Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Thursday, February 5, 2026   USDL-26-0167
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                         JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – DECEMBER 2025

The number of job openings continued to trend down to 6.5 million in December, the U.S. Bureau of 
Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, both hires and total separations were little changed at 
5.3 million each. Within separations, quits (3.2 million) were unchanged while layoffs and discharges 
(1.8 million) were little changed.  

This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the 
total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by establishment size class. Job openings include all positions that 
are open on the last business day of the month. Hires and separations include all changes to the payroll 
during the entire month. 

Job Openings

The number of job openings trended down to 6.5 million (-386,000) in December and was down by 
966,000 over the year. The job openings rate, at 3.9 percent, changed little over the month. The number 
of job openings decreased in professional and business services (-257,000), retail trade (-195,000), and 
finance and insurance (-120,000). (See table 1.) 

Hires

In December, the number and rate of hires were little changed at 5.3 million and 3.3 percent, 
respectively. The number of hires increased in real estate and rental and leasing (+38,000) and in state 
and local government, excluding education (+36,000). Hires decreased in federal government (-11,000). 
(See table 2.)

Separations

Total separations include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits are generally 
voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of 
workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated 
by the employer. Other separations include separations due to retirement, death, disability, and transfers 
to other locations of the same firm.

In December, the number and rate of total separations were little changed at 5.3 million and 3.3 
percent, respectively. The number of total separations decreased in professional and business services 
(-212,000) and in private educational services (-20,000). Total separations increased in transportation, 
warehousing, and utilities (+110,000) and in federal government (+10,000). (See table 3.) 

In December, the number and rate of quits were unchanged at 3.2 million and 2.0 percent, respectively. 
The number of quits decreased in professional and business services (-151,000) and in private 
educational services (-19,000). Quits increased in retail trade (+87,000) and in information (+28,000). 
(See table 4.)

The number of layoffs and discharges in December was little changed at 1.8 million. The layoffs and 
discharges rate was unchanged at 1.1 percent. Layoffs and discharges increased in transportation, 
warehousing, and utilities (+103,000) but decreased in finance and insurance (-20,000). (See table 5.)

The number of other separations was little changed at 285,000 in December. (See table 6.)

Establishment Size Class

In December, establishments with 1 to 9 employees and establishments with 5,000 or more employees 
showed little or no change in job openings, hires, and separations rates. (See table 7.)

November 2025 Revisions

The number of job openings for November was revised down by 218,000 to 6.9 million, the number of 
hires was revised up by 6,000 to 5.1 million, and the number of total separations was revised up by 
64,000 to 5.1 million. Within separations, the number of quits was revised up by 32,000 to 3.2 million, 
the number of layoffs and discharges was revised up by 14,000 to 1.7 million, and the number of other 
separations was revised up by 17,000 to 249,000. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports 
received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the 
recalculation of seasonal factors.)
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Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Category	Job openings			Hires			Total separations
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
LEVELS BY INDUSTRY (in thousands)
Total	7,508	6,928	6,542	5,374	5,121	5,293	5,082	5,144	5,251
Total private	6,634	6,227	5,804	4,998	4,826	4,978	4,731	4,855	4,932
Mining and logging	20	17	20	21	17	21	23	21	26
Construction	205	284	292	327	335	347	268	299	342
Manufacturing	431	399	433	300	282	287	315	301	311
Durable goods	291	271	294	155	156	157	175	165	167
Nondurable goods	140	128	139	145	127	131	141	136	144
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,079	1,196	1,024	1,066	973	1,014	1,047	969	1,171
Wholesale trade	180	172	185	136	116	116	131	118	125
Retail trade	519	726	531	608	571	589	595	578	664
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	380	299	308	322	287	309	321	273	383
Information	106	89	101	78	84	111	67	82	109
Financial activities	406	354	256	217	167	207	195	189	175
Finance and insurance	282	258	138	143	127	129	130	139	109
Real estate and rental and leasing	124	95	118	73	41	79	66	50	66
Professional and business services	1,364	1,273	1,016	935	992	940	919	1,074	862
Private education and health services	1,585	1,464	1,388	858	767	817	761	716	748
Private educational services	164	123	139	99	96	90	89	96	76
Health care and social assistance	1,421	1,341	1,249	759	671	728	671	620	671
Leisure and hospitality	1,147	884	950	959	1,001	1,035	903	1,014	1,009
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	184	160	142	144	174	151	144	178	140
Accommodation and food services	963	724	809	815	827	884	759	835	870
Other services	290	266	322	237	207	198	232	190	178
Government	874	701	738	375	295	314	351	289	319
Federal	138	103	97	31	36	25	28	31	41
State and local	736	598	641	344	258	290	324	258	278
State and local education	270	216	231	181	138	133	176	134	146
State and local, excluding education	466	383	410	164	121	157	148	124	132
RATES BY INDUSTRY (percent)
Total	4.5	4.2	3.9	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.3
Total private	4.7	4.4	4.1	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.6
Mining and logging	3.1	2.8	3.2	3.4	2.8	3.5	3.7	3.4	4.3
Construction	2.4	3.3	3.4	4.0	4.0	4.2	3.2	3.6	4.1
Manufacturing	3.3	3.0	3.3	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.4
Durable goods	3.5	3.3	3.6	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.2	2.1	2.1
Nondurable goods	2.8	2.6	2.8	3.0	2.6	2.7	2.9	2.8	3.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	3.6	4.0	3.4	3.7	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.3	4.0
Wholesale trade	2.8	2.7	2.9	2.2	1.9	1.9	2.1	1.9	2.0
Retail trade	3.2	4.5	3.3	3.9	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.7	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	5.0	3.9	4.1	4.4	3.9	4.3	4.4	3.8	5.3
Information	3.5	3.0	3.4	2.6	2.9	3.8	2.3	2.8	3.7
Financial activities	4.2	3.7	2.7	2.4	1.8	2.2	2.1	2.0	1.9
Finance and insurance	4.0	3.7	2.0	2.1	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.1	1.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	4.8	3.7	4.5	3.0	1.6	3.2	2.6	2.0	2.6
Professional and business services	5.7	5.3	4.3	4.1	4.4	4.2	4.1	4.8	3.8
Private education and health services	5.6	5.0	4.8	3.2	2.8	3.0	2.8	2.6	2.7
Private educational services	4.0	3.0	3.4	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.4	1.9
Health care and social assistance	5.8	5.4	5.0	3.3	2.8	3.1	2.9	2.6	2.8
Leisure and hospitality	6.3	4.9	5.2	5.6	5.8	6.0	5.3	5.9	5.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	6.5	5.6	5.0	5.4	6.5	5.6	5.4	6.6	5.2
Accommodation and food services	6.3	4.8	5.3	5.7	5.7	6.1	5.3	5.8	6.0
Other services	4.6	4.2	5.0	3.9	3.4	3.3	3.9	3.1	2.9
Government	3.6	2.9	3.1	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.2	1.4
Federal	4.4	3.6	3.4	1.0	1.3	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.5
State and local	3.5	2.8	3.0	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.2	1.3
State and local education	2.4	2.0	2.1	1.7	1.3	1.2	1.6	1.2	1.3
State and local, excluding education	4.6	3.8	4.0	1.7	1.2	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Technical Note

