Indicators / Labor Market
Job openings (JOLTS)
JOLTS total nonfarm job openings (thousands).
Current
7,079
Observation date 2026-08-01
WatchRECENT
Stress
56
YoY % change percentile
Metric: 2.31 · Trend →Stable
History
Percentile 75
Z-score —
History since 2000-12-01
Changes
1W —
1M −3.5%
3M −6.1%
6M −2.2%
12M +2.3%
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Interpretation & scoring
Direction: Falling openings = cooling labour demand (a normalisation from very high levels is not necessarily stress).
Stress metric: YoY % change percentile (lower = more stress).
Mapping: point-in-time historical percentile of the metric (polarity-adjusted). Signal bands: <50 Normal · 50–75 Watch · 75–90 Elevated · ≥90 Severe.
Contribution to scores
| Score | Category / cluster | Weight | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recession Stress | growth_labor / labor_demand | 1.5% | 0.8 |
Sources & timestamps
| Series | Source | ID | Frequency | Last observation | Source last updated | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOLTS job openings | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (via FRED) | JTSJOL | Monthly | 2026-08-01 | 2026-09-29 14:11 UTC | 2026-10-18 23:09 UTC |