U.S. Job Openings Rebound 10% in June as COVID-19 Cases Flare Up

Key Findings

• U.S. job openings rose to 4.9 million, rebounding 10 percent since early June. Job openings are still down 23 percent from the pre-crisis peak, but have rebounded to 2017 levels as the labor market further distances itself from March lows.
• Job openings are rebounding fastest in consumer services like travel & tourism (+11 percent) and beauty & fitness (+8 percent). Tech was the only sector to decline, with openings down 4 percent week-over-week.
• Job openings in the Midwest (+12 percent) and South (+14 percent) have grown the fastest over the last month. However, many of these states have also seen a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, threatening an already fragile recovery.
• What to expect in the June Jobs Report?  We expect to see ongoing signs of recovery in this Thursday’s report, however, we also expect the unemployment rate to remain over 10 percent with millions of Americans still out of work. Additionally, the report will not account for the recent upswell in COVID-19 cases, which threatens to spook consumers and businesses and derail the fragile recovery.

As June comes to an end, job opportunities are picking up as the labor market further distances itself from the lows of the past few months. Glassdoor's latest June Job Market Report shows that, as of June 22, job openings have rebounded to 4.9 million, up 1 percent week-over-week. The decline in job openings appears to have bottomed out in early June with openings climbing nearly 10 percent since then. For perspective, current job openings are on par with 2017 levels. While this increase is an encouraging sign that employers are hiring additional workers on top of rehiring furloughed workers, demand for new workers is still down 23.1 percent from the pre-crisis peak in early March. This upswell in job openings is a promising sign, however, is happening against a backdrop of rising COVID-19 cases across the country, with particularly acute increases in the South and West. The question facing the labor market now is whether resurgent outbreaks will stifle the fragile recovery. Based on an analysis of employer job posting behavior on Glassdoor, 31 percent of employers have posted new job openings since the beginning of June, with an almost equivalent 33 percent reducing job openings over the same period. This rebound in job openings despite similar shares of employers increasing and decreasing job openings points to a stronger recovery for larger employers.

Change in Job Openings by Industry

• Job openings for in-person services continue to recover as businesses reopen. Travel & tourism (+10.9 percent), consumer services (+7.6 percent) and beauty & fitness (+7.5 percent) all saw the fastest growth in job openings week-over-week as these industries rush to make up for lost time.
• Tech industries like information technology (-4.8 percent), computer software & hardware (-3.9 percent), and internet & tech (-2.2 percent) saw job openings fall last week, as small and medium sized companies continue to suffer from lost business and prolonged uncertainty. For much of the recovery, hiring at the largest tech companies has stabilized job openings for the tech sector at large, but this week it was not enough to overwhelm declines by small businesses.
• Even industries where remote work is more accessible are seeing job openings decline. Media & publishing (-5.6 percent) saw the largest decline of any industry last week. Similarly, professional services, like accounting & legal (-3.0 percent) and consulting (-1.7 percent), as well as the financial sector, including real estate (-1.8 percent) banking & financial services (-1.6 percent), saw job openings fall.

Industries with the Largest Change in Job Openings (Week-over-Week)

Largest Increase		Largest Decrease
Industry	WoW %	Industry	WoW %
Travel & Tourism	10.9%	Media & Publishing	-5.6%
Consumer Services	7.6%	Information Technology	-4.8%
Beauty & Fitness	7.5%	Computer Software & Hardware	-3.9%
Private Security	4.9%	Accounting & Legal	-3.0%
Consumer Electronics	4.7%	Health Care & Hospitals	-2.2%
Arts & Entertainment	4.3%	Internet & Tech	-2.2%
Facilities	3.6%	Biotech & Pharmaceuticals	-1.9%
Wholesale	2.9%	Real Estate	-1.8%
Transportation & Logistics	2.7%	Consulting	-1.7%
Automotive	1.7%	Banking & Financial Services	-1.6%

Source: Glassdoor Job Market Report, June 30, 2020

For more detailed data on job openings trends by industry and industry group, see our appendix below.

Change in Job Openings by State

• Job openings have grown the fastest over the last month in the South and Midwest. Job openings in the West North Central states grew the fastest of any region, rising 15.9 percent month-over-month. New England states grew the slowest with job openings almost flat (+0.5 percent).
• Six states—West Virginia, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming—have seen job openings recover to pre-crisis levels. The labor market in the vast majority of the country, however, remains subdued.
• Remote job openings grew 20.6 percent month-over-month. Remote work continues to make up an increasing share of job openings, even outpacing growth of non-remote jobs in some industries. For example, overall tech job openings declined 4.0 percent over the last month while remote tech jobs have increased 22.9 percent.