This news release presents statistics from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The JOLTS 
program provides information on labor demand and turnover. Additional information about the JOLTS program can 
be found at www.bls.gov/jlt/. Estimates are published for job openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, other 
separations, and total separations. The JOLTS program covers all private nonfarm establishments, as well as civilian 
federal, state, and local government entities in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Starting with data for 
January 2023, industries are classified in accordance with the 2022 North American Industry Classification System.

Definitions

Employment. Employment includes persons on the payroll who worked or received pay for the pay period that 
includes the 12th day of the reference month. Full-time, part-time, permanent, short-term, seasonal, salaried, and 
hourly employees are included, as are employees on paid vacation or other paid leave. Proprietors or partners of 
unincorporated businesses, unpaid family workers, employees on strike for the entire pay period, and employees on 
leave without pay for the entire pay period are not counted as employed. Employees of temporary help agencies, 
employee leasing companies, outside contractors, and consultants are counted by their employer of record, not by 
the establishment where they are working. JOLTS does not publish employment estimates but uses the reported 
employment for validation of the other reported data elements.

Job Openings. Job openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of the reference month.

A job is open only if it meets all three of these conditions:
* A specific position exists, and there is work available for that position. The position can be full-time or 
part-time, and it can be permanent, short-term, or seasonal.
* The job could start within 30 days, whether or not the employer can find a suitable candidate during that 
time.
* The employer is actively recruiting workers from outside the establishment to fill the position. Active 
recruiting means that the establishment is taking steps to fill a position. It may include advertising in 
newspapers, on television, or on the radio; posting internet notices, posting “help wanted” signs, 
networking or making “word-of-mouth” announcements; accepting applications; interviewing candidates; 
contacting employment agencies; or soliciting employees at job fairs, state or local employment offices, or 
similar sources.

Excluded are positions open only to internal transfers, promotions or demotions, or recall from layoffs. Also 
excluded are openings for positions with start dates more than 30 days in the future; positions for which employees 
have been hired but have not yet reported for work; and positions to be filled by employees of temporary help 
agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The job openings rate is computed by 
dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings—that is, all filled and unfilled 
jobs—and multiplying that quotient by 100.

Hires. Hires include all additions to the payroll during the entire reference month, including newly hired and 
rehired employees; full-time and part-time employees; permanent, short-term, and seasonal employees; employees 
who were recalled to a job at the location following a layoff (formal suspension from pay status) lasting more than 7 
days; on-call or intermittent employees who returned to work after having been formally separated; workers who 
were hired and separated during the month, and transfers from other locations. Excluded are transfers or promotions 
within the reporting location, employees returning from strike, employees of temporary help agencies, employee 
leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of hires by 
employment and multiplying that quotient by 100.

Separations. Separations include all separations from the payroll during the entire reference month and is 
reported by type of separation: quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits include employees who 
left voluntarily, with the exception of retirements or transfers to other locations. Layoffs and discharges includes 
involuntary separations initiated by the employer, including layoffs with no intent to rehire; layoffs (formal 
suspensions from pay status) lasting or expected to last more than 7 days; discharges resulting from mergers, 
downsizing, or closings; firings or other discharges for cause; terminations of permanent or short-term employees; 
and terminations of seasonal employees (whether or not they are expected to return the next season). Other 
separations include retirements, transfers to other locations, separations due to employee disability, and deaths.
Excluded from separations measures are transfers within the same location; employees on strike; and employees of 
temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The separations rate is 
computed by dividing the number of separations by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. The quits, 
layoffs and discharges, and other separations rates are computed similarly.

Estimation Method

The JOLTS survey design is a stratified random sample of approximately 21,000 nonfarm business and 
government establishments. The sample is stratified by ownership, region, industry sector, and establishment size 
class.

The sampling frame is made up of establishments from two sources: the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program (QCEW) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). 
The QCEW database contains establishments that cover approximately 95 percent of nonfarm payroll jobs in the 
United States. This database is a compilation of administrative data from state unemployment insurance (UI) 
programs and federal government establishments covered by the Unemployment Compensation for Federal 
Employees (UCFE) program. A frame of railroad establishments is provided by the FRA. This is added to the 
QCEW database to complete the JOLTS sampling frame. 

The JOLTS estimation method involves the following processes: unit nonresponse adjustment, item 
nonresponse adjustment, monthly benchmarking and estimation, automatic outlier detection, birth and death model 
estimation, estimates review and outlier selection, alignment, seasonal adjustment, and variance estimates. 
Establishment size class levels are also produced. Detailed information about the estimation method can be found in 
the Handbook of Methods at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/jlt/home.htm.

Monthly benchmarking is the process through which the JOLTS weighted employment for each estimation cell 
is adjusted. JOLTS estimation cells are benchmarked monthly to the current employment level from the BLS 
Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The sampled weight is benchmarked to ensure that JOLTS weighted 
employment is equal to CES employment.

