Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, September 30, 2025  USDL-25-1484
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                         JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – AUGUST 2025

The number of job openings was unchanged at 7.2 million in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 
reported today. Over the month, both hires and total separations were little changed at 5.1 million. 
Within separations, both 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 unchanged at 7.2 million and 4.3 percent, respectively, in 
August. The number of job openings decreased in construction (-115,000) and in federal government
(-61,000). (See table 1.)

Hires

In August, the number and rate of hires were little changed at 5.1 million and 3.2 percent, respectively. 
Hires were little changed in all industries. (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 August, the number and rate of total separations were little changed at 5.1 million and 3.2 percent, 
respectively. The number of total separations decreased in accommodation and food services (-113,000) 
and in arts, entertainment, and recreation (-48,000). Total separations increased in state and local 
government, excluding education (+27,000). (See table 3.)

In August, the number and rate of quits were little changed at 3.1 million and 1.9 percent, respectively. 
The number of quits decreased in accommodation and food services (-140,000) and in arts, 
entertainment, and recreation (-22,000). Quits increased in construction (+56,000). (See table 4.)

The number of layoffs and discharges in August was little changed at 1.7 million and the rate remained 
unchanged at 1.1 percent. Layoffs and discharges decreased in wholesale trade (-36,000) and in federal 
government (-4,000). (See table 5.)

The number of other separations was little changed at 295,000 in August. (See table 6.)

Establishment Size Class

In August, 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.)

July 2025 Revisions

The number of job openings for July was revised up by 27,000 to 7.2 million, the number of hires was 
revised down by 68,000 to 5.2 million, and the number of total separations was revised down by 68,000 
to 5.2 million. Within separations, the number of quits was revised down by 42,000 to 3.2 million, and 
the number of layoffs and discharges was revised down by 21,000 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 Survey estimates for September 2025 are scheduled to be 
released on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

