Job Openings and Labor Turnover: June 2025

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The number of job openings was little changed at 7.4 million in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, both hires and total separations were little changed at 5.2 million and 5.1 million, respectively. Within separations, quits (3.1 million) were little changed while layoffs and discharges (1.6 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 decreased in accommodation and food services (-308,000), health care and social assistance (-244,000), and finance and insurance (-142,000). The number of job openings increased in retail trade (+190,000), information (+67,000), and state and local government education (+61,000). (See table 1.)

Hires

In June, the number and rate of hires were little changed at 5.2 million and 3.3 percent, respectively. The number of hires decreased in arts, entertainment, and recreation (-42,000). (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.

The number and rate of total separations in June were little changed at 5.1 million and 3.2 percent, respectively. Total separations decreased in state and local government education (-39,000) and in federal government (-20,000). (See table 3.)

In June, the number of quits was little changed at 3.1 million. The rate of quits remained unchanged at 2.0 percent. The number of quits decreased in professional and business services (-114,000), state and local government education (-20,000), and federal government (-5,000). (See table 4.)

The number and rate of layoffs and discharges in June were unchanged at 1.6 million and 1.0 percent, respectively. Layoffs and discharges decreased in arts, entertainment, and recreation (-35,000) and in state and local government education (-19,000). The number of layoffs and discharges increased in mining and logging (+5,000). (See table 5.)

The number of other separations was little changed at 314,000 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 2025 Revisions

The number of job openings for May was revised down by 57,000 to 7.7 million, the number of hires was revised down by 38,000 to 5.5 million, and the number of total separations was revised down by 29,000 to 5.2 million. Within separations, the number of quits was revised down by 23,000 to 3.3 million, and the number of layoffs and discharges was revised up by 10,000 to 1.6 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.)