Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, May 5, 2026       	       USDL-26-0683
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			JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – MARCH 2026

The number of job openings was unchanged at 6.9 million in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 
reported today. Over the month, hires increased to 5.6 million while total separations changed little at 
5.4 million. Within separations, both quits (3.2 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.9 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 was unchanged at 6.9 million in March. The job openings rate, at 4.1 
percent, changed little over the month. The number of job openings decreased in professional and 
business services (-318,000) but increased in finance and insurance (+98,000). (See table 1.) 

Hires

The number of hires increased to 5.6 million (+655,000) and the rate increased to 3.5 percent in March, 
more than offsetting decreases in those measures the previous month. The number of hires increased in 
transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+108,000), and edged up in professional and business services 
(+165,000) and in accommodation and food services (+124,000). Hires decreased in federal government 
(-7,000). (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 March, the number and rate of total separations were little changed at 5.4 million and 3.4 percent, 
respectively. Total separations were little changed in all industries in March. (See table 3.) 

In March, the number and rate of quits were little changed at 3.2 million and 2.0 percent, respectively. 
Quits decreased over the year by 285,000. Over the month, the number of quits increased in real estate 
and rental and leasing (+19,000). (See table 4.)

The number and rate of layoffs and discharges were little changed at 1.9 million and 1.2 percent, 
respectively, in March. Layoffs and discharges increased over the year by 272,000. Layoffs and 
discharges were little changed in all industries in March. (See table 5.)

The number of other separations increased to 339,000 (+76,000) in March. (See table 6.)

Establishment Size Class

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

February 2026 Revisions

The number of job openings for February was revised up by 40,000 to 6.9 million, the number of hires 
was revised up by 50,000 to 4.9 million, and the number of total separations was revised up by 51,000 to 
5.0 million. Within separations, the number of quits was revised up by 72,000 to 3.0 million, and the 
number of layoffs and discharges was revised down by 7,000 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 April 2026 are scheduled to be 
released on Tuesday, June 2, 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
	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
LEVELS BY INDUSTRY (in thousands)
Total	6,952	6,922	6,866	5,333	4,899	5,554	5,288	5,022	5,378
Total private	6,119	6,197	6,143	4,997	4,567	5,236	4,943	4,697	5,065
Mining and logging	12	17	20	18	19	20	24	17	20
Construction	278	201	224	300	294	308	330	290	298
Manufacturing	389	443	462	309	282	310	311	288	278
Durable goods	259	291	300	182	157	161	185	161	137
Nondurable goods	130	152	162	127	125	149	126	127	141
Trade, transportation, and utilities	949	1,136	1,175	1,042	971	1,165	1,083	1,084	1,156
Wholesale trade	187	153	140	142	131	144	152	121	147
Retail trade	498	685	737	628	611	684	646	675	710
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	264	298	297	273	229	337	285	287	299
Information	115	80	81	77	71	95	83	96	101
Financial activities	418	391	492	242	187	206	221	179	198
Finance and insurance	294	330	428	170	128	130	150	125	130
Real estate and rental and leasing	123	61	64	72	59	76	71	53	68
Professional and business services	1,211	1,303	985	1,066	904	1,069	1,050	884	1,039
Private education and health services	1,454	1,360	1,466	809	716	798	742	713	738
Private educational services	142	90	109	95	91	98	94	93	93
Health care and social assistance	1,312	1,270	1,357	714	625	700	647	620	645
Leisure and hospitality	946	952	965	888	913	1,035	868	947	975
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	135	133	133	170	148	146	179	150	157
Accommodation and food services	812	818	831	718	765	889	689	797	818
Other services	346	315	274	245	210	231	230	200	260
Government	834	725	723	336	332	318	344	325	312
Federal	122	92	76	28	26	19	35	34	35
State and local	712	633	647	307	306	298	310	291	278
State and local education	281	237	234	153	148	141	146	153	131
State and local, excluding education	431	396	413	154	158	158	164	138	147
RATES BY INDUSTRY (percent)
Total	4.2	4.2	4.1	3.4	3.1	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.4
Total private	4.3	4.4	4.3	3.7	3.4	3.9	3.7	3.5	3.7
Mining and logging	1.9	2.7	3.2	2.9	3.2	3.3	3.8	2.9	3.4
Construction	3.3	2.4	2.6	3.6	3.5	3.7	4.0	3.5	3.6
Manufacturing	3.0	3.4	3.5	2.4	2.2	2.5	2.5	2.3	2.2
Durable goods	3.2	3.6	3.7	2.3	2.0	2.1	2.4	2.1	1.8
