Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, September 1, 2026  USDL-26-1432
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                             JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JULY 2026

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.3 million in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 
reported today. Hires and total separations both changed little at 5.1 million. Within separations, quits 
(3.1 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.7 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 and rate of job openings were little changed at 7.3 million and 4.4 percent, respectively, in 
July. Job openings increased in durable goods manufacturing (+76,000). (See table 1.) 

Hires

The number and rate of hires were little changed at 5.1 million and 3.2 percent, respectively, over the 
month. Hires decreased in professional and business services (-188,000). (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 July, the number and rate of total separations changed little at 5.1 million and 3.2 percent, 
respectively. Total separations changed little in all industries. (See table 3.) 

The number and rate of quits were little changed at 3.1 million and 1.9 percent, respectively, over the 
month. Quits decreased in other services (-46,000). (See table 4.)

The number and rate of layoffs and discharges were little changed at 1.7 million and 1.0 percent, 
respectively, in July. Layoffs and discharges decreased in finance and insurance (-22,000). (See table 5.)

The number of other separations was essentially unchanged at 350,000 in July. (See table 6.)

Establishment Size Class

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

June 2026 Revisions

The number of job openings for June was revised down by 177,000 to 7.2 million, the number of hires 
was revised down by 16,000 to 5.3 million, and the number of total separations was revised down by 
14,000 to 5.3 million. Within separations, the number of quits was revised down by 19,000 to 3.2 
million, and the number of layoffs and discharges was revised up by 19,000 to 1.8 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 August 2026 is scheduled to be published 
on Tuesday, September 29, 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
	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
LEVELS BY INDUSTRY (in thousands)
Total	7,089	7,182	7,271	5,225	5,332	5,054	5,170	5,337	5,072
Total private	6,307	6,420	6,461	4,908	5,016	4,758	4,855	5,002	4,731
Mining and logging	12	23	22	16	21	24	21	24	25
Construction	305	298	326	333	319	366	313	327	324
Manufacturing	428	501	580	295	333	288	300	308	286
Durable goods	255	353	429	167	208	177	166	184	162
Nondurable goods	172	149	151	128	125	111	135	125	124
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,099	1,286	1,271	993	1,109	1,059	1,021	1,106	1,104
Wholesale trade	181	174	224	159	154	156	169	141	168
Retail trade	576	728	731	567	646	625	570	666	658
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	342	383	316	267	309	277	282	299	277
Information	157	89	96	70	73	68	81	85	70
Financial activities	396	390	401	214	181	149	218	180	167
Finance and insurance	303	283	285	151	129	92	151	130	106
Real estate and rental and leasing	93	107	116	63	52	57	67	50	61
Professional and business services	1,240	1,203	1,138	1,047	1,088	900	1,059	1,021	901
Private education and health services	1,429	1,501	1,553	805	802	777	703	759	752
Private educational services	135	117	116	93	95	101	90	85	95
Health care and social assistance	1,295	1,384	1,438	711	707	676	613	674	657
Leisure and hospitality	970	825	783	946	861	885	963	944	896
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	129	134	110	152	139	149	173	170	154
Accommodation and food services	840	691	673	793	722	736	790	774	742
Other services	270	303	291	190	230	242	177	248	207
Government	781	762	810	317	316	296	314	336	341
Federal	135	110	108	25	28	26	35	30	31
State and local	647	652	702	292	288	270	279	306	311
State and local education	222	267	251	151	142	130	148	155	156
State and local, excluding education	424	386	451	141	146	140	131	151	155
RATES BY INDUSTRY (percent)
Total	4.3	4.3	4.4	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.2
Total private	4.5	4.5	4.5	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.5
Mining and logging	1.9	3.6	3.5	2.7	3.5	4.0	3.4	3.9	4.1
Construction	3.6	3.5	3.8	4.0	3.8	4.4	3.8	3.9	3.9
Manufacturing	3.3	3.8	4.4	2.3	2.6	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.3
Durable goods	3.2	4.3	5.2	2.1	2.6	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.1
Nondurable goods	3.5	3.0	3.1	2.7	2.6	2.3	2.8	2.6	2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	3.7	4.3	4.2	3.5	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.9	3.8
Wholesale trade	2.9	2.8	3.6	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.8	2.3	2.8
Retail trade	3.6	4.5	4.5	3.7	4.2	4.0	3.7	4.3	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	4.5	5.1	4.2	3.7	4.3	3.9	3.9	4.2	3.8
Information	5.2	3.1	3.3	2.4	2.6	2.4	2.8	3.1	2.5
Financial activities	4.1	4.1	4.2	2.3	2.0	1.6	2.4	2.0	1.8
