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Job Openings and Labor Turnover, August 2026
Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on September 29, 2026.
August hires, little changed at 5.2 million, and the September hiring release date.
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… For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, September 29, 2026 USDL-26-1547 Technical information: (202) 691-5870 � JoltsInfo@bls.gov � www.bls.gov/jlt Media contact: (202) 691-5902 � PressOffice@bls.gov JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER � AUGUST 2026 The number of job openings was little changed at 7.1 million in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires changed little at 5.2 million, while total separations were unchanged at 5.1 million. Within separations, quits (3.1 million) were unchanged, while layoffs and discharges (1.6 million) were essentially 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 …
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- Payrolls rose by an estimated 29,000 in September, a change too small for the survey to tell from none · cited for August hires and the date of the September hiring release
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Timeline entries this record anchors: The rate decision, August inflation, and the hiring count already out.