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The number of total nonfarm job openings was unchanged at 7.2 million in August 2025. Over the month, nonfarm hires and separations were little changed at 5.1 million each. Within separations, both quits (3.1 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.7 million) were little changed.
Job openings, hires, and separations levels, seasonally adjusted
Month
Total nonfarm job openings
Total nonfarm hires
Total nonfarm separations
Total private job openings
Total private hires
Total private separations
Government job openings
Government hires
Government separations
Aug 2015
5,467,000
5,163,000
5,032,000
4,973,000
4,822,000
4,708,000
494,000
341,000
324,000
Sep 2015
5,488,000
5,287,000
5,110,000
5,018,000
4,964,000
4,774,000
470,000
323,000
335,000
Oct 2015
5,773,000
5,338,000
5,032,000
5,246,000
4,978,000
4,688,000
527,000
360,000
344,000
Nov 2015
5,708,000
5,358,000
5,089,000
5,185,000
5,007,000
4,759,000
523,000
352,000
331,000
Dec 2015
5,845,000
5,540,000
5,225,000
5,304,000
5,168,000
4,878,000
541,000
371,000
347,000
Jan 2016
6,012,000
5,220,000
5,099,000
5,497,000
4,867,000
4,762,000
515,000
353,000
337,000
Feb 2016
5,770,000
5,470,000
5,265,000
5,282,000
5,126,000
4,940,000
488,000
344,000
325,000
Mar 2016
6,129,000
5,359,000
5,133,000
5,633,000
4,995,000
4,807,000
496,000
364,000
326,000
Apr 2016
5,803,000
5,294,000
5,110,000
5,301,000
4,952,000
4,777,000
502,000
342,000
333,000
May 2016
5,777,000
5,197,000
5,176,000
5,239,000
4,838,000
4,826,000
538,000
359,000
350,000
Jun 2016
5,742,000
5,281,000
5,118,000
5,262,000
4,929,000
4,714,000
479,000
353,000
404,000
Jul 2016
5,962,000
5,426,000
5,065,000
5,375,000
5,021,000
4,783,000
587,000
405,000
283,000
Aug 2016
5,677,000
5,327,000
5,204,000
5,166,000
4,977,000
4,816,000
511,000
351,000
388,000
Sep 2016
5,868,000
5,306,000
4,985,000
5,340,000
4,912,000
4,645,000
527,000
395,000
340,000
Oct 2016
5,591,000
5,210,000
5,125,000
5,107,000
4,895,000
4,783,000
484,000
315,000
342,000
Nov 2016
5,971,000
5,308,000
5,139,000
5,394,000
4,976,000
4,803,000
577,000
332,000
335,000
Dec 2016
5,964,000
5,343,000
5,071,000
5,404,000
5,011,000
4,768,000
560,000
332,000
303,000
Jan 2017
5,617,000
5,499,000
5,320,000
5,120,000
5,147,000
4,980,000
497,000
352,000
340,000
Feb 2017
5,923,000
5,350,000
5,176,000
5,418,000
5,004,000
4,816,000
505,000
346,000
360,000
Mar 2017
5,811,000
5,395,000
5,280,000
5,305,000
5,058,000
4,948,000
506,000
336,000
333,000
Apr 2017
6,091,000
5,272,000
5,091,000
5,547,000
4,937,000
4,756,000
543,000
335,000
336,000
May 2017
5,826,000
5,477,000
5,270,000
5,275,000
5,127,000
4,917,000
551,000
349,000
352,000
Jun 2017
6,305,000
5,635,000
5,463,000
5,731,000
5,295,000
5,130,000
574,000
339,000
333,000
Jul 2017
6,238,000
5,497,000
5,338,000
5,690,000
5,148,000
5,013,000
548,000
348,000
325,000
Aug 2017
6,276,000
5,519,000
5,334,000
5,774,000
5,210,000
4,980,000
503,000
309,000
354,000
Sep 2017
6,320,000
5,450,000
5,289,000
5,757,000
5,095,000
4,955,000
563,000
355,000
335,000
Oct 2017
6,408,000
5,581,000
5,397,000
5,855,000
5,227,000
5,072,000
553,000
355,000
325,000
Nov 2017
