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Understand the Jobs Report

All plansBeginner4 minutesUpdated September 22, 2026

Go to Reports > Jobs Report, pick a date range, and click Run Report. You get jobs created, completed and cancelled in that period, the average days from creation to completion, a trend chart, and breakdowns by status and by job type.

Being busy is not the same as finishing. This report counts what you opened, what you closed and what you dropped, and tells you how long the work in between actually takes.

Run the report

Go to Reports > Jobs Report. Pick a date range, choose a Group By, and click Run Report.

What the numbers mean

Four summary cards top the report:

CardWhat it counts
Jobs CreatedJobs created in the range, with growth versus the previous period
Jobs CompletedJobs whose completion date falls in the range
Jobs CancelledJobs whose cancellation date falls in the range
Avg. Days to CompleteThe average number of days from creation to completion, over the jobs completed in the range

Each card uses its own date. A job created in March and completed in April counts as created in March and completed in April. When nothing was completed in the range, the average shows n/a rather than zero.

The three tabs

  • Overview: Jobs Over Time (created, completed and cancelled side by side), Jobs by Status, and Top Job Types.
  • Details: the Job Details table with Created, Job #, Title, Client, Job Type, Status, Priority, Completed, and Days to Complete per job. Days to Complete shows n/a until the job is completed.
  • Breakdown: the Status Breakdown and the Job Type Breakdown, each with a count and its share of the jobs created in the range.

Reading it with the other reports

A rising Jobs Created number with a flat Jobs Completed number means work is piling up. Pair this report with the Lead Conversion Report to see whether the pile comes from more leads converting or from jobs taking longer to finish.

Who can see it

Users need the financial reports permission, which covers the whole Reports area. The Jobs Report is part of the advanced report set, available on ZenGrow and higher plans. See roles and permissions.

Frequently Asked Questions

As completed this month, and as created last month. Each count uses its own date, so nothing is lost between periods and a job never counts twice in the same column.
No job was completed in that period, so there is nothing to average. The report says so instead of pretending the answer is zero days.
No. Archived jobs are left out of every number in this report. Unarchive a job if you need it counted.

This article answers:

  • How many jobs did we complete this month?
  • How long does a job take on average?
  • How many jobs were cancelled?
  • Which job types do we do most?

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