Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, March 31, 2026     USDL-26-0579
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                         JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – FEBRUARY 2026

The number of job openings was little changed at 6.9 million in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor 
Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires decreased to 4.8 million, and total separations changed 
little at 5.0 million. Within separations, quits (3.0 million) were little changed while layoffs and 
discharges (1.7 million) were unchanged.  

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 and rate of job openings were little changed at 6.9 million and 4.2 percent, respectively, in 
February. The number of job openings decreased in accommodation and food services (-211,000) and in 
mining and logging (-12,000). (See table 1.) 

Hires
The number of hires decreased to 4.8 million (-498,000) in February and was down by 387,000 over the 
year. The hires rate decreased over the month to 3.1 percent. This was the lowest hires rate since April 
2020 when it was also 3.1 percent. In February, the number of hires decreased in accommodation and 
food services (-178,000) and in construction (-88,000). (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 February, the number and rate of total separations were little changed at 5.0 million and 3.1 percent, 
respectively. The number of total separations decreased in federal government (-16,000). (See table 3.) 

In February, the number and rate of quits were little changed at 3.0 million and 1.9 percent, 
respectively. The number of quits decreased in accommodation and food services (-119,000), wholesale 
trade (-35,000), and federal government (-6,000). Quits increased in nondurable goods manufacturing 
(+21,000). (See table 4.)

The number of layoffs and discharges remained unchanged at 1.7 million. The layoffs and discharges 
rate was little changed at 1.1 percent. The number of layoffs and discharges increased in retail trade 
(+72,000). Layoffs and discharges decreased in nondurable goods manufacturing (-26,000) and in 
federal government (-3,000). (See table 5.)

The number of other separations decreased to 277,000 (-75,000) in February. (See table 6.)

Establishment Size Class

In February, the job openings rate decreased for establishments with 1 to 9 employees, while the hires, 
quits, layoffs and discharges, and total separations rates showed little change. For establishments with 
5,000 or more employees, all rates showed little or no change. (See table 7.)

January 2026 Revisions

The number of job openings for January was revised up by 294,000 to 7.2 million, the number of hires 
was revised up by 53,000 to 5.3 million, and the number of total separations was revised up by 39,000 to 
5.1 million. Within separations, the number of quits was revised down by 6,000 to 3.1 million, and the 
number of layoffs and discharges was revised up by 29,000 to 1.7 million. (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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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates for March 2026 are scheduled to be 
released on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
     

Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Category	Job openings			Hires			Total separations
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
LEVELS BY INDUSTRY (in thousands)
Total	7,242	7,240	6,882	5,236	5,347	4,849	5,285	5,144	4,971
Total private	6,367	6,488	6,181	4,903	5,026	4,523	4,950	4,820	4,657
Mining and logging	19	29	17	20	14	20	20	17	19
Construction	255	230	202	348	362	274	338	315	281
Manufacturing	400	510	439	310	290	286	321	295	295
Durable goods	272	330	298	186	164	160	195	165	169
Nondurable goods	128	180	141	124	126	126	127	130	126
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,008	1,157	1,149	1,064	1,001	991	1,102	993	1,059
Wholesale trade	166	169	143	151	141	129	143	143	117
Retail trade	519	677	701	621	582	608	668	579	665
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	322	311	306	292	277	254	292	270	278
Information	125	100	91	74	91	87	84	95	109
Financial activities	438	429	401	210	157	197	193	181	183
Finance and insurance	268	340	337	141	101	137	124	124	124
Real estate and rental and leasing	170	89	64	68	56	61	68	57	59
Professional and business services	1,222	1,196	1,260	1,023	1,018	864	1,012	1,002	890
Private education and health services	1,625	1,453	1,375	800	811	708	738	689	704
Private educational services	168	123	96	90	88	88	80	75	91
Health care and social assistance	1,457	1,330	1,279	710	723	620	658	615	612
Leisure and hospitality	994	1,119	906	823	1,081	896	914	1,035	924
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	141	128	126	172	154	146	184	160	149
Accommodation and food services	853	991	780	651	927	749	730	876	775
Other services	281	263	340	231	202	201	228	197	193
Government	875	752	701	333	321	326	335	324	315
Federal	118	92	89	25	28	25	37	47	31
State and local	756	660	612	308	293	301	298	277	283
