US JOLTS Job Openings decline to 6.866 million in March
Ni Agustin Wazne
Na-update: 5 May 2026
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The number of job openings in the United States (US) printed at 6.866 million in March, down from the revised 6.922 million in February, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in its Job Openings & Labor Turnover (JOLTS) report on Tuesday.
- US Job Openings declined slightly in March to 6.866 million.
- DXY slips to near 98.40 after the release of US JOLTS data.
The number of job openings in the United States (US) printed at 6.866 million in March, down from the revised 6.922 million in February, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in its Job Openings & Labor Turnover (JOLTS) report on Tuesday. This reading came in above the market expectation of 6.83 million.
"Over the month, hires increased to 5.6 million, and total separations changed little at 5.4 million," the BLS noted in its press release. "Within separations, quits (3.2 million) were little changed while layoffs and discharges (1.9 million) were also little changed."
Market Reaction
The US Dollar Index (DXY) ticked lower to near the 98.46 price zone with the release of US data, as the country also published the ISM Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) that missed expectations.
US Dollar Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.10% | -0.21% | 0.28% | -0.11% | -0.22% | -0.26% | -0.14% | |
| EUR | 0.10% | -0.12% | 0.42% | -0.01% | -0.14% | -0.17% | -0.04% | |
| GBP | 0.21% | 0.12% | 0.53% | 0.08% | -0.02% | -0.04% | 0.08% | |
| JPY | -0.28% | -0.42% | -0.53% | -0.39% | -0.53% | -0.55% | -0.41% | |
| CAD | 0.11% | 0.00% | -0.08% | 0.39% | -0.13% | -0.16% | -0.03% | |
| AUD | 0.22% | 0.14% | 0.02% | 0.53% | 0.13% | -0.03% | 0.11% | |
| NZD | 0.26% | 0.17% | 0.04% | 0.55% | 0.16% | 0.03% | 0.12% | |
| CHF | 0.14% | 0.04% | -0.08% | 0.41% | 0.03% | -0.11% | -0.12% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).
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