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

Category	Job openings			Hires			Total separations
	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
LEVELS BY INDUSTRY (in thousands)
Total	7,649	7,208	7,227	5,230	5,240	5,126	5,170	5,221	5,111
Total private	6,638	6,401	6,457	4,862	4,918	4,805	4,853	4,907	4,781
Mining and logging	23	14	20	19	17	19	18	21	23
Construction	304	303	188	335	331	353	307	316	351
Manufacturing	467	438	409	302	301	305	334	306	313
Durable goods	298	262	259	167	170	171	196	171	181
Nondurable goods	169	176	150	134	131	134	138	135	132
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,097	1,096	1,149	971	1,017	926	965	1,026	946
Wholesale trade	174	194	191	141	162	119	133	176	127
Retail trade	559	548	603	552	583	572	567	582	580
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	364	353	355	278	272	235	265	268	239
Information	135	180	172	84	86	77	91	91	85
Financial activities	372	404	390	204	209	212	200	213	210
Finance and insurance	262	305	282	140	147	148	140	150	149
Real estate and rental and leasing	109	99	108	64	62	64	61	63	61
Professional and business services	1,332	1,274	1,235	1,010	1,032	1,015	1,078	1,059	1,076
Private education and health services	1,646	1,429	1,523	747	781	779	721	699	763
Private educational services	147	131	145	95	92	90	82	90	96
Health care and social assistance	1,499	1,297	1,378	652	689	689	638	609	667
Leisure and hospitality	971	995	1,092	959	948	917	892	979	817
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	127	115	106	160	150	169	149	180	132
Accommodation and food services	844	880	986	799	798	748	743	799	686
Other services	292	267	280	231	195	201	248	198	197
Government	1,011	807	770	368	321	321	317	315	331
Federal	148	138	77	35	24	24	32	34	35
State and local	863	668	693	333	297	297	285	280	296
State and local education	284	246	247	175	159	144	145	146	135
State and local, excluding education	579	423	446	158	138	153	140	134	161
RATES BY INDUSTRY (percent)
Total	4.6	4.3	4.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.2
Total private	4.7	4.5	4.5	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.5
Mining and logging	3.6	2.2	3.1	3.0	2.8	3.2	2.9	3.5	3.8
Construction	3.6	3.5	2.2	4.1	4.0	4.3	3.7	3.8	4.2
Manufacturing	3.5	3.3	3.1	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.4	2.5
Durable goods	3.6	3.2	3.2	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.2	2.3
Nondurable goods	3.4	3.5	3.0	2.8	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.4	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.3
Wholesale trade	2.8	3.1	3.0	2.3	2.6	1.9	2.2	2.9	2.1
Retail trade	3.5	3.4	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	4.8	4.6	4.6	3.8	3.7	3.2	3.6	3.6	3.3
Information	4.4	5.8	5.5	2.9	2.9	2.6	3.1	3.1	2.9
Financial activities	3.9	4.2	4.0	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.3	2.3
Finance and insurance	3.8	4.3	4.0	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	4.3	3.8	4.2	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4
Professional and business services	5.6	5.3	5.2	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.8	4.7	4.8
Private education and health services	5.8	5.0	5.3	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.5	2.8
Private educational services	3.6	3.2	3.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.4
Health care and social assistance	6.2	5.3	5.5	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.6	2.8
Leisure and hospitality	5.5	5.5	6.0	5.7	5.6	5.4	5.3	5.7	4.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4.6	4.1	3.8	6.1	5.5	6.2	5.7	6.7	4.8
Accommodation and food services	5.6	5.8	6.4	5.6	5.6	5.2	5.2	5.6	4.8
Other services	4.7	4.2	4.4	3.9	3.2	3.3	4.1	3.3	3.3
Government	4.1	3.3	3.2	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.4
Federal	4.7	4.5	2.6	1.2	0.8	0.8	1.1	1.2	1.2
State and local	4.1	3.1	3.2	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
State and local education	2.6	2.2	2.2	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2
State and local, excluding education	5.7	4.1	4.4	1.6	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.4	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)
	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
Total	7,649	7,712	7,357	7,208	7,227	19	4.6	4.6	4.4	4.3	4.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,638	6,876	6,536	6,401	6,457	56	4.7	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.5	0.0
Mining and logging	23	21	26	14	20	6	3.6	3.2	4.0	2.2	3.1	0.9
Construction	304	232	242	303	188	-115	3.6	2.7	2.8	3.5	2.2	-1.3
Manufacturing	467	425	396	438	409	-29	3.5	3.2	3.0	3.3	3.1	-0.2
Durable goods	298	296	243	262	259	-3	3.6	3.6	3.0	3.2	3.2	0.0
Nondurable goods	169	129	153	176	150	-26	3.4	2.6	3.1	3.5	3.0	-0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,097	951	1,102	1,096	1,149	53	3.7	3.2	3.7	3.6	3.8	0.2
Wholesale trade	174	158	145	194	191	-3	2.8	2.5	2.3	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Retail trade	559	466	629	548	603	55	3.5	2.9	3.9	3.4	3.7	0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	364	327	328	353	355	2	4.8	4.3	4.3	4.6	4.6	0.0
Information	135	177	189	180	172	-8	4.4	5.7	6.0	5.8	5.5	-0.3
Financial activities	372	490	366	404	390	-14	3.9	5.0	3.8	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Finance and insurance	262	388	273	305	282	-23	3.8	5.4	3.9	4.3	4.0	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	109	102	93	99	108	9	4.3	3.9	3.6	3.8	4.2	0.4
Professional and business services	1,332	1,302	1,365	1,274	1,235	-39	5.6	5.4	5.7	5.3	5.2	-0.1
Private education and health services	1,646	1,771	1,570	1,429	1,523	94	5.8	6.1	5.4	5.0	5.3	0.3
Private educational services	147	156	135	131	145	14	3.6	3.7	3.3	3.2	3.5	0.3
Health care and social assistance	1,499	1,615	1,435	1,297	1,378	81	6.2	6.5	5.8	5.3	5.5	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	971	1,199	1,034	995	1,092	97	5.5	6.6	5.7	5.5	6.0	0.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	127	137	170	115	106	-9	4.6	4.8	5.9	4.1	3.8	-0.3
Accommodation and food services	844	1,062	864	880	986	106	5.6	6.9	5.7	5.8	6.4	0.6
Other services	292	308	245	267	280	13	4.7	4.9	3.9	4.2	4.4	0.2
Government	1,011	836	821	807	770	-37	4.1	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Federal	148	94	117	138	77	-61	4.7	3.1	3.8	4.5	2.6	-1.9
State and local	863	742	704	668	693	25	4.1	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.2	0.1
State and local education	284	284	259	246	247	1	2.6	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.2	0.0
State and local, excluding education	579	459	445	423	446	23	5.7	4.5	4.3	4.1	4.4	0.3
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,353	1,465	1,361	1,271	1,205	-66	4.6	4.9	4.6	4.3	4.1	-0.2
South	3,114	3,150	2,890	2,782	2,868	86	5.0	5.0	4.6	4.4	4.6	0.2
Midwest	1,678	1,665	1,629	1,604	1,648	44	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.7	0.2
West	1,505	1,433	1,477	1,552	1,506	-46	3.9	3.7	3.8	4.0	3.9	-0.1
Footnotes (1) The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. (2) The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
Total	5,230	5,465	5,267	5,240	5,126	-114	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,862	5,109	4,935	4,918	4,805	-113	3.6	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Mining and logging	19	19	21	17	19	2	3.0	3.1	3.4	2.8	3.2	0.4
Construction	335	358	348	331	353	22	4.1	4.3	4.2	4.0	4.3	0.3
Manufacturing	302	279	293	301	305	4	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.4	0.0
Durable goods	167	160	172	170	171	1	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
