Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, June 30, 2026      USDL-26-1123
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                              JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – MAY 2026

The number of job openings was unchanged at 7.6 million in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 
reported today. Hires were unchanged at 5.2 million, while total separations changed little at 5.1 million. 
Within separations, quits (3.1 million) changed little, 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 unchanged at 7.6 million and 4.6 percent, respectively, in 
May. The number of job openings increased in wholesale trade (+71,000). (See table 1.) 

Hires

The number and rate of hires were unchanged at 5.2 million and 3.3 percent, respectively, in May. Hires 
increased in federal government (+11,000). (See table 2.)

Separations 

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

In May, the number of total separations changed little at 5.1 million, while the rate was unchanged at 
3.2 percent. Total separations changed little in all industries. (See table 3.) 

In May, the number of quits changed little at 3.1 million, while the rate was unchanged at 1.9 percent. 
Quits increased in federal government (+4,000). (See table 4.)

The number of layoffs and discharges was unchanged at 1.7 million, while the rate changed little at 1.1 
percent in May. Layoffs and discharges decreased in arts, entertainment, and recreation (-42,000). 
(See table 5.)

The number of other separations was unchanged at 328,000 in May. (See table 6.)

Establishment Size Class

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

April 2026 Revisions

The number of job openings for April was revised down by 33,000 to 7.6 million, the number of hires 
was revised up by 99,000 to 5.2 million, and the number of total separations was revised up by 60,000 to 
5.0 million. Within separations, the number of quits was revised up by 66,000 to 3.0 million, and the 
number of layoffs and discharges was revised down by 25,000 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 news release for June 2026 is scheduled to be published 
on Tuesday, August 4, 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
	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
LEVELS BY INDUSTRY (in thousands)
Total	7,310	7,585	7,594	5,328	5,215	5,170	5,288	5,038	5,101
Total private	6,517	6,792	6,794	4,988	4,888	4,811	4,922	4,715	4,777
Mining and logging	20	27	29	18	23	22	20	18	18
Construction	222	266	298	345	319	295	354	287	305
Manufacturing	401	496	529	276	288	287	284	278	277
Durable goods	273	334	354	164	168	173	164	157	151
Nondurable goods	128	162	175	112	120	114	119	122	126
Trade, transportation, and utilities	915	1,197	1,234	978	1,121	1,065	1,001	1,046	1,064
Wholesale trade	165	178	249	141	141	121	135	141	123
Retail trade	438	679	687	563	632	636	571	609	606
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	312	341	298	275	348	308	295	296	335
Information	109	82	76	78	78	80	81	83	90
Financial activities	499	405	376	221	181	174	209	201	187
Finance and insurance	401	333	264	147	121	123	134	136	127
Real estate and rental and leasing	97	72	112	74	60	51	76	65	60
Professional and business services	1,224	1,473	1,485	1,043	955	960	1,023	943	923
Private education and health services	1,761	1,658	1,539	765	737	738	714	716	750
Private educational services	147	119	114	88	92	92	93	96	94
Health care and social assistance	1,614	1,539	1,424	677	645	645	622	621	656
Leisure and hospitality	1,076	846	941	1,074	976	991	1,045	961	944
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	129	132	165	247	163	152	185	164	128
Accommodation and food services	948	714	776	827	813	839	860	797	816
Other services	290	343	289	190	211	199	192	181	218
Government	793	793	800	340	327	359	366	323	324
Federal	104	97	83	24	25	36	46	32	34
State and local	690	697	717	316	302	323	321	291	290
State and local education	257	252	250	141	140	142	156	142	146
State and local, excluding education	433	445	467	175	162	181	164	149	144
RATES BY INDUSTRY (percent)
Total	4.4	4.6	4.6	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2
Total private	4.6	4.8	4.8	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5
Mining and logging	3.1	4.2	4.5	2.9	3.8	3.6	3.3	2.9	3.0
Construction	2.6	3.1	3.5	4.2	3.8	3.5	4.3	3.5	3.7
Manufacturing	3.1	3.8	4.0	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2
Durable goods	3.4	4.1	4.3	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.0	1.9
Nondurable goods	2.6	3.3	3.5	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	3.1	4.0	4.1	3.4	3.9	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.7
Wholesale trade	2.6	2.9	4.0	2.3	2.3	2.0	2.2	2.3	2.0
Retail trade	2.8	4.2	4.3	3.6	4.1	4.1	3.7	3.9	3.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	4.1	4.5	4.0	3.8	4.8	4.3	4.1	4.1	4.7
Information	3.7	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.8	3.0	3.2
Financial activities	5.1	4.2	4.0	2.4	2.0	1.9	2.3	2.2	2.1
Finance and insurance	5.6	4.8	3.8	2.2	1.8	1.8	2.0	2.0	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	3.8	2.8	4.4	3.0	2.5	2.1	3.1	2.7	2.5
