BLS: 1.0 Unemployed Oerson Per Job Opening in June 2026
August 07, 2026
August 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily:
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1.0 unemployed person per job opening in June 2026
There were 7.1 million unemployed people in June 2026 and, on the last business day, 7.4 million job openings. This yielded a ratio of 1.0 unemployed person per job opening. The ratio has been 1.0 or 1.1 since February 2025 (unemployment data were not collected in October 2 . . .
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1.0 unemployed person per job opening in June 2026
There were 7.1 million unemployed people in June 2026 and, on the last business day, 7.4 million job openings. This yielded a ratio of 1.0 unemployed person per job opening. The ratio has been 1.0 or 1.1 since February 2025 (unemployment data were not collected in October 2 . . .