State and local education	287	263	250	158	144	141	164	140	144
State and local, excluding education	469	397	362	150	149	160	135	137	139
RATES BY INDUSTRY (percent)
Total	4.4	4.4	4.2	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.3	3.2	3.1
Total private	4.5	4.6	4.4	3.6	3.7	3.3	3.7	3.6	3.4
Mining and logging	3.0	4.6	2.7	3.2	2.4	3.3	3.2	2.9	3.2
Construction	3.0	2.7	2.4	4.2	4.4	3.3	4.1	3.8	3.4
Manufacturing	3.1	3.9	3.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.3	2.3
Durable goods	3.4	4.1	3.7	2.4	2.1	2.0	2.5	2.1	2.2
Nondurable goods	2.6	3.6	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	3.4	3.9	3.9	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.8	3.5	3.7
Wholesale trade	2.7	2.7	2.3	2.5	2.3	2.1	2.4	2.4	1.9
Retail trade	3.3	4.2	4.3	4.0	3.8	3.9	4.3	3.8	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.6	4.0	3.8	3.9
Information	4.2	3.4	3.1	2.6	3.2	3.1	2.9	3.4	3.9
Financial activities	4.5	4.5	4.2	2.3	1.7	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.0
Finance and insurance	3.8	4.8	4.8	2.1	1.5	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	6.5	3.5	2.6	2.8	2.3	2.5	2.8	2.3	2.4
Professional and business services	5.2	5.1	5.3	4.6	4.5	3.9	4.5	4.5	4.0
Private education and health services	5.7	5.0	4.7	3.0	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.5	2.5
Private educational services	4.0	2.9	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.0	1.8	2.3
Health care and social assistance	6.0	5.3	5.1	3.1	3.0	2.6	2.9	2.6	2.6
Leisure and hospitality	5.6	6.2	5.1	4.9	6.4	5.3	5.4	6.1	5.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	5.0	4.6	4.5	6.5	5.8	5.5	6.9	6.0	5.6
Accommodation and food services	5.7	6.5	5.2	4.6	6.5	5.3	5.2	6.1	5.4
Other services	4.5	4.2	5.3	3.9	3.3	3.3	3.8	3.3	3.2
Government	3.6	3.1	2.9	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3
Federal	3.8	3.3	3.2	0.8	1.0	0.9	1.2	1.7	1.2
State and local	3.5	3.1	2.9	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.4
State and local education	2.6	2.4	2.3	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.3	1.3
State and local, excluding education	4.6	3.9	3.6	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4
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)
	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total	7,242	6,846	6,550	7,240	6,882	-358	4.4	4.1	4.0	4.4	4.2	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,367	6,188	5,828	6,488	6,181	-307	4.5	4.4	4.1	4.6	4.4	-0.2
Mining and logging	19	18	21	29	17	-12	3.0	2.9	3.4	4.6	2.7	-1.9
Construction	255	292	245	230	202	-28	3.0	3.4	2.9	2.7	2.4	-0.3
Manufacturing	400	389	426	510	439	-71	3.1	3.0	3.3	3.9	3.4	-0.5
Durable goods	272	270	287	330	298	-32	3.4	3.3	3.5	4.1	3.7	-0.4
Nondurable goods	128	119	139	180	141	-39	2.6	2.4	2.8	3.6	2.9	-0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,008	1,115	976	1,157	1,149	-8	3.4	3.7	3.3	3.9	3.9	0.0
Wholesale trade	166	163	175	169	143	-26	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.7	2.3	-0.4
Retail trade	519	685	505	677	701	24	3.3	4.2	3.2	4.2	4.3	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	322	268	296	311	306	-5	4.2	3.6	4.0	4.2	4.1	-0.1
Information	125	88	112	100	91	-9	4.2	3.0	3.8	3.4	3.1	-0.3
Financial activities	438	353	237	429	401	-28	4.5	3.7	2.5	4.5	4.2	-0.3
Finance and insurance	268	255	129	340	337	-3	3.8	3.7	1.9	4.8	4.8	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	170	98	108	89	64	-25	6.5	3.8	4.2	3.5	2.6	-0.9
Professional and business services	1,222	1,309	1,167	1,196	1,260	64	5.2	5.5	5.0	5.1	5.3	0.2
Private education and health services	1,625	1,490	1,416	1,453	1,375	-78	5.7	5.1	4.9	5.0	4.7	-0.3
Private educational services	168	117	157	123	96	-27	4.0	2.8	3.7	2.9	2.3	-0.6
Health care and social assistance	1,457	1,373	1,260	1,330	1,279	-51	6.0	5.5	5.1	5.3	5.1	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	994	873	956	1,119	906	-213	5.6	4.9	5.3	6.2	5.1	-1.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	141	151	137	128	126	-2	5.0	5.3	4.9	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	853	722	818	991	780	-211	5.7	4.8	5.4	6.5	5.2	-1.3
Other services	281	260	271	263	340	77	4.5	4.1	4.3	4.2	5.3	1.1
Government	875	658	722	752	701	-51	3.6	2.7	3.0	3.1	2.9	-0.2
Federal	118	91	94	92	89	-3	3.8	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
State and local	756	566	628	660	612	-48	3.5	2.7	3.0	3.1	2.9	-0.2
State and local education	287	200	232	263	250	-13	2.6	1.8	2.1	2.4	2.3	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	469	366	396	397	362	-35	4.6	3.6	3.9	3.9	3.6	-0.3
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,337	1,198	1,117	1,251	1,141	-110	4.5	4.1	3.8	4.2	3.9	-0.3
South	2,824	2,827	2,691	2,962	2,802	-160	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.7	4.5	-0.2
Midwest	1,551	1,458	1,415	1,572	1,503	-69	4.4	4.2	4.1	4.5	4.3	-0.2
West	1,530	1,363	1,327	1,455	1,436	-19	4.0	3.6	3.5	3.8	3.7	-0.1
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)
	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total	5,236	5,019	5,272	5,347	4,849	-498	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.1	-0.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,903	4,739	4,961	5,026	4,523	-503	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.3	-0.4
