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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, October 1, 2024    USDL-24-2050
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                                JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – AUGUST 2024

The number of job openings was little changed at 8.0 million on the last business day of August, the 
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires changed little at 5.3 million. Total 
separations changed little at 5.0 million. Within separations, quits (3.1 million) continued to trend down 
and layoffs and discharges (1.6 million) changed little. 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

The number of job openings was little changed at 8.0 million on the last business day of August but was 
down by 1.3 million over the year. The job openings rate, at 4.8 percent, changed little over the month. 
The number of job openings increased in construction (+138,000) and in state and local government, 
excluding education (+78,000). Job openings decreased in other services (-93,000). (See table 1.)

Hires

In August, the number and rate of hires changed little at 5.3 million and 3.3 percent, respectively.
(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.

The number of total separations in August changed little at 5.0 million. The total separations rate 
decreased to 3.1 percent. Total separations increased in professional and business services (+149,000) 
but decreased in accommodation and food services (-111,000) and in state and local government, 
excluding education (-25,000). (See table 3.)

In August, the number of quits trended down to 3.1 million (-159,000), while the quits rate, at 1.9 
percent, changed little. Quits decreased in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-45,000); arts, 
entertainment, and recreation (-18,000); and private educational services (-11,000). (See table 4.)

In August, the number and rate of layoffs and discharges changed little at 1.6 million and 1.0 percent, 
respectively. Layoffs and discharges decreased in health care and social assistance (-52,000). 
(See table 5.)

The number of other separations changed little at 304,000 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 2024 Revisions

The number of job openings for July was revised up by 38,000 to 7.7 million, the number of hires was 
revised down by 105,000 to 5.4 million, and the number of total separations was revised down by 
106,000 to 5.3 million. Within separations, the number of quits was revised down by 34,000 to 3.2 
million, and the number of layoffs and discharges was revised down by 49,000 to 1.7 million. (Monthly 
revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last 
published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.)
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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey estimates for September 2024 are scheduled to be 
released on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 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.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY
(in thousands)


Total

9,358 7,711 8,040 5,888 5,416 5,317 5,609 5,314 4,997

Total private

8,269 6,839 7,066 5,494 5,068 4,970 5,277 4,972 4,685

Mining and logging

28 23 25 25 18 18 24 18 17

Construction

386 232 370 374 359 338 349 321 310

Manufacturing

601 505 506 393 354 308 385 347 321

Durable goods

382 340 329 204 205 176 199 204 194

Nondurable goods

219 165 177 189 149 132 186 143 127

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,292 1,038 1,130 1,132 1,139 993 1,105 1,097 941

Wholesale trade

207 184 200 151 151 136 147 140 130

Retail trade

656 563 562 670 669 579 642 656 553

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

428 290 367 310 319 278 317 301 258

Information

158 129 140 66 78 72 67 92 81

Financial activities

585 442 390 213 231 219 211 234 200

Finance and insurance

446 311 270 142 161 157 138 167 142

Real estate and rental and leasing

140 131 120 71 70 63 72 68 59

Professional and business services

1,648 1,553 1,618 1,076 946 1,109 1,086 950 1,099

Private education and health services

1,993 1,624 1,606 907 832 803 812 779 692

Private educational services

155 159 143 94 87 96 85 98 87

Health care and social assistance

1,839 1,465 1,463 813 745 707 727 681 605

Leisure and hospitality

1,182 965 1,045 1,100 891 854 1,034 902 768

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

170 150 142 180 151 157 174 154 132

Accommodation and food services

1,012 815 903 920 740 696 861 747 636

Other services

396 329 236 207 221 257 204 233 256

Government

1,089 871 974 394 347 347 332 343 312

Federal

180 133 130 43 31 35 32 31 34

State and local

909 738 844 352 316 312 300 312 277

State and local education

359 246 275 190 162 156 150 155 146

State and local, excluding education

550 492 570 161 154 156 150 156 131




RATES BY INDUSTRY
(percent)


Total

5.6 4.6 4.8 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.1

Total private

5.8 4.8 5.0 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.5

Mining and logging

4.1 3.6 3.7 4.0 2.8 2.8 3.7 2.8 2.6

Construction

4.6 2.7 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.3 3.9 3.7

Manufacturing

4.4 3.8 3.8 3.0 2.7 2.4 3.0 2.7 2.5

Durable goods

4.5 4.0 3.9 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4

Nondurable goods

4.4 3.3 3.5 3.9 3.1 2.7 3.9 3.0 2.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

4.3 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.2

Wholesale trade

3.3 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.1

Retail trade

4.0 3.5 3.5 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.1 4.2 3.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

5.7 3.9 4.8 4.4 4.4 3.8 4.4 4.2 3.6

Information

5.0 4.1 4.5 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.2 3.1 2.7

Financial activities

6.0 4.6 4.0 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.2

Finance and insurance

6.2 4.4 3.8 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.5 2.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

5.3 5.0 4.6 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.3

Professional and business services

6.7 6.3 6.6 4.7 4.1 4.8 4.7 4.1 4.8

Private education and health services

7.3 5.8 5.7 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.6

Private educational services

3.9 4.0 3.6 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.2

Health care and social assistance

7.8 6.1 6.1 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.0 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

6.6 5.4 5.8 6.6 5.3 5.0 6.2 5.3 4.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

6.3 5.3 5.0 7.1 5.7 5.9 6.8 5.8 4.9

Accommodation and food services

6.7 5.4 5.9 6.5 5.2 4.9 6.1 5.2 4.4

Other services

6.3 5.3 3.8 3.5 3.7 4.3 3.5 3.9 4.3

Government

4.5 3.6 4.0 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3

Federal

5.8 4.3 4.1 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1

State and local

4.4 3.5 4.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4

State and local education

3.3 2.2 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4

State and local, excluding education

5.6 4.9 5.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.