6,271,000
5,494,000
5,283,000
5,736,000
5,125,000
4,941,000
535,000
370,000
341,000
Dec 2017
6,336,000
5,421,000
5,249,000
5,758,000
5,062,000
4,890,000
578,000
360,000
359,000
Jan 2018
6,621,000
5,512,000
5,288,000
6,029,000
5,185,000
4,953,000
591,000
327,000
336,000
Feb 2018
6,552,000
5,624,000
5,319,000
5,956,000
5,271,000
4,984,000
596,000
353,000
335,000
Mar 2018
6,818,000
5,623,000
5,500,000
6,191,000
5,282,000
5,153,000
628,000
340,000
347,000
Apr 2018
6,877,000
5,590,000
5,441,000
6,284,000
5,240,000
5,098,000
593,000
350,000
343,000
May 2018
7,016,000
5,859,000
5,492,000
6,420,000
5,504,000
5,152,000
596,000
354,000
340,000
Jun 2018
7,230,000
5,760,000
5,566,000
6,584,000
5,373,000
5,215,000
646,000
387,000
352,000
Jul 2018
7,190,000
5,649,000
5,577,000
6,544,000
5,303,000
5,202,000
646,000
346,000
374,000
Aug 2018
7,208,000
5,815,000
5,543,000
6,483,000
5,426,000
5,214,000
725,000
389,000
329,000
Sep 2018
7,411,000
5,625,000
5,494,000
6,794,000
5,287,000
5,147,000
617,000
338,000
348,000
Oct 2018
7,304,000
5,907,000
5,602,000
6,688,000
5,562,000
5,246,000
616,000
346,000
356,000
Nov 2018
7,594,000
5,826,000
5,793,000
6,919,000
5,461,000
5,422,000
676,000
365,000
371,000
Dec 2018
7,489,000
5,768,000
5,554,000
6,809,000
5,400,000
5,220,000
680,000
368,000
334,000
Jan 2019
7,502,000
5,786,000
5,549,000
6,808,000
5,411,000
5,150,000
693,000
376,000
398,000
Feb 2019
7,066,000
5,704,000
5,653,000
6,380,000
5,345,000
5,286,000
687,000
359,000
368,000
Mar 2019
7,317,000
5,689,000
5,543,000
6,601,000
5,332,000
5,202,000
715,000
357,000
341,000
Apr 2019
7,272,000
6,016,000
5,777,000
6,537,000
5,644,000
5,429,000
735,000
372,000
348,000
May 2019
7,275,000
5,686,000
5,556,000
6,600,000
5,362,000
5,197,000
674,000
324,000
359,000
Jun 2019
7,194,000
5,801,000
5,574,000
6,449,000
5,434,000
5,254,000
745,000
367,000
320,000
Jul 2019
7,042,000
5,871,000
5,839,000
6,392,000
5,524,000
5,483,000
649,000
347,000
356,000
Aug 2019
7,178,000
5,900,000
5,657,000
6,431,000
5,488,000
5,322,000
747,000
412,000
334,000
Sep 2019
7,124,000
5,963,000
5,755,000
6,384,000
5,598,000
5,404,000
740,000
365,000
351,000
Oct 2019
7,289,000
5,781,000
5,631,000
6,504,000
5,411,000
5,264,000
785,000
370,000
367,000
Nov 2019
6,888,000
5,847,000
5,675,000
6,124,000
5,459,000
5,328,000
764,000
388,000
348,000
Dec 2019
6,699,000
5,951,000
5,771,000
5,951,000
5,589,000
5,413,000
748,000
362,000
358,000
Jan 2020
7,124,000
5,981,000
5,741,000
6,304,000
5,583,000
5,396,000
820,000
398,000
345,000
Feb 2020
6,966,000
5,990,000
5,764,000
6,194,000
5,584,000
5,421,000
771,000
406,000
342,000
Mar 2020
5,894,000
5,171,000
16,275,000
5,181,000
4,780,000
15,747,000
713,000
391,000
527,000
Apr 2020
4,606,000
4,029,000
11,531,000
3,955,000
3,805,000
11,021,000
651,000
224,000
510,000
May 2020
5,612,000
8,133,000
4,718,000
4,991,000
7,875,000
4,266,000
621,000
258,000
452,000
Jun 2020
6,129,000
7,477,000
5,176,000
5,464,000
7,212,000
4,723,000
665,000
266,000
453,000
Jul 2020
6,530,000
6,320,000
5,191,000
5,712,000
5,991,000
4,794,000
818,000
329,000
397,000
Aug 2020
6,429,000
6,004,000
4,813,000
5,722,000
5,466,000
4,429,000
707,000
538,000