Nondurable goods	134	119	121	131	134	3	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.7	2.8	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	971	1,000	1,041	1,017	926	-91	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Wholesale trade	141	136	132	162	119	-43	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.6	1.9	-0.7
Retail trade	552	575	587	583	572	-11	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.7	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	278	289	322	272	235	-37	3.8	3.9	4.4	3.7	3.2	-0.5
Information	84	84	99	86	77	-9	2.9	2.9	3.4	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Financial activities	204	220	205	209	212	3	2.2	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.3	0.0
Finance and insurance	140	144	135	147	148	1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.2	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	64	76	69	62	64	2	2.6	3.0	2.8	2.5	2.5	0.0
Professional and business services	1,010	1,069	1,010	1,032	1,015	-17	4.5	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Private education and health services	747	770	785	781	779	-2	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.8	0.0
Private educational services	95	91	81	92	90	-2	2.4	2.3	2.0	2.3	2.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	652	679	704	689	689	0	2.9	2.9	3.0	2.9	2.9	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	959	1,128	1,013	948	917	-31	5.7	6.6	5.9	5.6	5.4	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	160	205	165	150	169	19	6.1	7.6	6.1	5.5	6.2	0.7
Accommodation and food services	799	923	848	798	748	-50	5.6	6.4	5.9	5.6	5.2	-0.4
Other services	231	182	121	195	201	6	3.9	3.0	2.0	3.2	3.3	0.1
Government	368	356	331	321	321	0	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	35	24	23	24	24	0	1.2	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local	333	332	308	297	297	0	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local education	175	155	152	159	144	-15	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.3	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	158	177	156	138	153	15	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.4	1.6	0.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	868	900	854	793	819	26	3.1	3.2	3.0	2.8	2.9	0.1
South	2,178	2,057	2,071	2,091	1,994	-97	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Midwest	1,048	1,168	1,098	1,130	1,111	-19	3.1	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0
West	1,135	1,340	1,243	1,226	1,202	-24	3.1	3.6	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
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 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)
	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
Total	5,170	5,213	5,341	5,221	5,111	-110	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,853	4,860	5,016	4,907	4,781	-126	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Mining and logging	18	20	24	21	23	2	2.9	3.2	3.8	3.5	3.8	0.3
Construction	307	358	356	316	351	35	3.7	4.3	4.3	3.8	4.2	0.4
Manufacturing	334	283	315	306	313	7	2.6	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.5	0.1
Durable goods	196	160	185	171	181	10	2.5	2.0	2.3	2.2	2.3	0.1
Nondurable goods	138	123	130	135	132	-3	2.8	2.5	2.7	2.8	2.7	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	965	1,005	1,058	1,026	946	-80	3.3	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Wholesale trade	133	130	130	176	127	-49	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.9	2.1	-0.8
Retail trade	567	581	607	582	580	-2	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.7	3.7	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	265	294	321	268	239	-29	3.6	4.0	4.4	3.6	3.3	-0.3
Information	91	82	97	91	85	-6	3.1	2.8	3.3	3.1	2.9	-0.2
Financial activities	200	201	192	213	210	-3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.3	0.0
Finance and insurance	140	132	132	150	149	-1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.2	2.2	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	61	69	60	63	61	-2	2.5	2.7	2.4	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Professional and business services	1,078	1,000	1,016	1,059	1,076	17	4.8	4.4	4.5	4.7	4.8	0.1
Private education and health services	721	696	725	699	763	64	2.7	2.5	2.7	2.5	2.8	0.3
Private educational services	82	91	87	90	96	6	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.4	0.2
Health care and social assistance	638	605	638	609	667	58	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.8	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	892	1,027	1,056	979	817	-162	5.3	6.0	6.2	5.7	4.8	-0.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	149	176	164	180	132	-48	5.7	6.5	6.0	6.7	4.8	-1.9
Accommodation and food services	743	851	892	799	686	-113	5.2	5.9	6.2	5.6	4.8	-0.8
Other services	248	189	180	198	197	-1	4.1	3.1	3.0	3.3	3.3	0.0
Government	317	353	324	315	331	16	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
Federal	32	49	30	34	35	1	1.1	1.7	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
State and local	285	304	294	280	296	16	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local education	145	145	145	146	135	-11	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	140	159	150	134	161	27	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.6	0.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	829	826	839	839	864	25	3.0	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0
South	1,997	2,000	1,933	2,030	1,926	-104	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Midwest	1,173	1,149	1,219	1,114	1,124	10	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.3	3.3	0.0
West	1,171	1,239	1,350	1,238	1,198	-40	3.2	3.3	3.6	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Footnotes (1) The total separations level is the number of total separations during the entire month. (2) The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
Total	3,177	3,270	3,209	3,166	3,091	-75	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,000	3,083	3,026	2,984	2,908	-76	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Mining and logging	8	12	13	14	14	0	1.3	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.3	0.0
Construction	127	174	154	90	146	56	1.5	2.1	1.9	1.1	1.8	0.7
Manufacturing	210	148	175	175	172	-3	1.6	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Durable goods	128	82	109	103	101	-2	1.6	1.0	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
Nondurable goods	82	66	67	72	71	-1	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	607	652	675	611	610	-1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.1	2.1	0.0
Wholesale trade	75	81	70	94	82	-12	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.5	1.3	-0.2
Retail trade	398	412	419	375	398	23	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.4	2.6	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	134	159	186	142	130	-12	1.9	2.2	2.5	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Information	42	37	45	40	40	0	1.4	1.2	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.0
Financial activities	102	132	112	133	114	-19	1.1	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.2	-0.2
Finance and insurance	82	93	82	96	82	-14	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.2	-0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	40	30	37	32	-5	0.8	1.6	1.2	1.5	1.3	-0.2
Professional and business services	572	528	404	595	574	-21	2.5	2.3	1.8	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Private education and health services	507	504	514	492	557	65	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.8	2.0	0.2
