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JOLTS job openings, May 2026
How many total nonfarm job openings will BLS first report for May 2026 in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey?
current forecast · 80% CI7.45m
6.8m7.45m8.15m
history:Jan: 7.24mFeb: 6.92mMar: 6.89mApr: 7.62m
Trend
history + forecasthistoryforecast path80% interval
static prototype estimate · seeded forecast value
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- prototype seed
- agent
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- distribution
- 201 CDF points
- ledger fact
- bls.jolts.job_openings_total.may_2026.first_print
Key drivers
- Private labor demand
- Small-business hiring plans
- Payroll growth
- Quits and hires momentum
Resolution
- source
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
- expected
- June 30, 2026
- rule
- Resolves to the first published seasonally adjusted total nonfarm job openings estimate for May 2026 in the BLS JOLTS release. Later monthly revisions do not change the resolved value.
- Data point
- bls.jolts.job_openings_total.may_2026.first_print
Series design
- series
- bls.jolts.job_openings_total
- cadence
- monthly · ~4 weeks
- horizon
- next release · first print
- priority
- P1
- benchmark
- Published consensus survey medians
- chainable
- next release · +3 months · threshold
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