383,000
Sep 2020
6,511,000
5,966,000
5,123,000
5,803,000
5,627,000
4,697,000
708,000
339,000
426,000
Oct 2020
6,798,000
6,091,000
5,356,000
6,066,000
5,745,000
4,815,000
732,000
346,000
541,000
Nov 2020
6,820,000
5,894,000
5,631,000
6,144,000
5,575,000
5,195,000
676,000
319,000
436,000
Dec 2020
6,773,000
5,577,000
5,601,000
6,109,000
5,254,000
5,268,000
664,000
323,000
333,000
Jan 2021
7,204,000
5,594,000
5,229,000
6,446,000
5,205,000
4,952,000
759,000
388,000
277,000
Feb 2021
7,752,000
5,772,000
5,381,000
7,057,000
5,468,000
5,057,000
695,000
304,000
324,000
Mar 2021
8,470,000
6,148,000
5,477,000
7,607,000
5,762,000
5,165,000
863,000
386,000
311,000
Apr 2021
9,356,000
6,216,000
5,693,000
8,390,000
5,862,000
5,375,000
966,000
355,000
318,000
May 2021
9,905,000
6,013,000
5,535,000
9,008,000
5,700,000
5,232,000
898,000
313,000
303,000
Jun 2021
10,298,000
6,606,000
5,681,000
9,363,000
6,202,000
5,377,000
935,000
404,000
303,000
Jul 2021
11,049,000
6,732,000
5,756,000
10,106,000
6,335,000
5,416,000
944,000
397,000
340,000
Aug 2021
10,956,000
6,390,000
5,833,000
10,100,000
6,017,000
5,506,000
856,000
373,000
327,000
Sep 2021
10,879,000
6,653,000
6,107,000
9,921,000
6,303,000
5,744,000
957,000
351,000
364,000
Oct 2021
11,341,000
6,652,000
5,808,000
10,361,000
6,278,000
5,404,000
980,000
374,000
404,000
Nov 2021
11,119,000
6,811,000
6,247,000
10,139,000
6,417,000
5,858,000
980,000
394,000
390,000
Dec 2021
11,417,000
6,596,000
6,144,000
10,327,000
6,209,000
5,773,000
1,090,000
387,000
371,000
Jan 2022
11,238,000
6,400,000
6,265,000
10,222,000
6,021,000
5,877,000
1,016,000
379,000
388,000
Feb 2022
11,661,000
6,806,000
6,081,000
10,600,000
6,412,000
5,669,000
1,061,000
394,000
411,000
Mar 2022
12,134,000
6,607,000
6,235,000
11,105,000
6,218,000
5,834,000
1,029,000
389,000
401,000
Apr 2022
11,881,000
6,614,000
6,140,000
10,815,000
6,222,000
5,775,000
1,066,000
392,000
365,000
May 2022
11,483,000
6,461,000
6,115,000
10,421,000
6,066,000
5,747,000
1,063,000
395,000
368,000
Jun 2022
11,256,000
6,510,000
5,991,000
10,272,000
6,091,000
5,594,000
984,000
419,000
398,000
Jul 2022
11,610,000
6,470,000
5,797,000
10,383,000
6,020,000
5,510,000
1,227,000
450,000
287,000
Aug 2022
10,148,000
6,443,000
6,181,000
9,195,000
6,049,000
5,785,000
954,000
394,000
395,000
Sep 2022
10,812,000
6,206,000
5,862,000
9,746,000
5,807,000
5,481,000
1,066,000
399,000
382,000
Oct 2022
10,488,000
6,104,000
5,753,000
9,497,000
5,712,000
5,399,000
991,000
392,000
354,000
Nov 2022
10,619,000
6,134,000
5,864,000
9,583,000
5,703,000
5,502,000
1,035,000
431,000
362,000
Dec 2022
10,876,000
6,113,000
6,029,000
9,849,000
5,706,000
5,641,000
1,027,000
407,000
388,000
Jan 2023
10,393,000
6,347,000
6,026,000
9,320,000
5,912,000
5,683,000
1,073,000
435,000
342,000
Feb 2023
9,846,000
6,020,000
5,770,000
8,836,000
5,643,000
5,438,000
1,010,000
376,000
332,000
Mar 2023
9,572,000
5,932,000
5,910,000
8,533,000
5,550,000
5,551,000
1,038,000
381,000
359,000
Apr 2023
9,992,000
5,954,000
5,612,000
8,927,000
5,569,000
5,269,000
1,064,000
385,000
343,000
May 2023
9,310,000
6,128,000
5,842,000
8,235,000
5,726,000
5,490,000
1,075,000
403,000
352,000
Jun 2023