Birth/death model. The time lag from the start up, or birth, of an establishment until its appearance on the 
sampling frame is approximately one year. In addition, many new establishments fail within the first year, referred 
to as a death. Because new and short-lived universe establishments cannot be reflected in the sampling frame 
immediately, the JOLTS sample cannot capture job openings, hires, and separations from these establishments 
during their early existence. BLS has developed a birth/death model that uses establishment birth and death activity 
from previous years as collected by the QCEW and projects forward to the present using over-the-year change in the 
CES. The birth/death model also uses historical JOLTS data to calculate the amount of churn (meaning the rates of 
hires and separations) that exists in establishments of various sizes. The model then combines the calculated churn 
with the projected employment change to estimate the number of hires and separations that take place in these 
establishments that cannot be measured through sampling. The estimates of job openings, hires, and separations 
produced by the birth/death model are added to the sample-based estimates produced from the survey to arrive at the 
estimates for job openings, hires, and separations.

Alignment. The JOLTS figure for hires minus separations can be used to derive a measure of net employment 
change. This change should be comparable to the net employment change from the much larger CES survey. 
However, definitional differences between the two surveys, as well as sampling and nonsampling errors, historically 
caused JOLTS to diverge from CES over time. To limit the divergence and improve the quality of the JOLTS hires 
and separations series, BLS implemented the monthly alignment method. There are four steps to this method: 
seasonally adjust, align, back out the seasonal adjustment factors, and seasonally adjust again.

Seasonal adjustment. After alignment, the seasonal adjustment program (X-13ARIMA-SEATS) is used to 
seasonally adjust the JOLTS series. Each month, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology uses all relevant 
data, up to and including the current month, to calculate new seasonal adjustment factors. Moving averages are used 
as seasonal filters in seasonal adjustment. JOLTS seasonal adjustment includes both additive and multiplicative 
models, as well as regression with autocorrelated errors (REGARIMA) modeling, to improve the seasonal 
adjustment factors at the beginning and end of the series and to detect and adjust for outliers in the series. 

Annual estimates and benchmarking. The JOLTS estimates are revised annually with the issuance of data for 
January. Five years of data are subject to revision. The revised estimates incorporate: 1) benchmarks based on CES 
employment estimates newly benchmarked to QCEW, 2) revised seasonal adjustment factors, and 3) any needed 
special adjustments.

The JOLTS employment levels are ratio-adjusted to the CES employment levels, and the resulting ratios are 
applied to all JOLTS data elements.

The seasonally adjusted estimates are recalculated for the most recent 5 years to reflect updated seasonal 
adjustment factors. These annual updates result in revisions to both the seasonally adjusted and not seasonally 
adjusted JOLTS data series for the period since the last benchmark was established.

Annual levels for hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total separations are the sum of the 
12 published monthly levels.

Annual average levels for job openings are calculated by dividing the sum of the 12 published monthly levels 
by 12. 

Annual average rates for hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total separations are 
calculated by dividing the sum of the 12 monthly JOLTS published levels for each data element by the sum of the 12 
monthly CES published employment levels, and multiplying that quotient by 100.

Annual average rates for job openings are calculated by dividing the sum of the 12 monthly JOLTS published 
levels by the sum of the 12 monthly CES published employment levels plus the sum of the 12 monthly job openings 
levels, and multiplying that quotient by 100.

Reliability of the estimates

JOLTS estimates are subject to two types of error: sampling error and nonsampling error.

Sampling error can result when a sample, rather than an entire population, is surveyed. There is a chance that 
the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling 
error, varies with the sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. BLS 
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. This means that there is a 90-percent chance 
that the true population mean will fall into the interval created by the sample mean plus or minus 1.65 standard 
errors. Estimates of median standard errors are released monthly as part of the significant change tables on the 
JOLTS webpage. Standard errors are updated annually with the most recent 5 years of data. Sampling error 
estimates are available at www.bls.gov/jlt/jolts_median_standard_errors.htm.

Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to include a segment of the population, the 
inability to obtain data from all units in the sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide data on a 
timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, errors made in the collection or processing of the data, and errors from 
the employment benchmark data used in estimation. The JOLTS program uses quality control procedures to reduce 
nonsampling error in the survey’s design.