Nondurable goods	2.6	3.1	3.3	2.6	2.6	3.1	2.6	2.7	3.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	3.2	3.8	3.9	3.6	3.4	4.1	3.8	3.8	4.0
Wholesale trade	3.0	2.5	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.5	2.0	2.4
Retail trade	3.1	4.3	4.6	4.1	4.0	4.4	4.2	4.4	4.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	3.5	4.0	4.0	3.7	3.2	4.7	3.9	4.0	4.2
Information	3.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.5	3.4	2.9	3.4	3.6
Financial activities	4.3	4.1	5.1	2.6	2.0	2.3	2.4	2.0	2.2
Finance and insurance	4.2	4.7	6.0	2.5	1.9	1.9	2.2	1.9	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	4.8	2.5	2.6	2.9	2.4	3.1	2.9	2.2	2.8
Professional and business services	5.1	5.5	4.2	4.7	4.0	4.8	4.7	3.9	4.6
Private education and health services	5.1	4.7	5.0	3.0	2.6	2.9	2.7	2.6	2.7
Private educational services	3.4	2.2	2.6	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3
Health care and social assistance	5.4	5.1	5.4	3.1	2.6	2.9	2.8	2.6	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.4	6.1	5.2	5.6	5.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4.8	4.7	4.7	6.4	5.5	5.4	6.7	5.6	5.8
Accommodation and food services	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.1	5.4	6.2	4.9	5.6	5.7
Other services	5.5	5.0	4.3	4.1	3.5	3.8	3.8	3.3	4.3
Government	3.4	3.0	3.0	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3
Federal	3.9	3.3	2.8	1.0	1.0	0.7	1.2	1.3	1.3
State and local	3.3	3.0	3.0	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3
State and local education	2.5	2.1	2.1	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.2
State and local, excluding education	4.2	3.9	4.0	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.4	1.5
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)
	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
Total	6,952	6,550	7,240	6,922	6,866	-56	4.2	4.0	4.4	4.2	4.1	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,119	5,828	6,488	6,197	6,143	-54	4.3	4.1	4.6	4.4	4.3	-0.1
Mining and logging	12	21	29	17	20	3	1.9	3.4	4.6	2.7	3.2	0.5
Construction	278	245	230	201	224	23	3.3	2.9	2.7	2.4	2.6	0.2
Manufacturing	389	426	510	443	462	19	3.0	3.3	3.9	3.4	3.5	0.1
Durable goods	259	287	330	291	300	9	3.2	3.5	4.1	3.6	3.7	0.1
Nondurable goods	130	139	180	152	162	10	2.6	2.8	3.6	3.1	3.3	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	949	976	1,157	1,136	1,175	39	3.2	3.3	3.9	3.8	3.9	0.1
Wholesale trade	187	175	169	153	140	-13	3.0	2.8	2.7	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Retail trade	498	505	677	685	737	52	3.1	3.2	4.2	4.3	4.6	0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	264	296	311	298	297	-1	3.5	4.0	4.2	4.0	4.0	0.0
Information	115	112	100	80	81	1	3.9	3.8	3.4	2.8	2.8	0.0
Financial activities	418	237	429	391	492	101	4.3	2.5	4.5	4.1	5.1	1.0
Finance and insurance	294	129	340	330	428	98	4.2	1.9	4.8	4.7	6.0	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	123	108	89	61	64	3	4.8	4.2	3.5	2.5	2.6	0.1
Professional and business services	1,211	1,167	1,196	1,303	985	-318	5.1	5.0	5.1	5.5	4.2	-1.3
Private education and health services	1,454	1,416	1,453	1,360	1,466	106	5.1	4.9	5.0	4.7	5.0	0.3
Private educational services	142	157	123	90	109	19	3.4	3.7	2.9	2.2	2.6	0.4
Health care and social assistance	1,312	1,260	1,330	1,270	1,357	87	5.4	5.1	5.3	5.1	5.4	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	946	956	1,119	952	965	13	5.3	5.3	6.2	5.3	5.4	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	135	137	128	133	133	0	4.8	4.9	4.6	4.7	4.7	0.0
Accommodation and food services	812	818	991	818	831	13	5.4	5.4	6.5	5.4	5.5	0.1
Other services	346	271	263	315	274	-41	5.5	4.3	4.2	5.0	4.3	-0.7
Government	834	722	752	725	723	-2	3.4	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.0	0.0
Federal	122	94	92	92	76	-16	3.9	3.3	3.3	3.3	2.8	-0.5
State and local	712	628	660	633	647	14	3.3	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.0	0.0
State and local education	281	232	263	237	234	-3	2.5	2.1	2.4	2.1	2.1	0.0
State and local, excluding education	431	396	397	396	413	17	4.2	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	0.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,244	1,117	1,251	1,132	1,193	61	4.2	3.8	4.2	3.9	4.0	0.1
South	2,653	2,691	2,962	2,799	2,711	-88	4.2	4.3	4.7	4.5	4.3	-0.2
Midwest	1,596	1,415	1,572	1,539	1,528	-11	4.6	4.1	4.5	4.4	4.4	0.0
West	1,460	1,327	1,455	1,452	1,434	-18	3.8	3.5	3.8	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)
	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
Total	5,333	5,272	5,347	4,899	5,554	655	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.5	0.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,997	4,961	5,026	4,567	5,236	669	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.9	0.5
Mining and logging	18	20	14	19	20	1	2.9	3.3	2.4	3.2	3.3	0.1
Construction	300	326	362	294	308	14	3.6	3.9	4.4	3.5	3.7	0.2
Manufacturing	309	282	290	282	310	28	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.5	0.3
Durable goods	182	154	164	157	161	4	2.3	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.1	0.1