Mining and logging	20	17	20	14	20	6	3.2	2.8	3.3	2.4	3.3	0.9
Construction	348	334	326	362	274	-88	4.2	4.0	3.9	4.4	3.3	-1.1
Manufacturing	310	278	282	290	286	-4	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	0.0
Durable goods	186	157	154	164	160	-4	2.4	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Nondurable goods	124	121	128	126	126	0	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.6	2.6	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,064	918	1,013	1,001	991	-10	3.7	3.2	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.0
Wholesale trade	151	108	125	141	129	-12	2.5	1.8	2.1	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Retail trade	621	564	546	582	608	26	4.0	3.7	3.5	3.8	3.9	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	292	246	341	277	254	-23	4.0	3.4	4.8	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Information	74	76	89	91	87	-4	2.6	2.7	3.1	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Financial activities	210	171	211	157	197	40	2.3	1.9	2.3	1.7	2.2	0.5
Finance and insurance	141	127	136	101	137	36	2.1	1.9	2.0	1.5	2.0	0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	68	44	75	56	61	5	2.8	1.8	3.1	2.3	2.5	0.2
Professional and business services	1,023	981	947	1,018	864	-154	4.6	4.4	4.2	4.5	3.9	-0.6
Private education and health services	800	764	835	811	708	-103	3.0	2.8	3.0	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Private educational services	90	95	91	88	88	0	2.2	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.2	0.0
Health care and social assistance	710	669	744	723	620	-103	3.1	2.8	3.2	3.0	2.6	-0.4
Leisure and hospitality	823	990	1,045	1,081	896	-185	4.9	5.8	6.2	6.4	5.3	-1.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	172	168	155	154	146	-8	6.5	6.3	5.8	5.8	5.5	-0.3
Accommodation and food services	651	822	890	927	749	-178	4.6	5.8	6.2	6.5	5.3	-1.2
Other services	231	210	194	202	201	-1	3.9	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.3	0.0
Government	333	280	311	321	326	5	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	25	34	25	28	25	-3	0.8	1.2	0.9	1.0	0.9	-0.1
State and local	308	246	286	293	301	8	1.5	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
State and local education	158	125	135	144	141	-3	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	150	121	151	149	160	11	1.5	1.2	1.5	1.5	1.6	0.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	824	881	889	899	838	-61	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.0	-0.2
South	2,140	1,905	2,006	2,082	1,857	-225	3.6	3.2	3.4	3.5	3.1	-0.4
Midwest	1,102	1,078	1,149	1,100	1,051	-49	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.3	3.1	-0.2
West	1,170	1,155	1,229	1,266	1,104	-162	3.2	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.0	-0.4
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)
	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total	5,285	5,035	5,203	5,144	4,971	-173	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.1	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,950	4,718	4,864	4,820	4,657	-163	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Mining and logging	20	19	23	17	19	2	3.2	3.2	3.9	2.9	3.2	0.3
Construction	338	304	317	315	281	-34	4.1	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.4	-0.4
Manufacturing	321	294	301	295	295	0	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.3	0.0
Durable goods	195	167	164	165	169	4	2.5	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.1
Nondurable goods	127	127	136	130	126	-4	2.6	2.6	2.8	2.7	2.6	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,102	943	1,093	993	1,059	66	3.8	3.3	3.8	3.5	3.7	0.2
Wholesale trade	143	117	129	143	117	-26	2.4	1.9	2.1	2.4	1.9	-0.5
Retail trade	668	554	629	579	665	86	4.3	3.6	4.1	3.8	4.3	0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	292	272	336	270	278	8	4.0	3.8	4.7	3.8	3.9	0.1
Information	84	84	89	95	109	14	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.4	3.9	0.5
Financial activities	193	182	202	181	183	2	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.0	2.0	0.0
Finance and insurance	124	139	129	124	124	0	1.8	2.1	1.9	1.8	1.9	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	68	44	72	57	59	2	2.8	1.8	2.9	2.3	2.4	0.1
Professional and business services	1,012	1,017	915	1,002	890	-112	4.5	4.5	4.1	4.5	4.0	-0.5
Private education and health services	738	720	751	689	704	15	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.5	2.5	0.0
Private educational services	80	101	74	75	91	16	2.0	2.5	1.8	1.8	2.3	0.5
Health care and social assistance	658	619	678	615	612	-3	2.9	2.6	2.9	2.6	2.6	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	914	971	994	1,035	924	-111	5.4	5.7	5.9	6.1	5.5	-0.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	184	172	147	160	149	-11	6.9	6.4	5.5	6.0	5.6	-0.4
Accommodation and food services	730	800	847	876	775	-101	5.2	5.6	5.9	6.1	5.4	-0.7
Other services	228	183	178	197	193	-4	3.8	3.0	3.0	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Government	335	317	340	324	315	-9	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Federal	37	52	58	47	31	-16	1.2	1.9	2.1	1.7	1.2	-0.5