Finance and insurance	4.3	4.1	4.1	2.2	1.9	1.4	2.2	1.9	1.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	3.6	4.2	4.6	2.6	2.1	2.3	2.7	2.1	2.5
Professional and business services	5.2	5.1	4.8	4.7	4.8	4.0	4.7	4.5	4.0
Private education and health services	5.0	5.1	5.3	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.7
Private educational services	3.2	2.8	2.8	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.2	2.1	2.3
Health care and social assistance	5.3	5.5	5.7	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.6	2.8	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	5.4	4.6	4.4	5.6	5.1	5.2	5.7	5.6	5.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4.6	4.8	4.0	5.6	5.2	5.6	6.4	6.4	5.8
Accommodation and food services	5.6	4.6	4.5	5.6	5.0	5.2	5.6	5.4	5.2
Other services	4.3	4.8	4.6	3.2	3.8	4.0	2.9	4.1	3.4
Government	3.2	3.2	3.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.5
Federal	4.4	3.9	3.9	0.8	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.1
State and local	3.0	3.1	3.3	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5
State and local education	2.0	2.4	2.3	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.4
State and local, excluding education	4.2	3.8	4.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.6
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)
	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
Total	7,089	7,585	7,537	7,182	7,271	89	4.3	4.6	4.5	4.3	4.4	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,307	6,792	6,723	6,420	6,461	41	4.5	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.5	0.0
Mining and logging	12	27	29	23	22	-1	1.9	4.2	4.6	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Construction	305	266	291	298	326	28	3.6	3.1	3.4	3.5	3.8	0.3
Manufacturing	428	496	517	501	580	79	3.3	3.8	3.9	3.8	4.4	0.6
Durable goods	255	334	327	353	429	76	3.2	4.1	4.0	4.3	5.2	0.9
Nondurable goods	172	162	191	149	151	2	3.5	3.3	3.8	3.0	3.1	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,099	1,197	1,259	1,286	1,271	-15	3.7	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.2	-0.1
Wholesale trade	181	178	239	174	224	50	2.9	2.9	3.8	2.8	3.6	0.8
Retail trade	576	679	725	728	731	3	3.6	4.2	4.5	4.5	4.5	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	342	341	295	383	316	-67	4.5	4.5	3.9	5.1	4.2	-0.9
Information	157	82	72	89	96	7	5.2	2.9	2.5	3.1	3.3	0.2
Financial activities	396	405	361	390	401	11	4.1	4.2	3.8	4.1	4.2	0.1
Finance and insurance	303	333	260	283	285	2	4.3	4.8	3.7	4.1	4.1	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	93	72	101	107	116	9	3.6	2.8	4.0	4.2	4.6	0.4
Professional and business services	1,240	1,473	1,375	1,203	1,138	-65	5.2	6.2	5.8	5.1	4.8	-0.3
Private education and health services	1,429	1,658	1,608	1,501	1,553	52	5.0	5.6	5.4	5.1	5.3	0.2
Private educational services	135	119	115	117	116	-1	3.2	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	0.0
Health care and social assistance	1,295	1,539	1,494	1,384	1,438	54	5.3	6.1	5.9	5.5	5.7	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	970	846	916	825	783	-42	5.4	4.7	5.1	4.6	4.4	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	129	132	164	134	110	-24	4.6	4.7	5.7	4.8	4.0	-0.8
Accommodation and food services	840	714	752	691	673	-18	5.6	4.8	5.0	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Other services	270	343	293	303	291	-12	4.3	5.4	4.6	4.8	4.6	-0.2
Government	781	793	813	762	810	48	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.4	0.2
Federal	135	97	100	110	108	-2	4.4	3.5	3.6	3.9	3.9	0.0
State and local	647	697	713	652	702	50	3.0	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.3	0.2
State and local education	222	252	256	267	251	-16	2.0	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.3	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	424	445	457	386	451	65	4.2	4.3	4.4	3.8	4.4	0.6
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,312	1,354	1,256	1,244	1,216	-28	4.4	4.6	4.2	4.2	4.1	-0.1
South	2,724	2,883	2,906	2,744	2,642	-102	4.4	4.6	4.6	4.4	4.2	-0.2
Midwest	1,528	1,515	1,571	1,481	1,565	84	4.4	4.3	4.5	4.2	4.5	0.3
West	1,524	1,833	1,804	1,713	1,848	135	4.0	4.7	4.6	4.4	4.7	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)
	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
Total	5,225	5,215	5,252	5,332	5,054	-278	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.2	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,908	4,888	4,909	5,016	4,758	-258	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Mining and logging	16	23	24	21	24	3	2.7	3.8	4.0	3.5	4.0	0.5
Construction	333	319	282	319	366	47	4.0	3.8	3.4	3.8	4.4	0.6
Manufacturing	295	288	296	333	288	-45	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.6	2.3	-0.3
Durable goods	167	168	176	208	177	-31	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.6	2.2	-0.4
Nondurable goods	128	120	120	125	111	-14	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.3	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	993	1,121	1,094	1,109	1,059	-50	3.5	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.7	-0.2
Wholesale trade	159	141	126	154	156	2	2.6	2.3	2.1	2.5	2.6	0.1