Professional and business services	5.2	6.2	6.2	4.6	4.3	4.3	4.6	4.2	4.1
Private education and health services	6.1	5.6	5.2	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7
Private educational services	3.5	2.9	2.8	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.3
Health care and social assistance	6.5	6.1	5.6	2.9	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	6.0	4.7	5.2	6.4	5.7	5.8	6.2	5.6	5.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4.6	4.7	5.8	9.2	6.0	5.6	6.9	6.1	4.7
Accommodation and food services	6.3	4.8	5.1	5.8	5.7	5.8	6.1	5.6	5.7
Other services	4.6	5.4	4.6	3.2	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.6
Government	3.3	3.3	3.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.4
Federal	3.4	3.5	3.0	0.8	0.9	1.3	1.6	1.2	1.3
State and local	3.2	3.3	3.3	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.4
State and local education	2.3	2.3	2.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3
State and local, excluding education	4.2	4.3	4.5	1.8	1.6	1.8	1.7	1.5	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)
	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
Total	7,310	6,922	6,887	7,585	7,594	9	4.4	4.2	4.2	4.6	4.6	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,517	6,197	6,157	6,792	6,794	2	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.8	4.8	0.0
Mining and logging	20	17	20	27	29	2	3.1	2.7	3.3	4.2	4.5	0.3
Construction	222	201	234	266	298	32	2.6	2.4	2.7	3.1	3.5	0.4
Manufacturing	401	443	450	496	529	33	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.8	4.0	0.2
Durable goods	273	291	296	334	354	20	3.4	3.6	3.7	4.1	4.3	0.2
Nondurable goods	128	152	153	162	175	13	2.6	3.1	3.1	3.3	3.5	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	915	1,136	1,160	1,197	1,234	37	3.1	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.1	0.1
Wholesale trade	165	153	155	178	249	71	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.9	4.0	1.1
Retail trade	438	685	704	679	687	8	2.8	4.3	4.4	4.2	4.3	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	312	298	301	341	298	-43	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.5	4.0	-0.5
Information	109	80	83	82	76	-6	3.7	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Financial activities	499	391	501	405	376	-29	5.1	4.1	5.2	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Finance and insurance	401	330	435	333	264	-69	5.6	4.7	6.1	4.8	3.8	-1.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	97	61	66	72	112	40	3.8	2.5	2.6	2.8	4.4	1.6
Professional and business services	1,224	1,303	1,047	1,473	1,485	12	5.2	5.5	4.5	6.2	6.2	0.0
Private education and health services	1,761	1,360	1,486	1,658	1,539	-119	6.1	4.7	5.1	5.6	5.2	-0.4
Private educational services	147	90	108	119	114	-5	3.5	2.2	2.6	2.9	2.8	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	1,614	1,270	1,378	1,539	1,424	-115	6.5	5.1	5.5	6.1	5.6	-0.5
Leisure and hospitality	1,076	952	882	846	941	95	6.0	5.3	4.9	4.7	5.2	0.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	129	133	129	132	165	33	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.7	5.8	1.1
Accommodation and food services	948	818	753	714	776	62	6.3	5.4	5.0	4.8	5.1	0.3
Other services	290	315	294	343	289	-54	4.6	5.0	4.7	5.4	4.6	-0.8
Government	793	725	730	793	800	7	3.3	3.0	3.0	3.3	3.3	0.0
Federal	104	92	78	97	83	-14	3.4	3.3	2.8	3.5	3.0	-0.5
State and local	690	633	652	697	717	20	3.2	3.0	3.1	3.3	3.3	0.0
State and local education	257	237	234	252	250	-2	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	433	396	418	445	467	22	4.2	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.5	0.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,372	1,132	1,190	1,354	1,266	-88	4.6	3.9	4.0	4.6	4.3	-0.3
South	3,019	2,799	2,720	2,883	2,971	88	4.8	4.5	4.3	4.6	4.7	0.1
Midwest	1,557	1,539	1,502	1,515	1,630	115	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.6	0.3
West	1,363	1,452	1,475	1,833	1,728	-105	3.6	3.8	3.8	4.7	4.4	-0.3
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)
	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
Total	5,328	4,899	5,535	5,215	5,170	-45	3.4	3.1	3.5	3.3	3.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,988	4,567	5,217	4,888	4,811	-77	3.7	3.4	3.9	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Mining and logging	18	19	20	23	22	-1	2.9	3.2	3.4	3.8	3.6	-0.2
Construction	345	294	306	319	295	-24	4.2	3.5	3.7	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Manufacturing	276	282	304	288	287	-1	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.3	2.3	0.0
Durable goods	164	157	163	168	173	5	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.1
Nondurable goods	112	125	141	120	114	-6	2.3	2.6	3.0	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	978	971	1,203	1,121	1,065	-56	3.4	3.4	4.2	3.9	3.7	-0.2
Wholesale trade	141	131	158	141	121	-20	2.3	2.2	2.6	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Retail trade	563	611	680	632	636	4	3.6	4.0	4.4	4.1	4.1	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	275	229	365	348	308	-40	3.8	3.2	5.1	4.8	4.3	-0.5
Information	78	71	89	78	80	2	2.7	2.5	3.2	2.8	2.9	0.1
