Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, August 4, 2026     USDL-26-1289
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                             JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JUNE 2026

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.4 million in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 
reported today. Hires were unchanged at 5.3 million, while total separations changed little at 5.4 million. 
Within separations, quits (3.2 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.8 million) were unchanged.  

This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the 
total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by establishment size class. Job openings include all positions that 
are open on the last business day of the month. Hires and separations include all changes to the payroll 
during the entire month. 
   
Job Openings

The number and rate of job openings were little changed at 7.4 million and 4.4 percent, respectively, in 
June. The number of job openings increased in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+97,000) and 
in federal government (+39,000). Job openings decreased in wholesale trade (-74,000), nondurable 
goods manufacturing (-55,000), and mining and logging (-9,000). (See table 1.) 

Hires

The number of hires was unchanged at 5.3 million, while the rate changed little at 3.4 percent in June. 
Hires decreased in federal government (-6,000). (See table 2.)

Separations 

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

In June, the number and rate of total separations changed little at 5.4 million and 3.4 percent, 
respectively. Total separations changed little in all industries. (See table 3.) 

In June, the number and rate of quits were unchanged at 3.2 million and 2.0 percent, respectively. Quits 
decreased in federal government (-4,000). (See table 4.)

The number and rate of layoffs and discharges were unchanged at 1.8 million and 1.1 percent, 
respectively, in June. Layoffs and discharges changed little in all industries. (See table 5.)

The number of other separations was little changed at 353,000 in June. (See table 6.)

Establishment Size Class

In June, 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.)

May 2026 Revisions

The number of job openings for May was revised down by 57,000 to 7.5 million, the number of hires 
was revised up by 82,000 to 5.3 million, and the number of total separations was revised up by 159,000 
to 5.3 million. Within separations, the number of quits was revised up by 88,000 to 3.2 million, and the 
number of layoffs and discharges was revised up by 53,000 to 1.8 million. (Monthly revisions result 
from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published 
estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.)
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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover news release for July 2026 is scheduled to be published on 
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).