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Factory Job Openings Rocket to 580,000
Factory Job Openings rocket 15.8% in July 2026 to 580,000 and up 35.5% from a year earlier.
- July 2026: 580,000
- on the month: +15.8%
- on the year: +35.5%
The print sits 100% of the way up the archived range of 389,000 (September 2025) to 580,000 (July 2026), with the standing trend rising.
The year-over-year comparison is against July 2025, which printed 428,000. Source: BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey via FRED. The number above is the agency's published value, unrounded; the history and any later revisions stay queryable on the live data page.
Published 2026-09-09.