Construction — Job Openings
NAICS 23 • BLS JOLTS
In Feb 2026, the Construction industry reported 202,000 job openings, 274,000 hires, and 122,000 voluntary quits. Source: BLS JOLTS.
Monthly JOLTS Data — last 5 years
Show full history (303 months back to 2000)| Date | Openings | Hires | Separations | Quits | Layoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 202,000 | 274,000 | 281,000 | 122,000 | 152,000 |
| Jan 2026 | 230,000 | 362,000 | 315,000 | 129,000 | 162,000 |
| Dec 2025 | 245,000 | 326,000 | 317,000 | 147,000 | 154,000 |
| Nov 2025 | 292,000 | 334,000 | 304,000 | 132,000 | 160,000 |
| Oct 2025 | 196,000 | 294,000 | 302,000 | 129,000 | 166,000 |
| Sep 2025 | 206,000 | 337,000 | 330,000 | 127,000 | 194,000 |
| Aug 2025 | 213,000 | 336,000 | 351,000 | 150,000 | 182,000 |
| Jul 2025 | 305,000 | 333,000 | 313,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 |
| Jun 2025 | 224,000 | 350,000 | 357,000 | 149,000 | 188,000 |
| May 2025 | 222,000 | 345,000 | 354,000 | 154,000 | 183,000 |
| Apr 2025 | 207,000 | 349,000 | 344,000 | 156,000 | 175,000 |
| Mar 2025 | 278,000 | 300,000 | 330,000 | 162,000 | 162,000 |
| Feb 2025 | 255,000 | 348,000 | 338,000 | 173,000 | 148,000 |
| Jan 2025 | 232,000 | 332,000 | 347,000 | 166,000 | 162,000 |
| Dec 2024 | 135,000 | 298,000 | 278,000 | 110,000 | 153,000 |
| Nov 2024 | 233,000 | 324,000 | 329,000 | 151,000 | 148,000 |
| Oct 2024 | 241,000 | 327,000 | 318,000 | 139,000 | 155,000 |
| Sep 2024 | 246,000 | 331,000 | 325,000 | 144,000 | 165,000 |
| Aug 2024 | 342,000 | 342,000 | 305,000 | 126,000 | 167,000 |
| Jul 2024 | 249,000 | 346,000 | 314,000 | 141,000 | 164,000 |
| Jun 2024 | 288,000 | 320,000 | 296,000 | 128,000 | 140,000 |
| May 2024 | 389,000 | 382,000 | 371,000 | 190,000 | 163,000 |
| Apr 2024 | 329,000 | 337,000 | 325,000 | 184,000 | 131,000 |
| Mar 2024 | 342,000 | 349,000 | 364,000 | 145,000 | 197,000 |
| Feb 2024 | 394,000 | 373,000 | 357,000 | 140,000 | 207,000 |
| Jan 2024 | 413,000 | 368,000 | 335,000 | 138,000 | 182,000 |
| Dec 2023 | 411,000 | 358,000 | 336,000 | 154,000 | 170,000 |
| Nov 2023 | 444,000 | 370,000 | 358,000 | 168,000 | 183,000 |
| Oct 2023 | 420,000 | 387,000 | 358,000 | 176,000 | 172,000 |
| Sep 2023 | 428,000 | 306,000 | 304,000 | 148,000 | 138,000 |
| Aug 2023 | 404,000 | 365,000 | 339,000 | 168,000 | 157,000 |
| Jul 2023 | 377,000 | 374,000 | 351,000 | 170,000 | 161,000 |
| Jun 2023 | 417,000 | 377,000 | 320,000 | 177,000 | 128,000 |
| May 2023 | 381,000 | 367,000 | 348,000 | 200,000 | 141,000 |
| Apr 2023 | 382,000 | 385,000 | 361,000 | 148,000 | 200,000 |
| Mar 2023 | 301,000 | 403,000 | 504,000 | 147,000 | 349,000 |
| Feb 2023 | 362,000 | 350,000 | 332,000 | 150,000 | 163,000 |
| Jan 2023 | 309,000 | 382,000 | 332,000 | 169,000 | 151,000 |
| Dec 2022 | 395,000 | 374,000 | 340,000 | 157,000 | 163,000 |
| Nov 2022 | 322,000 | 320,000 | 299,000 | 135,000 | 149,000 |
| Oct 2022 | 394,000 | 352,000 | 328,000 | 155,000 | 167,000 |
| Sep 2022 | 442,000 | 383,000 | 361,000 | 158,000 | 181,000 |
| Aug 2022 | 351,000 | 381,000 | 379,000 | 235,000 | 122,000 |
| Jul 2022 | 383,000 | 391,000 | 355,000 | 190,000 | 148,000 |
| Jun 2022 | 399,000 | 370,000 | 341,000 | 154,000 | 179,000 |
| May 2022 | 411,000 | 377,000 | 329,000 | 205,000 | 116,000 |
| Apr 2022 | 440,000 | 354,000 | 348,000 | 228,000 | 106,000 |
| Mar 2022 | 457,000 | 406,000 | 386,000 | 251,000 | 121,000 |
| Feb 2022 | 367,000 | 396,000 | 327,000 | 173,000 | 137,000 |
| Jan 2022 | 430,000 | 320,000 | 321,000 | 175,000 | 137,000 |
| Dec 2021 | 377,000 | 385,000 | 344,000 | 180,000 | 146,000 |
| Nov 2021 | 379,000 | 445,000 | 385,000 | 223,000 | 154,000 |
| Oct 2021 | 397,000 | 379,000 | 332,000 | 186,000 | 133,000 |
| Sep 2021 | 359,000 | 354,000 | 305,000 | 192,000 | 103,000 |
| Aug 2021 | 392,000 | 365,000 | 361,000 | 189,000 | 150,000 |
| Jul 2021 | 376,000 | 340,000 | 303,000 | 163,000 | 123,000 |
| Jun 2021 | 328,000 | 358,000 | 351,000 | 168,000 | 176,000 |
| May 2021 | 301,000 | 321,000 | 351,000 | 163,000 | 173,000 |
| Apr 2021 | 319,000 | 343,000 | 349,000 | 184,000 | 149,000 |
| Mar 2021 | 348,000 | 433,000 | 355,000 | 180,000 | 165,000 |