Financial activities	221	187	205	181	174	-7	2.4	2.0	2.2	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Finance and insurance	147	128	131	121	123	2	2.2	1.9	2.0	1.8	1.8	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	74	59	74	60	51	-9	3.0	2.4	3.0	2.5	2.1	-0.4
Professional and business services	1,043	904	1,064	955	960	5	4.6	4.0	4.7	4.3	4.3	0.0
Private education and health services	765	716	796	737	738	1	2.8	2.6	2.9	2.6	2.6	0.0
Private educational services	88	91	101	92	92	0	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.3	2.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	677	625	695	645	645	0	2.9	2.6	2.9	2.7	2.7	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,074	913	994	976	991	15	6.4	5.4	5.9	5.7	5.8	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	247	148	139	163	152	-11	9.2	5.5	5.2	6.0	5.6	-0.4
Accommodation and food services	827	765	855	813	839	26	5.8	5.4	6.0	5.7	5.8	0.1
Other services	190	210	236	211	199	-12	3.2	3.5	3.9	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Government	340	332	317	327	359	32	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
Federal	24	26	21	25	36	11	0.8	1.0	0.8	0.9	1.3	0.4
State and local	316	306	296	302	323	21	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.6	0.1
State and local education	141	148	138	140	142	2	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	175	158	158	162	181	19	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	0.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	922	856	808	775	827	52	3.3	3.0	2.9	2.7	2.9	0.2
South	1,914	1,877	2,229	2,059	2,020	-39	3.2	3.1	3.7	3.4	3.4	0.0
Midwest	1,172	1,056	1,167	1,182	1,216	34	3.5	3.2	3.5	3.5	3.6	0.1
West	1,320	1,109	1,331	1,199	1,106	-93	3.6	3.0	3.6	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Footnotes (1) The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month. (2) The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
Total	5,288	5,022	5,377	5,038	5,101	63	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.2	3.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,922	4,697	5,065	4,715	4,777	62	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.5	0.0
Mining and logging	20	17	20	18	18	0	3.3	2.9	3.4	2.9	3.0	0.1
Construction	354	290	304	287	305	18	4.3	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.7	0.2
Manufacturing	284	288	274	278	277	-1	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
Durable goods	164	161	142	157	151	-6	2.1	2.1	1.8	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Nondurable goods	119	127	132	122	126	4	2.5	2.7	2.8	2.5	2.6	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,001	1,084	1,172	1,046	1,064	18	3.5	3.8	4.1	3.6	3.7	0.1
Wholesale trade	135	121	154	141	123	-18	2.2	2.0	2.5	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Retail trade	571	675	693	609	606	-3	3.7	4.4	4.5	3.9	3.9	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	295	287	325	296	335	39	4.1	4.0	4.5	4.1	4.7	0.6
Information	81	96	94	83	90	7	2.8	3.4	3.4	3.0	3.2	0.2
Financial activities	209	179	206	201	187	-14	2.3	2.0	2.3	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Finance and insurance	134	125	139	136	127	-9	2.0	1.9	2.1	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	76	53	67	65	60	-5	3.1	2.2	2.8	2.7	2.5	-0.2
Professional and business services	1,023	884	1,068	943	923	-20	4.6	3.9	4.8	4.2	4.1	-0.1
Private education and health services	714	713	747	716	750	34	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.7	0.1
Private educational services	93	93	100	96	94	-2	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.3	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	622	620	647	621	656	35	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.7	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,045	947	946	961	944	-17	6.2	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	-0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	185	150	159	164	128	-36	6.9	5.6	5.9	6.1	4.7	-1.4
Accommodation and food services	860	797	788	797	816	19	6.1	5.6	5.5	5.6	5.7	0.1
Other services	192	200	232	181	218	37	3.2	3.3	3.9	3.0	3.6	0.6
Government	366	325	312	323	324	1	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	46	34	35	32	34	2	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	0.1
State and local	321	291	277	291	290	-1	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local education	156	153	130	142	146	4	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	164	138	148	149	144	-5	1.7	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	844	847	860	741	839	98	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.6	3.0	0.4
South	2,028	1,872	2,074	2,062	2,102	40	3.4	3.1	3.5	3.4	3.5	0.1
Midwest	1,182	1,091	1,197	1,078	1,103	25	3.5	3.3	3.6	3.2	3.3	0.1
West	1,235	1,213	1,246	1,157	1,057	-100	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.1	2.8	-0.3
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)
	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
Total	3,287	3,046	3,160	3,043	3,065	22	2.1	1.9	2.0	1.9	1.9	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,096	2,867	2,986	2,845	2,882	37	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.1	0.0