Retail trade	567	632	658	646	625	-21	3.7	4.1	4.3	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	267	348	310	309	277	-32	3.7	4.8	4.3	4.3	3.9	-0.4
Information	70	78	79	73	68	-5	2.4	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.4	-0.2
Financial activities	214	181	176	181	149	-32	2.3	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.6	-0.4
Finance and insurance	151	121	126	129	92	-37	2.2	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.4	-0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	63	60	50	52	57	5	2.6	2.5	2.1	2.1	2.3	0.2
Professional and business services	1,047	955	1,079	1,088	900	-188	4.7	4.3	4.8	4.8	4.0	-0.8
Private education and health services	805	737	727	802	777	-25	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.9	2.8	-0.1
Private educational services	93	92	94	95	101	6	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.5	0.2
Health care and social assistance	711	645	632	707	676	-31	3.0	2.7	2.6	3.0	2.8	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	946	976	945	861	885	24	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.1	5.2	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	152	163	153	139	149	10	5.6	6.0	5.7	5.2	5.6	0.4
Accommodation and food services	793	813	792	722	736	14	5.6	5.7	5.5	5.0	5.2	0.2
Other services	190	211	207	230	242	12	3.2	3.5	3.4	3.8	4.0	0.2
Government	317	327	343	316	296	-20	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Federal	25	25	34	28	26	-2	0.8	0.9	1.3	1.0	1.0	0.0
State and local	292	302	309	288	270	-18	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
State and local education	151	140	143	142	130	-12	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	141	162	165	146	140	-6	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.4	-0.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	762	775	868	929	777	-152	2.7	2.7	3.1	3.3	2.7	-0.6
South	2,111	2,059	2,092	2,003	2,166	163	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.6	0.3
Midwest	1,134	1,182	1,193	1,177	1,069	-108	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.2	-0.3
West	1,218	1,199	1,099	1,222	1,042	-180	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.3	2.8	-0.5
Footnotes (1) The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month. (2) The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates 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)
	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
Total	5,170	5,038	5,260	5,337	5,072	-265	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.2	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,855	4,715	4,930	5,002	4,731	-271	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Mining and logging	21	18	21	24	25	1	3.4	2.9	3.4	3.9	4.1	0.2
Construction	313	287	296	327	324	-3	3.8	3.5	3.6	3.9	3.9	0.0
Manufacturing	300	278	301	308	286	-22	2.4	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.3	-0.1
Durable goods	166	157	162	184	162	-22	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Nondurable goods	135	122	139	125	124	-1	2.8	2.5	2.9	2.6	2.6	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,021	1,046	1,093	1,106	1,104	-2	3.6	3.6	3.8	3.9	3.8	-0.1
Wholesale trade	169	141	121	141	168	27	2.8	2.3	2.0	2.3	2.8	0.5
Retail trade	570	609	631	666	658	-8	3.7	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.3	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	282	296	341	299	277	-22	3.9	4.1	4.7	4.2	3.8	-0.4
Information	81	83	88	85	70	-15	2.8	3.0	3.2	3.1	2.5	-0.6
Financial activities	218	201	187	180	167	-13	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Finance and insurance	151	136	128	130	106	-24	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.6	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	67	65	58	50	61	11	2.7	2.7	2.4	2.1	2.5	0.4
Professional and business services	1,059	943	1,031	1,021	901	-120	4.7	4.2	4.6	4.5	4.0	-0.5
Private education and health services	703	716	733	759	752	-7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	0.0
Private educational services	90	96	91	85	95	10	2.2	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.3	0.2
Health care and social assistance	613	621	643	674	657	-17	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.7	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	963	961	948	944	896	-48	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.3	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	173	164	145	170	154	-16	6.4	6.1	5.4	6.4	5.8	-0.6
Accommodation and food services	790	797	803	774	742	-32	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.4	5.2	-0.2
Other services	177	181	232	248	207	-41	2.9	3.0	3.8	4.1	3.4	-0.7
Government	314	323	331	336	341	5	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
Federal	35	32	31	30	31	1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
State and local	279	291	300	306	311	5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
State and local education	148	142	149	155	156	1	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	131	149	150	151	155	4	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	0.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	825	741	834	808	746	-62	2.9	2.6	2.9	2.9	2.6	-0.3
