# United States Job Openings: Construction (JOLTS)

United States Job Openings: Construction (JOLTS) was 298.0 thousands in September 2026, up 13.7% from August 2026 and up 44.7% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 135.0 thousands (Dec 2024) to 457.0 thousands (Mar 2022), averaging 296.8 thousands.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.JOLTS.M.SA.IND-CONST`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (309 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/job-openings-construction-jolts

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 298.0 thousands |
| August 2026 | 262.0 thousands |
| July 2026 | 299.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 298.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 291.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 266.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 234.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 201.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 230.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 245.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 292.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 196.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 206.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 213.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 305.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 224.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 222.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 207.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 278.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 255.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 232.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 135.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 233.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 241.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.JOLTS.M.SA.IND-CONST"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.JOLTS.M.SA.IND-CONST",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```