# United States Job Openings: Retail Trade (JOLTS)

United States Job Openings: Retail Trade (JOLTS) was 698.0 thousands in September 2026, down 0.1% from August 2026 and up 18.7% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 438.0 thousands (May 2025) to 1,467.0 thousands (Mar 2022), averaging 757.5 thousands.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 698.0 thousands |
| August 2026 | 699.0 thousands |
| July 2026 | 707.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 728.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 725.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 679.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 704.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 685.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 677.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 505.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 685.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 641.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 588.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 609.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 576.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 605.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 438.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 562.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 498.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 519.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 540.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 502.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 477.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 506.0 thousands |

## API

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

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