Private educational services	48	59	59	60	57	-3	1.2	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	459	446	455	432	500	68	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.1	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	656	768	818	722	560	-162	3.9	4.5	4.8	4.2	3.3	-0.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	76	77	66	58	36	-22	2.9	2.9	2.4	2.2	1.3	-0.9
Accommodation and food services	580	691	752	664	524	-140	4.1	4.8	5.3	4.6	3.7	-0.9
Other services	169	128	116	112	122	10	2.8	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.0	0.1
Government	177	187	183	181	183	2	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Federal	16	19	14	14	18	4	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.1
State and local	161	168	169	168	165	-3	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local education	84	83	87	91	80	-11	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	77	85	82	77	85	8	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	482	473	479	444	390	-54	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.4	-0.2
South	1,263	1,319	1,198	1,299	1,292	-7	2.1	2.2	2.0	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Midwest	720	744	770	672	655	-17	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.0	1.9	-0.1
West	712	733	763	751	754	3	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Footnotes (1) The quits level is the number of quits during the entire month. (2) The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
Total	1,697	1,611	1,796	1,787	1,725	-62	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,615	1,521	1,717	1,711	1,644	-67	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Mining and logging	6	6	10	6	9	3	1.0	1.0	1.6	1.0	1.4	0.4
Construction	171	167	183	212	183	-29	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.6	2.2	-0.4
Manufacturing	99	111	112	116	121	5	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
Durable goods	50	62	58	60	66	6	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
Nondurable goods	49	49	54	56	55	-1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	315	309	328	353	290	-63	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Wholesale trade	52	43	54	74	38	-36	0.9	0.7	0.9	1.2	0.6	-0.6
Retail trade	146	149	162	169	149	-20	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	117	117	112	110	102	-8	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Information	46	35	46	43	38	-5	1.6	1.2	1.6	1.5	1.3	-0.2
Financial activities	83	47	58	58	72	14	0.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.2
Finance and insurance	46	23	32	35	44	9	0.7	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	25	26	23	28	5	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.1	0.2
Professional and business services	442	401	545	418	452	34	2.0	1.8	2.4	1.9	2.0	0.1
Private education and health services	174	168	165	184	180	-4	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	30	27	22	27	31	4	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.1
Health care and social assistance	144	141	143	156	149	-7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	212	220	217	242	234	-8	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	68	95	92	120	92	-28	2.6	3.5	3.4	4.4	3.4	-1.0
Accommodation and food services	144	125	125	122	142	20	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
Other services	65	56	54	77	66	-11	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Government	82	90	79	76	81	5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	6	7	5	10	6	-4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	-0.2
State and local	77	83	74	66	75	9	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
State and local education	38	41	32	33	29	-4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	39	42	42	33	46	13	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	292	305	290	341	412	71	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.5	0.3
South	628	538	622	659	558	-101	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Midwest	391	346	385	381	406	25	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
West	387	422	499	405	349	-56	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Footnotes (1) The layoffs and discharges level is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month. (2) The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
Total	295	332	335	269	295	26	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	237	256	273	212	228	16	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Mining and logging	3	1	1	1	0	-1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Construction	9	17	19	14	22	8	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
Manufacturing	25	24	28	15	20	5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Durable goods	19	16	19	8	14	6	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Nondurable goods	6	7	9	7	6	-1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	42	45	55	61	46	-15	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Wholesale trade	6	5	6	7	6	-1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Retail trade	22	21	26	38	32	-6	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	13	18	23	16	7	-9	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Information	3	11	6	8	7	-1	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1
Financial activities	15	21	21	21	25	4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
Finance and insurance	11	17	17	18	24	6	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	4	4	3	1	-2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.1
Professional and business services	64	71	67	46	51	5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
Private education and health services	40	24	46	23	25	2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Private educational services	4	5	5	3	8	5	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Health care and social assistance	36	19	40	20	17	-3	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	24	38	21	14	24	10	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4	3	6	2	4	2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Accommodation and food services	19	35	15	12	20	8	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Other services	14	5	10	9	9	0	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Government	58	76	62	57	67	10	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1
Federal	11	24	11	10	11	1	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local	47	52	51	47	56	9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
State and local education	22	21	25	23	26	3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local, excluding education	25	32	26	24	30	6	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1
REGION(3)
Northeast	54	48	69	55	62	7	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
South	106	143	113	72	76	4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Midwest	63	58	64	60	62	2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
West	72	84	89	82	95	13	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
Footnotes (1) The other separations level is the number of other separations during the entire month. (2) The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand and rates are rounded to the nearest tenth. Levels and rates may round down to zero. NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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