South	2,028	2,062	2,114	2,125	2,122	-3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.0
Midwest	1,121	1,078	1,140	1,125	1,206	81	3.4	3.2	3.4	3.4	3.6	0.2
West	1,195	1,157	1,173	1,280	999	-281	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.5	2.7	-0.8
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 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)
	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
Total	3,132	3,043	3,153	3,213	3,056	-157	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,954	2,845	2,969	3,022	2,866	-156	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Mining and logging	14	12	14	13	16	3	2.3	1.9	2.2	2.2	2.6	0.4
Construction	100	139	120	152	157	5	1.2	1.7	1.4	1.8	1.9	0.1
Manufacturing	174	168	184	191	180	-11	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Durable goods	100	93	108	113	109	-4	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Nondurable goods	74	75	76	79	72	-7	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.5	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	594	696	702	724	747	23	2.1	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.6	0.1
Wholesale trade	90	77	63	93	117	24	1.5	1.3	1.0	1.5	1.9	0.4
Retail trade	358	463	440	464	472	8	2.3	3.0	2.8	3.0	3.1	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	146	156	199	167	157	-10	2.0	2.2	2.8	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Information	36	26	32	28	26	-2	1.3	0.9	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.0
Financial activities	132	113	118	94	110	16	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.0	1.2	0.2
Finance and insurance	95	75	80	64	77	13	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.2	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	38	38	29	33	4	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.3	0.1
Professional and business services	591	436	493	478	401	-77	2.6	1.9	2.2	2.1	1.8	-0.3
Private education and health services	491	500	476	507	517	10	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.8	0.0
Private educational services	61	54	52	47	51	4	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	0.1
Health care and social assistance	430	447	424	461	466	5	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.9	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	720	637	664	654	576	-78	4.3	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.4	-0.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	55	63	66	64	74	10	2.1	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.8	0.4
Accommodation and food services	665	574	598	589	503	-86	4.7	4.0	4.2	4.1	3.5	-0.6
Other services	104	118	165	181	135	-46	1.7	2.0	2.7	3.0	2.2	-0.8
Government	178	198	184	190	190	0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	13	15	16	13	14	1	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.0
State and local	164	183	168	177	176	-1	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
State and local education	90	98	87	94	91	-3	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	74	85	81	83	85	2	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	437	361	399	436	414	-22	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
South	1,286	1,332	1,371	1,308	1,324	16	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	0.0
Midwest	673	659	704	658	772	114	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.3	0.3
West	735	692	679	811	546	-265	2.0	1.9	1.8	2.2	1.5	-0.7
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 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)
	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
Total	1,772	1,667	1,761	1,785	1,666	-119	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,696	1,596	1,676	1,700	1,582	-118	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Mining and logging	6	5	6	9	7	-2	1.0	0.8	1.0	1.5	1.2	-0.3
Construction	200	127	169	162	158	-4	2.4	1.5	2.0	1.9	1.9	0.0
Manufacturing	113	95	98	94	88	-6	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.0
Durable goods	58	54	43	55	44	-11	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Nondurable goods	54	41	56	40	44	4	1.1	0.9	1.2	0.8	0.9	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	366	278	327	325	290	-35	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Wholesale trade	72	56	47	46	46	0	1.2	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Retail trade	173	101	152	159	141	-18	1.1	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	121	121	128	120	104	-16	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.4	-0.3
Information	39	55	44	54	40	-14	1.4	2.0	1.6	2.0	1.4	-0.6
Financial activities	65	54	40	47	36	-11	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.4	-0.1
Finance and insurance	37	30	26	36	14	-22	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.2	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	24	14	12	21	9	1.1	1.0	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.4
Professional and business services	423	448	463	494	435	-59	1.9	2.0	2.1	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Private education and health services	192	186	212	185	182	-3	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	27	36	33	33	37	4	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1