State and local	298	265	282	277	283	6	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
State and local education	164	143	150	140	144	4	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	135	122	132	137	139	2	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	920	806	798	895	849	-46	3.3	2.9	2.8	3.2	3.0	-0.2
South	2,065	1,986	2,007	1,855	1,797	-58	3.5	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Midwest	1,125	1,091	1,216	1,116	1,094	-22	3.4	3.3	3.6	3.3	3.3	0.0
West	1,175	1,151	1,182	1,277	1,231	-46	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.5	3.3	-0.2
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)
	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total	3,153	3,119	3,225	3,131	2,974	-157	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,957	2,945	3,045	2,952	2,795	-157	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Mining and logging	12	14	16	12	13	1	1.9	2.3	2.7	2.1	2.2	0.1
Construction	173	132	147	129	122	-7	2.1	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.5	-0.1
Manufacturing	180	184	180	159	172	13	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
Durable goods	107	101	98	96	88	-8	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Nondurable goods	72	84	82	63	84	21	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.3	1.8	0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	665	636	733	661	651	-10	2.3	2.2	2.6	2.3	2.3	0.0
Wholesale trade	84	72	97	101	66	-35	1.4	1.2	1.6	1.7	1.1	-0.6
Retail trade	401	409	487	426	435	9	2.6	2.7	3.2	2.8	2.8	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	180	154	149	134	151	17	2.5	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.1	0.2
Information	34	44	45	40	41	1	1.2	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.5	0.1
Financial activities	116	105	120	104	104	0	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.1	0.0
Finance and insurance	76	76	76	69	73	4	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	29	44	35	31	-4	1.6	1.2	1.8	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Professional and business services	520	472	426	495	467	-28	2.3	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Private education and health services	492	498	512	471	468	-3	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.7	0.0
Private educational services	49	56	35	47	52	5	1.2	1.4	0.9	1.2	1.3	0.1
Health care and social assistance	443	442	478	423	416	-7	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.8	1.8	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	610	731	739	744	618	-126	3.6	4.3	4.4	4.4	3.7	-0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	75	61	63	67	60	-7	2.8	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Accommodation and food services	536	670	676	677	558	-119	3.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	3.9	-0.8
Other services	156	130	125	137	138	1	2.6	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.3	0.0
Government	196	173	180	178	179	1	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	14	22	21	20	14	-6	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.5	-0.2
State and local	182	151	160	159	165	6	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	103	81	86	80	86	6	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.1
State and local, excluding education	79	70	73	78	79	1	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	464	439	454	509	447	-62	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.6	-0.2
South	1,274	1,308	1,270	1,180	1,166	-14	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Midwest	708	723	811	682	671	-11	2.1	2.2	2.4	2.0	2.0	0.0
West	707	648	691	760	689	-71	1.9	1.8	1.9	2.1	1.9	-0.2
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)
	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total	1,867	1,660	1,666	1,660	1,721	61	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,781	1,581	1,598	1,591	1,653	62	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	6	4	6	4	6	2	1.0	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.9	0.2
Construction	148	160	154	162	152	-10	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Manufacturing	119	95	105	116	95	-21	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Durable goods	73	55	58	58	62	4	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.1
Nondurable goods	46	40	47	58	32	-26	1.0	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.7	-0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	399	279	328	278	359	81	1.4	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.3	0.3
Wholesale trade	49	38	24	29	45	16	0.8	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.2
Retail trade	253	134	127	126	198	72	1.6	0.9	0.8	0.8	1.3	0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	96	107	177	123	115	-8	1.3	1.5	2.5	1.7	1.6	-0.1
Information	44	36	42	50	67	17	1.5	1.2	1.5	1.8	2.4	0.6
Financial activities	58	54	55	57	47	-10	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Finance and insurance	32	40	32	40	31	-9	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	14	23	17	16	-1	1.0	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.0
