Job Openings under every president, month by month
At month 21 in office, Trump II is at 7.5M: #2 of 5 administrations (average 6.4M). Official Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS JOLTS) data.
Every administration at month 21
| Rank | Administration | Value at month 21 | Change since month 1 | Latest / end of month 48 | Primary federal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Joe Biden | 10.8M | +50.8% | 7.3M (month 48) | Bureau of Labor Statistics · JTSJOL |
| #2 | Donald Trump (second term) · in office | 7.5M | +1.2% | 7.5M (month 21) | Bureau of Labor Statistics · JTSJOL |
| #3 | Donald Trump (first term) | 7.4M | +31.9% | 6.8M (month 48) | Bureau of Labor Statistics · JTSJOL |
| #4 | George W. Bush | 3.3M | −36.9% | 4.1M (month 48) | Bureau of Labor Statistics · JTSJOL |
| #5 | Barack Obama | 2.9M | +6.6% | 4.0M (month 48) | Bureau of Labor Statistics · JTSJOL |
Methodology and source verification
Total nonfarm job openings in millions (BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, monthly, from 2000).
Every administration is aligned to its own inauguration: month 1 is the month it took office, and the comparison runs to month 48 (the first term). Each administration is compared at the same month in office, so a president halfway through a term is never measured against another's full four years.
Primary source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS JOLTS). Retrieved from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), series JTSJOL, refreshed hourly. Latest observation 2026-09-01, first published 2026-11-03. Full methods: methodology.