Mining and logging	13	13	13	12	13	1	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.1	0.2
Construction	154	134	139	139	111	-28	1.9	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.3	-0.4
Manufacturing	149	169	164	168	180	12	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
Durable goods	80	88	82	93	102	9	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	0.1
Nondurable goods	68	82	82	75	79	4	1.4	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	647	704	723	696	680	-16	2.3	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	0.0
Wholesale trade	87	76	85	77	60	-17	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.0	-0.3
Retail trade	404	469	460	463	432	-31	2.6	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.8	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	157	158	178	156	188	32	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.2	2.6	0.4
Information	36	42	31	26	30	4	1.3	1.5	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.2
Financial activities	138	99	139	113	114	1	1.5	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.2	0.0
Finance and insurance	97	70	93	75	76	1	1.4	1.0	1.4	1.1	1.1	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	41	29	46	38	37	-1	1.7	1.2	1.9	1.6	1.5	-0.1
Professional and business services	542	441	450	436	460	24	2.4	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.0	0.1
Private education and health services	516	479	529	500	466	-34	1.9	1.7	1.9	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Private educational services	58	54	56	54	54	0	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	457	426	473	447	412	-35	2.0	1.8	2.0	1.9	1.7	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	766	643	653	637	680	43	4.5	3.8	3.8	3.7	4.0	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	80	57	60	63	69	6	3.0	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.5	0.2
Accommodation and food services	686	586	593	574	611	37	4.8	4.1	4.2	4.0	4.3	0.3
Other services	134	143	145	118	149	31	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.0	2.5	0.5
Government	191	179	174	198	183	-15	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	19	15	17	15	19	4	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.1
State and local	173	164	158	183	164	-19	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local education	89	88	78	98	86	-12	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	84	76	80	85	77	-8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	465	462	442	361	395	34	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.3	1.4	0.1
South	1,348	1,216	1,294	1,332	1,377	45	2.3	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.3	0.1
Midwest	751	680	709	659	650	-9	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.0	1.9	-0.1
West	723	688	715	692	643	-49	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.7	-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)
	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
Total	1,671	1,714	1,884	1,667	1,708	41	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,572	1,637	1,811	1,596	1,623	27	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	6	4	5	5	4	-1	1.0	0.6	0.9	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Construction	183	150	150	127	174	47	2.2	1.8	1.8	1.5	2.1	0.6
Manufacturing	111	98	92	95	77	-18	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.6	-0.2
Durable goods	67	61	49	54	37	-17	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.5	-0.2
Nondurable goods	44	37	43	41	40	-1	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	311	329	381	278	330	52	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.0	1.2	0.2
Wholesale trade	42	41	58	56	53	-3	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
Retail trade	147	175	187	101	144	43	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.7	0.9	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	122	114	136	121	133	12	1.7	1.6	1.9	1.7	1.9	0.2
Information	34	53	60	55	51	-4	1.2	1.9	2.2	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Financial activities	51	49	44	54	45	-9	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Finance and insurance	21	35	26	30	28	-2	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	14	18	24	17	-7	1.2	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.7	-0.3
Professional and business services	414	428	561	448	411	-37	1.8	1.9	2.5	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Private education and health services	177	191	182	186	238	52	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.2
Private educational services	29	29	33	36	34	-2	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
Health care and social assistance	148	162	149	150	203	53	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	231	285	271	292	242	-50	1.4	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.4	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	102	89	91	98	56	-42	3.8	3.3	3.4	3.7	2.1	-1.6
Accommodation and food services	128	196	180	194	186	-8	0.9	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Other services	54	49	64	56	51	-5	0.9	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.0
