8889 Thousand in December of 2023. Job Offers in the United States averaged 5321.88 Thousand from 2000 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 12182.00 Thousand in March of 2022 and a record low of 2232.00 Thousand in July of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Job Openings - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Job Openings - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2024.
Job Offers in the United States decreased to 8863 Thousand in January from 8889 Thousand in December of 2023. Job Offers in the United States is expected to be 8700.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Job Openings is projected to trend around 7000.00 Thousand in 2025, according to our econometric models.