diff --git a/news/fix-jobs-index.rst b/news/fix-jobs-index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f735037bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/fix-jobs-index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Jobs: fixed "index out of range" exception.
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/xonsh/jobs.py b/xonsh/jobs.py
index 097346a1b0..652967500b 100644
--- a/xonsh/jobs.py
+++ b/xonsh/jobs.py
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ def format_job_string(num: int) -> str:
     pos = "+" if tasks[0] == num else "-" if tasks[1] == num else " "
     status = job["status"]
     cmd = " ".join([" ".join(i) if isinstance(i, list) else i for i in job["cmds"]])
-    pid = job["pids"][-1]
+    pid = f"({job['pids'][-1]})" if job["pids"] else ""
     bg = " &" if job["bg"] else ""
-    return f"[{num}]{pos} {status}: {cmd}{bg} ({pid})"
+    return f"[{num}]{pos} {status}: {cmd}{bg} {pid}"
 
 
 def print_one_job(num, outfile=sys.stdout):