Government	99	77	74	71	85	14	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1
Federal	8	6	6	6	5	-1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	91	71	68	65	80	15	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1
State and local education	42	38	32	30	39	9	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1
State and local, excluding education	49	33	36	35	41	6	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	340	331	350	306	382	76	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.2
South	533	565	649	616	622	6	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
Midwest	371	364	442	360	379	19	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.1	0.0
West	427	453	444	385	326	-59	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.9	-0.1
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 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)
	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
Total	331	263	333	328	328	0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	254	193	269	274	272	-2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Mining and logging	1	1	2	1	1	0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
Construction	16	6	15	21	20	-1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Manufacturing	24	20	17	16	19	3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Durable goods	17	12	10	11	12	1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Nondurable goods	7	8	7	6	7	1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	42	50	68	72	54	-18	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1
Wholesale trade	6	4	11	8	11	3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Retail trade	20	31	46	45	29	-16	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	16	15	11	19	14	-5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1
Information	10	1	4	1	9	8	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2
Financial activities	20	30	23	34	29	-5	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Finance and insurance	15	20	20	31	23	-8	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	-0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	11	3	3	6	3	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Professional and business services	66	15	58	60	53	-7	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.2	-0.1
Private education and health services	22	42	36	30	46	16	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Private educational services	5	10	12	6	6	0	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0
Health care and social assistance	16	32	24	24	40	16	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	48	19	22	32	22	-10	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3	3	8	3	3	0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0
Accommodation and food services	45	16	14	29	19	-10	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Other services	4	8	23	7	18	11	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.2
Government	76	70	64	55	57	2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
Federal	20	14	12	12	10	-2	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local	56	56	52	43	47	4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local education	26	27	20	14	21	7	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
State and local, excluding education	31	29	32	29	26	-3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	39	53	68	75	62	-13	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1
South	147	90	132	114	104	-10	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Midwest	60	47	46	59	74	15	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
West	84	72	87	80	88	8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Footnotes (1) The other separations level is the number of other separations during the entire month. (2) The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand and rates are rounded to the nearest tenth. Levels and rates may round down to zero. NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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

Establishment size class	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,517	6,197	6,157	6,792	6,794	2	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.8	4.8	0.0
1 to 9 employees	1,310	787	905	1,491	1,359	-132	5.7	3.5	4.1	6.3	5.2	-1.1
10 to 49 employees	1,788	2,036	1,940	1,965	2,063	98	4.1	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.7	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,998	1,884	1,814	1,748	1,808	60	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.1	4.3	0.2
250 to 999 employees	762	791	829	831	838	7	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.5	4.7	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	454	467	442	530	511	-19	5.5	4.9	4.6	5.9	5.8	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	204	232	227	226	215	-11	4.6	4.8	4.5	4.8	5.2	0.4
HIRES
Total private	4,988	4,567	5,217	4,888	4,811	-77	3.7	3.4	3.9	3.6	3.5	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	722	646	777	707	680	-27	3.3	3.0	3.6	3.2	2.8	-0.4
10 to 49 employees	1,530	1,522	1,521	1,438	1,696	258	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.4	4.0	0.6