Establishment size class	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,638	6,876	6,536	6,401	6,457	56	4.7	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.5	0.0
1 to 9 employees	1,501	1,467	1,339	1,259	1,215	-44	6.5	6.3	5.8	5.5	5.4	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,927	1,959	1,976	2,027	1,987	-40	4.3	4.4	4.6	4.7	4.6	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,737	2,016	1,819	1,687	1,871	184	4.3	4.6	4.1	3.8	4.2	0.4
250 to 999 employees	822	775	765	793	771	-22	4.2	4.2	3.9	4.0	4.0	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	419	455	459	450	444	-6	4.8	5.5	5.3	5.3	5.3	0.0
5,000 or more employees	232	203	178	185	170	-15	4.8	4.7	4.2	4.3	3.9	-0.4
HIRES
Total private	4,862	5,109	4,935	4,918	4,805	-113	3.6	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.5	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	795	731	743	831	704	-127	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.8	3.3	-0.5
10 to 49 employees	1,542	1,667	1,614	1,529	1,612	83	3.6	3.9	3.9	3.7	3.9	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,473	1,746	1,648	1,613	1,583	-30	3.8	4.2	3.9	3.8	3.7	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	671	621	588	610	595	-15	3.5	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	298	271	272	266	242	-24	3.6	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.0	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	83	74	71	69	69	0	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	-0.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,853	4,860	5,016	4,907	4,781	-126	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.5	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	637	644	748	724	714	-10	2.9	3.0	3.5	3.3	3.4	0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,614	1,602	1,680	1,570	1,612	42	3.8	3.8	4.1	3.8	3.9	0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,489	1,677	1,651	1,646	1,540	-106	3.9	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.6	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	721	596	582	641	647	6	3.8	3.4	3.1	3.4	3.5	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	321	273	293	261	204	-57	3.9	3.5	3.6	3.2	2.6	-0.6
5,000 or more employees	71	68	62	65	64	-1	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.5	-0.1
QUITS
Total private	3,000	3,083	3,026	2,984	2,908	-76	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	335	414	431	373	349	-24	1.5	1.9	2.0	1.7	1.7	0.0
10 to 49 employees	1,066	1,009	1,058	1,021	1,047	26	2.5	2.4	2.6	2.5	2.5	0.0
50 to 249 employees	965	1,137	1,052	1,034	1,012	-22	2.5	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.4	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	425	337	314	385	351	-34	2.2	1.9	1.7	2.0	1.9	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	168	149	139	135	115	-20	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.4	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	42	37	33	36	34	-2	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,615	1,521	1,717	1,711	1,644	-67	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	283	176	276	329	312	-17	1.3	0.8	1.3	1.5	1.5	0.0
10 to 49 employees	457	485	504	454	472	18	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
50 to 249 employees	467	494	540	571	486	-85	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.1	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	265	237	242	222	276	54	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.5	0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	123	106	135	113	77	-36	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.0	-0.4
5,000 or more employees	20	23	21	21	21	0	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	237	256	273	212	228	16	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	20	55	42	21	54	33	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2
10 to 49 employees	91	109	118	95	92	-3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	56	45	59	41	42	1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
250 to 999 employees	30	22	26	34	21	-13	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	30	18	19	13	12	-1	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	9	8	9	8	9	1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Establishment size class data are produced for the total private sector only. NOTE: The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. The levels for hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations are the number of each during the entire month. The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings. The rates for hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations are the number of each during the entire month as percent of employment. NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
Total	7,651	7,779	7,235	4.6	4.7	4.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,625	6,933	6,459	4.7	4.8	4.5
Mining and logging	23	15	19	3.5	2.4	3.1
Construction	317	303	182	3.6	3.4	2.1
Manufacturing	474	465	413	3.6	3.5	3.1
Durable goods	298	274	256	3.6	3.3	3.1
Nondurable goods	176	191	157	3.5	3.8	3.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,157	1,261	1,244	3.9	4.2	4.1
Wholesale trade	168	204	186	2.6	3.2	2.9
Retail trade	643	677	705	4.0	4.2	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	346	379	354	4.6	5.0	4.7
Information	131	203	169	4.2	6.4	5.4
Financial activities	352	436	360	3.7	4.5	3.7
Finance and insurance	240	333	252	3.4	4.7	3.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	113	103	109	4.3	3.9	4.1
Professional and business services	1,350	1,349	1,235	5.6	5.6	5.2
Private education and health services	1,562	1,527	1,438	5.6	5.3	5.0
Private educational services	141	153	138	3.7	4.0	3.6
Health care and social assistance	1,421	1,374	1,300	5.9	5.5	5.3
Leisure and hospitality	952	1,083	1,101	5.2	5.7	5.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	123	114	93	4.1	3.6	3.0
Accommodation and food services	829	969	1,008	5.4	6.2	6.4
Other services	307	292	298	4.9	4.6	4.7
Government	1,026	846	775	4.3	3.6	3.3
Federal	156	139	81	4.9	4.5	2.7
State and local	869	707	695	4.3	3.5	3.4
State and local education	299	286	255	3.0	3.0	2.5
State and local, excluding education	571	421	440	5.5	4.0	4.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,360	1,377	1,197	4.6	4.6	4.1
South	3,139	3,019	2,909	5.0	4.8	4.6
Midwest	1,662	1,692	1,648	4.7	4.8	4.7
West	1,489	1,692	1,480	3.9	4.3	3.8
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)
	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
Total	5,862	5,758	5,654	3.7	3.6	3.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,206	5,374	5,107	3.8	3.9	3.7
Mining and logging	20	18	20	3.1	2.9	3.3
