Job Openings per Job Seeker under every president, month by month
At month 21 in office, Trump II is at 1.06×: #3 of 5 administrations (average 0.95×). Official Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 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 | 1.88× | +168.6% | 1.05× (month 48) | Bureau of Labor Statistics · JTSJOL, UNEMPLOY |
| #2 | Donald Trump (first term) | 1.22× | +62.7% | 0.63× (month 48) | Bureau of Labor Statistics · JTSJOL, UNEMPLOY |
| #3 | Donald Trump (second term) · in office | 1.06× | −1.9% | 1.06× (month 21) | Bureau of Labor Statistics · JTSJOL, UNEMPLOY |
| #4 | George W. Bush | 0.40× | −54.0% | 0.51× (month 48) | Bureau of Labor Statistics · JTSJOL, UNEMPLOY |
| #5 | Barack Obama | 0.20× | −13.0% | 0.32× (month 48) | Bureau of Labor Statistics · JTSJOL, UNEMPLOY |
Methodology and source verification
Job openings divided by the number of unemployed people (both BLS). Above 1 means more openings than job seekers.
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). Retrieved from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), series JTSJOL, UNEMPLOY, refreshed hourly. Latest observation 2026-09-01, first published 2026-11-03. Full methods: methodology.