Change in Job Openings by Census Region & Division

Census Region	Census Division	MoM %
Northeast	New England	0.5%
	Middle Atlantic	6.6%
	Subtotal	4.5%
Midwest	East North Central	12.6%
	West North Central	15.9%
	Subtotal	13.7%
South	South Atlantic	11.0%
	East South Central	13.8%
	West South Central	11.6%
	Subtotal	11.6%
West	Mountain	10.3%
	Pacific	5.4%
	Subtotal	7.1%

Note: Census Regions & Divisions defined here.

Source: Glassdoor Job Market Report, June 30, 2020

For more detailed data on job openings trends by state and for select metropolitan areas, see our appendix below.

What to Expect in the June Jobs Report

This Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the June Jobs Report, which will  provide a comprehensive look at the job market’s recovery following May's surprisingly positive report. Given the bevy of economic indicators showing modest improvement in the last month, the June jobs report is likely to show continuing job gains as employers reopen and rehire furloughed workers. However, the report will likely also show an unemployment rate still over 10 percent and millions of Americans still out of work. In addition, rising permanent layoffs would signal an increasingly protracted recovery with elevated unemployment continuing into 2021. The June report's reference period is the week including June 12, meaning that it will not incorporate the impact of the recent flare ups in COVID-19 cases. The recovery is in its most vulnerable state right now, getting underway but not yet on steady footing. Rising cases could spook consumers and businesses or force states to reimpose restrictions, which would snuff out the modest recovery seen in recent weeks.

Methodology

The job openings data for the selected dates is generated based on the methodology used in Glassdoor’s monthly Job Market Report, which provides a real-time view of hiring trends and wage growth across the U.S. based on millions of online jobs and salaries on Glassdoor. The data represents a snapshot of the number of job openings available on Glassdoor on the highlighted dates. Week-over-week, month-over-month and year-over-year comparisons are based on the Mondays from the comparable period. Except where otherwise noted, no additional smoothing, averaging or seasonal adjustment for job openings data is performed. Because no smoothing or averaging takes place, the data may not be directly comparable to Glassdoor's monthly Job Market Report.

Appendix

Each table may not sum up to total. For example, industry data may be missing for some employers.

Table A: Change in Job Openings by Industry

	Job Openings				Percent Change
	Jun 22, 2020	Jun 15, 2020	May 25, 2020	Jun 24, 2019
Category	Current Week	Last Week	Last Month	Last Year	Week-over-Week	Month-over-Month	Year-over-Year
Total	4,891,150	4,843,475	4,463,251	5,860,189	1.0%	9.6%	-16.5%
Accounting & Legal	31,270	32,240	30,576	36,357	-3.0%	2.3%	-14.0%
Aerospace & Defense	61,530	62,235	58,301	82,774	-1.1%	5.5%	-25.7%
Architecture & Civil Engineering	27,829	28,057	27,016	44,819	-0.8%	3.0%	-37.9%
Arts & Entertainment	25,886	24,823	22,896	55,972	4.3%	13.1%	-53.8%
Automotive	106,620	104,788	61,128	101,562	1.7%	74.4%	5.0%
Banking & Financial Services	89,834	91,299	84,752	138,962	-1.6%	6.0%	-35.4%
Beauty & Fitness	58,311	54,218	52,648	81,960	7.5%	10.8%	-28.9%
Biotech & Pharmaceuticals	61,766	62,964	59,993	75,129	-1.9%	3.0%	-17.8%
Business Services	7,472	7,409	7,199	12,727	0.9%	3.8%	-41.3%
Computer Software & Hardware	145,155	151,071	104,636	155,413	-3.9%	38.7%	-6.6%
Construction	58,814	58,204	54,174	70,968	1.0%	8.6%	-17.1%
Consulting	57,224	58,237	54,453	77,577	-1.7%	5.1%	-26.2%
Consumer Electronics	7,555	7,216	6,823	13,684	4.7%	10.7%	-44.8%
Consumer Services	13,942	12,958	11,098	13,700	7.6%	25.6%	1.8%
Education & Schools	165,063	166,775	162,490	261,896	-1.0%	1.6%	-37.0%
Energy & Utilities	32,998	33,413	30,948	50,485	-1.2%	6.6%	-34.6%
Facilities	40,686	39,274	35,196	48,491	3.6%	15.6%	-16.1%
Government	116,201	115,766	115,211	135,048	0.4%	0.9%	-14.0%
Health Care & Hospitals	664,855	680,028	600,816	854,290	-2.2%	10.7%	-22.2%
Information Technology	104,997	110,281	108,760	148,730	-4.8%	-3.5%	-29.4%
Insurance	66,699	66,103	56,188	76,770	0.9%	18.7%	-13.1%
Internet & Tech	81,617	83,451	132,076	58,618	-2.2%	-38.2%	39.2%
Manufacturing	158,421	157,324	143,828	227,884	0.7%	10.1%	-30.5%
Marketing & Advertising	49,037	48,898	44,495	60,732	0.3%	10.2%	-19.3%
Media & Publishing	11,510	12,192	11,414	28,896	-5.6%	0.8%	-60.2%
Nonprofit	61,080	60,775	55,213	73,329	0.5%	10.6%	-16.7%
Private Security	24,047	22,926	18,117	25,256	4.9%	32.7%	-4.8%
Real Estate	46,256	47,103	41,588	50,350	-1.8%	11.2%	-8.1%
Restaurants & Bars	482,273	479,293	465,717	543,127	0.6%	3.6%	-11.2%
Retail	377,671	372,289	333,061	468,348	1.4%	13.4%	-19.4%
Supermarkets	88,028	87,098	86,769	93,671	1.1%	1.5%	-6.0%
Telecommunications	61,022	61,386	59,553	38,139	-0.6%	2.5%	60.0%
Transportation & Logistics	263,622	256,712	210,001	291,383	2.7%	25.5%	-9.5%
Travel & Tourism	28,055	25,287	21,125	94,219	10.9%	32.8%	-70.2%
Wholesale	20,661	20,080	17,247	30,235	2.9%	19.8%	-31.7%

