# United States Job Openings: Professional & Business Services (JOLTS)

United States Job Openings: Professional & Business Services (JOLTS) was 1,310.0 thousands in September 2026, up 8.8% from August 2026 and up 3.4% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 817.0 thousands (Apr 2020) to 2,464.0 thousands (Mar 2022), averaging 1,416.0 thousands.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,310.0 thousands |
| August 2026 | 1,204.0 thousands |
| July 2026 | 1,305.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 1,203.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 1,375.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 1,473.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 1,047.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 1,303.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 1,196.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 1,167.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 1,309.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 1,268.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 1,267.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 1,095.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 1,240.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 1,332.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 1,224.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 1,339.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 1,211.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 1,222.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 1,253.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 1,295.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 1,508.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 1,253.0 thousands |

## API

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

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