Nondurable goods	127	128	126	125	149	24	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.6	3.1	0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,042	1,013	1,001	971	1,165	194	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	4.1	0.7
Wholesale trade	142	125	141	131	144	13	2.3	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.4	0.2
Retail trade	628	546	582	611	684	73	4.1	3.5	3.8	4.0	4.4	0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	273	341	277	229	337	108	3.7	4.8	3.9	3.2	4.7	1.5
Information	77	89	91	71	95	24	2.7	3.1	3.2	2.5	3.4	0.9
Financial activities	242	211	157	187	206	19	2.6	2.3	1.7	2.0	2.3	0.3
Finance and insurance	170	136	101	128	130	2	2.5	2.0	1.5	1.9	1.9	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	72	75	56	59	76	17	2.9	3.1	2.3	2.4	3.1	0.7
Professional and business services	1,066	947	1,018	904	1,069	165	4.7	4.2	4.5	4.0	4.8	0.8
Private education and health services	809	835	811	716	798	82	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.6	2.9	0.3
Private educational services	95	91	88	91	98	7	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.4	0.2
Health care and social assistance	714	744	723	625	700	75	3.1	3.2	3.0	2.6	2.9	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	888	1,045	1,081	913	1,035	122	5.3	6.2	6.4	5.4	6.1	0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	170	155	154	148	146	-2	6.4	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.4	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	718	890	927	765	889	124	5.1	6.2	6.5	5.4	6.2	0.8
Other services	245	194	202	210	231	21	4.1	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.8	0.3
Government	336	311	321	332	318	-14	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	28	25	28	26	19	-7	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.7	-0.3
State and local	307	286	293	306	298	-8	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	-0.1
State and local education	153	135	144	148	141	-7	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.3	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	154	151	149	158	158	0	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	870	889	899	856	854	-2	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.0	3.0	0.0
South	2,131	2,006	2,082	1,877	2,223	346	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.1	3.7	0.6
Midwest	1,158	1,149	1,100	1,056	1,136	80	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.4	0.2
West	1,173	1,229	1,266	1,109	1,340	231	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.0	3.6	0.6
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)
	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
Total	5,288	5,203	5,144	5,022	5,378	356	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.4	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,943	4,864	4,820	4,697	5,065	368	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.7	0.2
Mining and logging	24	23	17	17	20	3	3.8	3.9	2.9	2.9	3.4	0.5
Construction	330	317	315	290	298	8	4.0	3.8	3.8	3.5	3.6	0.1
Manufacturing	311	301	295	288	278	-10	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Durable goods	185	164	165	161	137	-24	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.8	-0.3
Nondurable goods	126	136	130	127	141	14	2.6	2.8	2.7	2.7	3.0	0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,083	1,093	993	1,084	1,156	72	3.8	3.8	3.5	3.8	4.0	0.2
Wholesale trade	152	129	143	121	147	26	2.5	2.1	2.4	2.0	2.4	0.4
Retail trade	646	629	579	675	710	35	4.2	4.1	3.8	4.4	4.6	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	285	336	270	287	299	12	3.9	4.7	3.8	4.0	4.2	0.2
Information	83	89	95	96	101	5	2.9	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.6	0.2
Financial activities	221	202	181	179	198	19	2.4	2.2	2.0	2.0	2.2	0.2
Finance and insurance	150	129	124	125	130	5	2.2	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.9	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	71	72	57	53	68	15	2.9	2.9	2.3	2.2	2.8	0.6
Professional and business services	1,050	915	1,002	884	1,039	155	4.7	4.1	4.5	3.9	4.6	0.7
Private education and health services	742	751	689	713	738	25	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.6	2.7	0.1
Private educational services	94	74	75	93	93	0	2.3	1.8	1.8	2.3	2.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	647	678	615	620	645	25	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.7	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	868	994	1,035	947	975	28	5.2	5.9	6.1	5.6	5.7	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	179	147	160	150	157	7	6.7	5.5	6.0	5.6	5.8	0.2
Accommodation and food services	689	847	876	797	818	21	4.9	5.9	6.1	5.6	5.7	0.1
Other services	230	178	197	200	260	60	3.8	3.0	3.3	3.3	4.3	1.0
Government	344	340	324	325	312	-13	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Federal	35	58	47	34	35	1	1.2	2.1	1.7	1.3	1.3	0.0
State and local	310	282	277	291	278	-13	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	-0.1
State and local education	146	150	140	153	131	-22	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.2	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	164	132	137	138	147	9	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	784	798	895	847	876	29	2.8	2.8	3.2	3.0	3.1	0.1