50 to 249 employees	1,781	1,449	1,852	1,705	1,481	-224	4.2	3.6	4.6	4.2	3.7	-0.5
250 to 999 employees	620	597	687	652	610	-42	3.5	3.3	3.5	3.7	3.6	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	265	277	293	291	261	-30	3.4	3.0	3.2	3.4	3.1	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	70	76	87	95	81	-14	1.7	1.6	1.8	2.1	2.1	0.0
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,922	4,697	5,065	4,715	4,777	62	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.5	0.0
1 to 9 employees	625	677	753	692	627	-65	2.9	3.1	3.5	3.1	2.6	-0.5
10 to 49 employees	1,553	1,498	1,605	1,462	1,655	193	3.7	3.6	4.0	3.5	3.9	0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,742	1,541	1,619	1,599	1,543	-56	4.1	3.8	4.0	3.9	3.9	0.0
250 to 999 employees	623	659	703	589	608	19	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.3	3.6	0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	309	258	300	299	278	-21	3.9	2.8	3.3	3.5	3.3	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	71	64	85	75	66	-9	1.7	1.4	1.8	1.7	1.7	0.0
QUITS
Total private	3,096	2,867	2,986	2,845	2,882	37	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.1	0.0
1 to 9 employees	396	351	383	401	340	-61	1.8	1.6	1.8	1.8	1.4	-0.4
10 to 49 employees	967	956	975	850	988	138	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.0	2.4	0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,182	1,003	1,024	1,030	1,012	-18	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0
250 to 999 employees	355	380	409	376	369	-7	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	158	142	159	151	136	-15	2.0	1.5	1.7	1.8	1.6	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	36	36	35	37	37	0	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,572	1,637	1,811	1,596	1,623	27	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	172	294	304	238	222	-16	0.8	1.3	1.4	1.1	0.9	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	488	482	550	525	595	70	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
50 to 249 employees	511	486	528	493	449	-44	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.1	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	245	256	263	182	213	31	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.0	1.2	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	131	102	126	129	121	-8	1.7	1.1	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
5,000 or more employees	25	18	39	28	23	-5	0.6	0.4	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	254	193	269	274	272	-2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	57	32	66	52	65	13	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1
10 to 49 employees	97	60	80	86	72	-14	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	49	53	67	75	82	7	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	23	24	30	31	26	-5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	20	14	15	19	21	2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
5,000 or more employees	9	9	11	10	6	-4	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)
	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
Total	7,104	8,160	7,508	4.3	4.9	4.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,274	7,352	6,660	4.4	5.2	4.7
Mining and logging	17	31	28	2.7	4.9	4.4
Construction	243	272	330	2.8	3.2	3.8
Manufacturing	408	493	558	3.1	3.8	4.2
Durable goods	281	328	382	3.5	4.0	4.6
Nondurable goods	126	165	176	2.6	3.4	3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	901	1,217	1,220	3.1	4.1	4.1
Wholesale trade	168	201	255	2.7	3.2	4.0
Retail trade	426	672	672	2.7	4.2	4.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	307	344	293	4.1	4.6	4.0
Information	99	92	65	3.3	3.2	2.3
Financial activities	456	445	336	4.7	4.7	3.6
Finance and insurance	372	368	243	5.2	5.2	3.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	84	78	94	3.3	3.1	3.7
Professional and business services	1,100	1,569	1,376	4.7	6.5	5.8
Private education and health services	1,672	1,866	1,475	5.8	6.3	5.0
Private educational services	154	130	121	3.6	3.0	2.9
Health care and social assistance	1,519	1,736	1,354	6.1	6.8	5.4
Leisure and hospitality	1,094	986	979	6.0	5.5	5.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	125	184	170	4.3	6.6	5.8
Accommodation and food services	969	802	809	6.3	5.3	5.3
Other services	284	379	291	4.5	5.9	4.6
Government	830	808	848	3.4	3.3	3.5
Federal	104	103	83	3.4	3.7	3.0
State and local	727	705	766	3.4	3.3	3.5
State and local education	272	243	270	2.4	2.1	2.4
State and local, excluding education	454	462	496	4.4	4.5	4.8
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,376	1,454	1,307	4.6	4.9	4.4
South	2,917	3,085	2,936	4.6	4.9	4.7
Midwest	1,557	1,622	1,645	4.4	4.6	4.7
West	1,255	1,999	1,620	3.3	5.1	4.2
Footnotes (1) The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. (2) The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
Total	6,040	5,597	5,849	3.8	3.5	3.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,632	5,339	5,404	4.2	4.0	4.0
Mining and logging	20	25	25	3.2	4.2	4.0
Construction	428	400	360	5.1	4.8	4.3
Manufacturing	305	311	319	2.4	2.5	2.5
Durable goods	186	188	203	2.4	2.4	2.6