Technical Note

This news release presents statistics from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The JOLTS 
program provides information on labor demand and turnover. Additional information about the JOLTS program can 
be found at www.bls.gov/jlt/. Estimates are published for job openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, other 
separations, and total separations. The JOLTS program covers all private nonfarm establishments, as well as civilian 
federal, state, and local government entities in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Starting with data for 
January 2023, industries are classified in accordance with the 2022 North American Industry Classification System.

Definitions

Employment. Employment includes persons on the payroll who worked or received pay for the pay period that 
includes the 12th day of the reference month. Full-time, part-time, permanent, short-term, seasonal, salaried, and 
hourly employees are included, as are employees on paid vacation or other paid leave. Proprietors or partners of 
unincorporated businesses, unpaid family workers, employees on strike for the entire pay period, and employees on 
leave without pay for the entire pay period are not counted as employed. Employees of temporary help agencies, 
employee leasing companies, outside contractors, and consultants are counted by their employer of record, not by 
the establishment where they are working. JOLTS does not publish employment estimates but uses the reported 
employment for validation of the other reported data elements.

Job Openings. Job openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of the reference month.

A job is open only if it meets all three of these conditions:
* A specific position exists, and there is work available for that position. The position can be full-time or 
part-time, and it can be permanent, short-term, or seasonal.
* The job could start within 30 days, whether or not the employer can find a suitable candidate during that 
time.
* The employer is actively recruiting workers from outside the establishment to fill the position. Active 
recruiting means that the establishment is taking steps to fill a position. It may include advertising in 
newspapers, on television, or on the radio; posting internet notices, posting “help wanted” signs, 
networking or making “word-of-mouth” announcements; accepting applications; interviewing candidates; 
contacting employment agencies; or soliciting employees at job fairs, state or local employment offices, or 
similar sources.

Excluded are positions open only to internal transfers, promotions or demotions, or recall from layoffs. Also 
excluded are openings for positions with start dates more than 30 days in the future; positions for which employees 
have been hired but have not yet reported for work; and positions to be filled by employees of temporary help 
agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The job openings rate is computed by 
dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings—that is, all filled and unfilled 
jobs—and multiplying that quotient by 100.

Hires. Hires include all additions to the payroll during the entire reference month, including newly hired and 
rehired employees; full-time and part-time employees; permanent, short-term, and seasonal employees; employees 
who were recalled to a job at the location following a layoff (formal suspension from pay status) lasting more than 7 
days; on-call or intermittent employees who returned to work after having been formally separated; workers who 
were hired and separated during the month, and transfers from other locations. Excluded are transfers or promotions 
within the reporting location, employees returning from strike, employees of temporary help agencies, employee 
leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of hires by 
employment and multiplying that quotient by 100.

Separations. Separations include all separations from the payroll during the entire reference month and is 
reported by type of separation: quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits include employees who 
left voluntarily, with the exception of retirements or transfers to other locations. Layoffs and discharges includes 
involuntary separations initiated by the employer, including layoffs with no intent to rehire; layoffs (formal 
suspensions from pay status) lasting or expected to last more than 7 days; discharges resulting from mergers, 
downsizing, or closings; firings or other discharges for cause; terminations of permanent or short-term employees; 
and terminations of seasonal employees (whether or not they are expected to return the next season). Other 
separations include retirements, transfers to other locations, separations due to employee disability, and deaths.
Excluded from separations measures are transfers within the same location; employees on strike; and employees of 
temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The separations rate is 
computed by dividing the number of separations by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. The quits, 
layoffs and discharges, and other separations rates are computed similarly.

Estimation Method

The JOLTS survey design is a stratified random sample of approximately 21,000 nonfarm business and 
government establishments. The sample is stratified by ownership, region, industry sector, and establishment size 
class.

The sampling frame is made up of establishments from two sources: the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program (QCEW) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). 
The QCEW database contains establishments that cover approximately 95 percent of nonfarm payroll jobs in the 
United States. This database is a compilation of administrative data from state unemployment insurance (UI) 
programs and federal government establishments covered by the Unemployment Compensation for Federal 
Employees (UCFE) program. A frame of railroad establishments is provided by the FRA. This is added to the 
QCEW database to complete the JOLTS sampling frame. 

The JOLTS estimation method involves the following processes: unit nonresponse adjustment, item 
nonresponse adjustment, monthly benchmarking and estimation, automatic outlier detection, birth and death model 
estimation, estimates review and outlier selection, alignment, seasonal adjustment, and variance estimates. 
Establishment size class levels are also produced. Detailed information about the estimation method can be found in 
the Handbook of Methods at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/jlt/home.htm.

Monthly benchmarking is the process through which the JOLTS weighted employment for each estimation cell 
is adjusted. JOLTS estimation cells are benchmarked monthly to the current employment level from the BLS 
Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The sampled weight is benchmarked to ensure that JOLTS weighted 
employment is equal to CES employment.

Birth/death model. The time lag from the start up, or birth, of an establishment until its appearance on the 
sampling frame is approximately one year. In addition, many new establishments fail within the first year, referred 
to as a death. Because new and short-lived universe establishments cannot be reflected in the sampling frame 
immediately, the JOLTS sample cannot capture job openings, hires, and separations from these establishments 
during their early existence. BLS has developed a birth/death model that uses establishment birth and death activity 
from previous years as collected by the QCEW and projects forward to the present using over-the-year change in the 
CES. The birth/death model also uses historical JOLTS data to calculate the amount of churn (meaning the rates of 
hires and separations) that exists in establishments of various sizes. The model then combines the calculated churn 
with the projected employment change to estimate the number of hires and separations that take place in these 
establishments that cannot be measured through sampling. The estimates of job openings, hires, and separations 
produced by the birth/death model are added to the sample-based estimates produced from the survey to arrive at the 
estimates for job openings, hires, and separations.

Alignment. The JOLTS figure for hires minus separations can be used to derive a measure of net employment 
change. This change should be comparable to the net employment change from the much larger CES survey. 
However, definitional differences between the two surveys, as well as sampling and nonsampling errors, historically 
caused JOLTS to diverge from CES over time. To limit the divergence and improve the quality of the JOLTS hires 
and separations series, BLS implemented the monthly alignment method. There are four steps to this method: 
seasonally adjust, align, back out the seasonal adjustment factors, and seasonally adjust again.

