The United States had 9.2 million job openings in June — the most in recent years — as the pandemic eased and businesses sought to hire more workers. Openings had plummeted in spring 2020 because of the COVID-19-related economic downturn.
Sources: “Job openings, hires, and separations level, seasonally adjusted,” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2021, https://tinyurl.com/tn6rmdrn; “Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary,” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 7, 2021, https://tinyurl.com/xnsh79r7
Data for the graphic are as follows:
| Date | Job Openings in Millions |
| May 2006 | 4,463 |
| June 2006 | 4,614 |
| July 2006 | 4,394 |
| August 2006 | 4,710 |
| September 2006 | 4,737 |
| October 2006 | 4,591 |
| November 2006 | 4,645 |
| December 2006 | 4,620 |
| January 2007 | 4,763 |
| February 2007 | 4,699 |
| March 2007 | 4,962 |
| April 2007 | 4,689 |
| May 2007 | 4,657 |
| June 2007 | 4,859 |
| July 2007 | 4,598 |
| August 2007 | 4,546 |
| September 2007 | 4,652 |
| October 2007 | 4,636 |
| November 2007 | 4,646 |
| December 2007 | 4,545 |
| January 2008 | 4,624 |
| February 2008 | 4,279 |
| March 2008 | 4,225 |
| April 2008 | 4,035 |
| May 2008 | 4,194 |
| June 2008 | 3,830 |
| July 2008 | 3,749 |
| August 2008 | 3,674 |
| September 2008 | 3,222 |
| October 2008 | 3,377 |
| November 2008 | 3,231 |
| December 2008 | 3,146 |
| January 2009 | 2,738 |
| February 2009 | 2,864 |
| March 2009 | 2,534 |
| April 2009 | 2,295 |
| May 2009 | 2,549 |
| June 2009 | 2,503 |
| July 2009 | 2,232 |
| August 2009 | 2,338 |
| September 2009 | 2,487 |
| October 2009 | 2,406 |
| November 2009 | 2,503 |
| December 2009 | 2,568 |
| January 2010 | 2,837 |
| February 2010 | 2,666 |
| March 2010 | 2,679 |
| April 2010 | 3,153 |
| May 2010 | 2,988 |
| June 2010 | 2,801 |
| July 2010 | 3,082 |
| August 2010 | 2,999 |
| September 2010 | 2,918 |
| October 2010 | 3,235 |
| November 2010 | 3,211 |
| December 2010 | 3,058 |
| January 2011 | 3,104 |
| February 2011 | 3,226 |
| March 2011 | 3,261 |
| April 2011 | 3,259 |
| May 2011 | 3,179 |
| June 2011 | 3,455 |
| July 2011 | 3,623 |
| August 2011 | 3,329 |
| September 2011 | 3,774 |
| October 2011 | 3,619 |
| November 2011 | 3,565 |
| December 2011 | 3,768 |
| January 2012 | 3,909 |
| February 2012 | 3,616 |
| March 2012 | 3,979 |
| April 2012 | 3,793 |
| May 2012 | 3,835 |
| June 2012 | 3,911 |
| July 2012 | 3,735 |
| August 2012 | 3,809 |
| September 2012 | 3,882 |
| October 2012 | 3,775 |
| November 2012 | 3,878 |
| December 2012 | 3,970 |
| January 2013 | 3,923 |
| February 2013 | 4,004 |
| March 2013 | 4,076 |
| April 2013 | 3,988 |
| May 2013 | 4,145 |
| June 2013 | 4,150 |
| July 2013 | 3,885 |
| August 2013 | 4,085 |
| September 2013 | 4,128 |
| October 2013 | 4,222 |
| November 2013 | 4,119 |
| December 2013 | 4,121 |
| January 2014 | 4,127 |
| February 2014 | 4,373 |
| March 2014 | 4,388 |
| April 2014 | 4,566 |
| May 2014 | 4,747 |
| June 2014 | 4,982 |
| July 2014 | 4,846 |
| August 2014 | 5,349 |
| September 2014 | 4,914 |
| October 2014 | 5,012 |
| November 2014 | 4,843 |
| December 2014 | 5,130 |
| January 2015 | 5,344 |
| February 2015 | 5,466 |
| March 2015 | 5,210 |
| April 2015 | 5,598 |
| May 2015 | 5,563 |
| June 2015 | 5,248 |
| July 2015 | 6,056 |
| August 2015 | 5,467 |
| September 2015 | 5,488 |
| October 2015 | 5,773 |
| November 2015 | 5,708 |
| December 2015 | 5,845 |
| January 2016 | 6,012 |
| February 2016 | 5,770 |
| March 2016 | 6,129 |
| April 2016 | 5,803 |
| May 2016 | 5,777 |
| June 2016 | 5,742 |
| July 2016 | 5,962 |
| August 2016 | 5,677 |
| September 2016 | 5,868 |
| October 2016 | 5,591 |
| November 2016 | 5,971 |
| December 2016 | 5,964 |
| January 2017 | 5,646 |
| February 2017 | 5,931 |
| March 2017 | 5,813 |
| April 2017 | 6,103 |
| May 2017 | 5,810 |
| June 2017 | 6,334 |
| July 2017 | 6,203 |
| August 2017 | 6,300 |
| September 2017 | 6,279 |
| October 2017 | 6,380 |
| November 2017 | 6,282 |
| December 2017 | 6,359 |
| January 2018 | 6,601 |
| February 2018 | 6,586 |
| March 2018 | 6,833 |
| April 2018 | 6,910 |
| May 2018 | 6,987 |
| June 2018 | 7,271 |
| July 2018 | 7,209 |
| August 2018 | 7,204 |
| September 2018 | 7,352 |
| October 2018 | 7,295 |
| November 2018 | 7,574 |
| December 2018 | 7,436 |
| January 2019 | 7,478 |
| February 2019 | 7,058 |
| March 2019 | 7,332 |
| April 2019 | 7,257 |
| May 2019 | 7,279 |
| June 2019 | 7,165 |
| July 2019 | 7,137 |
| August 2019 | 7,150 |
| September 2019 | 7,100 |
| October 2019 | 7,340 |
| November 2019 | 6,915 |
| December 2019 | 6,730 |
| January 2020 | 7,154 |
| February 2020 | 7,012 |
| March 2020 | 5,769 |
| April 2020 | 4,630 |
| May 2020 | 5,447 |
| June 2020 | 6,112 |
| July 2020 | 6,717 |
| August 2020 | 6,451 |
| September 2020 | 6,611 |
| October 2020 | 6,873 |
| November 2020 | 6,766 |
| December 2020 | 6,752 |
| January 2021 | 7,099 |
| February 2021 | 7,526 |
| March 2021 | 8,288 |
| April 2021 | 9,193 |
| May 2021 | 9,209 |
| June 2021 | 9,200 |