South	2,171	2,007	1,855	1,872	2,069	197	3.6	3.4	3.1	3.1	3.5	0.4
Midwest	1,138	1,216	1,116	1,091	1,176	85	3.4	3.6	3.3	3.3	3.5	0.2
West	1,194	1,182	1,277	1,213	1,256	43	3.2	3.2	3.5	3.3	3.4	0.1
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)
	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
Total	3,456	3,225	3,131	3,046	3,171	125	2.2	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.0	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,266	3,045	2,952	2,867	2,997	130	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.2	0.1
Mining and logging	15	16	12	13	13	0	2.5	2.7	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
Construction	162	147	129	134	139	5	2.0	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.7	0.1
Manufacturing	185	180	159	169	172	3	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
Durable goods	108	98	96	88	80	-8	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Nondurable goods	76	82	63	82	92	10	1.6	1.7	1.3	1.7	1.9	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	712	733	661	704	712	8	2.5	2.6	2.3	2.5	2.5	0.0
Wholesale trade	97	97	101	76	70	-6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Retail trade	465	487	426	469	480	11	3.0	3.2	2.8	3.0	3.1	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	149	149	134	158	162	4	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.3	0.1
Information	39	45	40	42	32	-10	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.1	-0.4
Financial activities	142	120	104	99	131	32	1.5	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.4	0.3
Finance and insurance	97	76	69	70	84	14	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	45	44	35	29	48	19	1.8	1.8	1.4	1.2	2.0	0.8
Professional and business services	645	426	495	441	454	13	2.9	1.9	2.2	2.0	2.0	0.0
Private education and health services	540	512	471	479	515	36	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.9	0.2
Private educational services	58	35	47	54	52	-2	1.4	0.9	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	482	478	423	426	463	37	2.1	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.9	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	662	739	744	643	670	27	3.9	4.4	4.4	3.8	3.9	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	67	63	67	57	59	2	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.1	2.2	0.1
Accommodation and food services	594	676	677	586	611	25	4.2	4.7	4.7	4.1	4.3	0.2
Other services	164	125	137	143	160	17	2.7	2.1	2.3	2.4	2.7	0.3
Government	191	180	178	179	174	-5	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Federal	14	21	20	15	17	2	0.5	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.1
State and local	177	160	159	164	158	-6	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	94	86	80	88	79	-9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.7	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	83	73	78	76	79	3	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	484	454	509	462	466	4	1.7	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.6	0.0
South	1,493	1,270	1,180	1,216	1,298	82	2.5	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.2	0.2
Midwest	735	811	682	680	704	24	2.2	2.4	2.0	2.0	2.1	0.1
West	744	691	760	688	704	16	2.0	1.9	2.1	1.9	1.9	0.0
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)
	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
Total	1,595	1,666	1,660	1,714	1,867	153	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,494	1,598	1,591	1,637	1,794	157	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
Mining and logging	8	6	4	4	6	2	1.2	1.0	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.4
Construction	162	154	162	150	145	-5	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Manufacturing	105	105	116	98	89	-9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Durable goods	62	58	58	61	47	-14	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.6	-0.2
Nondurable goods	44	47	58	37	42	5	0.9	1.0	1.2	0.8	0.9	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	334	328	278	329	369	40	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.1
Wholesale trade	49	24	29	41	66	25	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.7	1.1	0.4
Retail trade	165	127	126	175	176	1	1.1	0.8	0.8	1.1	1.1	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	120	177	123	114	126	12	1.6	2.5	1.7	1.6	1.8	0.2
Information	36	42	50	53	66	13	1.3	1.5	1.8	1.9	2.4	0.5
Financial activities	59	55	57	49	44	-5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.0
Finance and insurance	37	32	40	35	27	-8	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.4	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	22	23	17	14	16	2	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.1
Professional and business services	377	432	411	428	527	99	1.7	1.9	1.8	1.9	2.4	0.5
Private education and health services	153	194	181	191	188	-3	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	31	31	24	29	32	3	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.1
