BLS: There Was 1.0 Unemployed Person Per Job Opening in May 2026
July 15, 2026
July 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily:
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There was 1.0 unemployed person per job opening in May 2026
There were 7.3 million unemployed people in May 2026 and, on the last business day, 7.6 million job openings. This yielded a ratio of 1.0 unemployed person per job opening. The ratio has been between 0.9 and 1.1 since April 2024 (unemployment data were n . . .
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There was 1.0 unemployed person per job opening in May 2026
There were 7.3 million unemployed people in May 2026 and, on the last business day, 7.6 million job openings. This yielded a ratio of 1.0 unemployed person per job opening. The ratio has been between 0.9 and 1.1 since April 2024 (unemployment data were n . . .
