Retail Trade — Job Openings
NAICS 44 • BLS JOLTS
In Feb 2026, the Retail Trade industry reported 701,000 job openings, 608,000 hires, and 435,000 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 | 608,000 | 665,000 | 435,000 | 198,000 |
| Jan 2026 | 677,000 | 582,000 | 579,000 | 426,000 | 126,000 |
| Dec 2025 | 505,000 | 546,000 | 629,000 | 487,000 | 127,000 |
| Nov 2025 | 685,000 | 564,000 | 554,000 | 409,000 | 134,000 |
| Oct 2025 | 641,000 | 570,000 | 578,000 | 396,000 | 175,000 |
| Sep 2025 | 588,000 | 550,000 | 495,000 | 312,000 | 158,000 |
| Aug 2025 | 609,000 | 562,000 | 545,000 | 376,000 | 155,000 |
| Jul 2025 | 576,000 | 567,000 | 570,000 | 358,000 | 173,000 |
| Jun 2025 | 605,000 | 582,000 | 595,000 | 412,000 | 157,000 |
| May 2025 | 438,000 | 563,000 | 571,000 | 404,000 | 147,000 |
| Apr 2025 | 562,000 | 573,000 | 552,000 | 367,000 | 154,000 |
| Mar 2025 | 498,000 | 628,000 | 646,000 | 465,000 | 165,000 |
| Feb 2025 | 519,000 | 621,000 | 668,000 | 401,000 | 253,000 |
| Jan 2025 | 540,000 | 617,000 | 590,000 | 378,000 | 184,000 |
| Dec 2024 | 502,000 | 626,000 | 595,000 | 369,000 | 208,000 |
| Nov 2024 | 477,000 | 571,000 | 605,000 | 400,000 | 191,000 |
| Oct 2024 | 506,000 | 591,000 | 595,000 | 383,000 | 194,000 |
| Sep 2024 | 514,000 | 602,000 | 558,000 | 416,000 | 131,000 |
| Aug 2024 | 562,000 | 546,000 | 558,000 | 386,000 | 148,000 |
| Jul 2024 | 534,000 | 640,000 | 678,000 | 438,000 | 230,000 |
| Jun 2024 | 496,000 | 634,000 | 666,000 | 467,000 | 170,000 |
| May 2024 | 506,000 | 661,000 | 639,000 | 460,000 | 143,000 |
| Apr 2024 | 496,000 | 667,000 | 651,000 | 471,000 | 144,000 |
| Mar 2024 | 510,000 | 624,000 | 646,000 | 445,000 | 158,000 |
| Feb 2024 | 570,000 | 642,000 | 660,000 | 469,000 | 137,000 |
| Jan 2024 | 487,000 | 569,000 | 584,000 | 396,000 | 144,000 |
| Dec 2023 | 717,000 | 622,000 | 613,000 | 430,000 | 142,000 |
| Nov 2023 | 555,000 | 650,000 | 673,000 | 482,000 | 145,000 |
| Oct 2023 | 574,000 | 665,000 | 648,000 | 496,000 | 113,000 |
| Sep 2023 | 662,000 | 744,000 | 700,000 | 528,000 | 131,000 |
| Aug 2023 | 610,000 | 668,000 | 680,000 | 488,000 | 157,000 |
| Jul 2023 | 731,000 | 691,000 | 701,000 | 524,000 | 148,000 |
| Jun 2023 | 681,000 | 674,000 | 685,000 | 483,000 | 175,000 |
| May 2023 | 767,000 | 837,000 | 841,000 | 579,000 | 238,000 |
| Apr 2023 | 882,000 | 716,000 | 707,000 | 495,000 | 186,000 |
| Mar 2023 | 733,000 | 681,000 | 727,000 | 544,000 | 156,000 |
| Feb 2023 | 809,000 | 713,000 | 691,000 | 512,000 | 154,000 |
| Jan 2023 | 837,000 | 816,000 | 804,000 | 621,000 | 156,000 |
| Dec 2022 | 937,000 | 764,000 | 786,000 | 608,000 | 137,000 |
| Nov 2022 | 860,000 | 733,000 | 706,000 | 589,000 | 97,000 |
| Oct 2022 | 877,000 | 740,000 | 736,000 | 590,000 | 126,000 |
| Sep 2022 | 848,000 | 744,000 | 746,000 | 573,000 | 159,000 |
| Aug 2022 | 806,000 | 820,000 | 811,000 | 589,000 | 194,000 |
| Jul 2022 | 892,000 | 743,000 | 727,000 | 565,000 | 139,000 |
| Jun 2022 | 868,000 | 757,000 | 680,000 | 561,000 | 93,000 |
| May 2022 | 1,064,000 | 702,000 | 761,000 | 589,000 | 139,000 |
| Apr 2022 | 1,070,000 | 786,000 | 817,000 | 671,000 | 119,000 |
| Mar 2022 | 1,467,000 | 825,000 | 801,000 | 642,000 | 137,000 |
| Feb 2022 | 1,060,000 | 929,000 | 825,000 | 673,000 | 123,000 |
| Jan 2022 | 1,009,000 | 838,000 | 848,000 | 689,000 | 142,000 |
| Dec 2021 | 1,011,000 | 853,000 | 866,000 | 732,000 | 110,000 |
| Nov 2021 | 1,046,000 | 909,000 | 841,000 | 654,000 | 135,000 |
| Oct 2021 | 1,031,000 | 867,000 | 828,000 | 668,000 | 134,000 |
| Sep 2021 | 1,047,000 | 886,000 | 818,000 | 666,000 | 129,000 |
| Aug 2021 | 1,104,000 | 891,000 | 959,000 | 730,000 | 187,000 |
| Jul 2021 | 1,015,000 | 862,000 | 878,000 | 689,000 | 156,000 |
| Jun 2021 | 1,103,000 | 991,000 | 892,000 | 675,000 | 183,000 |
| May 2021 | 940,000 | 814,000 | 802,000 | 632,000 | 141,000 |
| Apr 2021 | 941,000 | 802,000 | 826,000 | 637,000 | 137,000 |
| Mar 2021 | 999,000 | 801,000 | 744,000 | 579,000 | 131,000 |