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The number of job openings was little changed from a month earlier at 7.2 million in March 2025, but was down by 901,000 over the year. Hires, at 5.4 million, were also little changed over the month. Total separations, which include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations, were little changed at 5.1 million.
Total nonfarm job openings, hires, and separations levels
Month
Job openings
Hires
Separations
Mar 2015
5,210,000
5,126,000
5,102,000
Apr 2015
5,598,000
5,196,000
4,944,000
May 2015
5,563,000
5,142,000
4,825,000
Jun 2015
5,248,000
5,125,000
4,978,000
Jul 2015
6,056,000
5,150,000
4,848,000
Aug 2015
5,467,000
5,163,000
5,032,000
Sep 2015
5,488,000
5,287,000
5,110,000
Oct 2015
5,773,000
5,338,000
5,032,000
Nov 2015
5,708,000
5,358,000
5,089,000
Dec 2015
5,845,000
5,540,000
5,225,000
Jan 2016
6,012,000
5,220,000
5,099,000
Feb 2016
5,770,000
5,470,000
5,265,000
Mar 2016
6,129,000
5,359,000
5,133,000
Apr 2016
5,803,000
5,294,000
5,110,000
May 2016
5,777,000
5,197,000
5,176,000
Jun 2016
5,742,000
5,281,000
5,118,000
Jul 2016
5,962,000
5,426,000
5,065,000
Aug 2016
5,677,000
5,327,000
5,204,000
Sep 2016
5,868,000
5,306,000
4,985,000
Oct 2016
5,591,000
5,210,000
5,125,000
Nov 2016
5,971,000
5,308,000
5,139,000
Dec 2016
5,964,000
5,343,000
5,071,000
Jan 2017
5,617,000
5,499,000
5,320,000
Feb 2017
5,923,000
5,350,000
5,176,000
Mar 2017
5,811,000
5,395,000
5,280,000
Apr 2017
6,091,000
5,272,000
5,091,000
May 2017
5,826,000
5,477,000
5,270,000
Jun 2017
6,305,000
5,635,000
5,463,000
Jul 2017
6,238,000
5,497,000
5,338,000
Aug 2017
6,276,000
5,519,000
5,334,000
Sep 2017
6,320,000
5,450,000
5,289,000
Oct 2017
6,408,000
5,581,000
5,397,000
Nov 2017
6,271,000
5,494,000
5,283,000
Dec 2017
6,336,000
5,421,000
5,249,000
Jan 2018
6,621,000
5,512,000
5,288,000
Feb 2018
6,552,000
5,624,000
5,319,000
Mar 2018
6,818,000
5,623,000
5,500,000
Apr 2018
6,877,000
5,590,000
5,441,000
May 2018
7,016,000
5,859,000
5,492,000
Jun 2018
7,230,000
5,760,000
5,566,000
Jul 2018
7,190,000
5,649,000
5,577,000
Aug 2018
7,208,000
5,815,000
5,543,000
Sep 2018
7,411,000
5,625,000
5,494,000
Oct 2018
7,304,000
5,907,000
5,602,000
Nov 2018
7,594,000
5,826,000
5,793,000
Dec 2018
7,489,000
5,768,000
5,554,000
Jan 2019
7,502,000
5,786,000
5,549,000
Feb 2019
7,066,000
5,704,000
5,653,000
Mar 2019
7,317,000
5,689,000
5,543,000
Apr 2019
7,272,000
6,016,000
5,777,000
May 2019
7,275,000
5,686,000
5,556,000
Jun 2019
7,194,000
5,801,000
5,574,000
Jul 2019
7,042,000
5,871,000
5,839,000
Aug 2019
7,178,000
5,900,000
5,657,000
Sep 2019
7,124,000
5,963,000
5,755,000
Oct 2019
7,289,000
5,781,000
5,631,000
Nov 2019
6,888,000
5,847,000
5,675,000
Dec 2019
6,699,000
5,951,000
5,771,000
Jan 2020
7,124,000
5,981,000
5,741,000
Feb 2020
6,966,000
5,990,000
5,764,000
Mar 2020
5,894,000
5,171,000
16,275,000
Apr 2020
4,606,000
4,029,000
11,531,000
May 2020
5,612,000
8,133,000