Source: Glassdoor Job Market Report, June 30 2020

Table B: Change in Job Openings by Industry Group

	Job Openings				Percent Change
	Jun 22, 2020	Jun 15, 2020	May 25, 2020	Jun 24, 2019
Category	Current Week	Last Week	Last Month	Last Year	Week-over-Week	Month-over-Month	Year-over-Year
Total	4,891,150	4,843,475	4,463,251	5,860,189	1.0%	9.6%	-16.5%
Business Services	169,050	169,710	154,840	212,649	-0.4%	9.2%	-20.5%
Construction & Real Estate Services	173,585	172,638	157,974	214,628	0.5%	9.9%	-19.1%
Consumer Services	305,346	295,652	239,862	414,448	3.3%	27.3%	-26.3%
Finance & Insurance	156,533	157,402	140,940	215,732	-0.6%	11.1%	-27.4%
Food Services	482,273	479,293	465,717	543,127	0.6%	3.6%	-11.2%
Health Care	726,621	742,992	660,809	929,419	-2.2%	10.0%	-21.8%
Production	261,450	261,719	241,752	370,895	-0.1%	8.1%	-29.5%
Public Services	342,344	343,316	332,914	470,273	-0.3%	2.8%	-27.2%
Retail	473,254	466,603	426,653	575,703	1.4%	10.9%	-17.8%
Tech	331,769	344,803	345,472	362,761	-3.8%	-4.0%	-8.5%
Trade & Transportation	284,283	276,792	227,248	321,618	2.7%	25.1%	-11.6%