9,191,000
5,930,000
5,668,000
8,057,000
5,528,000
5,346,000
1,134,000
402,000
322,000
Jul 2023
8,606,000
5,646,000
5,561,000
7,602,000
5,273,000
5,220,000
1,004,000
374,000
341,000
Aug 2023
9,287,000
5,824,000
5,661,000
8,237,000
5,436,000
5,327,000
1,050,000
389,000
334,000
Sep 2023
9,279,000
5,772,000
5,533,000
8,278,000
5,400,000
5,230,000
1,001,000
371,000
303,000
Oct 2023
8,550,000
5,700,000
5,513,000
7,582,000
5,313,000
5,206,000
969,000
387,000
307,000
Nov 2023
8,663,000
5,501,000
5,429,000
7,644,000
5,119,000
5,092,000
1,020,000
382,000
336,000
Dec 2023
8,585,000
5,614,000
5,342,000
7,604,000
5,212,000
4,980,000
981,000
402,000
362,000
Jan 2024
8,468,000
5,572,000
5,429,000
7,577,000
5,181,000
5,095,000
891,000
391,000
334,000
Feb 2024
8,445,000
5,664,000
5,476,000
7,521,000
5,277,000
5,146,000
924,000
388,000
330,000
Mar 2024
8,093,000
5,472,000
5,268,000
7,101,000
5,091,000
4,950,000
992,000
381,000
318,000
Apr 2024
7,619,000
5,584,000
5,388,000
6,764,000
5,229,000
5,025,000
855,000
355,000
364,000
May 2024
7,901,000
5,573,000
5,314,000
6,852,000
5,204,000
4,966,000
1,049,000
369,000
348,000
Jun 2024
7,412,000
5,088,000
5,064,000
6,455,000
4,756,000
4,749,000
957,000
332,000
315,000
Jul 2024
7,504,000
5,451,000
5,434,000
6,585,000
5,075,000
5,105,000
919,000
376,000
329,000
Aug 2024
7,649,000
5,230,000
5,170,000
6,638,000
4,862,000
4,853,000
1,011,000
368,000
317,000
Sep 2024
7,103,000
5,519,000
5,197,000
6,241,000
5,170,000
4,878,000
862,000
349,000
319,000
Oct 2024
7,615,000
5,350,000
5,285,000
6,715,000
4,987,000
4,975,000
900,000
362,000
310,000
Nov 2024
8,031,000
5,307,000
5,087,000
7,162,000
4,961,000
4,757,000
869,000
346,000
330,000
Dec 2024
7,508,000
5,374,000
5,082,000
6,634,000
4,998,000
4,731,000
874,000
375,000
351,000
Jan 2025
7,762,000
5,371,000
5,272,000
6,860,000
5,000,000
4,959,000
902,000
371,000
313,000
Feb 2025
7,480,000
5,370,000
5,316,000
6,588,000
5,020,000
4,966,000
892,000
350,000
350,000
Mar 2025
7,200,000
5,404,000
5,183,000
6,342,000
5,055,000
4,845,000
858,000
349,000
337,000
Apr 2025
7,395,000
5,615,000
5,313,000
6,562,000
5,259,000
4,981,000
833,000
357,000
333,000
May 2025
7,712,000
5,465,000
5,213,000
6,876,000
5,109,000
4,860,000
836,000
356,000
353,000
Jun 2025
7,357,000
5,267,000
5,341,000
6,536,000
4,935,000
5,016,000
821,000
331,000
324,000
Jul 2025
7,208,000
5,240,000
5,221,000
6,401,000
4,918,000
4,907,000
807,000
321,000
315,000
Aug 2025
7,227,000
5,126,000
5,111,000
6,457,000
4,805,000
4,781,000
770,000
321,000
331,000
The number of job openings decreased in construction (−115,000) and in federal government (−61,000). 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).
There were 6.5 million total private job openings in August, 4.8 million hires, and 4.8 million separations. There were 770,000 government job openings, 321,000 hires, and 331,000 separations.
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. 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. To learn more, see "Job Openings and Labor Turnover — August 2025." We also have more charts showing job openings, hires, and separations data.
United States Department of Labor