Health care and social assistance	165	150	179	152	145	-7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	228	292	261	269	280	11	1.4	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.7	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	115	98	74	102	76	-26	4.3	3.7	2.7	3.8	2.8	-1.0
Accommodation and food services	113	194	187	167	204	37	0.8	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.4	0.2
Other services	65	56	55	60	66	6	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.1
Government	76	71	85	84	84	0	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
Federal	9	6	5	6	7	1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	66	65	80	78	78	0	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local education	35	30	39	36	35	-1	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	32	35	41	42	43	1	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	335	306	378	319	262	-57	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.1	0.9	-0.2
South	669	616	644	660	643	-17	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
Midwest	386	360	364	411	385	-26	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
West	382	385	376	394	377	-17	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	-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)
	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
Total	266	328	346	340	350	10	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	205	274	285	279	283	4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Mining and logging	1	1	1	1	2	1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
Construction	13	21	7	12	9	-3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Manufacturing	14	16	19	23	18	-5	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Durable goods	7	11	11	17	9	-8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Nondurable goods	6	6	8	6	9	3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	61	72	64	57	66	9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Wholesale trade	7	8	11	3	5	2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1
Retail trade	39	45	39	42	44	2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	15	19	14	12	16	4	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Information	7	1	11	3	3	0	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0
Financial activities	22	34	28	39	21	-18	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.2	-0.2
Finance and insurance	20	31	22	30	14	-16	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.2	-0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	3	7	10	7	-3	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Professional and business services	46	60	75	49	65	16	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1
Private education and health services	20	30	45	66	53	-13	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Private educational services	3	6	5	6	7	1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Health care and social assistance	18	24	40	61	46	-15	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	15	32	23	22	39	17	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2	3	4	4	4	0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Accommodation and food services	12	29	18	18	35	17	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Other services	7	7	12	7	7	0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Government	61	55	62	61	67	6	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	12	12	10	10	10	0	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local	48	43	52	51	57	6	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
State and local education	23	14	24	24	30	6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
State and local, excluding education	25	29	28	26	27	1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	53	75	57	53	69	16	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
South	73	114	99	156	155	-1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.0
Midwest	63	59	72	56	49	-7	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
West	78	80	118	75	76	1	0.2	0.2	0.3	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
	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,307	6,792	6,723	6,420	6,461	41	4.5	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.5	0.0
1 to 9 employees	1,204	1,491	1,428	1,384	1,430	46	5.3	6.3	6.1	5.9	5.7	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,977	1,965	1,975	1,812	1,968	156	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.1	4.4	0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,693	1,748	1,776	1,728	1,602	-126	3.9	4.1	4.2	3.9	3.8	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	804	831	839	788	729	-59	4.1	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.1	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	452	530	495	485	491	6	5.4	5.9	5.6	5.7	5.8	0.1
5,000 or more employees	176	226	211	223	241	18	4.1	4.8	5.0	5.1	5.3	0.2
HIRES
