Public Administration — Job Openings
NAICS 92 • BLS JOLTS
In Feb 2026, the Public Administration industry reported 701,000 job openings, 326,000 hires, and 179,000 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 | 701,000 | 326,000 | 315,000 | 179,000 | 69,000 |
| Jan 2026 | 752,000 | 321,000 | 324,000 | 178,000 | 70,000 |
| Dec 2025 | 722,000 | 311,000 | 340,000 | 180,000 | 68,000 |
| Nov 2025 | 658,000 | 280,000 | 317,000 | 173,000 | 79,000 |
| Oct 2025 | 786,000 | 333,000 | 357,000 | 183,000 | 103,000 |
| Sep 2025 | 764,000 | 346,000 | 418,000 | 243,000 | 80,000 |
| Aug 2025 | 720,000 | 294,000 | 343,000 | 183,000 | 89,000 |
| Jul 2025 | 781,000 | 317,000 | 314,000 | 178,000 | 76,000 |
| Jun 2025 | 859,000 | 332,000 | 321,000 | 177,000 | 82,000 |
| May 2025 | 793,000 | 340,000 | 366,000 | 191,000 | 99,000 |
| Apr 2025 | 817,000 | 344,000 | 337,000 | 185,000 | 79,000 |
| Mar 2025 | 834,000 | 336,000 | 344,000 | 191,000 | 101,000 |
| Feb 2025 | 875,000 | 333,000 | 335,000 | 196,000 | 86,000 |
| Jan 2025 | 879,000 | 356,000 | 317,000 | 180,000 | 80,000 |
| Dec 2024 | 889,000 | 360,000 | 336,000 | 198,000 | 81,000 |
| Nov 2024 | 884,000 | 335,000 | 321,000 | 181,000 | 75,000 |
| Oct 2024 | 909,000 | 361,000 | 312,000 | 177,000 | 75,000 |
| Sep 2024 | 872,000 | 356,000 | 321,000 | 185,000 | 74,000 |
| Aug 2024 | 952,000 | 358,000 | 325,000 | 180,000 | 85,000 |
| Jul 2024 | 933,000 | 393,000 | 329,000 | 172,000 | 88,000 |
| Jun 2024 | 968,000 | 323,000 | 324,000 | 176,000 | 84,000 |
| May 2024 | 1,027,000 | 366,000 | 349,000 | 216,000 | 82,000 |
| Apr 2024 | 869,000 | 359,000 | 362,000 | 218,000 | 84,000 |
| Mar 2024 | 992,000 | 389,000 | 310,000 | 170,000 | 78,000 |
| Feb 2024 | 909,000 | 404,000 | 332,000 | 194,000 | 86,000 |
| Jan 2024 | 892,000 | 397,000 | 338,000 | 200,000 | 74,000 |
| Dec 2023 | 991,000 | 407,000 | 353,000 | 201,000 | 92,000 |
| Nov 2023 | 1,031,000 | 377,000 | 342,000 | 197,000 | 83,000 |
| Oct 2023 | 968,000 | 382,000 | 315,000 | 189,000 | 78,000 |
| Sep 2023 | 992,000 | 371,000 | 312,000 | 191,000 | 69,000 |
| Aug 2023 | 1,055,000 | 390,000 | 333,000 | 200,000 | 91,000 |
| Jul 2023 | 995,000 | 383,000 | 340,000 | 194,000 | 96,000 |
| Jun 2023 | 1,116,000 | 387,000 | 332,000 | 193,000 | 84,000 |
| May 2023 | 1,079,000 | 407,000 | 339,000 | 197,000 | 83,000 |
| Apr 2023 | 1,059,000 | 391,000 | 342,000 | 186,000 | 99,000 |
| Mar 2023 | 1,038,000 | 385,000 | 355,000 | 216,000 | 83,000 |
| Feb 2023 | 996,000 | 391,000 | 336,000 | 193,000 | 84,000 |
| Jan 2023 | 1,078,000 | 439,000 | 347,000 | 192,000 | 99,000 |
| Dec 2022 | 1,029,000 | 407,000 | 386,000 | 224,000 | 98,000 |
| Nov 2022 | 1,067,000 | 437,000 | 357,000 | 213,000 | 71,000 |
| Oct 2022 | 972,000 | 385,000 | 371,000 | 226,000 | 69,000 |
| Sep 2022 | 1,068,000 | 403,000 | 394,000 | 236,000 | 90,000 |
| Aug 2022 | 955,000 | 392,000 | 398,000 | 235,000 | 94,000 |
| Jul 2022 | 1,225,000 | 457,000 | 285,000 | 170,000 | 63,000 |
| Jun 2022 | 983,000 | 413,000 | 397,000 | 239,000 | 84,000 |
| May 2022 | 1,079,000 | 404,000 | 348,000 | 215,000 | 71,000 |
| Apr 2022 | 1,042,000 | 394,000 | 369,000 | 238,000 | 69,000 |
| Mar 2022 | 1,017,000 | 388,000 | 400,000 | 253,000 | 82,000 |
| Feb 2022 | 1,054,000 | 407,000 | 417,000 | 261,000 | 81,000 |
| Jan 2022 | 1,029,000 | 386,000 | 391,000 | 241,000 | 81,000 |
| Dec 2021 | 1,098,000 | 390,000 | 368,000 | 230,000 | 70,000 |
| Nov 2021 | 1,001,000 | 397,000 | 383,000 | 244,000 | 69,000 |
| Oct 2021 | 952,000 | 369,000 | 425,000 | 259,000 | 78,000 |
| Sep 2021 | 957,000 | 353,000 | 378,000 | 229,000 | 82,000 |
| Aug 2021 | 894,000 | 391,000 | 308,000 | 185,000 | 62,000 |
| Jul 2021 | 906,000 | 379,000 | 363,000 | 213,000 | 90,000 |
| Jun 2021 | 941,000 | 404,000 | 299,000 | 185,000 | 55,000 |
| May 2021 | 931,000 | 324,000 | 284,000 | 159,000 | 71,000 |
| Apr 2021 | 948,000 | 359,000 | 320,000 | 190,000 | 72,000 |
| Mar 2021 | 853,000 | 384,000 | 312,000 | 171,000 | 78,000 |