Nondurable goods	119	123	116	2.5	2.6	2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,018	1,089	1,116	3.6	3.8	3.9
Wholesale trade	160	164	134	2.6	2.7	2.2
Retail trade	613	642	701	4.0	4.2	4.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	245	283	282	3.4	4.0	4.0
Information	83	78	87	2.9	2.8	3.1
Financial activities	261	217	197	2.8	2.4	2.2
Finance and insurance	153	139	127	2.3	2.1	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	109	78	69	4.4	3.2	2.8
Professional and business services	1,142	1,070	1,052	5.1	4.8	4.7
Private education and health services	771	761	723	2.8	2.7	2.6
Private educational services	80	65	84	2.0	1.6	2.1
Health care and social assistance	691	695	639	3.0	2.9	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	1,373	1,174	1,296	8.0	7.0	7.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	379	247	277	13.7	9.5	9.9
Accommodation and food services	994	927	1,019	6.9	6.5	7.0
Other services	229	214	230	3.8	3.5	3.8
Government	408	258	444	1.7	1.1	1.9
Federal	28	24	42	0.9	0.9	1.6
State and local	380	234	402	1.8	1.1	1.9
State and local education	93	71	92	0.8	0.6	0.8
State and local, excluding education	288	163	310	2.9	1.7	3.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,067	813	947	3.8	2.9	3.3
South	2,118	2,208	2,206	3.5	3.7	3.7
Midwest	1,411	1,258	1,499	4.2	3.8	4.5
West	1,444	1,317	1,197	3.9	3.6	3.2
Footnotes (1) The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month. (2) The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
Total	5,208	4,906	5,053	3.3	3.1	3.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,790	4,661	4,669	3.5	3.5	3.4
Mining and logging	21	18	20	3.5	3.0	3.2
Construction	309	280	262	3.7	3.4	3.1
Manufacturing	298	309	290	2.4	2.5	2.3
Durable goods	183	185	169	2.3	2.4	2.1
Nondurable goods	115	124	122	2.4	2.6	2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	926	1,012	991	3.2	3.6	3.5
Wholesale trade	149	162	132	2.4	2.7	2.2
Retail trade	561	611	596	3.6	4.0	3.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	217	240	263	3.0	3.4	3.7
Information	80	78	88	2.8	2.8	3.2
Financial activities	215	210	196	2.3	2.3	2.2
Finance and insurance	141	140	134	2.1	2.1	2.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	74	69	62	3.0	2.9	2.6
Professional and business services	985	937	878	4.4	4.2	3.9
Private education and health services	744	745	785	2.7	2.7	2.8
Private educational services	129	76	136	3.2	1.8	3.3
Health care and social assistance	615	670	649	2.7	2.8	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	1,015	890	938	5.9	5.3	5.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	124	127	88	4.5	4.9	3.2
Accommodation and food services	891	763	850	6.2	5.4	5.9
Other services	196	182	222	3.3	3.0	3.7
Government	417	245	384	1.8	1.0	1.6
Federal	47	29	34	1.6	1.1	1.3
State and local	371	215	350	1.8	1.0	1.7
State and local education	234	87	229	2.1	0.8	2.1
State and local, excluding education	136	129	121	1.4	1.3	1.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	767	714	759	2.7	2.5	2.7
South	2,060	2,052	2,184	3.4	3.4	3.6
Midwest	1,154	981	1,067	3.4	2.9	3.2
West	1,227	1,160	1,043	3.3	3.1	2.8
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)
	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
Total	3,422	3,059	3,203	2.2	1.9	2.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,197	2,900	2,985	2.4	2.1	2.2
Mining and logging	14	12	14	2.3	2.0	2.3
Construction	175	157	123	2.1	1.9	1.5
Manufacturing	160	187	194	1.3	1.5	1.5
Durable goods	91	112	114	1.2	1.4	1.5
Nondurable goods	69	75	80	1.4	1.6	1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	660	709	689	2.3	2.5	2.4
Wholesale trade	97	94	64	1.6	1.6	1.1
Retail trade	431	473	460	2.8	3.1	3.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	131	142	166	1.8	2.0	2.3
Information	37	20	27	1.3	0.7	1.0
Financial activities	147	120	122	1.6	1.3	1.3
Finance and insurance	107	78	85	1.6	1.2	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	42	36	1.6	1.7	1.5
Professional and business services	510	441	434	2.3	2.0	1.9
Private education and health services	529	532	474	1.9	1.9	1.7
Private educational services	76	46	70	1.9	1.1	1.7
Health care and social assistance	453	486	403	2.0	2.0	1.7
Leisure and hospitality	823	599	745	4.8	3.6	4.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	68	47	58	2.5	1.8	2.1
Accommodation and food services	755	553	686	5.2	3.9	4.7
Other services	143	123	162	2.4	2.0	2.7
Government	225	159	218	0.9	0.7	0.9
Federal	19	15	20	0.6	0.5	0.8
State and local	206	144	198	1.0	0.7	0.9
State and local education	126	64	123	1.1	0.6	1.1
State and local, excluding education	81	81	75	0.8	0.8	0.8
REGION(3)
Northeast	479	370	401	1.7	1.3	1.4
South	1,396	1,364	1,460	2.3	2.3	2.4
Midwest	805	619	696	2.4	1.9	2.1
West	741	706	646	2.0	1.9	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)
	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
Total	1,475	1,521	1,535	0.9	1.0	1.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,360	1,479	1,425	1.0	1.1	1.0
Mining and logging	6	4	4	0.9	0.7	0.7
Construction	121	103	121	1.5	1.2	1.4
Manufacturing	113	106	75	0.9	0.8	0.6
Durable goods	73	63	40	0.9	0.8	0.5
Nondurable goods	40	43	35	0.8	0.9	0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	229	228	254	0.8	0.8	0.9