Total private	4,908	4,888	4,909	5,016	4,758	-258	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	826	707	630	659	700	41	3.8	3.2	2.9	3.0	3.0	0.0
10 to 49 employees	1,523	1,438	1,769	1,640	1,631	-9	3.7	3.4	4.2	3.9	3.9	0.0
50 to 249 employees	1,611	1,705	1,520	1,736	1,559	-177	3.8	4.2	3.7	4.1	3.9	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	615	652	655	626	540	-86	3.3	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.2	-0.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	266	291	253	262	248	-14	3.4	3.4	3.0	3.3	3.1	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	67	95	83	94	80	-14	1.6	2.1	2.1	2.3	1.9	-0.4
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,855	4,715	4,930	5,002	4,731	-271	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	700	692	645	668	563	-105	3.3	3.1	2.9	3.0	2.4	-0.6
10 to 49 employees	1,518	1,462	1,714	1,743	1,504	-239	3.7	3.5	4.0	4.2	3.6	-0.6
50 to 249 employees	1,646	1,599	1,595	1,629	1,727	98	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.3	0.4
250 to 999 employees	659	589	648	606	609	3	3.5	3.3	3.6	3.5	3.6	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	266	299	268	285	255	-30	3.4	3.5	3.2	3.6	3.2	-0.4
5,000 or more employees	67	75	60	69	73	4	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.7	0.0
QUITS
Total private	2,954	2,845	2,969	3,022	2,866	-156	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	353	401	371	311	286	-25	1.6	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.2	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	972	850	1,009	1,139	938	-201	2.4	2.0	2.4	2.7	2.2	-0.5
50 to 249 employees	1,044	1,030	1,013	1,011	1,099	88	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.7	0.3
250 to 999 employees	410	376	398	368	368	0	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	138	151	141	152	131	-21	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.9	1.6	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	37	37	37	41	44	3	0.9	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,696	1,596	1,676	1,700	1,582	-118	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	325	238	202	305	192	-113	1.5	1.1	0.9	1.4	0.8	-0.6
10 to 49 employees	459	525	628	506	470	-36	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.2	1.1	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	560	493	503	540	577	37	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	0.1
250 to 999 employees	216	182	220	214	214	0	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	114	129	106	115	110	-5	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
5,000 or more employees	22	28	16	20	20	0	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	205	274	285	279	283	4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	22	52	71	53	85	32	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2
10 to 49 employees	87	86	77	98	97	-1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	42	75	79	78	51	-27	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	33	31	31	24	27	3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	13	19	20	18	15	-3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	8	10	6	8	8	0	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)
	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
Total	7,586	6,948	7,738	4.6	4.2	4.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,742	6,131	6,869	4.7	4.3	4.8
Mining and logging	15	21	25	2.4	3.2	3.8
Construction	286	306	325	3.3	3.5	3.7
Manufacturing	449	492	608	3.4	3.7	4.6
Durable goods	263	341	448	3.2	4.1	5.4
Nondurable goods	186	150	160	3.7	3.0	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,223	1,292	1,406	4.1	4.3	4.7
Wholesale trade	196	170	252	3.1	2.7	4.0
Retail trade	663	733	825	4.1	4.5	5.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	364	390	330	4.9	5.2	4.4
Information	185	77	123	6.0	2.7	4.2
Financial activities	428	372	431	4.4	3.9	4.5
Finance and insurance	326	276	300	4.6	4.0	4.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	102	96	131	3.9	3.8	5.0
Professional and business services	1,291	1,087	1,153	5.4	4.6	4.8
Private education and health services	1,537	1,436	1,669	5.4	4.9	5.7
Private educational services	161	119	138	4.1	3.0	3.5
Health care and social assistance	1,376	1,317	1,530	5.6	5.2	6.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,030	753	817	5.5	4.1	4.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	121	125	95	3.8	4.0	3.1
Accommodation and food services	909	627	723	5.9	4.1	4.7
Other services	297	297	313	4.7	4.6	4.9
Government	844	817	870	3.6	3.4	3.8
Federal	138	114	110	4.5	4.1	3.9
State and local	706	703	759	3.5	3.3	3.8
State and local education	279	301	298	2.9	2.8	3.1
State and local, excluding education	427	401	461	4.1	3.8	4.4
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,349	1,249	1,242	4.6	4.2	4.2
South	2,958	2,693	2,764	4.7	4.3	4.4
Midwest	1,596	1,426	1,640	4.6	4.1	4.7
West	1,683	1,580	2,092	4.3	4.1	5.3
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.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
Total	5,739	6,139	5,513	3.6	3.8	3.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,361	5,757	5,179	3.9	4.2	3.8
Mining and logging	18	24	27	2.9	3.9	4.4
Construction	390	380	447	4.6	4.5	5.2
