JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JUNE 2026 - BLS
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.)
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