Release
Job Openings — September 2025
Release Date: October 2, 2025
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 July, August, and September 2025, including year-over-year and month-over-month changes.
Sector | July 2025 | August 2025 | September 2025 | YoY Change (Sep 24–Sep 25) | MoM Change (Aug 25–Sep 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total US | 17,485,221 | 17,139,719 | 17,039,962 | -17.2% | -0.6% |
Professional and business services | 3,335,705 | 3,214,056 | 3,145,427 | -31.4% | -2.1% |
Education and health services | 2,978,697 | 2,779,398 | 2,757,223 | -20.3% | -0.8% |
Retail trade | 1,483,787 | 1,494,355 | 1,498,089 | -19.6% | +0.2% |
Leisure and hospitality | 1,288,988 | 1,271,061 | 1,267,462 | -15.4% | -0.3% |
Information | 1,209,593 | 1,222,993 | 1,202,892 | -23.5% | -1.6% |
Financial activities | 995,338 | 994,768 | 994,258 | -14.5% | -0.1% |
Manufacturing | 1,028,519 | 985,946 | 978,613 | -13.4% | -0.7% |
Government | 749,648 | 743,662 | 737,709 | -30.5% | -0.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 541,473 | 550,412 | 530,436 | +4.4% | -3.6% |
Other services | 516,901 | 513,655 | 510,056 | -30.5% | -0.7% |
Construction | 338,217 | 322,098 | 327,850 | -13.3% | +1.8% |
Wholesale trade | 288,279 | 274,452 | 269,405 | -17.9% | -1.8% |
Utilities | 50,352 | 46,931 | 46,914 | -18.6% | -0.0% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 46,332 | 46,680 | 39,348 | -8.5% | -15.7% |
Mining and logging | 32,193 | 31,304 | 30,595 | -19.2% | -2.3% |
Unknown/Other | 2,601,199 | 2,647,946 | 2,703,686 | +24.7% | +2.1% |
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