Manufacturing	333	408	322	2.6	3.2	2.5
Durable goods	184	252	195	2.3	3.2	2.5
Nondurable goods	148	156	127	3.1	3.3	2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,015	1,209	1,084	3.5	4.2	3.8
Wholesale trade	179	173	187	2.9	2.8	3.1
Retail trade	588	746	644	3.8	4.8	4.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	249	290	253	3.5	4.1	3.6
Information	79	86	73	2.7	3.1	2.6
Financial activities	256	192	174	2.8	2.1	1.9
Finance and insurance	181	137	104	2.7	2.0	1.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	75	55	70	3.0	2.2	2.8
Professional and business services	1,134	1,201	954	5.0	5.3	4.2
Private education and health services	935	898	912	3.4	3.2	3.3
Private educational services	117	126	131	3.1	3.3	3.5
Health care and social assistance	817	772	781	3.5	3.2	3.3
Leisure and hospitality	983	1,068	897	5.6	6.0	5.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	143	227	131	4.7	7.6	4.4
Accommodation and food services	840	841	766	5.8	5.7	5.2
Other services	218	292	289	3.6	4.8	4.7
Government	378	382	334	1.7	1.6	1.5
Federal	24	29	24	0.8	1.1	0.9
State and local	354	352	310	1.8	1.7	1.6
State and local education	197	131	166	2.1	1.2	1.8
State and local, excluding education	157	222	144	1.6	2.2	1.4
REGION(3)
Northeast	898	1,141	847	3.2	4.0	3.0
South	2,261	2,233	2,359	3.8	3.7	3.9
Midwest	1,210	1,397	1,146	3.6	4.2	3.4
West	1,371	1,367	1,161	3.7	3.7	3.1
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)
	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
Total	5,672	5,620	5,584	3.6	3.5	3.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,290	5,119	5,159	3.9	3.7	3.8
Mining and logging	21	24	26	3.5	3.9	4.3
Construction	364	296	382	4.3	3.5	4.5
Manufacturing	334	316	319	2.6	2.5	2.5
Durable goods	178	192	176	2.3	2.4	2.2
Nondurable goods	156	124	144	3.2	2.6	3.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,015	1,100	1,103	3.5	3.8	3.9
Wholesale trade	156	147	163	2.6	2.4	2.7
Retail trade	606	678	695	3.9	4.4	4.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	253	274	246	3.5	3.8	3.5
Information	86	92	72	3.0	3.3	2.6
Financial activities	241	171	184	2.6	1.9	2.0
Finance and insurance	163	125	114	2.4	1.9	1.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	78	46	70	3.1	1.9	2.8
Professional and business services	1,128	1,076	931	5.0	4.8	4.1
Private education and health services	835	848	888	3.1	3.1	3.2
Private educational services	124	140	131	3.3	3.6	3.5
Health care and social assistance	712	708	757	3.0	3.0	3.2
Leisure and hospitality	1,042	943	990	5.9	5.3	5.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	140	123	138	4.6	4.1	4.6
Accommodation and food services	901	820	852	6.2	5.6	5.8
Other services	224	254	263	3.7	4.2	4.3
Government	381	502	425	1.7	2.2	1.9
Federal	36	28	32	1.2	1.0	1.2
State and local	346	474	393	1.8	2.3	2.0
State and local education	206	327	226	2.2	3.1	2.4
State and local, excluding education	139	147	167	1.4	1.5	1.7
REGION(3)
Northeast	916	845	819	3.3	3.0	2.9
South	2,246	2,248	2,381	3.8	3.7	4.0
Midwest	1,169	1,191	1,251	3.5	3.5	3.7
West	1,341	1,336	1,134	3.6	3.6	3.1
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.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
Total	3,641	3,553	3,539	2.3	2.2	2.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,423	3,267	3,304	2.5	2.4	2.4
Mining and logging	16	14	18	2.6	2.4	3.0
Construction	134	161	198	1.6	1.9	2.3
Manufacturing	203	207	211	1.6	1.6	1.7
Durable goods	114	125	125	1.4	1.6	1.6
Nondurable goods	90	82	86	1.9	1.7	1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	626	760	783	2.2	2.6	2.7
Wholesale trade	79	98	114	1.3	1.6	1.9
Retail trade	400	488	514	2.6	3.2	3.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	148	174	155	2.1	2.4	2.2
Information	44	29	33	1.5	1.0	1.2
Financial activities	146	86	123	1.6	0.9	1.3
Finance and insurance	105	59	88	1.5	0.9	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	42	27	36	1.7	1.1	1.4
Professional and business services	692	542	471	3.1	2.4	2.1
Private education and health services	581	559	614	2.1	2.0	2.2
Private educational services	87	69	72	2.3	1.8	1.9
Health care and social assistance	494	490	542	2.1	2.1	2.3
Leisure and hospitality	857	718	707	4.9	4.1	4.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	74	69	94	2.4	2.3	3.1
Accommodation and food services	783	649	613	5.4	4.4	4.2
Other services	123	190	146	2.0	3.1	2.4
Government	218	286	235	1.0	1.2	1.1
Federal	14	13	14	0.5	0.5	0.5
State and local	205	273	221	1.1	1.3	1.1
State and local education	125	188	127	1.3	1.8	1.4
State and local, excluding education	80	85	93	0.8	0.8	0.9
REGION(3)
Northeast	514	477	476	1.8	1.7	1.7
South	1,497	1,469	1,535	2.5	2.4	2.6
Midwest	756	725	850	2.3	2.2	2.5
West	874	882	677	2.4	2.4	1.8
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)
	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
Total	1,734	1,669	1,652	1.1	1.0	1.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,656	1,562	1,564	1.2	1.1	1.1
Mining and logging	5	8	6	0.8	1.4	1.0
Construction	216	123	176	2.5	1.4	2.1
Manufacturing	115	84	88	0.9	0.7	0.7
Durable goods	56	50	40	0.7	0.6	0.5