Wholesale trade	48	62	62	0.8	1.0	1.0
Retail trade	112	90	110	0.7	0.6	0.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	69	77	83	1.0	1.1	1.2
Information	35	56	52	1.2	2.0	1.9
Financial activities	47	54	43	0.5	0.6	0.5
Finance and insurance	21	30	27	0.3	0.4	0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	25	16	1.1	1.0	0.7
Professional and business services	413	430	395	1.8	1.9	1.8
Private education and health services	190	187	261	0.7	0.7	0.9
Private educational services	46	26	58	1.1	0.6	1.4
Health care and social assistance	143	161	203	0.6	0.7	0.9
Leisure and hospitality	158	259	177	0.9	1.5	1.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	53	78	27	1.9	3.0	1.0
Accommodation and food services	105	181	150	0.7	1.3	1.0
Other services	49	53	42	0.8	0.9	0.7
Government	115	42	110	0.5	0.2	0.5
Federal	7	3	4	0.2	0.1	0.2
State and local	108	38	106	0.5	0.2	0.5
State and local education	79	16	81	0.7	0.1	0.7
State and local, excluding education	28	23	25	0.3	0.2	0.3
REGION(3)
Northeast	257	274	307	0.9	1.0	1.1
South	526	571	627	0.9	1.0	1.0
Midwest	284	305	288	0.8	0.9	0.9
West	409	371	312	1.1	1.0	0.8
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)
	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
Total	311	326	315	0.2	0.2	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	233	282	259	0.2	0.2	0.2
Mining and logging	2	2	1	0.2	0.3	0.2
Construction	13	20	18	0.2	0.2	0.2
Manufacturing	25	17	21	0.2	0.1	0.2
Durable goods	19	11	14	0.2	0.1	0.2
Nondurable goods	6	6	7	0.1	0.1	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	38	75	47	0.1	0.3	0.2
Wholesale trade	4	6	6	0.1	0.1	0.1
Retail trade	18	47	27	0.1	0.3	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	16	22	14	0.2	0.3	0.2
Information	9	1	8	0.3	0.1	0.3
Financial activities	22	36	31	0.2	0.4	0.3
Finance and insurance	14	33	21	0.2	0.5	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	3	10	0.3	0.1	0.4
Professional and business services	63	66	48	0.3	0.3	0.2
Private education and health services	25	27	50	0.1	0.1	0.2
Private educational services	7	4	7	0.2	0.1	0.2
Health care and social assistance	18	23	43	0.1	0.1	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	34	32	17	0.2	0.2	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3	2	3	0.1	0.1	0.1
Accommodation and food services	31	29	14	0.2	0.2	0.1
Other services	4	7	18	0.1	0.1	0.3
Government	78	44	55	0.3	0.2	0.2
Federal	21	11	9	0.7	0.4	0.3
State and local	56	33	46	0.3	0.2	0.2
State and local education	29	7	25	0.3	0.1	0.2
State and local, excluding education	27	25	22	0.3	0.3	0.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	31	68	48	0.1	0.2	0.2
South	138	118	98	0.2	0.2	0.2
Midwest	64	57	83	0.2	0.2	0.2
West	76	83	85	0.2	0.2	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
	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,274	7,352	6,660	4.4	5.2	4.7
1 to 9 employees	1,127	1,722	1,312	4.9	7.2	5.1
10 to 49 employees	1,759	2,171	2,035	4.1	4.9	4.6
50 to 249 employees	1,993	1,875	1,782	4.5	4.4	4.3
250 to 999 employees	760	850	833	4.1	4.6	4.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	435	504	487	5.2	5.6	5.5
5,000 or more employees	200	229	210	4.5	4.9	5.1
HIRES
Total private	5,632	5,339	5,404	4.2	4.0	4.0
1 to 9 employees	738	892	688	3.4	4.0	2.8
10 to 49 employees	1,834	1,703	2,032	4.4	4.1	4.8
50 to 249 employees	2,087	1,813	1,724	5.0	4.5	4.3
250 to 999 employees	664	606	652	3.8	3.4	3.8
1,000 to 4,999 employees	240	247	232	3.1	2.9	2.8
5,000 or more employees	69	77	77	1.6	1.7	2.0
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,790	4,661	4,669	3.5	3.5	3.4
1 to 9 employees	632	739	623	2.9	3.4	2.5
10 to 49 employees	1,497	1,502	1,613	3.6	3.6	3.8
50 to 249 employees	1,715	1,550	1,534	4.1	3.8	3.8
250 to 999 employees	610	548	590	3.5	3.1	3.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	266	257	242	3.4	3.0	2.9
5,000 or more employees	69	66	66	1.6	1.5	1.7
QUITS
Total private	3,197	2,900	2,985	2.4	2.1	2.2
1 to 9 employees	424	432	365	1.9	2.0	1.5
10 to 49 employees	1,010	934	1,031	2.4	2.2	2.5
50 to 249 employees	1,215	1,018	1,056	2.9	2.5	2.6
250 to 999 employees	367	344	376	2.1	1.9	2.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	143	137	118	1.8	1.6	1.4
5,000 or more employees	38	34	39	0.9	0.8	1.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,360	1,479	1,425	1.0	1.1	1.0
1 to 9 employees	159	246	196	0.7	1.1	0.8
10 to 49 employees	399	479	520	1.0	1.1	1.2
50 to 249 employees	451	453	392	1.1	1.1	1.0
250 to 999 employees	224	174	192	1.3	1.0	1.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	106	104	104	1.4	1.2	1.2
5,000 or more employees	21	23	21	0.5	0.5	0.5
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	233	282	259	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	50	61	62	0.2	0.3	0.3
10 to 49 employees	88	90	63	0.2	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	49	78	85	0.1	0.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	19	30	22	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	17	15	20	0.2	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	10	9	6	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.