Seasonal adjustment. After alignment, the seasonal adjustment program (X-13ARIMA-SEATS) is used to 
seasonally adjust the JOLTS series. Each month, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology uses all relevant 
data, up to and including the current month, to calculate new seasonal adjustment factors. Moving averages are used 
as seasonal filters in seasonal adjustment. JOLTS seasonal adjustment includes both additive and multiplicative 
models, as well as regression with autocorrelated errors (REGARIMA) modeling, to improve the seasonal 
adjustment factors at the beginning and end of the series and to detect and adjust for outliers in the series. 

Annual estimates and benchmarking. The JOLTS estimates are revised annually with the issuance of data for 
January. Five years of data are subject to revision. The revised estimates incorporate: 1) benchmarks based on CES 
employment estimates newly benchmarked to QCEW, 2) revised seasonal adjustment factors, and 3) any needed 
special adjustments.

The JOLTS employment levels are ratio-adjusted to the CES employment levels, and the resulting ratios are 
applied to all JOLTS data elements.

The seasonally adjusted estimates are recalculated for the most recent 5 years to reflect updated seasonal 
adjustment factors. These annual updates result in revisions to both the seasonally adjusted and not seasonally 
adjusted JOLTS data series for the period since the last benchmark was established.

Annual levels for hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total separations are the sum of the 
12 published monthly levels.

Annual average levels for job openings are calculated by dividing the sum of the 12 published monthly levels 
by 12. 

Annual average rates for hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total separations are 
calculated by dividing the sum of the 12 monthly JOLTS published levels for each data element by the sum of the 12 
monthly CES published employment levels, and multiplying that quotient by 100.

Annual average rates for job openings are calculated by dividing the sum of the 12 monthly JOLTS published 
levels by the sum of the 12 monthly CES published employment levels plus the sum of the 12 monthly job openings 
levels, and multiplying that quotient by 100.

Reliability of the estimates

JOLTS estimates are subject to two types of error: sampling error and nonsampling error.

Sampling error can result when a sample, rather than an entire population, is surveyed. There is a chance that 
the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling 
error, varies with the sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. BLS 
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. This means that there is a 90-percent chance 
that the true population mean will fall into the interval created by the sample mean plus or minus 1.65 standard 
errors. Estimates of median standard errors are released monthly as part of the significant change tables on the 
JOLTS webpage. Standard errors are updated annually with the most recent 5 years of data. Sampling error 
estimates are available at www.bls.gov/jlt/jolts_median_standard_errors.htm.

Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to include a segment of the population, the 
inability to obtain data from all units in the sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide data on a 
timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, errors made in the collection or processing of the data, and errors from 
the employment benchmark data used in estimation. The JOLTS program uses quality control procedures to reduce 
nonsampling error in the survey’s design.

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Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)

Total

9,358 8,230 7,910 7,711 8,040 329 5.6 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.8 0.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

8,269 7,192 6,894 6,839 7,066 227 5.8 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.0 0.2

Mining and logging

28 26 22 23 25 2 4.1 4.0 3.3 3.6 3.7 0.1

Construction

386 366 299 232 370 138 4.6 4.3 3.5 2.7 4.3 1.6

Manufacturing

601 586 474 505 506 1 4.4 4.3 3.5 3.8 3.8 0.0

Durable goods

382 411 311 340 329 -11 4.5 4.8 3.7 4.0 3.9 -0.1

Nondurable goods

219 175 163 165 177 12 4.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.5 0.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,292 1,047 1,185 1,038 1,130 92 4.3 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.7 0.3

Wholesale trade

207 198 230 184 200 16 3.3 3.1 3.6 2.9 3.1 0.2

Retail trade

656 506 562 563 562 -1 4.0 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.5 0.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

428 344 392 290 367 77 5.7 4.6 5.2 3.9 4.8 0.9

Information

158 137 112 129 140 11 5.0 4.3 3.6 4.1 4.5 0.4

Financial activities

585 467 448 442 390 -52 6.0 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.0 -0.6

Finance and insurance

446 347 326 311 270 -41 6.2 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.8 -0.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

140 121 122 131 120 -11 5.3 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.6 -0.4

Professional and business services

1,648 1,512 1,339 1,553 1,618 65 6.7 6.2 5.5 6.3 6.6 0.3

Private education and health services

1,993 1,873 1,791 1,624 1,606 -18 7.3 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.7 -0.1

Private educational services

155 188 173 159 143 -16 3.9 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.6 -0.4

Health care and social assistance

1,839 1,685 1,618 1,465 1,463 -2 7.8 7.0 6.7 6.1 6.1 0.0

Leisure and hospitality

1,182 900 943 965 1,045 80 6.6 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.8 0.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

170 153 127 150 142 -8 6.3 5.5 4.6 5.3 5.0 -0.3

Accommodation and food services

1,012 746 816 815 903 88 6.7 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.9 0.5

Other services

396 278 280 329 236 -93 6.3 4.5 4.5 5.3 3.8 -1.5

Government

1,089 1,038 1,016 871 974 103 4.5 4.3 4.2 3.6 4.0 0.4

Federal

180 168 109 133 130 -3 5.8 5.3 3.5 4.3 4.1 -0.2

State and local

909 870 908 738 844 106 4.4 4.1 4.3 3.5 4.0 0.5

State and local education

359 266 271 246 275 29 3.3 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.5 0.3

State and local, excluding education

550 604 637 492 570 78 5.6 5.9 6.2 4.9 5.6 0.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

1,525 1,474 1,460 1,254 1,319 65 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.3 4.5 0.2

South

3,703 3,309 3,108 3,226 3,267 41 5.9 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.2 0.1

Midwest

2,048 1,738 1,685 1,626 1,758 132 5.8 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.9 0.3

West

2,081 1,709 1,657 1,605 1,697 92 5.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.4 0.3

Footnotes
(1) The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.
(2) The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings.
(3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.


Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)

Total

5,888 5,655 5,248 5,416 5,317 -99 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.3 -0.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,494 5,291 4,900 5,068 4,970 -98 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.7 0.0

Mining and logging

25 19 20 18 18 0 4.0 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.8 0.0

Construction

374 369 323 359 338 -21 4.6 4.5 3.9 4.4 4.1 -0.3

Manufacturing

393 354 336 354 308 -46 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.4 -0.3

Durable goods

204 213 190 205 176 -29 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.2 -0.3

Nondurable goods

189 141 146 149 132 -17 3.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.7 -0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,132 1,089 1,144 1,139 993 -146 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.4 -0.5

Wholesale trade

151 162 161 151 136 -15 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.2 -0.2

Retail trade

670 648 683 669 579 -90 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.3 3.7 -0.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

310 279 300 319 278 -41 4.4 3.9 4.2 4.4 3.8 -0.6

Information

66 91 79 78 72 -6 2.2 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.4 -0.2

Financial activities

213 226 225 231 219 -12 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4 -0.1

Finance and insurance

142 140 149 161 157 -4 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.3 -0.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

71 86 76 70 63 -7 2.9 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.5 -0.3

Professional and business services

1,076 1,089 962 946 1,109 163 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.1 4.8 0.7

Private education and health services

907 879 846 832 803 -29 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 -0.2

Private educational services

94 92 91 87 96 9 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 0.2

Health care and social assistance

813 787 756 745 707 -38 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.1 -0.2

Leisure and hospitality

1,100 960 767 891 854 -37 6.6 5.7 4.5 5.3 5.0 -0.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

180 171 141 151 157 6 7.1 6.4 5.3 5.7 5.9 0.2

Accommodation and food services

920 789 626 740 696 -44 6.5 5.5 4.4 5.2 4.9 -0.3

Other services

207 215 197 221 257 36 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.7 4.3 0.6

Government

394 365 347 347 347 0 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0

Federal

43 35 39 31 35 4 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.2

State and local

352 330 308 316 312 -4 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 -0.1

State and local education

190 165 152 162 156 -6 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 0.0

State and local, excluding education

161 165 156 154 156 2 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

939 828 865 920 886 -34 3.4 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.1 -0.2

South

2,561 2,315 2,096 2,057 2,264 207 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.8 0.3

Midwest

1,192 1,258 1,133 1,207 1,029 -178 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.0 -0.6

West

1,197 1,254 1,154 1,232 1,139 -93 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.1 -0.2

Footnotes
(1) The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month.
(2) The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment.
(3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.


Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)

Total

5,609 5,397 5,084 5,314 4,997 -317 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.1 -0.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,277 5,050 4,776 4,972 4,685 -287 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.5 -0.2

Mining and logging

24 21 20 18 17 -1 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.6 -0.2

Construction

349 354 282 321 310 -11 4.3 4.3 3.4 3.9 3.7 -0.2

Manufacturing

385 352 348 347 321 -26 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 -0.2

Durable goods

199 211 205 204 194 -10 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 -0.1

Nondurable goods

186 142 143 143 127 -16 3.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.6 -0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,105 1,075 1,125 1,097 941 -156 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.2 -0.6

Wholesale trade

147 155 159 140 130 -10 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.1 -0.2

Retail trade

642 651 691 656 553 -103 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.2 3.5 -0.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

317 269 276 301 258 -43 4.4 3.7 3.8 4.2 3.6 -0.6

Information

67 85 74 92 81 -11 2.2 2.8 2.5 3.1 2.7 -0.4

Financial activities

211 214 209 234 200 -34 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.2 -0.3

Finance and insurance

138 130 139 167 142 -25 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.1 -0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

72 84 70 68 59 -9 2.9 3.4 2.8 2.7 2.3 -0.4

Professional and business services

1,086 1,002 973 950 1,099 149 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.8 0.7

Private education and health services

812 813 720 779 692 -87 3.2 3.1 2.7 3.0 2.6 -0.4

Private educational services

85 97 90 98 87 -11 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.2 -0.3

Health care and social assistance

727 716 630 681 605 -76 3.4 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.7 -0.3

Leisure and hospitality

1,034 927 832 902 768 -134 6.2 5.5 4.9 5.3 4.5 -0.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

174 156 127 154 132 -22 6.8 5.9 4.8 5.8 4.9 -0.9

Accommodation and food services

861 771 706 747 636 -111 6.1 5.4 5.0 5.2 4.4 -0.8

Other services

204 207 193 233 256 23 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.3 0.4

Government

332 347 307 343 312 -31 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.3 -0.2

Federal

32 32 33 31 34 3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.1

State and local

300 315 274 312 277 -35 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.4 -0.1

State and local education

150 180 144 155 146 -9 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.0

State and local, excluding education

150 135 130 156 131 -25 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.4 -0.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

746 847 813 866 756 -110 2.7 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.7 -0.4

South

2,373 2,077 2,036 2,125 2,055 -70 4.0 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.5 -0.1

Midwest

1,240 1,123 1,036 1,106 1,082 -24 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.2 -0.1

West

1,250 1,350 1,198 1,217 1,103 -114 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.0 -0.3

Footnotes
(1) The total separations level is the number of total separations during the entire month.
(2) The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of employment.
(3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.


Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)

Total

3,595 3,403 3,214 3,243 3,084 -159 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 -0.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

3,390 3,192 3,048 3,056 2,909 -147 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.1 -0.2

Mining and logging

16 14 11 10 8 -2 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.6 1.2 -0.4

Construction

160 188 119 137 135 -2 2.0 2.3 1.4 1.7 1.6 -0.1

Manufacturing

226 214 202 222 202 -20 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 -0.1

Durable goods

108 129 124 129 130 1 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.0

Nondurable goods

118 86 79 93 72 -21 2.4 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.5 -0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

733 724 709 687 583 -104 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.0 -0.4

Wholesale trade

97 99 94 83 74 -9 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 -0.1

Retail trade

458 478 459 432 382 -50 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.4 -0.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

179 147 156 172 127 -45 2.5 2.0 2.2 2.4 1.8 -0.6

Information

24 48 36 49 39 -10 0.8 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.3 -0.3

Financial activities

138 117 142 127 115 -12 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.2 -0.2

Finance and insurance

93 72 98 91 93 2 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.4 0.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

46 46 44 36 21 -15 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.5 0.9 -0.6

Professional and business services

611 510 549 495 568 73 2.7 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.5 0.3

Private education and health services

582 594 531 543 517 -26 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.0 -0.1

Private educational services

50 59 54 62 51 -11 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.3 -0.3

Health care and social assistance

532 536 477 482 466 -16 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0

Leisure and hospitality

785 654 619 642 561 -81 4.7 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.3 -0.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

97 74 69 82 64 -18 3.8 2.8 2.6 3.1 2.4 -0.7

Accommodation and food services

688 580 551 560 497 -63 4.9 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.5 -0.4

Other services

116 128 129 144 181 37 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.4 3.1 0.7

Government

205 211 166 186 175 -11 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.0

Federal

17 15 15 15 17 2 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.1

State and local

189 195 151 171 158 -13 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.0

State and local education

84 122 79 90 91 1 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.1

State and local, excluding education

104 74 71 81 67 -14 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 -0.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

417 501 483 462 451 -11 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 0.0

South

1,641 1,384 1,360 1,426 1,297 -129 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.2 -0.2

Midwest

771 720 675 654 656 2 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 0.0

West

766 797 697 700 681 -19 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.8 -0.1

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.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)

Total

1,664 1,678 1,560 1,713 1,608 -105 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 -0.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

1,583 1,595 1,479 1,627 1,530 -97 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 -0.1

Mining and logging

7 6 7 6 7 1 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.2

Construction

176 150 145 175 164 -11 2.2 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.0 -0.1

Manufacturing

139 119 124 102 92 -10 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 -0.1

Durable goods

81 68 70 60 46 -14 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.6 -0.1

Nondurable goods

59 50 54 42 47 5 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

294 296 357 333 313 -20 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.0

Wholesale trade

31 50 49 50 51 1 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0

Retail trade

149 136 201 169 144 -25 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.1 0.9 -0.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

115 110 107 114 117 3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.0

Information

27 34 34 38 40 2 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.0

Financial activities

48 83 50 72 76 4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.0

Finance and insurance

27 49 27 46 43 -3 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.6 -0.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

21 34 23 26 33 7 0.9 1.4 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.3

Professional and business services

401 419 394 399 463 64 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 0.3

Private education and health services

190 174 150 185 134 -51 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 -0.2

Private educational services

32 32 31 30 30 0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0

Health care and social assistance

158 143 119 155 103 -52 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 -0.2

Leisure and hospitality

230 251 171 232 183 -49 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.4 1.1 -0.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

74 76 54 68 63 -5 2.9 2.9 2.1 2.5 2.4 -0.1

Accommodation and food services

157 175 116 164 120 -44 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.2 0.8 -0.4

Other services

72 61 46 85 59 -26 1.2 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.0 -0.4

Government

81 84 81 86 78 -8 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 -0.1

Federal

6 7 6 6 6 0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

State and local

76 77 75 80 72 -8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0

State and local education

45 40 43 37 33 -4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0

State and local, excluding education

31 37 32 43 39 -4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

247 289 273 346 254 -92 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.9 -0.3

South

597 575 560 577 640 63 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.1

Midwest

420 327 315 374 355 -19 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.0

West

401 488 412 416 359 -57 1.1 1.3 1.1 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)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)

Total

349 316 310 359 304 -55 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

303 263 249 288 246 -42 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

Mining and logging

1 2 2 2 2 0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1

Construction

14 15 18 9 11 2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0

Manufacturing

20 20 21 22 27 5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

Durable goods

10 13 12 14 18 4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0

Nondurable goods

10 6 9 8 9 1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

78 55 59 76 45 -31 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1

Wholesale trade

19 6 15 7 5 -2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0

Retail trade

35 37 31 54 27 -27 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

23 12 13 15 13 -2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

Information

17 3 4 4 3 -1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

Financial activities

24 14 17 35 10 -25 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 -0.3

Finance and insurance

19 9 14 30 5 -25 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 -0.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

6 5 3 5 4 -1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0

Professional and business services

74 72 30 56 68 12 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1

Private education and health services

40 44 38 51 41 -10 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0

Private educational services

3 7 5 7 5 -2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Health care and social assistance

37 37 33 45 36 -9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0

Leisure and hospitality

20 22 43 27 24 -3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3 6 4 4 5 1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0

Accommodation and food services

16 16 39 23 19 -4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Other services

16 18 17 5 17 12 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2

Government

46 53 61 70 58 -12 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.1

Federal

10 11 12 9 11 2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1

State and local

36 42 48 61 47 -14 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1

State and local education

21 19 22 29 22 -7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1

State and local, excluding education

15 24 27 32 25 -7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

82 57 57 58 52 -6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

South

135 119 117 122 119 -3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

Midwest

49 77 47 78 71 -7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0

West

84 65 89 100 62 -38 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1

Footnotes
(1) The other separations level is the number of other separations during the entire month.
(2) The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of employment.
(3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand and rates are rounded to the nearest tenth. Levels and rates may round down to zero.
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.