Nondurable goods	59	34	48	1.2	0.7	1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	324	287	251	1.1	1.0	0.9
Wholesale trade	68	47	43	1.1	0.8	0.7
Retail trade	168	151	138	1.1	1.0	0.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	89	89	71	1.2	1.2	1.0
Information	36	61	36	1.2	2.2	1.3
Financial activities	76	42	43	0.8	0.5	0.5
Finance and insurance	41	34	15	0.6	0.5	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	34	8	28	1.4	0.3	1.1
Professional and business services	389	484	396	1.7	2.1	1.7
Private education and health services	231	215	213	0.9	0.8	0.8
Private educational services	33	61	49	0.9	1.6	1.3
Health care and social assistance	198	153	165	0.8	0.6	0.7
Leisure and hospitality	171	203	244	1.0	1.1	1.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	64	49	40	2.1	1.6	1.3
Accommodation and food services	106	154	204	0.7	1.0	1.4
Other services	94	56	112	1.5	0.9	1.8
Government	79	107	88	0.4	0.5	0.4
Federal	11	5	8	0.4	0.2	0.3
State and local	68	102	80	0.3	0.5	0.4
State and local education	38	70	36	0.4	0.7	0.4
State and local, excluding education	30	33	44	0.3	0.3	0.4
REGION(3)
Northeast	344	305	263	1.2	1.1	0.9
South	678	595	677	1.1	1.0	1.1
Midwest	340	401	345	1.0	1.2	1.0
West	372	369	366	1.0	1.0	1.0
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.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
Total	296	398	393	0.2	0.2	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	211	290	291	0.2	0.2	0.2
Mining and logging	1	1	2	0.1	0.2	0.3
Construction	14	12	9	0.2	0.1	0.1
Manufacturing	16	25	20	0.1	0.2	0.2
Durable goods	9	17	10	0.1	0.2	0.1
Nondurable goods	7	7	10	0.1	0.2	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	65	53	69	0.2	0.2	0.2
Wholesale trade	9	2	7	0.1	0.0	0.1
Retail trade	39	39	43	0.3	0.3	0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	17	11	19	0.2	0.2	0.3
Information	6	2	3	0.2	0.1	0.1
Financial activities	19	43	17	0.2	0.5	0.2
Finance and insurance	17	32	11	0.2	0.5	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	11	6	0.1	0.4	0.3
Professional and business services	47	49	65	0.2	0.2	0.3
Private education and health services	24	75	61	0.1	0.3	0.2
Private educational services	4	10	10	0.1	0.3	0.3
Health care and social assistance	20	65	51	0.1	0.3	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	14	22	39	0.1	0.1	0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2	5	4	0.1	0.2	0.1
Accommodation and food services	12	17	35	0.1	0.1	0.2
Other services	7	9	5	0.1	0.1	0.1
Government	84	109	102	0.4	0.5	0.5
Federal	11	10	10	0.4	0.4	0.4
State and local	73	99	92	0.4	0.5	0.5
State and local education	43	70	62	0.5	0.7	0.7
State and local, excluding education	30	29	30	0.3	0.3	0.3
REGION(3)
Northeast	56	62	79	0.2	0.2	0.3
South	72	185	169	0.1	0.3	0.3
Midwest	73	65	56	0.2	0.2	0.2
West	94	85	90	0.3	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
	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,742	6,131	6,869	4.7	4.3	4.8
1 to 9 employees	1,420	1,201	1,687	6.2	5.1	6.6
10 to 49 employees	2,132	1,748	2,121	4.9	4.0	4.7
50 to 249 employees	1,787	1,740	1,647	4.1	3.9	3.9
250 to 999 employees	805	782	717	4.1	4.3	4.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	431	450	468	5.2	5.3	5.5
5,000 or more employees	166	209	229	3.9	4.8	5.0
HIRES
Total private	5,361	5,757	5,179	3.9	4.2	3.8
1 to 9 employees	983	693	848	4.5	3.1	3.6
10 to 49 employees	1,653	1,936	1,782	4.0	4.6	4.2
50 to 249 employees	1,717	2,052	1,634	4.1	4.8	4.0
250 to 999 employees	640	708	561	3.4	4.0	3.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	288	258	262	3.6	3.2	3.3
5,000 or more employees	79	109	92	1.9	2.6	2.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,290	5,119	5,159	3.9	3.7	3.8
1 to 9 employees	857	672	689	4.0	3.0	2.9
10 to 49 employees	1,715	1,849	1,683	4.2	4.4	3.9
50 to 249 employees	1,720	1,660	1,851	4.1	3.9	4.6
250 to 999 employees	668	585	615	3.5	3.3	3.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	257	278	241	3.2	3.5	3.0
5,000 or more employees	72	76	79	1.8	1.8	1.8
QUITS
Total private	3,423	3,267	3,304	2.5	2.4	2.4
1 to 9 employees	453	370	359	2.1	1.7	1.5
10 to 49 employees	1,202	1,238	1,148	2.9	2.9	2.7
50 to 249 employees	1,138	1,082	1,212	2.7	2.6	3.0
250 to 999 employees	436	376	393	2.3	2.1	2.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	153	154	140	1.9	1.9	1.7
5,000 or more employees	41	46	51	1.0	1.1	1.2
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,656	1,562	1,564	1.2	1.1	1.1
1 to 9 employees	377	255	225	1.7	1.2	1.0
10 to 49 employees	423	494	437	1.0	1.2	1.0
50 to 249 employees	540	499	594	1.3	1.2	1.5
250 to 999 employees	202	186	198	1.1	1.1	1.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	90	106	89	1.1	1.3	1.1
5,000 or more employees	22	22	21	0.5	0.5	0.5
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	211	290	291	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	27	47	105	0.1	0.2	0.4
10 to 49 employees	90	116	97	0.2	0.3	0.2
50 to 249 employees	42	79	45	0.1	0.2	0.1
250 to 999 employees	29	22	24	0.2	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	14	18	12	0.2	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	9	8	7	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.