Data source
BLS job openings and hires
The Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys job openings, hires and layoffs by industry. We retrieve them through FRED and average them over 12 months.
Provides measurements used by the linked signal.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, JOLTS, information sector [JTU5100JOL, JTU5100HIL, JTU5100LDL], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Visit the sourceUsed for: Information sector openingsLicense: Public domain, citation requested
Openings, 12-month average94K
Hires, 12-month average74K
Layoffs, 12-month average46K
What the data shows
Computed from every record, as of 2026-08.
- Over the last 12 months, the US information sector averaged 94K openings, 74K hires and 46K layoffs a month.
Limitations
- Sector-level survey figures can move a lot from month to month.
- The sector is wider than software.