Table 7. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, seasonally adjusted
Establishment size class Levels (in thousands) Rates
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)

JOB OPENINGS

Total private

8,269 7,192 6,894 6,839 7,066 227 5.8 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.0 0.2

1 to 9 employees

1,661 1,581 1,497 1,520 1,565 45 7.2 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.3 -0.1

10 to 49 employees

2,197 2,174 2,051 1,913 2,116 203 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.8 0.5

50 to 249 employees

2,340 1,828 1,784 1,859 1,927 68 5.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.7 0.2

250 to 999 employees

1,168 846 846 873 821 -52 6.0 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.3 -0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

612 494 473 431 399 -32 6.8 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.0 -0.2

5,000 or more employees

291 270 243 244 238 -6 6.2 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0

HIRES

Total private

5,494 5,291 4,900 5,068 4,970 -98 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.7 0.0

1 to 9 employees

843 772 792 753 855 102 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.7 0.3

10 to 49 employees

1,645 1,869 1,650 1,697 1,517 -180 4.1 4.3 3.8 4.0 3.6 -0.4

50 to 249 employees

1,801 1,564 1,451 1,542 1,521 -21 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 0.0

250 to 999 employees

810 671 618 664 679 15 4.4 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.7 0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

314 318 294 319 306 -13 3.7 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.0 -0.1

5,000 or more employees

80 97 95 93 91 -2 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

Total private

5,277 5,050 4,776 4,972 4,685 -287 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.5 -0.2

1 to 9 employees

769 832 742 660 667 7 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.9 -0.1

10 to 49 employees

1,582 1,560 1,600 1,805 1,503 -302 3.9 3.6 3.7 4.3 3.6 -0.7

50 to 249 employees

1,715 1,573 1,455 1,420 1,473 53 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.7 0.1

250 to 999 employees

823 710 629 725 711 -14 4.5 4.1 3.4 3.8 3.9 0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

321 288 278 284 260 -24 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.4 -0.2

5,000 or more employees

67 88 73 77 70 -7 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.5 -0.2

QUITS

Total private

3,390 3,192 3,048 3,056 2,909 -147 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.1 -0.2

1 to 9 employees

467 457 465 295 388 93 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.3 1.7 0.4

10 to 49 employees

1,055 1,123 1,139 1,183 966 -217 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.3 -0.5

50 to 249 employees

1,175 1,004 902 969 959 -10 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.4 -0.1

250 to 999 employees

488 394 347 404 411 7 2.7 2.3 1.9 2.1 2.2 0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

161 168 152 159 144 -15 1.9 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.9 -0.1

5,000 or more employees

43 47 43 46 42 -4 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 -0.1

LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES

Total private

1,583 1,595 1,479 1,627 1,530 -97 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 -0.1

1 to 9 employees

198 299 231 312 253 -59 0.9 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.1 -0.3

10 to 49 employees

451 372 377 516 440 -76 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.0 -0.2

50 to 249 employees

479 499 488 388 450 62 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.1

250 to 999 employees

300 290 253 291 271 -20 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.5 0.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

139 104 109 96 97 1 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 0.1

5,000 or more employees

16 31 21 23 19 -4 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 -0.1

OTHER SEPARATIONS

Total private

303 263 249 288 246 -42 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

1 to 9 employees

104 77 46 52 27 -25 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1

10 to 49 employees

76 66 83 106 97 -9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

50 to 249 employees

61 70 65 63 64 1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

250 to 999 employees

34 25 29 30 30 0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

20 16 17 29 19 -10 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 -0.2

5,000 or more employees

8 10 10 8 10 2 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.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)

Total

9,400 8,378 8,095 5.7 5.0 4.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

8,301 7,429 7,103 5.8 5.2 5.0

Mining and logging

28 24 24 4.1 3.6 3.6

Construction

391 239 376 4.5 2.7 4.2

Manufacturing

623 523 520 4.6 3.9 3.9

Durable goods

391 351 335 4.6 4.1 4.0

Nondurable goods

232 172 185 4.6 3.4 3.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,326 1,199 1,168 4.4 4.0 3.9

Wholesale trade

208 188 191 3.3 2.9 3.0

Retail trade

711 707 617 4.4 4.3 3.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

407 304 359 5.5 4.1 4.8

Information

149 136 135 4.7 4.3 4.3

Financial activities

583 507 377 5.9 5.2 3.9

Finance and insurance

429 352 250 6.0 4.9 3.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

154 155 128 5.8 5.7 4.8

Professional and business services

1,659 1,613 1,686 6.7 6.5 6.8

Private education and health services

1,923 1,748 1,527 7.1 6.3 5.5

Private educational services

149 190 132 4.0 5.1 3.5

Health care and social assistance

1,774 1,557 1,394 7.6 6.5 5.8

Leisure and hospitality

1,196 1,072 1,049 6.5 5.7 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

165 151 134 5.5 4.8 4.4

Accommodation and food services

1,031 921 915 6.6 5.9 5.9

Other services

422 369 241 6.7 5.8 3.9

Government

1,099 948 992 4.8 4.1 4.2

Federal

189 135 134 6.0 4.3 4.3

State and local

910 813 858 4.6 4.1 4.2

State and local education

354 302 275 3.6 3.2 2.8

State and local, excluding education

556 511 583 5.5 4.9 5.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

1,534 1,397 1,319 5.2 4.7 4.5

South

3,736 3,463 3,274 6.0 5.5 5.2

Midwest

2,037 1,734 1,764 5.8 4.9 5.0

West

2,094 1,784 1,738 5.4 4.6 4.5

Footnotes
(1) The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.
(2) The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings.
(3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.


