The number of job openings in the US fell to 7.18 million in July, the lowest since September last year, compared to a downwardly revised 7.35 million in June and well below forecasts of 7.4 million.
Job openings decreased in health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment, and recreation; and mining and logging.
Job openings in the US fell by 176,000 to 7.18 million in July 2025, the lowest level since September 2024 and well below market expectations of 7.4 million.
The largest declines came from health care and social assistance (-181,000), arts, entertainment, and recreation (-62,000), and mining and logging (-13,000).
Regionally, openings dropped most in the South (-161,000), followed by the Northeast (-101,000) and the Midwest (-27,000), while the West bucked the trend with an increase of 113,000 openings.
source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