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Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
Total	7,508	7,658	7,449	6,928	6,542	-386	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.2	3.9	-0.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,634	6,871	6,665	6,227	5,804	-423	4.7	4.8	4.7	4.4	4.1	-0.3
Mining and logging	20	23	20	17	20	3	3.1	3.7	3.1	2.8	3.2	0.4
Construction	205	231	202	284	292	8	2.4	2.7	2.4	3.3	3.4	0.1
Manufacturing	431	385	414	399	433	34	3.3	2.9	3.2	3.0	3.3	0.3
Durable goods	291	256	274	271	294	23	3.5	3.1	3.4	3.3	3.6	0.3
Nondurable goods	140	129	140	128	139	11	2.8	2.6	2.8	2.6	2.8	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,079	1,124	1,310	1,196	1,024	-172	3.6	3.7	4.3	4.0	3.4	-0.6
Wholesale trade	180	153	226	172	185	13	2.8	2.4	3.5	2.7	2.9	0.2
Retail trade	519	620	651	726	531	-195	3.2	3.8	4.0	4.5	3.3	-1.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	380	352	433	299	308	9	5.0	4.6	5.6	3.9	4.1	0.2
Information	106	203	124	89	101	12	3.5	6.5	4.1	3.0	3.4	0.4
Financial activities	406	449	342	354	256	-98	4.2	4.6	3.6	3.7	2.7	-1.0
Finance and insurance	282	293	224	258	138	-120	4.0	4.2	3.2	3.7	2.0	-1.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	124	156	118	95	118	23	4.8	5.9	4.5	3.7	4.5	0.8
Professional and business services	1,364	1,502	1,300	1,273	1,016	-257	5.7	6.3	5.5	5.3	4.3	-1.0
Private education and health services	1,585	1,512	1,531	1,464	1,388	-76	5.6	5.2	5.3	5.0	4.8	-0.2
Private educational services	164	138	130	123	139	16	4.0	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.4	0.4
Health care and social assistance	1,421	1,375	1,401	1,341	1,249	-92	5.8	5.5	5.6	5.4	5.0	-0.4
Leisure and hospitality	1,147	1,181	1,155	884	950	66	6.3	6.5	6.3	4.9	5.2	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	184	162	170	160	142	-18	6.5	5.6	5.9	5.6	5.0	-0.6
Accommodation and food services	963	1,019	985	724	809	85	6.3	6.6	6.4	4.8	5.3	0.5
Other services	290	260	267	266	322	56	4.6	4.1	4.2	4.2	5.0	0.8
Government	874	787	784	701	738	37	3.6	3.2	3.2	2.9	3.1	0.2
Federal	138	114	86	103	97	-6	4.4	3.8	3.0	3.6	3.4	-0.2
State and local	736	673	698	598	641	43	3.5	3.2	3.3	2.8	3.0	0.2
State and local education	270	262	265	216	231	15	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.0	2.1	0.1
State and local, excluding education	466	411	433	383	410	27	4.6	4.0	4.2	3.8	4.0	0.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,318	1,289	1,272	1,277	1,067	-210	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	3.6	-0.7
South	2,968	3,159	3,049	2,791	2,733	-58	4.7	5.0	4.8	4.4	4.3	-0.1
Midwest	1,636	1,656	1,633	1,464	1,446	-18	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.2	4.1	-0.1
West	1,586	1,554	1,495	1,395	1,295	-100	4.1	4.0	3.8	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Footnotes (1) The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. (2) The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
Total	5,374	5,367	5,368	5,121	5,293	172	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.3	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,998	5,021	5,027	4,826	4,978	152	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.7	0.2
Mining and logging	21	18	19	17	21	4	3.4	3.0	3.1	2.8	3.5	0.7
Construction	327	355	331	335	347	12	4.0	4.3	4.0	4.0	4.2	0.2
Manufacturing	300	320	317	282	287	5	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.2	2.3	0.1
Durable goods	155	188	169	156	157	1	2.0	2.4	2.1	2.0	2.0	0.0
Nondurable goods	145	132	148	127	131	4	3.0	2.7	3.1	2.6	2.7	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,066	956	1,007	973	1,014	41	3.7	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.5	0.1
Wholesale trade	136	126	117	116	116	0	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0
Retail trade	608	576	578	571	589	18	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	322	254	311	287	309	22	4.4	3.5	4.3	3.9	4.3	0.4
Information	78	76	73	84	111	27	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.9	3.8	0.9
Financial activities	217	219	208	167	207	40	2.4	2.4	2.3	1.8	2.2	0.4
Finance and insurance	143	156	144	127	129	2	2.1	2.3	2.1	1.9	1.9	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	73	62	64	41	79	38	3.0	2.5	2.6	1.6	3.2	1.6
Professional and business services	935	1,030	1,008	992	940	-52	4.1	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.2	-0.2
Private education and health services	858	915	848	767	817	50	3.2	3.3	3.1	2.8	3.0	0.2
Private educational services	99	89	88	96	90	-6	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.3	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	759	826	760	671	728	57	3.3	3.5	3.2	2.8	3.1	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	959	957	982	1,001	1,035	34	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.8	6.0	0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	144	169	175	174	151	-23	5.4	6.2	6.5	6.5	5.6	-0.9
Accommodation and food services	815	788	807	827	884	57	5.7	5.5	5.6	5.7	6.1	0.4
Other services	237	174	233	207	198	-9	3.9	2.9	3.9	3.4	3.3	-0.1
Government	375	346	341	295	314	19	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.3	0.0
Federal	31	23	22	36	25	-11	1.0	0.8	0.8	1.3	0.9	-0.4
State and local	344	323	319	258	290	32	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.4	0.1
State and local education	181	164	160	138	133	-5	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.2	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	164	159	159	121	157	36	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.2	1.6	0.4
REGION(3)
Northeast	800	869	890	909	929	20	2.8	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.3	0.1
South	2,099	1,950	1,971	1,912	1,931	19	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	0.0
Midwest	1,154	1,250	1,287	1,102	1,163	61	3.4	3.7	3.8	3.3	3.4	0.1
West	1,321	1,299	1,220	1,197	1,271	74	3.5	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.4	0.2
Footnotes (1) The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month. (2) The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
Total	5,082	5,264	5,069	5,144	5,251	107	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.3	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,731	4,898	4,743	4,855	4,932	77	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
Mining and logging	23	20	18	21	26	5	3.7	3.3	3.0	3.4	4.3	0.9
Construction	268	340	288	299	342	43	3.2	4.1	3.5	3.6	4.1	0.5
Manufacturing	315	327	319	301	311	10	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.4	0.0
Durable goods	175	191	187	165	167	2	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.1	2.1	0.0
Nondurable goods	141	136	132	136	144	8	2.9	2.8	2.7	2.8	3.0	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,047	904	986	969	1,171	202	3.6	3.1	3.4	3.3	4.0	0.7
Wholesale trade	131	122	139	118	125	7	2.1	2.0	2.3	1.9	2.0	0.1
Retail trade	595	516	570	578	664	86	3.8	3.3	3.7	3.7	4.3	0.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	321	266	277	273	383	110	4.4	3.6	3.8	3.8	5.3	1.5
Information	67	81	93	82	109	27	2.3	2.8	3.2	2.8	3.7	0.9
Financial activities	195	219	184	189	175	-14	2.1	2.4	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Finance and insurance	130	155	132	139	109	-30	1.9	2.3	2.0	2.1	1.6	-0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	66	64	52	50	66	16	2.6	2.6	2.1	2.0	2.6	0.6
Professional and business services	919	1,122	1,031	1,074	862	-212	4.1	5.0	4.6	4.8	3.8	-1.0
Private education and health services	761	828	781	716	748	32	2.8	3.0	2.8	2.6	2.7	0.1
Private educational services	89	91	91	96	76	-20	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	1.9	-0.5
Health care and social assistance	671	737	690	620	671	51	2.9	3.1	2.9	2.6	2.8	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	903	887	867	1,014	1,009	-5	5.3	5.2	5.1	5.9	5.9	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	144	133	158	178	140	-38	5.4	4.9	5.9	6.6	5.2	-1.4
Accommodation and food services	759	754	708	835	870	35	5.3	5.2	4.9	5.8	6.0	0.2
Other services	232	170	176	190	178	-12	3.9	2.8	2.9	3.1	2.9	-0.2
Government	351	365	326	289	319	30	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.4	0.2
Federal	28	80	39	31	41	10	0.9	2.7	1.4	1.1	1.5	0.4
State and local	324	285	287	258	278	20	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.3	0.1
State and local education	176	141	132	134	146	12	1.6	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
State and local, excluding education	148	145	155	124	132	8	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.3	1.3	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	756	850	902	827	820	-7	2.7	3.0	3.2	2.9	2.9	0.0
South	2,117	1,980	1,810	2,059	2,021	-38	3.5	3.3	3.0	3.4	3.4	0.0
Midwest	1,080	1,145	1,172	1,107	1,236	129	3.2	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.7	0.4
West	1,130	1,288	1,185	1,152	1,174	22	3.0	3.4	3.2	3.1	3.1	0.0
Footnotes (1) The total separations level is the number of total separations during the entire month. (2) The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