Construction	344	381	365	4.1	4.5	4.3
Manufacturing	327	344	328	2.5	2.7	2.6
Durable goods	173	190	172	2.2	2.4	2.2
Nondurable goods	153	154	156	3.1	3.2	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,004	1,027	936	3.5	3.5	3.2
Wholesale trade	136	181	111	2.2	2.9	1.8
Retail trade	593	595	606	3.8	3.8	3.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	275	251	219	3.8	3.5	3.0
Information	89	97	78	3.0	3.3	2.7
Financial activities	224	263	237	2.4	2.8	2.5
Finance and insurance	164	187	181	2.4	2.8	2.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	60	76	56	2.4	3.0	2.2
Professional and business services	1,007	1,117	1,008	4.4	4.9	4.5
Private education and health services	915	907	935	3.5	3.3	3.4
Private educational services	166	114	160	4.5	3.1	4.3
Health care and social assistance	749	793	775	3.3	3.4	3.3
Leisure and hospitality	1,044	1,006	1,001	6.0	5.7	5.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	131	135	138	4.5	4.4	4.6
Accommodation and food services	912	871	862	6.3	5.9	5.9
Other services	233	213	199	3.9	3.5	3.3
Government	655	384	547	2.9	1.7	2.4
Federal	36	24	25	1.2	0.8	0.9
State and local	619	360	522	3.2	1.9	2.6
State and local education	471	204	381	4.8	2.2	3.9
State and local, excluding education	148	156	141	1.5	1.5	1.4
REGION(3)
Northeast	913	923	855	3.3	3.3	3.0
South	2,525	2,241	2,288	4.2	3.7	3.8
Midwest	1,174	1,214	1,221	3.5	3.6	3.6
West	1,251	1,381	1,288	3.4	3.7	3.4
Footnotes (1) The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month. (2) The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
Total	6,231	5,722	6,171	3.9	3.6	3.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,749	5,343	5,668	4.2	3.9	4.1
Mining and logging	19	22	26	3.0	3.5	4.2
Construction	366	359	412	4.3	4.2	4.8
Manufacturing	411	339	380	3.2	2.6	3.0
Durable goods	249	181	226	3.1	2.3	2.9
Nondurable goods	163	158	155	3.3	3.2	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,101	1,033	1,057	3.8	3.6	3.7
Wholesale trade	152	163	141	2.5	2.6	2.3
Retail trade	676	618	689	4.4	4.0	4.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	273	253	227	3.8	3.5	3.1
Information	108	105	99	3.7	3.6	3.3
Financial activities	269	242	279	2.9	2.6	3.0
Finance and insurance	187	168	199	2.8	2.5	2.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	82	74	80	3.3	2.9	3.2
Professional and business services	1,133	1,119	1,151	5.0	4.9	5.1
Private education and health services	814	835	864	3.1	3.1	3.2
Private educational services	126	121	144	3.4	3.3	3.9
Health care and social assistance	688	714	720	3.0	3.1	3.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,221	1,053	1,152	7.0	5.9	6.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	254	147	244	8.7	4.8	8.2
Accommodation and food services	968	906	908	6.6	6.2	6.2
Other services	307	236	247	5.1	3.9	4.1
Government	483	380	503	2.1	1.7	2.2
Federal	37	37	40	1.2	1.3	1.4
State and local	446	342	463	2.3	1.8	2.3
State and local education	233	200	212	2.4	2.1	2.2
State and local, excluding education	213	142	251	2.2	1.4	2.5
REGION(3)
Northeast	1,014	924	1,077	3.6	3.3	3.8
South	2,383	2,260	2,279	4.0	3.8	3.8
Midwest	1,427	1,176	1,395	4.3	3.5	4.1
West	1,408	1,362	1,420	3.8	3.6	3.8
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)
	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
Total	4,037	3,666	3,914	2.6	2.3	2.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,778	3,451	3,648	2.8	2.5	2.7
Mining and logging	10	16	17	1.5	2.6	2.7
Construction	167	128	183	2.0	1.5	2.1
Manufacturing	273	204	224	2.1	1.6	1.8
Durable goods	169	115	134	2.1	1.5	1.7
Nondurable goods	104	89	91	2.1	1.8	1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	735	645	721	2.6	2.2	2.5
Wholesale trade	95	83	97	1.5	1.3	1.6
Retail trade	487	413	487	3.1	2.7	3.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	153	148	137	2.1	2.1	1.9
Information	53	53	52	1.8	1.8	1.8
Financial activities	146	152	153	1.6	1.6	1.6
Finance and insurance	115	108	113	1.7	1.6	1.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	31	44	40	1.2	1.7	1.6
Professional and business services	647	682	658	2.8	3.0	2.9
Private education and health services	585	578	649	2.2	2.1	2.4
Private educational services	68	83	78	1.8	2.2	2.1
Health care and social assistance	517	494	571	2.3	2.1	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	951	863	842	5.4	4.9	4.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	146	78	100	5.0	2.6	3.4
Accommodation and food services	805	785	742	5.5	5.3	5.0
Other services	211	131	150	3.5	2.1	2.5
Government	259	215	266	1.1	1.0	1.2
Federal	19	14	22	0.6	0.5	0.8
State and local	240	201	243	1.2	1.0	1.2
State and local education	139	120	128	1.4	1.3	1.3
State and local, excluding education	101	81	116	1.0	0.8	1.2
REGION(3)
Northeast	636	522	545	2.3	1.8	1.9
South	1,602	1,520	1,616	2.7	2.5	2.7
Midwest	931	752	839	2.8	2.2	2.5
West	869	871	914	2.3	2.3	2.4
Footnotes (1) The quits level is the number of quits during the entire month. (2) The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
Total	1,857	1,751	1,911	1.2	1.1	1.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,707	1,669	1,762	1.3	1.2	1.3
Mining and logging	6	5	9	1.0	0.8	1.4
Construction	186	217	201	2.2	2.6	2.4
Manufacturing	113	118	137	0.9	0.9	1.1
Durable goods	62	57	79	0.8	0.7	1.0
Nondurable goods	51	62	59	1.0	1.3	1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	318	322	282	1.1	1.1	1.0
Wholesale trade	50	70	37	0.8	1.1	0.6
Retail trade	162	164	163	1.0	1.1	1.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	106	87	82	1.5	1.2	1.1
Information	53	45	41	1.8	1.5	1.4
Financial activities	107	69	98	1.2	0.7	1.1
Finance and insurance	59	42	58	0.9	0.6	0.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	48	26	40	1.9	1.0	1.6
Professional and business services	418	388	439	1.8	1.7	1.9
Private education and health services	185	233	188	0.7	0.9	0.7
Private educational services	52	34	56	1.4	0.9	1.5
Health care and social assistance	132	199	132	0.6	0.9	0.6
Leisure and hospitality	242	176	282	1.4	1.0	1.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	101	67	138	3.5	2.2	4.6
Accommodation and food services	141	109	144	1.0	0.7	1.0
Other services	80	95	84	1.3	1.6	1.4
Government	150	82	150	0.7	0.4	0.7
Federal	6	13	6	0.2	0.4	0.2
State and local	144	69	144	0.7	0.4	0.7
State and local education	59	39	42	0.6	0.4	0.4
State and local, excluding education	85	31	102	0.9	0.3	1.0
REGION(3)
Northeast	318	344	459	1.1	1.2	1.6
South	651	666	572	1.1	1.1	1.0
Midwest	423	349	482	1.3	1.0	1.4
West	465	392	399	1.3	1.0	1.1
Footnotes (1) The layoffs and discharges level is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month. (2) The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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

Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
Total	337	306	345	0.2	0.2	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	263	223	258	0.2	0.2	0.2
Mining and logging	3	1	0	0.5	0.1	0.1
Construction	13	13	28	0.2	0.2	0.3
Manufacturing	25	17	19	0.2	0.1	0.1
Durable goods	18	9	13	0.2	0.1	0.2
Nondurable goods	7	7	5	0.1	0.2	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	48	67	55	0.2	0.2	0.2
Wholesale trade	7	9	7	0.1	0.1	0.1
Retail trade	27	40	40	0.2	0.3	0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	14	17	8	0.2	0.2	0.1
Information	3	7	6	0.1	0.2	0.2
Financial activities	16	21	28	0.2	0.2	0.3
Finance and insurance	12	17	28	0.2	0.3	0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	4	1	0.1	0.2	0.0
Professional and business services	68	49	54	0.3	0.2	0.2
Private education and health services	44	24	28	0.2	0.1	0.1
Private educational services	6	4	10	0.2	0.1	0.3
Health care and social assistance	39	20	17	0.2	0.1	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	28	14	28	0.2	0.1	0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	7	2	6	0.2	0.1	0.2
Accommodation and food services	21	12	23	0.1	0.1	0.2
Other services	16	11	12	0.3	0.2	0.2
Government	74	83	88	0.3	0.4	0.4
Federal	12	11	12	0.4	0.4	0.4
State and local	61	72	75	0.3	0.4	0.4
State and local education	35	42	43	0.4	0.4	0.4
State and local, excluding education	27	30	33	0.3	0.3	0.3
REGION(3)
Northeast	59	57	73	0.2	0.2	0.3
South	129	75	91	0.2	0.1	0.2
Midwest	73	74	75	0.2	0.2	0.2
West	75	100	107	0.2	0.3	0.3
Footnotes (1) The other separations level is the number of other separations during the entire month. (2) The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand and rates are rounded to the nearest tenth. Levels and rates may round down to zero. NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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