Health care and social assistance	122	163	157	162	157	-5	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	194	229	278	285	282	-3	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.7	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	108	82	89	89	90	1	4.0	3.1	3.4	3.3	3.3	0.0
Accommodation and food services	87	147	189	196	191	-5	0.6	1.0	1.3	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Other services	65	52	52	49	79	30	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.3	0.5
Government	101	68	70	77	73	-4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	8	7	6	6	6	0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	92	61	63	71	67	-4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local education	36	38	38	38	31	-7	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	56	23	26	33	36	3	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	249	282	329	331	346	15	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
South	602	608	555	565	641	76	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.2
Midwest	347	354	376	364	425	61	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.3	0.2
West	396	422	401	453	455	2	1.1	1.1	1.1	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)
	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
Total	237	312	352	263	339	76	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	184	221	277	193	274	81	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Mining and logging	1	1	1	1	2	1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2
Construction	6	15	24	6	14	8	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1
Manufacturing	21	16	20	20	17	-3	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Durable goods	15	8	11	12	10	-2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Nondurable goods	6	7	9	8	7	-1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	38	32	53	50	76	26	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
Wholesale trade	6	8	13	4	11	7	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Retail trade	16	15	28	31	54	23	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	16	10	13	15	11	-4	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Information	8	2	5	1	3	2	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1
Financial activities	21	27	20	30	23	-7	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1
Finance and insurance	16	21	15	20	19	-1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	6	5	11	3	-8	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.1	-0.3
Professional and business services	27	57	96	15	58	43	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.2
Private education and health services	49	45	37	42	35	-7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Private educational services	5	7	3	10	9	-1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
Health care and social assistance	44	38	35	32	26	-6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	12	25	14	19	23	4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4	1	4	3	8	5	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2
Accommodation and food services	8	25	10	16	16	0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Other services	1	0	7	8	22	14	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.3
Government	53	92	76	70	65	-5	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	12	30	21	14	12	-2	0.4	1.1	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	41	61	55	56	53	-3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local education	15	26	22	27	21	-6	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local, excluding education	25	35	33	29	31	2	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	51	63	57	53	65	12	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
South	76	130	120	90	131	41	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Midwest	56	50	59	47	47	0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
West	54	69	116	72	97	25	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	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
	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,119	5,828	6,488	6,197	6,143	-54	4.3	4.1	4.6	4.4	4.3	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	1,027	1,060	1,213	787	961	174	4.8	4.6	5.3	3.5	4.3	0.8
10 to 49 employees	1,900	1,841	2,063	2,036	1,926	-110	4.4	4.4	4.8	4.7	4.5	-0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,692	1,740	1,817	1,884	1,781	-103	4.0	4.0	4.2	4.5	4.3	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	811	612	745	791	787	-4	4.0	3.2	4.0	4.2	4.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	466	403	453	467	447	-20	5.1	4.5	5.0	4.9	4.5	-0.4
5,000 or more employees	224	173	197	232	241	9	4.2	3.7	4.4	4.8	4.5	-0.3
HIRES
Total private	4,997	4,961	5,026	4,567	5,236	669	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.9	0.5
1 to 9 employees	734	660	735	646	758	112	3.6	3.0	3.4	3.0	3.5	0.5
10 to 49 employees	1,777	1,689	1,856	1,522	1,563	41	4.3	4.3	4.5	3.7	3.8	0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,461	1,666	1,510	1,449	1,861	412	3.6	4.0	3.6	3.6	4.6	1.0