Total	3,095	3,128	2,973	3,193	3,204	11	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,899	2,918	2,800	3,034	3,029	-5	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	0.0
Mining and logging	9	13	13	15	18	3	1.5	2.1	2.1	2.4	2.9	0.5
Construction	113	136	110	140	148	8	1.4	1.6	1.3	1.7	1.8	0.1
Manufacturing	182	189	178	182	184	2	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Durable goods	105	110	100	95	94	-1	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
Nondurable goods	77	80	78	87	89	2	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.8	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	617	560	652	663	774	111	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.3	2.7	0.4
Wholesale trade	83	83	96	78	94	16	1.3	1.3	1.6	1.3	1.5	0.2
Retail trade	380	317	403	428	515	87	2.4	2.0	2.6	2.7	3.3	0.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	153	159	152	157	166	9	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.3	0.1
Information	35	28	38	32	60	28	1.2	1.0	1.3	1.1	2.0	0.9
Financial activities	115	135	105	109	108	-1	1.3	1.5	1.1	1.2	1.2	0.0
Finance and insurance	76	96	66	78	70	-8	1.1	1.4	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	39	39	39	32	39	7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.3	1.5	0.2
Professional and business services	535	571	543	514	363	-151	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.3	1.6	-0.7
Private education and health services	512	565	497	487	497	10	1.9	2.1	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0
Private educational services	55	47	54	54	35	-19	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.9	-0.4
Health care and social assistance	457	517	443	434	462	28	2.0	2.2	1.9	1.8	2.0	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	603	618	546	761	766	5	3.6	3.6	3.2	4.4	4.5	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	60	20	60	62	60	-2	2.3	0.7	2.2	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	543	598	486	699	706	7	3.8	4.2	3.4	4.8	4.9	0.1
Other services	176	102	118	132	112	-20	2.9	1.7	2.0	2.2	1.8	-0.4
Government	197	211	173	159	175	16	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Federal	12	46	19	13	14	1	0.4	1.6	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	185	164	154	147	160	13	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.1
State and local education	99	85	84	76	88	12	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.1
State and local, excluding education	86	79	71	70	72	2	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	424	435	470	452	441	-11	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.6	0.0
South	1,339	1,336	1,131	1,334	1,284	-50	2.2	2.2	1.9	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Midwest	623	699	734	758	817	59	1.9	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.4	0.2
West	709	658	638	649	662	13	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.8	0.1
Footnotes (1) The quits level is the number of quits during the entire month. (2) The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
Total	1,669	1,781	1,850	1,701	1,762	61	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,573	1,702	1,754	1,626	1,696	70	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	12	7	4	5	7	2	1.9	1.1	0.7	0.9	1.2	0.3
Construction	138	197	161	145	177	32	1.7	2.4	1.9	1.7	2.1	0.4
Manufacturing	112	117	128	104	111	7	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.1
Durable goods	58	69	80	59	64	5	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.1
Nondurable goods	55	48	48	45	47	2	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	387	290	305	277	365	88	1.3	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.3	0.3
Wholesale trade	37	28	35	35	23	-12	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.4	-0.2
Retail trade	192	168	158	138	135	-3	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	157	94	112	104	207	103	2.2	1.3	1.5	1.4	2.9	1.5
Information	26	48	47	46	47	1	0.9	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0
Financial activities	57	57	52	55	41	-14	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.4	-0.2
Finance and insurance	34	36	43	39	19	-20	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.3	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	21	9	16	22	6	1.0	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.9	0.3
Professional and business services	331	469	463	512	459	-53	1.5	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Private education and health services	193	208	236	190	200	10	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	27	31	30	37	31	-6	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	165	177	206	153	169	16	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.6	0.7	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	265	254	306	239	234	-5	1.6	1.5	1.8	1.4	1.4	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	79	110	93	112	79	-33	3.0	4.0	3.5	4.2	2.9	-1.3
Accommodation and food services	187	144	213	128	155	27	1.3	1.0	1.5	0.9	1.1	0.2
Other services	51	55	52	53	56	3	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
Government	96	80	96	75	66	-9	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	5	7	6	7	6	-1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	90	73	90	68	60	-8	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local education	57	34	31	36	35	-1	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	34	39	59	32	25	-7	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	275	351	386	333	310	-23	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.1	-0.1
South	659	528	604	632	635	3	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
Midwest	391	385	383	302	379	77	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.2
West	343	517	477	434	439	5	0.9	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
Footnotes (1) The layoffs and discharges level is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month. (2) The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Table 6. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
Total	318	354	246	249	285	36	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	260	278	189	194	207	13	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Mining and logging	2	1	2	1	1	0	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1
Construction	17	7	16	14	17	3	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Manufacturing	21	21	13	15	16	1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Durable goods	12	12	7	12	8	-4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Nondurable goods	9	8	6	3	8	5	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	43	54	29	29	33	4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Wholesale trade	10	10	8	6	8	2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Retail trade	23	30	9	12	14	2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	11	13	13	12	10	-2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Information	6	5	8	5	3	-2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Financial activities	23	27	27	24	26	2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Finance and insurance	20	23	22	22	21	-1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	4	4	2	5	3	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Professional and business services	53	82	26	48	41	-7	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
Private education and health services	56	55	48	39	51	12	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Private educational services	6	12	7	6	11	5	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2
Health care and social assistance	49	43	41	33	40	7	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	34	15	14	14	10	-4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	5	3	5	5	1	-4	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	-0.2
Accommodation and food services	30	12	9	9	9	0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Other services	4	13	6	5	11	6	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Government	58	75	57	55	78	23	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
Federal	10	27	14	11	21	10	0.3	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.8	0.4
State and local	48	48	43	43	58	15	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
State and local education	20	21	18	22	23	1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local, excluding education	28	27	25	22	35	13	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	56	63	46	41	69	28	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
South	119	116	75	93	102	9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
Midwest	66	62	55	47	40	-7	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
West	77	113	70	69	74	5	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Footnotes (1) The other separations level is the number of other separations during the entire month. (2) The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand and rates are rounded to the nearest tenth. Levels and rates may round down to zero. NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Table 7. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, seasonally adjusted