Source: Glassdoor Job Market Report, June 30 2020

Table C: Change in Job Openings by State

	Job Openings				Percent Change
	Jun 22, 2020	Jun 15, 2020	May 25, 2020	Jun 24, 2019
Category	Current Week	Last Week	Last Month	Last Year	Week-over-Week	Month-over-Month	Year-over-Year
Total	4,891,150	4,843,475	4,463,251	5,860,189	1.0%	9.6%	-16.5%
Remote	10,414	10,621	8,632	9,022	-1.9%	20.6%	15.4%
AK	10,620	10,418	9,319	12,147	1.9%	14.0%	-12.6%
AL	67,989	67,001	61,243	75,499	1.5%	11.0%	-9.9%
AR	38,149	37,207	32,733	38,821	2.5%	16.5%	-1.7%
AZ	105,208	105,273	93,288	122,309	-0.1%	12.8%	-14.0%
CA	509,728	514,431	482,982	658,087	-0.9%	5.5%	-22.5%
CO	99,387	100,935	96,574	127,686	-1.5%	2.9%	-22.2%
CT	53,966	55,305	53,101	67,798	-2.4%	1.6%	-20.4%
DC	34,331	34,500	33,940	44,444	-0.5%	1.2%	-22.8%
DE	17,969	18,052	16,011	19,150	-0.5%	12.2%	-6.2%
FL	258,513	251,852	230,878	314,534	2.6%	12.0%	-17.8%
GA	155,111	152,353	140,107	196,585	1.8%	10.7%	-21.1%
HI	13,588	13,392	12,252	19,444	1.5%	10.9%	-30.1%
IA	53,756	53,469	45,865	56,663	0.5%	17.2%	-5.1%
ID	20,892	21,104	19,186	21,932	-1.0%	8.9%	-4.7%
IL	195,412	193,823	179,771	243,663	0.8%	8.7%	-19.8%
IN	111,088	109,890	98,045	114,786	1.1%	13.3%	-3.2%
KS	45,878	45,953	41,101	51,258	-0.2%	11.6%	-10.5%
KY	68,798	67,693	60,469	70,357	1.6%	13.8%	-2.2%
LA	55,627	54,826	49,718	61,093	1.5%	11.9%	-8.9%
MA	147,570	147,398	153,141	190,830	0.1%	-3.6%	-22.7%
MD	116,880	112,447	106,494	131,164	3.9%	9.8%	-10.9%
ME	23,976	23,770	22,017	26,346	0.9%	8.9%	-9.0%
MI	134,738	129,584	117,269	149,204	4.0%	14.9%	-9.7%
MN	98,283	93,937	83,213	110,076	4.6%	18.1%	-10.7%
MO	92,791	91,137	81,666	107,487	1.8%	13.6%	-13.7%
MS	35,890	34,994	30,879	35,560	2.6%	16.2%	0.9%
MT	16,501	15,618	13,428	15,444	5.7%	22.9%	6.8%
NC	160,572	159,563	142,848	207,406	0.6%	12.4%	-22.6%
ND	14,028	13,692	11,908	15,481	2.5%	17.8%	-9.4%
NE	32,200	31,085	27,017	32,497	3.6%	19.2%	-0.9%
NH	27,682	27,053	26,375	31,876	2.3%	5.0%	-13.2%
NJ	140,696	138,400	135,061	149,550	1.7%	4.2%	-5.9%
NM	36,978	36,747	32,768	39,399	0.6%	12.8%	-6.1%
NV	37,646	37,698	34,121	49,845	-0.1%	10.3%	-24.5%
NY	231,770	228,905	218,420	302,580	1.3%	6.1%	-23.4%
OH	180,456	174,198	157,277	206,619	3.6%	14.7%	-12.7%
OK	49,801	49,572	45,016	56,673	0.5%	10.6%	-12.1%
OR	57,254	58,524	50,585	71,382	-2.2%	13.2%	-19.8%
PA	215,349	212,139	197,845	233,304	1.5%	8.8%	-7.7%
RI	16,954	17,337	15,574	19,465	-2.2%	8.9%	-12.9%
SC	79,051	77,795	70,120	91,538	1.6%	12.7%	-13.6%
SD	15,984	15,551	13,707	15,864	2.8%	16.6%	0.8%
TN	102,977	101,636	89,651	123,443	1.3%	14.9%	-16.6%
TX	370,128	365,559	332,758	461,356	1.2%	11.2%	-19.8%
UT	46,339	45,577	39,244	51,809	1.7%	18.1%	-10.6%
VA	165,659	165,232	149,851	196,251	0.3%	10.5%	-15.6%
VT	11,307	11,353	9,957	13,722	-0.4%	13.6%	-17.6%
WA	126,069	131,656	125,239	153,847	-4.2%	0.7%	-18.1%
WI	93,241	92,645	82,388	106,924	0.6%	13.2%	-12.8%
WV	31,316	30,782	28,039	30,056	1.7%	11.7%	4.2%
WY	10,131	9,994	9,515	11,929	1.4%	6.5%	-15.1%

Source: Glassdoor Job Market Report, June 30, 2020

Table D: Change in Job Openings for Select Metropolitan Areas

	Job Openings				Percent Change
	Jun 22, 2020	Jun 15, 2020	May 25, 2020	Jun 24, 2019
Category	Current Week	Last Week	Last Month	Last Year	Week-over-Week	Month-over-Month	Year-over-Year
Total	4,891,150	4,843,475	4,463,251	5,860,189	1.0%	9.6%	-16.5%
Atlanta, GA	91,455	89,518	83,481	123,922	2.2%	9.6%	-26.2%
Boston, MA	115,518	115,449	123,110	156,471	0.1%	-6.2%	-26.2%
Chicago, IL	151,605	150,657	140,421	193,644	0.6%	8.0%	-21.7%
Houston, TX	72,151	73,300	68,268	96,218	-1.6%	5.7%	-25.0%
Los Angeles, CA	163,231	160,895	150,363	212,918	1.5%	8.6%	-23.3%
New York City, NY	246,682	241,862	240,215	307,376	2.0%	2.7%	-19.7%
Philadelphia, PA	97,635	96,055	86,572	112,877	1.6%	12.8%	-13.5%
San Francisco, CA	103,711	107,969	106,279	146,834	-3.9%	-2.4%	-29.4%
Seattle, WA	89,752	95,521	92,406	115,013	-6.0%	-2.9%	-22.0%
Washington, DC	149,812	150,479	141,945	183,940	-0.4%	5.5%	-18.6%

Source: Glassdoor Job Market Report, June 30 2020