250 to 999 employees	669	612	576	597	650	53	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.5	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	266	257	273	277	314	37	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.3	0.3
5,000 or more employees	90	77	78	76	89	13	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.8	0.2
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,943	4,864	4,820	4,697	5,065	368	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.7	0.2
1 to 9 employees	673	646	563	677	706	29	3.3	2.9	2.6	3.1	3.3	0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,849	1,494	1,713	1,498	1,703	205	4.5	3.8	4.2	3.6	4.2	0.6
50 to 249 employees	1,406	1,664	1,540	1,541	1,604	63	3.5	4.0	3.7	3.8	4.0	0.2
250 to 999 employees	666	730	675	659	665	6	3.4	4.0	3.7	3.6	3.6	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	271	270	273	258	301	43	3.1	3.1	3.1	2.8	3.2	0.4
5,000 or more employees	78	60	56	64	87	23	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.7	0.3
QUITS
Total private	3,266	3,045	2,952	2,867	2,997	130	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	413	341	266	351	374	23	2.0	1.5	1.2	1.6	1.7	0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,309	1,029	1,164	956	1,051	95	3.2	2.6	2.8	2.3	2.6	0.3
50 to 249 employees	960	1,120	992	1,003	996	-7	2.4	2.7	2.4	2.5	2.5	0.0
250 to 999 employees	390	383	357	380	378	-2	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	149	139	143	142	161	19	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.7	0.2
5,000 or more employees	44	33	30	36	35	-1	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	-0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,494	1,598	1,591	1,637	1,794	157	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
1 to 9 employees	243	237	209	294	274	-20	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.3	1.3	0.0
10 to 49 employees	478	392	473	482	554	72	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.4	0.2
50 to 249 employees	394	504	487	486	539	53	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
250 to 999 employees	251	326	290	256	260	4	1.3	1.8	1.6	1.4	1.4	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	101	119	114	102	125	23	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.1	1.3	0.2
5,000 or more employees	26	20	17	18	42	24	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.4
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	184	221	277	193	274	81	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	17	68	88	32	57	25	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.2
10 to 49 employees	62	73	76	60	98	38	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
50 to 249 employees	51	41	61	53	69	16	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
250 to 999 employees	24	21	28	24	26	2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	21	12	15	14	14	0	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	8	7	9	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)
	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
Total	6,807	6,679	6,685	4.1	4.1	4.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,977	5,984	5,964	4.3	4.3	4.3
Mining and logging	14	13	20	2.2	2.2	3.3
Construction	292	212	240	3.5	2.6	2.9
Manufacturing	401	439	474	3.1	3.4	3.6
Durable goods	268	294	308	3.3	3.6	3.8
Nondurable goods	132	145	166	2.7	3.0	3.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	861	1,092	1,079	2.9	3.7	3.7
Wholesale trade	193	148	141	3.1	2.4	2.3
Retail trade	419	655	661	2.7	4.1	4.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	249	289	277	3.3	3.9	3.8
Information	117	80	79	3.9	2.8	2.8
Financial activities	408	355	487	4.3	3.8	5.1
Finance and insurance	289	302	428	4.1	4.3	6.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	119	53	59	4.7	2.1	2.4
Professional and business services	1,164	1,275	929	5.0	5.4	4.0
Private education and health services	1,407	1,297	1,426	4.9	4.5	4.9
Private educational services	138	87	105	3.2	2.0	2.5
Health care and social assistance	1,269	1,210	1,321	5.2	4.9	5.3
Leisure and hospitality	968	902	956	5.6	5.2	5.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	178	163	167	6.7	6.2	6.2
Accommodation and food services	790	739	789	5.4	5.1	5.3
Other services	346	319	274	5.5	5.1	4.4
Government	829	695	720	3.4	2.9	3.0
Federal	126	87	75	4.0	3.2	2.7
State and local	703	608	645	3.3	2.8	3.0
State and local education	269	222	226	2.3	1.9	2.0
State and local, excluding education	434	386	419	4.3	3.8	4.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,237	1,100	1,202	4.2	3.8	4.1
South	2,582	2,668	2,606	4.2	4.3	4.2
Midwest	1,601	1,465	1,528	4.6	4.2	4.4
West	1,386	1,446	1,348	3.6	3.8	3.5
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)
	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
Total	4,947	4,104	5,229	3.1	2.6	3.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,698	3,864	4,994	3.5	2.9	3.7
Mining and logging	19	17	21	3.1	2.9	3.6
Construction	323	241	317	4.0	3.0	3.9
Manufacturing	289	259	289	2.3	2.1	2.3