Establishment size class	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,634	6,871	6,665	6,227	5,804	-423	4.7	4.8	4.7	4.4	4.1	-0.3
1 to 9 employees	1,407	1,381	1,217	1,225	1,143	-82	6.0	5.8	5.5	5.5	4.7	-0.8
10 to 49 employees	2,002	2,094	1,957	1,910	1,767	-143	4.5	4.7	4.5	4.5	4.2	-0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,825	1,907	1,966	1,780	1,750	-30	4.6	4.4	4.3	4.0	4.0	0.0
250 to 999 employees	807	828	881	693	581	-112	4.0	4.6	4.7	3.6	3.2	-0.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	387	467	456	435	387	-48	4.3	5.5	5.2	4.9	4.3	-0.6
5,000 or more employees	206	193	188	183	176	-7	4.1	4.3	4.3	4.0	3.9	-0.1
HIRES
Total private	4,998	5,021	5,027	4,826	4,978	152	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.7	0.2
1 to 9 employees	695	696	666	668	701	33	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.0	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,787	1,642	1,672	1,553	1,707	154	4.2	3.9	4.1	3.8	4.2	0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,525	1,727	1,713	1,601	1,646	45	4.0	4.1	3.9	3.7	4.0	0.3
250 to 999 employees	647	641	650	662	580	-82	3.3	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.3	-0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	265	247	258	268	268	0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.1	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	79	69	68	74	76	2	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.8	0.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,731	4,898	4,743	4,855	4,932	77	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
1 to 9 employees	569	826	617	641	676	35	2.6	3.7	3.0	3.1	2.9	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,603	1,443	1,504	1,738	1,571	-167	3.8	3.4	3.7	4.3	3.9	-0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,567	1,659	1,713	1,524	1,635	111	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.5	3.9	0.4
250 to 999 employees	638	658	603	620	714	94	3.3	3.8	3.4	3.4	4.0	0.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	278	257	245	262	276	14	3.2	3.2	2.9	3.1	3.2	0.1
5,000 or more employees	76	56	61	70	60	-10	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.6	1.4	-0.2
QUITS
Total private	2,899	2,918	2,800	3,034	3,029	-5	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	304	401	316	358	339	-19	1.4	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.5	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,021	890	903	1,060	1,093	33	2.4	2.1	2.2	2.6	2.7	0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,013	1,087	1,057	1,047	1,055	8	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.5	0.1
250 to 999 employees	377	378	364	385	370	-15	1.9	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	145	133	125	145	140	-5	1.7	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.6	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	39	29	34	40	33	-7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,573	1,702	1,754	1,626	1,696	70	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	245	333	268	235	277	42	1.1	1.5	1.3	1.1	1.2	0.1
10 to 49 employees	483	461	531	604	406	-198	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.0	-0.5
50 to 249 employees	484	526	615	436	544	108	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.0	1.3	0.3
250 to 999 employees	228	254	217	223	324	101	1.2	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.8	0.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	107	108	104	106	125	19	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.5	0.2
5,000 or more employees	26	19	20	22	20	-2	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	260	278	189	194	207	13	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	20	91	32	47	60	13	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
10 to 49 employees	99	92	70	74	72	-2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	70	45	41	41	37	-4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
250 to 999 employees	34	27	22	12	20	8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	26	15	16	11	11	0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
5,000 or more employees	11	8	7	8	6	-2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Establishment size class data are produced for the total private sector only. NOTE: The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. The levels for hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations are the number of each during the entire month. The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings. The rates for hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations are the number of each during the entire month as percent of employment. NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Table 8. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
Total	6,970	6,574	6,038	4.2	3.9	3.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,099	5,886	5,309	4.3	4.1	3.7
Mining and logging	21	17	21	3.2	2.8	3.3
Construction	159	257	270	1.9	3.0	3.2
Manufacturing	398	388	415	3.0	3.0	3.2
Durable goods	274	269	291	3.3	3.3	3.6
Nondurable goods	124	119	124	2.5	2.4	2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	988	1,113	922	3.2	3.6	3.0
Wholesale trade	164	157	171	2.6	2.5	2.7
Retail trade	444	666	454	2.7	4.0	2.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	380	289	297	4.7	3.7	3.8
Information	105	75	88	3.4	2.5	2.9
Financial activities	390	336	256	4.0	3.5	2.7
Finance and insurance	266	251	134	3.8	3.6	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	124	84	122	4.7	3.3	4.6
Professional and business services	1,276	1,260	943	5.3	5.3	4.0
Private education and health services	1,518	1,394	1,300	5.3	4.8	4.5
Private educational services	135	113	116	3.2	2.7	2.8
Health care and social assistance	1,383	1,281	1,184	5.7	5.1	4.7
Leisure and hospitality	998	802	803	5.6	4.5	4.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	136	116	93	5.1	4.3	3.5
Accommodation and food services	862	686	710	5.7	4.6	4.7
Other services	248	245	293	4.0	3.9	4.6
Government	871	688	729	3.5	2.8	3.0
Federal	134	103	94	4.2	3.6	3.3
State and local	737	584	635	3.4	2.7	2.9
State and local education	260	205	219	2.3	1.8	1.9
State and local, excluding education	477	379	416	4.7	3.7	4.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,246	1,186	985	4.2	4.0	3.3
South	2,770	2,636	2,569	4.4	4.2	4.1
Midwest	1,493	1,390	1,320	4.2	3.9	3.7
West	1,460	1,362	1,164	3.8	3.5	3.0
Footnotes (1) The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. (2) The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Table 9. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
Total	3,947	4,600	3,895	2.5	2.9	2.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,710	4,372	3,692	2.7	3.2	2.7
Mining and logging	15	12	15	2.3	2.0	2.4
Construction	166	226	182	2.0	2.7	2.2
Manufacturing	204	221	189	1.6	1.7	1.5
Durable goods	101	119	96	1.3	1.5	1.2
Nondurable goods	102	102	93	2.1	2.1	1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	913	1,271	894	3.1	4.3	3.0
Wholesale trade	98	98	82	1.6	1.6	1.3
Retail trade	479	634	470	3.0	4.0	2.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	336	539	342	4.4	7.2	4.5
Information	50	76	71	1.7	2.6	2.4
Financial activities	164	127	155	1.8	1.4	1.7
Finance and insurance	104	93	88	1.5	1.4	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	60	33	66	2.4	1.3	2.6
Professional and business services	712	874	680	3.1	3.9	3.0
Private education and health services	625	620	604	2.3	2.2	2.2
Private educational services	46	67	38	1.1	1.6	0.9
Health care and social assistance	578	553	565	2.5	2.3	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	675	785	756	4.1	4.6	4.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	93	124	91	3.7	4.8	3.6
Accommodation and food services	582	661	665	4.1	4.6	4.6
