LinkUp Forecast: February 2026 JOLTS report by the BLS
The BLS recently reported 6.95 million job openings in their January JOLTS report. Read on for our advanced look at February numbers.
LinkUp’s JOLTS forecast for February is 6.97 million open jobs. This is a .3% increase in job openings from the job openings for January.
BLS releases all survey reports on monthly job openings and labor turnover a full month after-the-fact. The LinkUp job data consistently shows a strong correlation to the BLS numbers. We offer a significant advantage of being available a month before the official release.
We’ll continue to monitor and report on the developing state of the U.S. labor economy.
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