Table 9. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)

Total

6,616 5,958 5,829 4.2 3.8 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,899 5,534 5,235 4.4 4.1 3.8

Mining and logging

27 19 19 4.2 3.0 2.9

Construction

384 407 344 4.6 4.8 4.1

Manufacturing

432 404 331 3.3 3.1 2.5

Durable goods

218 229 183 2.7 2.8 2.3

Nondurable goods

215 175 147 4.4 3.6 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,223 1,162 1,041 4.3 4.0 3.6

Wholesale trade

152 162 134 2.5 2.6 2.2

Retail trade

756 701 630 4.9 4.5 4.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

315 299 277 4.5 4.2 3.9

Information

69 84 70 2.3 2.8 2.3

Financial activities

226 277 240 2.4 3.0 2.6

Finance and insurance

155 192 183 2.3 2.8 2.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

71 84 57 2.8 3.3 2.3

Professional and business services

1,069 1,031 1,107 4.7 4.5 4.8

Private education and health services

1,074 945 897 4.3 3.6 3.4

Private educational services

158 112 164 4.4 3.1 4.5

Health care and social assistance

916 834 734 4.2 3.7 3.2

Leisure and hospitality

1,186 954 925 6.9 5.4 5.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

144 148 124 5.1 4.9 4.3

Accommodation and food services

1,041 805 801 7.2 5.5 5.5

Other services

209 251 261 3.5 4.2 4.4

Government

717 424 594 3.3 1.9 2.6

Federal

43 32 34 1.5 1.1 1.1

State and local

674 392 560 3.5 2.1 2.9

State and local education

515 216 410 5.4 2.3 4.3

State and local, excluding education

159 176 151 1.7 1.8 1.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

959 1,087 904 3.5 3.9 3.2

South

2,955 2,196 2,577 5.0 3.7 4.3

Midwest

1,346 1,302 1,120 4.1 3.9 3.3

West

1,356 1,372 1,228 3.7 3.7 3.3

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.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)

Total

6,752 5,864 6,070 4.3 3.7 3.8

INDUSTRY

Total private

6,260 5,453 5,602 4.7 4.0 4.1

Mining and logging

27 17 18 4.2 2.7 2.8

Construction

398 358 358 4.8 4.2 4.2

Manufacturing

468 380 396 3.6 2.9 3.1

Durable goods

243 217 245 3.0 2.7 3.0

Nondurable goods

225 163 151 4.6 3.4 3.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,333 1,123 1,117 4.6 3.9 3.9

Wholesale trade

168 124 142 2.7 2.0 2.3

Retail trade

830 705 701 5.3 4.5 4.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

334 294 274 4.8 4.1 3.9

Information

80 102 93 2.6 3.4 3.1

Financial activities

281 261 286 3.0 2.8 3.1

Finance and insurance

191 181 208 2.8 2.7 3.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

91 80 78 3.6 3.1 3.1

Professional and business services

1,122 1,018 1,172 4.9 4.4 5.1

Private education and health services

926 922 788 3.7 3.5 3.0

Private educational services

139 129 136 3.9 3.6 3.8

Health care and social assistance

787 793 652 3.6 3.5 2.9

Leisure and hospitality

1,373 976 1,049 7.9 5.5 6.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

287 139 232 10.2 4.6 7.9

Accommodation and food services

1,086 837 817 7.5 5.7 5.6

Other services

251 297 325 4.3 5.0 5.4

Government

492 411 468 2.2 1.9 2.1

Federal

34 31 38 1.2 1.0 1.3

State and local

457 380 430 2.4 2.0 2.2

State and local education

242 208 229 2.5 2.3 2.4

State and local, excluding education

216 171 201 2.3 1.7 2.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

933 957 933 3.4 3.4 3.3

South

2,808 2,356 2,448 4.8 4.0 4.1

Midwest

1,480 1,207 1,343 4.5 3.6 4.0

West

1,531 1,345 1,346 4.2 3.6 3.6

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.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)

Total

4,517 3,723 3,930 2.9 2.4 2.5

INDUSTRY

Total private

4,225 3,504 3,669 3.1 2.6 2.7

Mining and logging

19 11 9 3.0 1.7 1.4

Construction

206 184 178 2.5 2.2 2.1

Manufacturing

287 252 259 2.2 1.9 2.0

Durable goods

138 141 169 1.7 1.7 2.1

Nondurable goods

149 112 90 3.1 2.3 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

944 741 742 3.3 2.6 2.6

Wholesale trade

122 71 90 2.0 1.1 1.5

Retail trade

612 484 503 3.9 3.1 3.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

210 186 149 3.0 2.6 2.1

Information

37 59 50 1.2 1.9 1.6

Financial activities

181 137 160 1.9 1.5 1.7

Finance and insurance

125 94 129 1.8 1.4 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

56 43 31 2.2 1.7 1.2

Professional and business services

675 570 645 2.9 2.5 2.8

Private education and health services

675 626 597 2.7 2.4 2.3

Private educational services

76 86 73 2.1 2.4 2.0

Health care and social assistance

599 540 524 2.8 2.4 2.3

Leisure and hospitality

1,063 745 805 6.1 4.2 4.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

165 99 127 5.9 3.3 4.3

Accommodation and food services

897 646 678 6.2 4.4 4.6

Other services

138 178 224 2.3 3.0 3.8

Government

292 219 261 1.3 1.0 1.2

Federal

19 16 19 0.6 0.5 0.6

State and local

273 203 242 1.4 1.1 1.2

State and local education

138 115 148 1.4 1.2 1.5

State and local, excluding education

135 88 94 1.4 0.9 1.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

554 541 592 2.0 1.9 2.1

South

2,032 1,620 1,610 3.5 2.7 2.7

Midwest

985 765 879 3.0 2.3 2.6

West

947 798 848 2.6 2.1 2.3

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.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)

Total

1,844 1,726 1,796 1.2 1.1 1.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

1,699 1,631 1,657 1.3 1.2 1.2

Mining and logging

7 5 7 1.0 0.7 1.1

Construction

177 165 168 2.1 1.9 2.0

Manufacturing

158 102 108 1.2 0.8 0.8

Durable goods

96 60 59 1.2 0.7 0.7

Nondurable goods

63 42 49 1.3 0.9 1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

301 304 325 1.0 1.0 1.1

Wholesale trade

26 45 46 0.4 0.7 0.7

Retail trade

174 166 167 1.1 1.1 1.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

101 92 112 1.4 1.3 1.6

Information

26 39 41 0.8 1.3 1.4

Financial activities

66 88 109 0.7 0.9 1.2

Finance and insurance

38 58 66 0.6 0.9 1.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

29 30 43 1.1 1.2 1.7

Professional and business services

370 379 448 1.6 1.6 1.9

Private education and health services

211 235 150 0.8 0.9 0.6

Private educational services

59 33 56 1.7 0.9 1.6

Health care and social assistance

151 202 94 0.7 0.9 0.4

Leisure and hospitality

287 203 217 1.7 1.1 1.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

117 36 97 4.2 1.2 3.3

Accommodation and food services

170 167 120 1.2 1.1 0.8

Other services

96 113 83 1.6 1.9 1.4

Government

145 95 139 0.7 0.4 0.6

Federal

5 6 6 0.2 0.2 0.2

State and local

140 89 133 0.7 0.5 0.7

State and local education

76 46 52 0.8 0.5 0.5

State and local, excluding education

64 43 81 0.7 0.4 0.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

290 355 281 1.0 1.3 1.0

South

616 608 696 1.1 1.0 1.2

Midwest

438 349 384 1.3 1.0 1.1

West

499 414 436 1.4 1.1 1.2

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.