Professional and business services	464	492	432	411	405	-6	2.1	2.2	1.9	1.8	1.8	0.0
Private education and health services	191	184	194	181	193	12	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	28	40	31	24	29	5	0.7	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.1
Health care and social assistance	164	144	163	157	164	7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	282	226	229	278	284	6	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.7	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	107	106	82	89	84	-5	4.0	4.0	3.1	3.4	3.1	-0.3
Accommodation and food services	175	120	147	189	201	12	1.2	0.8	1.0	1.3	1.4	0.1
Other services	70	51	52	52	45	-7	1.2	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Government	86	79	68	70	69	-1	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	12	11	7	6	3	-3	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
State and local	75	68	61	63	66	3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local education	37	38	38	38	35	-3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	38	31	23	26	31	5	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	414	323	282	329	347	18	1.5	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
South	687	583	608	555	531	-24	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
Midwest	356	323	354	376	373	-3	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
West	409	432	422	401	470	69	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.3	0.2
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)
	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total	265	256	312	352	277	-75	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	213	192	221	277	210	-67	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Mining and logging	2	1	1	1	1	0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Construction	18	12	15	24	7	-17	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	-0.2
Manufacturing	23	15	16	20	28	8	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
Durable goods	15	11	8	11	19	8	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Nondurable goods	8	3	7	9	9	0	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	39	28	32	53	50	-3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
Wholesale trade	10	7	8	13	6	-7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Retail trade	13	11	15	28	32	4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	16	11	10	13	12	-1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
Information	6	5	2	5	0	-5	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	-0.2
Financial activities	19	23	27	20	33	13	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2
Finance and insurance	17	22	21	15	21	6	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1	6	5	12	7	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.3
Professional and business services	28	53	57	96	17	-79	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.1	-0.3
Private education and health services	54	38	45	37	42	5	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Private educational services	3	6	7	3	10	7	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2
Health care and social assistance	51	33	38	35	32	-3	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	22	14	25	14	21	7	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3	5	1	4	5	1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1
Accommodation and food services	19	10	25	10	17	7	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Other services	2	2	0	7	10	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1
Government	52	64	92	76	67	-9	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	10	19	30	21	14	-7	0.3	0.7	1.1	0.8	0.5	-0.3
State and local	42	45	61	55	53	-2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local education	24	24	26	22	23	1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local, excluding education	18	21	35	33	29	-4	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	42	45	63	57	55	-2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
South	104	95	130	120	100	-20	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Midwest	60	45	50	59	50	-9	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
West	60	72	69	116	72	-44	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1
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
	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,367	6,188	5,828	6,488	6,181	-307	4.5	4.4	4.1	4.6	4.4	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	1,109	1,194	1,060	1,213	902	-311	5.1	4.9	4.6	5.3	3.8	-1.5
10 to 49 employees	1,939	1,926	1,841	2,063	2,073	10	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.8	4.7	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,844	1,760	1,740	1,817	1,733	-84	4.4	4.1	4.0	4.2	4.3	0.1
250 to 999 employees	797	691	612	745	741	-4	4.0	3.8	3.2	4.0	4.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	461	431	403	453	489	36	4.9	5.0	4.5	5.0	4.9	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	217	185	173	197	244	47	4.1	4.0	3.7	4.4	4.8	0.4
HIRES
Total private	4,903	4,739	4,961	5,026	4,523	-503	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.3	-0.4
