Wholesale Trade — Job Openings

NAICS 42 • BLS JOLTS

In Feb 2026, the Wholesale Trade industry reported 143,000 job openings, 129,000 hires, and 66,000 voluntary quits. Source: BLS JOLTS.

Monthly JOLTS Data — last 5 years

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Monthly JOLTS job openings, hires, separations, quits, and layoffs for Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42), BLS JOLTS.
Date Openings Hires Separations Quits Layoffs
Feb 2026 143,000 129,000 117,000 66,000 45,000
Jan 2026 169,000 141,000 143,000 101,000 29,000
Dec 2025 175,000 125,000 129,000 97,000 24,000
Nov 2025 163,000 108,000 117,000 72,000 38,000
Oct 2025 204,000 137,000 138,000 91,000 41,000
Sep 2025 161,000 151,000 153,000 93,000 51,000
Aug 2025 193,000 130,000 136,000 87,000 43,000
Jul 2025 181,000 159,000 169,000 90,000 72,000
Jun 2025 144,000 126,000 133,000 73,000 53,000
May 2025 165,000 141,000 135,000 87,000 42,000
Apr 2025 184,000 121,000 114,000 76,000 34,000
Mar 2025 187,000 142,000 152,000 97,000 49,000
Feb 2025 166,000 151,000 143,000 84,000 49,000
Jan 2025 197,000 135,000 155,000 93,000 52,000
Dec 2024 163,000 136,000 134,000 84,000 42,000
Nov 2024 157,000 137,000 143,000 85,000 52,000
Oct 2024 127,000 132,000 135,000 78,000 45,000
Sep 2024 166,000 119,000 136,000 78,000 46,000
Aug 2024 163,000 137,000 140,000 79,000 53,000
Jul 2024 154,000 138,000 137,000 76,000 47,000
Jun 2024 185,000 167,000 160,000 97,000 49,000
May 2024 165,000 143,000 160,000 95,000 58,000
Apr 2024 160,000 153,000 155,000 95,000 48,000
Mar 2024 180,000 134,000 124,000 81,000 39,000
Feb 2024 157,000 149,000 151,000 93,000 48,000
Jan 2024 171,000 146,000 149,000 84,000 51,000
Dec 2023 228,000 182,000 190,000 137,000 45,000
Nov 2023 310,000 159,000 151,000 75,000 64,000
Oct 2023 200,000 157,000 149,000 90,000 51,000
Sep 2023 225,000 148,000 148,000 86,000 55,000
Aug 2023 206,000 150,000 142,000 101,000 27,000
Jul 2023 254,000 146,000 132,000 84,000 38,000
Jun 2023 274,000 150,000 141,000 103,000 30,000
May 2023 266,000 166,000 162,000 103,000 53,000
Apr 2023 275,000 172,000 177,000 111,000 62,000
Mar 2023 293,000 158,000 149,000 103,000 36,000
Feb 2023 332,000 189,000 172,000 109,000 50,000
Jan 2023 304,000 179,000 164,000 97,000 64,000
Dec 2022 268,000 173,000 170,000 96,000 64,000
Nov 2022 241,000 175,000 167,000 107,000 50,000
Oct 2022 306,000 172,000 155,000 106,000 40,000
Sep 2022 265,000 186,000 189,000 129,000 45,000
Aug 2022 352,000 177,000 154,000 91,000 49,000
Jul 2022 282,000 178,000 159,000 98,000 50,000
Jun 2022 275,000 195,000 167,000 97,000 63,000
May 2022 376,000 194,000 178,000 100,000 63,000
Apr 2022 320,000 190,000 162,000 104,000 43,000
Mar 2022 329,000 199,000 161,000 106,000 39,000
Feb 2022 345,000 172,000 152,000 117,000 28,000
Jan 2022 322,000 186,000 163,000 115,000 39,000
Dec 2021 311,000 187,000 169,000 124,000 32,000
Nov 2021 353,000 197,000 167,000 130,000 33,000
Oct 2021 362,000 190,000 170,000 123,000 40,000
Sep 2021 341,000 185,000 174,000 136,000 31,000
Aug 2021 291,000 203,000 173,000 134,000 29,000
Jul 2021 292,000 194,000 167,000 128,000 34,000
Jun 2021 272,000 179,000 140,000 105,000 24,000
May 2021 287,000 155,000 144,000 93,000 38,000
Apr 2021 267,000 170,000 154,000 94,000 47,000
Mar 2021 237,000 169,000 161,000 95,000 56,000