Table 13. Other separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)

Total

391 415 345 0.3 0.3 0.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

336 318 277 0.3 0.2 0.2

Mining and logging

1 2 2 0.2 0.3 0.3

Construction

16 10 13 0.2 0.1 0.1

Manufacturing

22 25 29 0.2 0.2 0.2

Durable goods

9 16 17 0.1 0.2 0.2

Nondurable goods

13 9 12 0.3 0.2 0.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

88 78 50 0.3 0.3 0.2

Wholesale trade

20 8 5 0.3 0.1 0.1

Retail trade

44 54 32 0.3 0.3 0.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

24 15 13 0.3 0.2 0.2

Information

17 4 2 0.6 0.1 0.1

Financial activities

34 36 17 0.4 0.4 0.2

Finance and insurance

29 30 13 0.4 0.4 0.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

6 6 4 0.2 0.2 0.2

Professional and business services

77 69 79 0.3 0.3 0.3

Private education and health services

40 61 41 0.2 0.2 0.2

Private educational services

4 10 7 0.1 0.3 0.2

Health care and social assistance

36 51 34 0.2 0.2 0.2

Leisure and hospitality

23 28 27 0.1 0.2 0.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

5 4 8 0.2 0.1 0.3

Accommodation and food services

19 24 19 0.1 0.2 0.1

Other services

17 5 17 0.3 0.1 0.3

Government

55 97 68 0.2 0.4 0.3

Federal

10 9 13 0.4 0.3 0.4

State and local

44 88 55 0.2 0.5 0.3

State and local education

27 48 29 0.3 0.5 0.3

State and local, excluding education

17 40 26 0.2 0.4 0.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

89 62 60 0.3 0.2 0.2

South

162 127 143 0.3 0.2 0.2

Midwest

56 93 80 0.2 0.3 0.2

West

84 133 62 0.2 0.4 0.2

Footnotes
(1) The other separations level is the number of other separations during the entire month.
(2) The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of employment.
(3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand and rates are rounded to the nearest tenth. Levels and rates may round down to zero.
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.


Table 14. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, not seasonally adjusted
Establishment size class Levels (in thousands) Rates
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)

JOB OPENINGS

Total private

8,301 7,429 7,103 5.8 5.2 5.0

1 to 9 employees

1,571 1,781 1,496 6.8 7.3 6.1

10 to 49 employees

2,247 2,092 2,166 5.3 4.7 4.8

50 to 249 employees

2,418 1,995 2,018 5.6 4.8 4.8

250 to 999 employees

1,169 899 813 5.9 4.5 4.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

612 418 373 6.7 5.0 4.6

5,000 or more employees

284 245 237 6.1 5.0 4.9

HIRES

Total private

5,899 5,534 5,235 4.4 4.1 3.8

1 to 9 employees

806 868 815 3.7 3.9 3.5

10 to 49 employees

1,784 1,882 1,602 4.4 4.4 3.8

50 to 249 employees

1,998 1,639 1,650 4.9 4.1 4.2

250 to 999 employees

880 698 745 4.7 3.7 4.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

335 331 319 4.0 4.2 4.2

5,000 or more employees

96 117 103 2.2 2.5 2.2

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

Total private

6,260 5,453 5,602 4.7 4.0 4.1

1 to 9 employees

863 842 730 4.0 3.8 3.1

10 to 49 employees

1,909 2,006 1,787 4.7 4.7 4.2

50 to 249 employees

2,117 1,487 1,876 5.2 3.8 4.7

250 to 999 employees

930 747 827 5.0 3.9 4.5

1,000 to 4,999 employees

358 286 295 4.2 3.6 3.8

5,000 or more employees

84 85 88 1.9 1.8 1.9

QUITS

Total private

4,225 3,504 3,669 3.1 2.6 2.7

1 to 9 employees

564 406 474 2.6 1.8 2.0

10 to 49 employees

1,344 1,380 1,198 3.3 3.2 2.8

50 to 249 employees

1,482 1,056 1,256 3.6 2.7 3.2

250 to 999 employees

585 440 513 3.2 2.3 2.8

1,000 to 4,999 employees

198 170 178 2.3 2.2 2.3

5,000 or more employees

52 52 50 1.2 1.1 1.1

LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES

Total private

1,699 1,631 1,657 1.3 1.2 1.2

1 to 9 employees

168 367 219 0.8 1.6 0.9

10 to 49 employees

491 514 487 1.2 1.2 1.1

50 to 249 employees

566 366 544 1.4 0.9 1.4

250 to 999 employees

310 280 281 1.7 1.5 1.5

1,000 to 4,999 employees

139 80 96 1.6 1.0 1.3

5,000 or more employees

24 25 29 0.6 0.5 0.6

OTHER SEPARATIONS

Total private

336 318 277 0.3 0.2 0.2

1 to 9 employees

131 69 37 0.6 0.3 0.2

10 to 49 employees

74 113 102 0.2 0.3 0.2

50 to 249 employees

69 65 76 0.2 0.2 0.2

250 to 999 employees

35 28 33 0.2 0.1 0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

21 35 21 0.2 0.4 0.3

5,000 or more employees

7 8 9 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.


Last Modified Date: October 01, 2024