1 to 9 employees	757	648	660	735	682	-53	3.7	2.8	3.0	3.4	3.0	-0.4
10 to 49 employees	1,563	1,532	1,689	1,856	1,550	-306	3.8	3.8	4.3	4.5	3.7	-0.8
50 to 249 employees	1,581	1,568	1,666	1,510	1,369	-141	3.9	3.8	4.0	3.6	3.6	0.0
250 to 999 employees	647	647	612	576	565	-11	3.4	3.7	3.3	3.2	3.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	262	270	257	273	282	9	2.9	3.3	3.0	3.1	3.0	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	93	73	77	78	75	-3	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.5	-0.3
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,950	4,718	4,864	4,820	4,657	-163	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.4	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	753	654	646	563	663	100	3.7	2.9	2.9	2.6	2.9	0.3
10 to 49 employees	1,560	1,648	1,494	1,713	1,500	-213	3.8	4.0	3.8	4.2	3.5	-0.7
50 to 249 employees	1,603	1,479	1,664	1,540	1,523	-17	4.0	3.6	4.0	3.7	4.0	0.3
250 to 999 employees	670	604	730	675	643	-32	3.5	3.4	4.0	3.7	3.7	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	280	268	270	273	262	-11	3.1	3.3	3.1	3.1	2.8	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	83	64	60	56	66	10	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
QUITS
Total private	2,957	2,945	3,045	2,952	2,795	-157	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	353	347	341	266	360	94	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.2	1.6	0.4
10 to 49 employees	968	1,025	1,029	1,164	940	-224	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.8	2.2	-0.6
50 to 249 employees	1,059	1,017	1,120	992	954	-38	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.4	2.5	0.1
250 to 999 employees	382	372	383	357	363	6	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	154	148	139	143	141	-2	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.5	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	40	36	33	30	37	7	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,781	1,581	1,598	1,591	1,653	62	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	389	254	237	209	262	53	1.9	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.2
10 to 49 employees	519	551	392	473	494	21	1.3	1.4	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	479	425	504	487	514	27	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
250 to 999 employees	260	220	326	290	257	-33	1.4	1.2	1.8	1.6	1.5	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	101	110	119	114	107	-7	1.1	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.1	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	32	21	20	17	19	2	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	213	192	221	277	210	-67	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	11	53	68	88	40	-48	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.2	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	73	71	73	76	67	-9	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	65	37	41	61	54	-7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
250 to 999 employees	29	12	21	28	24	-4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	25	11	12	15	15	0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	10	7	7	9	10	1	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)
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
Total	7,008	7,377	6,649	4.3	4.5	4.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,173	6,646	5,982	4.4	4.7	4.3
Mining and logging	17	29	14	2.7	4.6	2.3
Construction	269	239	215	3.3	2.9	2.6
Manufacturing	396	508	438	3.0	3.9	3.4
Durable goods	274	334	303	3.4	4.1	3.7
Nondurable goods	122	174	135	2.5	3.5	2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	964	1,126	1,120	3.3	3.8	3.8
Wholesale trade	165	184	136	2.7	3.0	2.2
Retail trade	487	628	687	3.1	3.9	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	312	314	297	4.1	4.2	4.0
Information	130	102	92	4.3	3.5	3.2
Financial activities	404	462	374	4.2	4.8	3.9
Finance and insurance	252	360	318	3.6	5.1	4.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	152	103	56	5.9	4.1	2.3
Professional and business services	1,167	1,269	1,218	5.0	5.4	5.2
Private education and health services	1,583	1,598	1,325	5.5	5.5	4.5
Private educational services	171	123	96	3.9	3.0	2.2
Health care and social assistance	1,413	1,475	1,229	5.8	5.9	4.9
Leisure and hospitality	967	1,045	841	5.6	6.0	4.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	177	118	152	6.8	4.7	5.9
Accommodation and food services	790	926	689	5.4	6.3	4.7
Other services	276	268	347	4.4	4.3	5.5
Government	834	731	667	3.4	3.0	2.7
Federal	112	89	83	3.6	3.2	3.0
State and local	722	642	583	3.4	3.0	2.7
State and local education	267	246	233	2.3	2.2	2.0
State and local, excluding education	456	396	350	4.5	3.9	3.5
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,337	1,291	1,125	4.6	4.4	3.9
South	2,677	2,952	2,667	4.3	4.8	4.3
Midwest	1,477	1,576	1,433	4.3	4.6	4.1
West	1,516	1,557	1,424	4.0	4.1	3.7
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)
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
Total	4,482	5,256	4,080	2.9	3.4	2.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,243	4,948	3,845	3.2	3.7	2.9
Mining and logging	18	16	18	2.9	2.7	3.1
