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There were about 7.36 million job openings as of June 2026. The number of job openings increased by 155,000 from June 2025. A “job opening” is defined as a position open on the last business day of the month. To be considered “open,” a job must meet three conditions: (1) There’s work available for the position; (2) The job could start within 30 days; and (3) The employer is actively recruiting.7.36Mjob openings (June 2026)155Kmore unfilled jobs in June 2026 than in June 2025Source: Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe number of job openings is one measure of employer demand for workers and is a commonly referred-to economic indicator. An increase in the number of job openings often indicates the economy is growing, while a decline may indicate slowed growth.The number of job openings increased over the last year.Monthly job openings (seasonally adjusted), December 2000–June 2026Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly job openings trended upwards from a low of 2.2 million in July 2009, the...

U.S. employers added 64,000 jobs in November, as the pace of hiring continued to slow. The unemployment rate rose to 4.6%. Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America hide caption ...

Key findings:Our recent survey of 81,000 Claude users shows that people who work in roles that are more exposed to AI have more concerns about AI-driven job displacement. These concerns are also higher among early-career respondents.Those in the highest- and lowest-paid occupations report the largest productivity gains, most commonly from increases in scope (doing new tasks).Respondents experiencing the largest speedups from AI express higher concern about job displacement.In order to inform the public about the economic changes we’re observing with AI, our Economic Index shares what work Claude is being asked to do, and in which jobs Claude is doing the largest share of tasks. To date, however, we’ve lacked information on how these usage patterns map onto people’s thoughts and impressions of AI.Our recent survey study with 81,000 Claude users provides a way to connect people’s economic concerns with what we’ve quantified in Claude traffic.The survey asked people about their visions and fears around advances in AI. Many of...

The U.S. job market is less robust than it looks, according to a new analysis. The nation's unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in July, well within the range economists consider healthy. Yet that measure, which reflects the percentage of people 16 and older who don't have a job and who are looking for work, is an imprecise metric that fails to offer a full picture of the health of the job sector, according to Gene Ludwig, chairman of the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP).The economic research firm's "True Rate of Unemployment" (TRU) seeks to capture the share of workers that the group defines as "functionally unemployed." This includes not only people who are unemployed and looking for a job, but also those who are involuntarily working part-time and who are earning poverty-level wages, or less than $26,000 annually before taxes. Functional unemployment across the U.S. has climbed four straight months and stood at 24.9% as of July, although that's down from 25.2% in...

YouTube on July 16, 2026 published its 2025 U.S. YouTube Impact Report, stating that its creative ecosystem contributed more than $60 billion to national gross domestic product and supported over 540,000 full-time equivalent jobs during the year. The figures, drawn from research by Oxford Economics and YouTube internal data, mark an increase from the $55 billion and 490,000 jobs the platform reported for 2024. The full report also disclosed that the number of channels earning six figures or more in revenue rose more than 7% year over year.The report was authored by Alexandra Veitch, who leads YouTube Government Affairs and Public Policy for the Americas. It arrives as the platform continues to argue that the economic weight of independent video creators warrants greater recognition from banks, advertisers, and governments.The full document runs across four themed sections covering economic, cultural, societal, and educational impact, each anchored by survey figures and illustrated with named creator case studies. It draws on four distinct...

Introduction Extensive research has investigated the “exposure” of occupations to artificial intelligence (AI). While definitions vary, studies using exposure measures seek to estimate the extent to which AI systems can help complete the work tasks of different jobs. But these measures are not predictions of job displacement. Rather, they provide signals about where AI’s complex labor market effects are most likely to emerge first. However, most exposure-focused analyses overlook a critical dimension: workers’ ability to adapt if job loss does occur. Capacity to adapt after job loss is not evenly distributed across the workforce. Financial security, age, skills, union membership, and the state of local labor markets are just some of the many factors that can influence the real-life consequences of job loss. For that reason, forecasts of AI exposure, disruption, and potential work dislocation would benefit from incorporating such factors. This is the purpose of new research explained here and in a new paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) by...

Being a doctor is one way to make more than six figures. Financial managers, pilots, and computer hardware engineers also earn a lot on average.Almost all of the 13 highest-paying jobs in the US are healthcare roles. For instance, Bureau of Labor Statistics data for May 2025 showed pediatric surgeons made an average annual wage of about $500,000.Because, on average, so many top-paying roles were doctors, and not everyone dreams of becoming a cardiologist or dermatologist, we decided to rank the jobs that pay the best outside healthcare. The BLS data showed airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ranked No. 1, with an average of $288,650. Many of the jobs were managerial, so they may require working your way up before entering those roles.Below are the 20 highest-paying jobs outside healthcare, along with employment estimates for each. ...

The United States Federal Reserve has appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to co-lead its Productivity and Jobs task force. As detailed in a press release, the Federal Reserve has established five task forces to "examine areas central to the broad conduct of monetary policy." Each task force will be co-led by external advisers, including economists, business leaders, and former central bank practitioners. Sharma will co-lead the Productivity and Jobs division with Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and Charles I. Jones, professor of economics at Stanford University, who is currently on leave at AI firm Anthropic. This task force will "assess the economic impact of new general-purpose technologies, including artificial intelligence, to inform the Federal Reserve's policy judgments." Sharma's appointment follows the announcement of significant layoffs at Xbox, with 3,200 positions to be eliminated by the end of 2027. Studios affected by the cuts include ZeniMax Online Studios, Id Software, Bethesda Game Studios, and Obsidian. "These changes are about a bigger future...

As the current 10-year U.S.-Israel security agreement approaches its 2028 expiration, Washington and Jerusalem have launched formal negotiations on a new security cooperation framework. While the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has provided nearly $4 billion annually in security assistance, both countries are exploring a next-generation partnership that would strengthen Israel's Qualitative Military Edge through expanded joint research, development, defense manufacturing, and advanced technologies—while potentially shifting away from traditional military aid over time.U.S. security assistance serves two main purposes: bolstering a key ally's defense capabilities against shared threats and advancing American strategic interests in one of the world's most volatile regions. That partnership has taken on even greater significance following Hamas' October 7, 2023 terrorist attack, direct military confrontations between Israel and Iran, and the growing role of Iranian-backed terrorist groups across the Middle East.“Israel's security has been a cornerstone of American foreign policy since the establishment of the modern Jewish state in 1948, said Julie Rayman, AJC’s Senior Vice...