Other services	188	161	146	3.1	2.7	2.4
Government	236	228	203	1.0	1.0	0.9
Federal	29	44	23	1.0	1.6	0.8
State and local	207	184	180	1.0	0.9	0.9
State and local education	93	90	69	0.8	0.8	0.6
State and local, excluding education	114	93	111	1.2	1.0	1.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	556	821	656	2.0	2.9	2.3
South	1,573	1,682	1,444	2.6	2.8	2.4
Midwest	868	1,031	867	2.6	3.0	2.6
West	950	1,066	927	2.5	2.8	2.5
Footnotes (1) The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month. (2) The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Table 10. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
Total	4,850	4,506	5,080	3.0	2.8	3.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,534	4,302	4,781	3.3	3.1	3.5
Mining and logging	23	16	23	3.7	2.7	3.9
Construction	298	296	369	3.6	3.5	4.5
Manufacturing	249	233	245	1.9	1.8	1.9
Durable goods	129	122	121	1.6	1.5	1.5
Nondurable goods	120	112	124	2.5	2.3	2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,117	929	1,226	3.7	3.2	4.1
Wholesale trade	109	99	106	1.8	1.6	1.7
Retail trade	612	538	644	3.8	3.4	4.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	396	293	475	5.2	3.9	6.3
Information	62	73	103	2.1	2.5	3.5
Financial activities	168	152	150	1.8	1.6	1.6
Finance and insurance	114	117	93	1.7	1.7	1.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	55	35	58	2.2	1.4	2.3
Professional and business services	937	990	930	4.1	4.4	4.1
Private education and health services	677	575	675	2.5	2.1	2.4
Private educational services	76	60	62	1.9	1.4	1.5
Health care and social assistance	601	515	613	2.6	2.2	2.6
Leisure and hospitality	804	888	906	4.8	5.3	5.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	141	203	125	5.6	7.9	4.9
Accommodation and food services	663	685	781	4.7	4.8	5.5
Other services	198	148	155	3.3	2.4	2.6
Government	317	204	299	1.3	0.9	1.3
Federal	31	28	44	1.0	1.0	1.6
State and local	285	176	255	1.4	0.8	1.2
State and local education	143	72	125	1.3	0.6	1.1
State and local, excluding education	142	104	130	1.5	1.1	1.3
REGION(3)
Northeast	767	749	825	2.7	2.6	2.9
South	1,941	1,715	1,900	3.2	2.8	3.1
Midwest	1,068	987	1,226	3.2	2.9	3.6
West	1,074	1,055	1,128	2.9	2.8	3.0
Footnotes (1) The total separations level is the number of total separations during the entire month. (2) The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Table 11. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
Total	2,608	2,686	2,747	1.6	1.7	1.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,452	2,568	2,605	1.8	1.9	1.9
Mining and logging	7	11	13	1.1	1.8	2.2
Construction	88	111	126	1.1	1.3	1.5
Manufacturing	127	138	131	1.0	1.1	1.0
Durable goods	70	67	62	0.9	0.8	0.8
Nondurable goods	56	72	69	1.2	1.5	1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	578	636	727	1.9	2.2	2.4
Wholesale trade	63	56	77	1.0	0.9	1.2
Retail trade	344	393	462	2.2	2.5	2.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	170	187	187	2.2	2.5	2.5
Information	27	25	49	0.9	0.8	1.7
Financial activities	91	86	83	1.0	0.9	0.9
Finance and insurance	63	62	54	0.9	0.9	0.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	24	29	1.1	1.0	1.2
Professional and business services	459	440	307	2.0	1.9	1.4
Private education and health services	444	403	432	1.6	1.4	1.6
Private educational services	49	38	29	1.2	0.9	0.7
Health care and social assistance	395	365	403	1.7	1.5	1.7
Leisure and hospitality	483	624	643	2.9	3.7	3.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	40	41	38	1.6	1.6	1.5
Accommodation and food services	442	583	605	3.1	4.1	4.2
Other services	149	94	94	2.5	1.6	1.6
Government	156	118	142	0.7	0.5	0.6
Federal	12	12	13	0.4	0.4	0.5
State and local	144	106	129	0.7	0.5	0.6
State and local education	68	46	65	0.6	0.4	0.6
State and local, excluding education	76	60	64	0.8	0.6	0.7
REGION(3)
Northeast	336	379	351	1.2	1.3	1.2
South	1,123	1,093	1,096	1.9	1.8	1.8
Midwest	527	652	716	1.6	1.9	2.1
West	622	562	585	1.7	1.5	1.6
Footnotes (1) The quits level is the number of quits during the entire month. (2) The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Table 12. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
Total	1,910	1,614	2,029	1.2	1.0	1.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,814	1,564	1,960	1.3	1.1	1.4
Mining and logging	15	4	9	2.4	0.7	1.5
Construction	189	174	222	2.3	2.1	2.7
Manufacturing	100	82	97	0.8	0.6	0.8
Durable goods	45	45	51	0.6	0.6	0.6
Nondurable goods	55	37	47	1.1	0.8	1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	498	269	469	1.7	0.9	1.6
Wholesale trade	34	38	20	0.5	0.6	0.3
Retail trade	248	135	170	1.6	0.9	1.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	216	95	279	2.8	1.3	3.7
Information	29	43	51	1.0	1.5	1.7
Financial activities	53	48	37	0.6	0.5	0.4
Finance and insurance	30	38	17	0.4	0.6	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	10	20	0.9	0.4	0.8
Professional and business services	422	502	583	1.9	2.2	2.6
Private education and health services	178	139	190	0.7	0.5	0.7
Private educational services	23	18	25	0.6	0.4	0.6
Health care and social assistance	155	121	166	0.7	0.5	0.7
Leisure and hospitality	282	249	249	1.7	1.5	1.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	96	157	86	3.8	6.1	3.4
Accommodation and food services	185	91	163	1.3	0.6	1.1
Other services	49	52	52	0.8	0.9	0.9
Government	96	50	69	0.4	0.2	0.3
Federal	7	7	6	0.2	0.3	0.2
State and local	89	43	63	0.4	0.2	0.3
State and local education	58	17	41	0.5	0.2	0.4
State and local, excluding education	31	26	22	0.3	0.3	0.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	361	330	384	1.3	1.2	1.3
South	707	543	705	1.2	0.9	1.2
Midwest	468	303	469	1.4	0.9	1.4
West	374	439	471	1.0	1.2	1.3
Footnotes (1) The layoffs and discharges level is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month. (2) The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Table 13. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
Total	332	206	304	0.2	0.1	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	267	169	216	0.2	0.1	0.2
Mining and logging	2	1	1	0.3	0.1	0.2
Construction	21	11	21	0.3	0.1	0.3
Manufacturing	22	13	17	0.2	0.1	0.1
Durable goods	13	10	8	0.2	0.1	0.1
Nondurable goods	8	3	9	0.2	0.1	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	42	24	31	0.1	0.1	0.1
Wholesale trade	11	5	10	0.2	0.1	0.2
Retail trade	20	10	12	0.1	0.1	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	10	10	9	0.1	0.1	0.1
Information	6	5	2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Financial activities	24	18	30	0.3	0.2	0.3
Finance and insurance	21	18	22	0.3	0.3	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	1	8	0.1	0.0	0.3
Professional and business services	56	47	40	0.2	0.2	0.2
Private education and health services	55	33	52	0.2	0.1	0.2
Private educational services	5	3	9	0.1	0.1	0.2
Health care and social assistance	50	30	44	0.2	0.1	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	40	16	14	0.2	0.1	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	5	5	1	0.2	0.2	0.0
Accommodation and food services	35	11	13	0.2	0.1	0.1
Other services	1	1	8	0.0	0.0	0.1
Government	65	37	88	0.3	0.2	0.4
Federal	13	9	24	0.4	0.3	0.9
State and local	52	27	63	0.2	0.1	0.3
State and local education	17	9	19	0.2	0.1	0.2
State and local, excluding education	35	18	44	0.4	0.2	0.5
REGION(3)
Northeast	71	40	89	0.2	0.1	0.3
South	111	80	100	0.2	0.1	0.2
Midwest	73	33	42	0.2	0.1	0.1
West	78	53	72	0.2	0.1	0.2
Footnotes (1) The other separations level is the number of other separations during the entire month. (2) The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand and rates are rounded to the nearest tenth. Levels and rates may round down to zero. NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Table 14. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, not seasonally adjusted

