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Economic Data Brief |
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Labor market
Job Openings and Labor Turnover — August 2026
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| Job openings fell by 256,000 in August 2026 to 7,079, +160,000 from a year ago. Prior month: 7,335. Prior periods were revised in 4 series — figures below reflect that. | |
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Openings
7,079
▼ −256,000 m/m
· +160,000 y/y
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Quits
3,066
▼ −23,000 m/m
· −29,000 y/y
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Hires
5,192
▲ +46,000 m/m
· +47,000 y/y
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Layoffs
1,641
▼ −61,000 m/m
· −191,000 y/y
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| Revision check| REVISIONS DETECTED (4) — since last report. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures. | | Layoffs and discharges · July 2026 | 1,666 | → | 1,702 | ▲ +36,000 | | Hires · July 2026 | 5,054 | → | 5,146 | ▲ +92,000 | | Quits · July 2026 | 3,056 | → | 3,089 | ▲ +33,000 | | Job openings · July 2026 | 7,271 | → | 7,335 | ▲ +64,000 |
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Key figures| Headline → | August 2026 | July 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Job openingsREVISED thousands, SA | 7,079 | 7,335 | ▼ −256,000 | ▼ −3.5% | ▲ +160,000 | ▲ +2.3% | | | HiresREVISED | 5,192 | 5,146 | ▲ +46,000 | ▲ +0.9% | ▲ +47,000 | ▲ +0.9% | | | QuitsREVISED | 3,066 | 3,089 | ▼ −23,000 | ▼ −0.7% | ▼ −29,000 | ▼ −0.9% | | | Layoffs and dischargesREVISED | 1,641 | 1,702 | ▼ −61,000 | ▼ −3.6% | ▼ −191,000 | ▼ −10.4% | | | Quits rate | 1.9% | 1.9% | ▪ 0.0 pp | — | ▼ −0.1 pp | — | | | Job openings rate | 4.3% | 4.4% | ▼ −0.1 pp | — | ▲ +0.1 pp | — | | | Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
What stood out- Layoffs and discharges: −191,000 over the past year — the steepest 12-month decline since March 2024.
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Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-09-29 17:59 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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