Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, June 3, 2025       USDL-25-0924
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                          JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – APRIL 2025

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.4 million in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor 
Statistics reported today. Over the month, both hires and total separations were little changed at 5.6 
million and 5.3 million, respectively. Within separations, quits (3.2 million) and layoffs and discharges 
(1.8 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 include all positions that 
are open on the last business day of the month. Hires and separations include all changes to the payroll 
during the entire month. 
        
Job Openings

The number and rate of job openings were little changed at 7.4 million and 4.4 percent, in April. The 
number of job openings decreased in accommodation and food services (-135,000) and in state and local 
government, education (-51,000). The number of job openings increased in arts, entertainment, and 
recreation (+43,000) and in mining and logging (+10,000). (See table 1.)

Hires

In April, the number and rate of hires were little changed at 5.6 million and 3.5 percent, respectively. 
The number of hires was little changed in all industries in April. (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 April was little changed at 5.3 million. The total separations rate 
remained unchanged at 3.3 percent. Total separations increased in federal government (+9,000).        
(See table 3.)

In April, the number and rate of quits were little changed at 3.2 million and 2.0 percent, respectively. 
The number of quits was down by 220,000 over the year. (See table 4.)

In April, the number and rate of layoffs and discharges were little changed at 1.8 million and             
1.1 percent, respectively. Layoffs and discharges increased in health care and social assistance (+52,000) 
but decreased in state and local government, excluding education (-14,000) and in federal government  
(-4,000). (See table 5.)

The number of other separations was little changed at 308,000 in April. (See table 6.)

Establishment Size Class

In April, 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.)

March 2025 Revisions

The number of job openings for March was revised up by 8,000 to 7.2 million, the number of hires was 
revised down by 7,000 to 5.4 million, and the number of total separations was revised up by 46,000 to 
5.2 million. Within separations, the number of quits was revised up by 12,000 to 3.3 million, and the 
number of layoffs and discharges was revised up by 32,000 to 1.6 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 May 2025 are scheduled to be 
released on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).