Establishment size class	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,099	5,886	5,309	4.3	4.1	3.7
1 to 9 employees	1,287	1,134	1,035	5.5	5.1	4.2
10 to 49 employees	1,747	1,812	1,539	3.9	4.2	3.6
50 to 249 employees	1,672	1,640	1,597	4.2	3.7	3.7
250 to 999 employees	784	675	580	3.9	3.5	3.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	401	436	382	4.4	4.9	4.3
5,000 or more employees	207	190	177	4.1	4.1	3.9
HIRES
Total private	3,710	4,372	3,692	2.7	3.2	2.7
1 to 9 employees	517	503	522	2.3	2.4	2.2
10 to 49 employees	1,242	1,290	1,218	2.9	3.1	3.0
50 to 249 employees	1,154	1,455	1,230	3.0	3.4	2.9
250 to 999 employees	509	722	433	2.6	3.9	2.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	226	337	229	2.6	4.0	2.7
5,000 or more employees	62	66	60	1.3	1.5	1.4
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,534	4,302	4,781	3.3	3.1	3.5
1 to 9 employees	525	520	614	2.4	2.5	2.6
10 to 49 employees	1,531	1,494	1,505	3.6	3.6	3.7
50 to 249 employees	1,444	1,379	1,530	3.8	3.2	3.7
250 to 999 employees	636	576	737	3.3	3.1	4.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	321	272	336	3.7	3.2	3.9
5,000 or more employees	76	61	59	1.6	1.4	1.4
QUITS
Total private	2,452	2,568	2,605	1.8	1.9	1.9
1 to 9 employees	235	259	259	1.1	1.2	1.1
10 to 49 employees	828	868	925	1.9	2.1	2.3
50 to 249 employees	862	895	908	2.2	2.1	2.2
250 to 999 employees	343	358	337	1.8	1.9	1.9
1,000 to 4,999 employees	151	154	147	1.7	1.8	1.7
5,000 or more employees	35	35	29	0.7	0.8	0.7
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,814	1,564	1,960	1.3	1.1	1.4
1 to 9 employees	276	216	306	1.2	1.0	1.3
10 to 49 employees	601	569	501	1.4	1.4	1.2
50 to 249 employees	508	445	579	1.3	1.0	1.4
250 to 999 employees	259	205	376	1.3	1.1	2.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	141	110	175	1.6	1.3	2.0
5,000 or more employees	29	19	23	0.6	0.4	0.5
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	267	169	216	0.2	0.1	0.2
1 to 9 employees	14	44	49	0.1	0.2	0.2
10 to 49 employees	102	57	78	0.2	0.1	0.2
50 to 249 employees	75	40	43	0.2	0.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	35	14	24	0.2	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	29	8	14	0.3	0.1	0.2
5,000 or more employees	12	7	8	0.3	0.2	0.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Establishment size class data are produced for the total private sector only. NOTE: The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. The levels for hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations are the number of each during the entire month. The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings. The rates for hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations are the number of each during the entire month as percent of employment. NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.