Construction	302	394	223	3.8	4.9	2.8
Manufacturing	287	313	265	2.3	2.5	2.1
Durable goods	179	187	155	2.3	2.4	2.0
Nondurable goods	108	126	109	2.2	2.7	2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	893	869	846	3.1	3.0	3.0
Wholesale trade	150	158	130	2.5	2.6	2.2
Retail trade	533	487	539	3.5	3.2	3.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	210	224	177	2.9	3.1	2.5
Information	69	96	84	2.4	3.4	3.0
Financial activities	175	161	168	1.9	1.8	1.8
Finance and insurance	121	108	119	1.8	1.6	1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	54	53	49	2.2	2.2	2.0
Professional and business services	950	1,036	787	4.3	4.7	3.6
Private education and health services	686	886	592	2.5	3.2	2.1
Private educational services	66	99	61	1.6	2.5	1.5
Health care and social assistance	620	788	531	2.7	3.3	2.2
Leisure and hospitality	671	978	700	4.1	6.0	4.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	128	100	98	5.3	4.1	4.0
Accommodation and food services	542	878	602	3.9	6.3	4.3
Other services	192	199	163	3.2	3.3	2.7
Government	239	308	235	1.0	1.3	1.0
Federal	20	27	19	0.7	1.0	0.7
State and local	220	281	215	1.1	1.4	1.0
State and local education	109	152	96	1.0	1.4	0.9
State and local, excluding education	110	129	119	1.2	1.3	1.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	642	836	651	2.3	3.0	2.3
South	1,940	2,108	1,645	3.3	3.6	2.8
Midwest	896	1,020	850	2.7	3.1	2.6
West	1,003	1,292	935	2.7	3.5	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)
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
Total	4,347	5,626	4,044	2.8	3.6	2.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,120	5,341	3,828	3.1	4.0	2.9
Mining and logging	21	19	21	3.4	3.2	3.5
Construction	323	345	254	4.1	4.3	3.2
Manufacturing	287	297	264	2.3	2.4	2.1
Durable goods	175	171	149	2.2	2.2	1.9
Nondurable goods	113	126	115	2.4	2.7	2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	903	1,352	880	3.2	4.7	3.1
Wholesale trade	131	157	106	2.2	2.6	1.8
Retail trade	552	668	565	3.6	4.3	3.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	220	527	208	3.0	7.3	2.9
Information	66	124	92	2.3	4.5	3.3
Financial activities	156	206	143	1.7	2.3	1.6
Finance and insurance	101	136	99	1.5	2.0	1.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	55	70	44	2.3	2.9	1.8
Professional and business services	903	1,079	766	4.1	4.9	3.5
Private education and health services	614	713	580	2.3	2.6	2.1
Private educational services	49	56	58	1.2	1.4	1.4
Health care and social assistance	565	657	522	2.5	2.8	2.2
Leisure and hospitality	667	993	677	4.1	6.1	4.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	90	141	68	3.7	5.8	2.8
Accommodation and food services	577	852	609	4.2	6.2	4.4
Other services	180	214	151	3.0	3.6	2.5
Government	227	285	216	1.0	1.2	0.9
Federal	32	48	26	1.1	1.8	1.0
State and local	195	237	189	0.9	1.2	0.9
State and local education	94	104	82	0.8	1.0	0.7
State and local, excluding education	101	133	107	1.1	1.4	1.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	688	994	644	2.5	3.6	2.3
South	1,810	2,005	1,525	3.1	3.4	2.6
Midwest	903	1,219	867	2.7	3.7	2.6
West	946	1,407	1,008	2.6	3.8	2.7
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)
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
Total	2,520	3,051	2,323	1.6	1.9	1.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,375	2,898	2,187	1.8	2.2	1.6
Mining and logging	12	12	14	2.0	2.1	2.3
Construction	158	123	104	2.0	1.5	1.3
Manufacturing	158	152	150	1.2	1.2	1.2
Durable goods	94	96	74	1.2	1.2	0.9
Nondurable goods	63	56	77	1.3	1.2	1.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	536	653	530	1.9	2.3	1.9
Wholesale trade	77	104	57	1.3	1.7	0.9
Retail trade	311	417	347	2.0	2.7	2.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	148	132	126	2.0	1.8	1.8
Information	28	47	36	1.0	1.7	1.3
Financial activities	91	118	76	1.0	1.3	0.8
Finance and insurance	58	77	55	0.9	1.2	0.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	32	41	21	1.3	1.7	0.9
Professional and business services	392	469	334	1.8	2.1	1.5
Private education and health services	402	473	376	1.5	1.7	1.4
Private educational services	32	37	34	0.8	0.9	0.8
Health care and social assistance	370	436	342	1.6	1.8	1.4
Leisure and hospitality	470	698	454	2.9	4.3	2.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	52	56	38	2.1	2.3	1.5
Accommodation and food services	418	643	416	3.0	4.6	3.0
Other services	130	152	114	2.2	2.5	1.9
Government	145	153	135	0.6	0.7	0.6
Federal	13	19	13	0.4	0.7	0.5
State and local	132	134	123	0.6	0.7	0.6
State and local education	65	60	55	0.6	0.6	0.5
State and local, excluding education	67	74	68	0.7	0.8	0.7
REGION(3)
Northeast	353	511	335	1.3	1.8	1.2
South	1,048	1,138	933	1.8	1.9	1.6
Midwest	573	632	528	1.7	1.9	1.6
West	547	770	527	1.5	2.1	1.4
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)
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
Total	1,600	2,167	1,478	1.0	1.4	0.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,552	2,113	1,444	1.2	1.6	1.1
Mining and logging	7	6	7	1.2	1.0	1.1
Construction	147	198	144	1.8	2.5	1.8
Manufacturing	110	120	87	0.9	1.0	0.7
Durable goods	68	59	59	0.9	0.8	0.8