4,718,000
Jun 2020
6,129,000
7,477,000
5,176,000
Jul 2020
6,530,000
6,320,000
5,191,000
Aug 2020
6,429,000
6,004,000
4,813,000
Sep 2020
6,511,000
5,966,000
5,123,000
Oct 2020
6,798,000
6,091,000
5,356,000
Nov 2020
6,820,000
5,894,000
5,631,000
Dec 2020
6,773,000
5,577,000
5,601,000
Jan 2021
7,204,000
5,594,000
5,229,000
Feb 2021
7,752,000
5,772,000
5,381,000
Mar 2021
8,470,000
6,148,000
5,477,000
Apr 2021
9,356,000
6,216,000
5,693,000
May 2021
9,905,000
6,013,000
5,535,000
Jun 2021
10,298,000
6,606,000
5,681,000
Jul 2021
11,049,000
6,732,000
5,756,000
Aug 2021
10,956,000
6,390,000
5,833,000
Sep 2021
10,879,000
6,653,000
6,107,000
Oct 2021
11,341,000
6,652,000
5,808,000
Nov 2021
11,119,000
6,811,000
6,247,000
Dec 2021
11,417,000
6,596,000
6,144,000
Jan 2022
11,238,000
6,400,000
6,265,000
Feb 2022
11,661,000
6,806,000
6,081,000
Mar 2022
12,134,000
6,607,000
6,235,000
Apr 2022
11,881,000
6,614,000
6,140,000
May 2022
11,483,000
6,461,000
6,115,000
Jun 2022
11,256,000
6,510,000
5,991,000
Jul 2022
11,610,000
6,470,000
5,797,000
Aug 2022
10,148,000
6,443,000
6,181,000
Sep 2022
10,812,000
6,206,000
5,862,000
Oct 2022
10,488,000
6,104,000
5,753,000
Nov 2022
10,619,000
6,134,000
5,864,000
Dec 2022
10,876,000
6,113,000
6,029,000
Jan 2023
10,393,000
6,347,000
6,026,000
Feb 2023
9,846,000
6,020,000
5,770,000
Mar 2023
9,572,000
5,932,000
5,910,000
Apr 2023
9,992,000
5,954,000
5,612,000
May 2023
9,310,000
6,128,000
5,842,000
Jun 2023
9,191,000
5,930,000
5,668,000
Jul 2023
8,606,000
5,646,000
5,561,000
Aug 2023
9,287,000
5,824,000
5,661,000
Sep 2023
9,279,000
5,772,000
5,533,000
Oct 2023
8,550,000
5,700,000
5,513,000
Nov 2023
8,663,000
5,501,000
5,429,000
Dec 2023
8,585,000
5,614,000
5,342,000
Jan 2024
8,468,000
5,572,000
5,429,000
Feb 2024
8,445,000
5,664,000
5,476,000
Mar 2024
8,093,000
5,472,000
5,268,000
Apr 2024
7,619,000
5,584,000
5,388,000
May 2024
7,901,000
5,573,000
5,314,000
Jun 2024
7,412,000
5,088,000
5,064,000
Jul 2024
7,504,000
5,451,000
5,434,000
Aug 2024
7,649,000
5,230,000
5,170,000
Sep 2024
7,103,000
5,519,000
5,197,000
Oct 2024
7,615,000
5,350,000
5,285,000
Nov 2024
8,031,000
5,307,000
5,087,000
Dec 2024
7,508,000
5,374,000
5,082,000
Jan 2025
7,762,000
5,371,000
5,272,000
Feb 2025
7,480,000
5,370,000
5,316,000
Mar 2025
7,192,000
5,411,000
5,137,000
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted.
Among industries, there were 36,000 fewer job openings in federal government in March than a month earlier. Total separations decreased in federal government (−8,000), but increased in state and local government, excluding education (28,000). The number of hires was little changed in all industries in March.
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are seasonally adjusted. Job openings 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 — March 2025." We also have more charts showing job openings, hires, and separations data.
United States Department of Labor
