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Job openings moved from 7.33M to 7.08M month over month.
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Published August 31, 2026 · High confidence · source-linked evidence
Job openings moved from 7.33M to 7.08M month over month.
Openings are a direct measure of labor demand. A meaningful move changes the baseline for judging whether weaker hiring in AI-exposed roles is specific to those roles or part of a broader cooling or strengthening labor market.
U.S. job seekers, employers, recruiters, workforce planners and analysts following AI-related hiring pressure.
The next JOLTS release, hiring rates and whether entry-level openings in highly AI-exposed occupations continue to diverge from the aggregate market.
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