Nondurable goods	42	61	28	0.9	1.3	0.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	332	624	296	1.2	2.2	1.0
Wholesale trade	46	32	45	0.8	0.5	0.7
Retail trade	226	211	180	1.5	1.4	1.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	61	382	72	0.8	5.3	1.0
Information	32	71	55	1.1	2.5	2.0
Financial activities	50	61	39	0.5	0.7	0.4
Finance and insurance	28	39	26	0.4	0.6	0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	22	12	0.9	0.9	0.5
Professional and business services	486	513	417	2.2	2.3	1.9
Private education and health services	163	186	168	0.6	0.7	0.6
Private educational services	16	16	17	0.4	0.4	0.4
Health care and social assistance	147	170	151	0.6	0.7	0.6
Leisure and hospitality	178	280	204	1.1	1.7	1.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	36	81	27	1.5	3.4	1.1
Accommodation and food services	142	199	177	1.0	1.4	1.3
Other services	48	55	28	0.8	0.9	0.5
Government	47	55	34	0.2	0.2	0.1
Federal	10	4	3	0.3	0.2	0.1
State and local	37	50	31	0.2	0.2	0.1
State and local education	18	30	16	0.2	0.3	0.1
State and local, excluding education	19	20	15	0.2	0.2	0.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	303	419	264	1.1	1.5	0.9
South	662	726	494	1.1	1.2	0.8
Midwest	287	525	302	0.9	1.6	0.9
West	348	497	418	0.9	1.4	1.1
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)
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
Total	227	408	243	0.1	0.3	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	192	330	197	0.1	0.2	0.1
Mining and logging	2	1	1	0.3	0.2	0.1
Construction	17	24	7	0.2	0.3	0.1
Manufacturing	20	25	26	0.2	0.2	0.2
Durable goods	12	16	17	0.2	0.2	0.2
Nondurable goods	8	9	10	0.2	0.2	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	35	74	53	0.1	0.3	0.2
Wholesale trade	8	21	5	0.1	0.4	0.1
Retail trade	15	40	39	0.1	0.3	0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	11	13	10	0.2	0.2	0.1
Information	7	6	0	0.2	0.2	0.0
Financial activities	16	27	29	0.2	0.3	0.3
Finance and insurance	14	19	18	0.2	0.3	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	8	10	0.1	0.3	0.4
Professional and business services	25	97	16	0.1	0.4	0.1
Private education and health services	50	54	35	0.2	0.2	0.1
Private educational services	2	3	8	0.1	0.1	0.2
Health care and social assistance	48	51	28	0.2	0.2	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	20	15	20	0.1	0.1	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2	4	4	0.1	0.2	0.2
Accommodation and food services	17	11	16	0.1	0.1	0.1
Other services	2	7	10	0.0	0.1	0.2
Government	34	77	46	0.1	0.3	0.2
Federal	9	25	11	0.3	0.9	0.4
State and local	26	52	35	0.1	0.3	0.2
State and local education	11	13	11	0.1	0.1	0.1
State and local, excluding education	15	39	25	0.2	0.4	0.3
REGION(3)
Northeast	32	63	45	0.1	0.2	0.2
South	101	142	100	0.2	0.2	0.2
Midwest	43	61	36	0.1	0.2	0.1
West	51	141	62	0.1	0.4	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
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,173	6,646	5,982	4.4	4.7	4.3
1 to 9 employees	1,014	1,480	812	4.8	6.5	3.5
10 to 49 employees	1,876	2,029	2,007	4.4	4.8	4.6
50 to 249 employees	1,739	1,773	1,619	4.2	4.2	4.1
250 to 999 employees	808	718	751	4.1	3.9	4.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	506	448	538	5.4	5.0	5.4
5,000 or more employees	230	198	256	4.4	4.4	5.0
HIRES
Total private	4,243	4,948	3,845	3.2	3.7	2.9
1 to 9 employees	635	935	562	3.1	4.4	2.5
10 to 49 employees	1,345	1,734	1,309	3.3	4.3	3.1
50 to 249 employees	1,390	1,389	1,186	3.5	3.4	3.1
250 to 999 employees	552	535	464	2.9	3.0	2.7
1,000 to 4,999 employees	238	264	259	2.7	3.1	2.7
5,000 or more employees	82	90	66	1.6	2.1	1.4
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,120	5,341	3,828	3.1	4.0	2.9
1 to 9 employees	584	767	511	2.9	3.6	2.3
10 to 49 employees	1,301	1,774	1,233	3.2	4.4	2.9
50 to 249 employees	1,349	1,641	1,253	3.4	4.0	3.3
250 to 999 employees	568	746	543	3.0	4.2	3.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	251	350	233	2.8	4.1	2.5
5,000 or more employees	67	63	55	1.3	1.5	1.1
QUITS
Total private	2,375	2,898	2,187	1.8	2.2	1.6
1 to 9 employees	237	313	254	1.2	1.5	1.1
10 to 49 employees	770	1,097	725	1.9	2.7	1.7
50 to 249 employees	878	976	753	2.2	2.4	2.0
250 to 999 employees	320	345	299	1.7	1.9	1.7
1,000 to 4,999 employees	135	136	124	1.5	1.6	1.3
5,000 or more employees	34	30	32	0.7	0.7	0.7
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,552	2,113	1,444	1.2	1.6	1.1
1 to 9 employees	339	321	230	1.7	1.5	1.0
10 to 49 employees	462	602	442	1.1	1.5	1.1
50 to 249 employees	411	600	444	1.0	1.5	1.2
250 to 999 employees	227	371	222	1.2	2.1	1.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	88	198	90	1.0	2.3	1.0
5,000 or more employees	26	22	16	0.5	0.5	0.3
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	192	330	197	0.1	0.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	8	133	28	0.0	0.6	0.1
10 to 49 employees	68	75	66	0.2	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	60	64	56	0.1	0.2	0.1
250 to 999 employees	22	30	21	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	28	16	19	0.3	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	7	11	8	0.1	0.3	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.