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Job Openings — November 2025
Release Date: December 4, 2025
Summary
Job postings declined by 0.3% month over month in November, marking another month of softening labor demand. The largest declines were seen in the Leisure and Hospitality sector (-2.2%). The Construction sector showed an offsetting increase in openings (+2.2%).
Job openings by sector
Job openings data by sector for September, October, and November 2025, including year-over-year and month-over-month changes.
Sector | September 2025 | October 2025 | November 2025 | YoY Change (Nov 24–Nov 25) | MoM Change (Oct 25–Nov 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total US | 16,607,219 | 16,290,861 | 16,236,656 | -16.6% | -0.3% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 41,087 | 39,812 | 40,157 | -11.6% | +0.9% |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 30,807 | 30,514 | 30,053 | -18.6% | -1.5% |
Utilities | 46,848 | 45,953 | 45,967 | -17.3% | +0.0% |
Construction | 310,995 | 300,116 | 306,614 | -11.4% | +2.2% |
Manufacturing | 993,443 | 975,915 | 971,252 | -11.8% | -0.5% |
Wholesale Trade | 271,176 | 268,628 | 264,398 | -12.8% | -1.6% |
Retail Trade | 1,368,628 | 1,316,262 | 1,319,704 | -23.1% | +0.3% |
Transportation and Warehousing | 509,879 | 519,774 | 523,080 | -26.7% | +0.6% |
Information | 1,155,778 | 1,129,774 | 1,123,216 | -20.1% | -0.6% |
Financial Activities | 929,925 | 907,045 | 898,803 | -18.4% | -0.9% |
Professional and Business Services | 3,075,465 | 2,933,364 | 2,916,928 | -29.5% | -0.6% |
Education and Health Services | 2,764,749 | 2,690,591 | 2,704,895 | -18.2% | +0.5% |
Leisure and Hospitality | 1,189,060 | 1,193,476 | 1,167,554 | -17.1% | -2.2% |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | 448,798 | 437,374 | 436,594 | -28.0% | -0.2% |
Public Administration | 667,034 | 655,112 | 643,382 | -27.7% | -1.8% |
Unclassified | 15,771 | 15,561 | 15,660 | -26.5% | +0.6% |
Unknown/Other | 2,787,775 | 2,831,590 | 2,828,399 | +24.1% | -0.1% |
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