Durable goods	179	151	159	2.3	1.9	2.0
Nondurable goods	111	107	129	2.3	2.3	2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	893	820	1,025	3.1	2.9	3.6
Wholesale trade	128	129	136	2.1	2.1	2.3
Retail trade	588	531	662	3.8	3.5	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	177	161	227	2.5	2.3	3.2
Information	71	65	95	2.5	2.3	3.4
Financial activities	208	154	183	2.3	1.7	2.0
Finance and insurance	147	109	113	2.2	1.6	1.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	62	45	69	2.5	1.9	2.9
Professional and business services	1,114	820	1,155	5.0	3.7	5.2
Private education and health services	695	600	689	2.6	2.2	2.5
Private educational services	62	65	70	1.5	1.6	1.7
Health care and social assistance	633	536	619	2.7	2.3	2.6
Leisure and hospitality	871	715	1,013	5.3	4.4	6.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	178	102	148	7.1	4.2	5.8
Accommodation and food services	693	613	865	5.0	4.4	6.2
Other services	214	173	207	3.6	2.9	3.5
Government	249	240	236	1.0	1.0	1.0
Federal	26	21	18	0.9	0.8	0.7
State and local	223	220	218	1.1	1.1	1.0
State and local education	88	103	80	0.8	0.9	0.7
State and local, excluding education	135	116	138	1.4	1.2	1.4
REGION(3)
Northeast	833	660	822	3.0	2.4	2.9
South	1,971	1,659	2,091	3.3	2.8	3.5
Midwest	1,083	846	1,073	3.3	2.6	3.2
West	1,060	939	1,244	2.9	2.6	3.4
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.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
Total	4,654	4,102	4,766	3.0	2.6	3.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,400	3,880	4,533	3.3	2.9	3.4
Mining and logging	22	19	19	3.5	3.1	3.2
Construction	268	271	242	3.3	3.4	3.0
Manufacturing	313	255	275	2.5	2.0	2.2
Durable goods	194	143	140	2.5	1.8	1.8
Nondurable goods	120	112	135	2.5	2.4	2.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	921	911	1,004	3.2	3.2	3.5
Wholesale trade	147	110	132	2.4	1.8	2.2
Retail trade	544	586	626	3.6	3.8	4.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	230	215	246	3.2	3.0	3.5
Information	73	81	91	2.5	2.9	3.3
Financial activities	209	140	190	2.3	1.5	2.1
Finance and insurance	145	99	127	2.2	1.5	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	64	41	62	2.6	1.7	2.6
Professional and business services	987	759	962	4.4	3.4	4.3
Private education and health services	662	589	653	2.4	2.1	2.3
Private educational services	62	61	62	1.5	1.5	1.5
Health care and social assistance	599	528	591	2.6	2.2	2.5
Leisure and hospitality	723	698	834	4.4	4.3	5.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	113	67	98	4.5	2.7	3.9
Accommodation and food services	610	632	736	4.4	4.5	5.2
Other services	224	157	263	3.8	2.6	4.4
Government	254	222	234	1.1	0.9	1.0
Federal	31	28	29	1.0	1.0	1.1
State and local	223	194	205	1.1	0.9	1.0
State and local education	91	89	78	0.8	0.8	0.7
State and local, excluding education	132	105	127	1.4	1.1	1.3
REGION(3)
Northeast	650	640	724	2.3	2.3	2.6
South	2,019	1,619	1,942	3.4	2.7	3.3
Midwest	981	857	1,033	3.0	2.6	3.1
West	1,003	986	1,067	2.7	2.7	2.9
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)
	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
Total	3,176	2,403	2,916	2.0	1.5	1.8
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,024	2,269	2,774	2.3	1.7	2.1
Mining and logging	14	14	11	2.3	2.3	1.9
Construction	144	122	126	1.8	1.5	1.6
Manufacturing	188	145	174	1.5	1.2	1.4
Durable goods	114	74	82	1.5	1.0	1.0
Nondurable goods	73	70	92	1.5	1.5	1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	635	590	644	2.2	2.1	2.3
Wholesale trade	99	68	63	1.6	1.1	1.0
Retail trade	405	389	435	2.6	2.5	2.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	131	133	146	1.8	1.9	2.1
Information	32	38	23	1.1	1.4	0.8
Financial activities	132	71	128	1.4	0.8	1.4
Finance and insurance	92	51	84	1.4	0.8	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	20	44	1.6	0.8	1.8
Professional and business services	631	303	435	2.8	1.4	2.0
Private education and health services	505	386	484	1.9	1.4	1.7
Private educational services	42	36	37	1.0	0.9	0.9
Health care and social assistance	462	351	447	2.0	1.5	1.9
Leisure and hospitality	567	482	568	3.5	3.0	3.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	47	34	37	1.9	1.4	1.5
Accommodation and food services	520	448	531	3.7	3.2	3.8
Other services	176	118	179	3.0	2.0	3.0
Government	152	135	142	0.6	0.6	0.6
Federal	13	13	15	0.4	0.5	0.6
State and local	139	121	127	0.7	0.6	0.6
State and local education	62	58	51	0.6	0.5	0.5
State and local, excluding education	77	64	76	0.8	0.7	0.8
REGION(3)
Northeast	435	352	418	1.5	1.3	1.5
South	1,418	989	1,246	2.4	1.7	2.1
Midwest	659	538	627	2.0	1.6	1.9
West	664	524	624	1.8	1.4	1.7
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)
	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
Total	1,265	1,469	1,545	0.8	0.9	1.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,206	1,431	1,504	0.9	1.1	1.1
Mining and logging	7	4	6	1.2	0.7	1.0
Construction	117	143	100	1.5	1.8	1.2
Manufacturing	106	91	85	0.8	0.7	0.7
Durable goods	65	59	48	0.8	0.8	0.6
Nondurable goods	40	33	37	0.8	0.7	0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	246	271	281	0.9	1.0	1.0