Establishment size class	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,625	6,933	6,459	4.7	4.8	4.5
1 to 9 employees	1,441	1,489	1,176	6.2	6.4	5.2
10 to 49 employees	1,923	2,209	1,987	4.3	5.1	4.5
50 to 249 employees	1,783	1,818	1,924	4.4	4.1	4.3
250 to 999 employees	838	810	777	4.2	4.1	4.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	401	423	423	4.6	5.0	5.0
5,000 or more employees	239	185	172	4.9	4.3	3.9
HIRES
Total private	5,206	5,374	5,107	3.8	3.9	3.7
1 to 9 employees	786	973	683	3.6	4.5	3.2
10 to 49 employees	1,669	1,674	1,747	3.9	4.0	4.2
50 to 249 employees	1,589	1,717	1,673	4.1	4.0	3.9
250 to 999 employees	746	636	669	3.9	3.3	3.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	318	289	253	3.8	3.6	3.2
5,000 or more employees	99	86	82	2.1	2.1	1.9
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,749	5,343	5,668	4.2	3.9	4.1
1 to 9 employees	682	887	779	3.1	4.1	3.7
10 to 49 employees	1,915	1,758	1,910	4.5	4.3	4.6
50 to 249 employees	1,861	1,721	1,892	4.8	4.1	4.4
250 to 999 employees	830	648	773	4.4	3.4	4.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	375	258	237	4.5	3.2	3.0
5,000 or more employees	85	71	78	1.9	1.7	1.8
QUITS
Total private	3,778	3,451	3,648	2.8	2.5	2.7
1 to 9 employees	416	479	418	1.9	2.2	2.0
10 to 49 employees	1,324	1,230	1,302	3.1	3.0	3.1
50 to 249 employees	1,260	1,135	1,293	3.2	2.7	3.0
250 to 999 employees	522	416	446	2.7	2.2	2.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	207	150	149	2.5	1.9	1.9
5,000 or more employees	49	40	41	1.1	1.0	1.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,707	1,669	1,762	1.3	1.2	1.3
1 to 9 employees	239	379	278	1.1	1.7	1.3
10 to 49 employees	499	428	517	1.2	1.0	1.2
50 to 249 employees	537	544	556	1.4	1.3	1.3
250 to 999 employees	274	202	305	1.4	1.1	1.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	130	94	76	1.6	1.2	1.0
5,000 or more employees	28	22	28	0.6	0.5	0.7
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	263	223	258	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	27	29	83	0.1	0.1	0.4
10 to 49 employees	92	100	90	0.2	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	64	42	43	0.2	0.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	34	30	22	0.2	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	37	14	12	0.4	0.2	0.1
5,000 or more employees	9	9	8	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.