Wholesale trade	42	39	56	0.7	0.6	0.9
Retail trade	124	163	137	0.8	1.1	0.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	80	70	88	1.1	1.0	1.2
Information	34	42	65	1.2	1.5	2.4
Financial activities	61	42	43	0.7	0.5	0.5
Finance and insurance	40	31	28	0.6	0.5	0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	11	15	0.9	0.4	0.6
Professional and business services	330	442	473	1.5	2.0	2.1
Private education and health services	114	165	145	0.4	0.6	0.5
Private educational services	17	17	19	0.4	0.4	0.5
Health care and social assistance	97	149	126	0.4	0.6	0.5
Leisure and hospitality	144	199	242	0.9	1.2	1.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	62	30	54	2.5	1.2	2.1
Accommodation and food services	82	168	188	0.6	1.2	1.3
Other services	46	31	63	0.8	0.5	1.0
Government	59	39	42	0.2	0.2	0.2
Federal	7	3	4	0.2	0.1	0.1
State and local	52	35	38	0.2	0.2	0.2
State and local education	22	19	18	0.2	0.2	0.2
State and local, excluding education	30	17	21	0.3	0.2	0.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	171	245	249	0.6	0.9	0.9
South	534	543	582	0.9	0.9	1.0
Midwest	272	284	368	0.8	0.9	1.1
West	288	397	346	0.8	1.1	0.9
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)
	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
Total	213	229	305	0.1	0.1	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	170	181	255	0.1	0.1	0.2
Mining and logging	1	1	2	0.1	0.1	0.3
Construction	6	6	15	0.1	0.1	0.2
Manufacturing	20	19	16	0.2	0.2	0.1
Durable goods	14	11	10	0.2	0.1	0.1
Nondurable goods	6	9	6	0.1	0.2	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	39	51	79	0.1	0.2	0.3
Wholesale trade	6	3	13	0.1	0.1	0.2
Retail trade	15	35	55	0.1	0.2	0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	18	13	12	0.3	0.2	0.2
Information	7	1	3	0.2	0.0	0.1
Financial activities	16	27	18	0.2	0.3	0.2
Finance and insurance	12	17	15	0.2	0.3	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	10	3	0.1	0.4	0.1
Professional and business services	26	14	53	0.1	0.1	0.2
Private education and health services	43	37	24	0.2	0.1	0.1
Private educational services	3	8	6	0.1	0.2	0.1
Health care and social assistance	40	29	18	0.2	0.1	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	12	17	24	0.1	0.1	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3	2	6	0.1	0.1	0.3
Accommodation and food services	8	15	17	0.1	0.1	0.1
Other services	1	7	21	0.0	0.1	0.3
Government	43	49	50	0.2	0.2	0.2
Federal	12	11	10	0.4	0.4	0.4
State and local	31	37	39	0.1	0.2	0.2
State and local education	7	13	9	0.1	0.1	0.1
State and local, excluding education	24	24	31	0.3	0.2	0.3
REGION(3)
Northeast	44	43	57	0.2	0.2	0.2
South	67	88	115	0.1	0.1	0.2
Midwest	50	35	37	0.2	0.1	0.1
West	51	63	97	0.1	0.2	0.3
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
	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	5,977	5,984	5,964	4.3	4.3	4.3
1 to 9 employees	919	693	811	4.3	3.1	3.7
10 to 49 employees	1,846	1,956	1,866	4.3	4.6	4.4
50 to 249 employees	1,675	1,778	1,748	4.0	4.3	4.2
250 to 999 employees	811	798	800	4.1	4.2	4.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	493	514	482	5.5	5.4	4.9
5,000 or more employees	233	244	258	4.4	5.1	4.9
HIRES
Total private	4,698	3,864	4,994	3.5	2.9	3.7
1 to 9 employees	674	514	714	3.3	2.4	3.4
10 to 49 employees	1,696	1,285	1,506	4.2	3.2	3.7
50 to 249 employees	1,387	1,255	1,785	3.5	3.2	4.5
250 to 999 employees	615	496	606	3.2	2.7	3.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	241	248	294	2.8	2.7	3.1
5,000 or more employees	84	65	89	1.7	1.4	1.8
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,400	3,880	4,533	3.3	2.9	3.4
1 to 9 employees	593	531	641	2.9	2.5	3.0
10 to 49 employees	1,573	1,227	1,421	3.9	3.0	3.5
50 to 249 employees	1,274	1,282	1,457	3.2	3.2	3.7
250 to 999 employees	631	566	637	3.3	3.1	3.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	257	222	296	3.0	2.4	3.1
5,000 or more employees	72	53	80	1.4	1.1	1.6
QUITS
Total private	3,024	2,269	2,774	2.3	1.7	2.1
1 to 9 employees	388	238	370	1.9	1.1	1.7
10 to 49 employees	1,166	743	904	2.9	1.8	2.2
50 to 249 employees	904	817	932	2.3	2.1	2.3
250 to 999 employees	369	321	362	1.9	1.8	2.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	154	119	170	1.8	1.3	1.8
5,000 or more employees	43	30	35	0.8	0.7	0.7
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,206	1,431	1,504	0.9	1.1	1.1
1 to 9 employees	191	271	226	0.9	1.3	1.1
10 to 49 employees	352	427	428	0.9	1.1	1.1
50 to 249 employees	322	411	455	0.8	1.0	1.1
250 to 999 employees	237	223	248	1.2	1.2	1.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	83	84	112	1.0	0.9	1.2
5,000 or more employees	21	15	34	0.4	0.3	0.7
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	170	181	255	0.1	0.1	0.2
1 to 9 employees	13	22	45	0.1	0.1	0.2
10 to 49 employees	55	57	89	0.1	0.1	0.2
50 to 249 employees	48	54	69	0.1	0.1	0.2
250 to 999 employees	24	22	27	0.1	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	21	19	14	0.2	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	9	7	11	0.2	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.