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Economic Data Brief |
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Labor market
Job Openings and Labor Turnover — May 2026
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| Job openings rose by 9,000 in May 2026 to 7,594, +284,000 from a year ago. Prior month: 7,585. Prior periods were revised in 13 series — figures below reflect that. | |
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Openings
7,594
▲ +9,000 m/m
· +284,000 y/y
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Quits
3,065
▲ +22,000 m/m
· −222,000 y/y
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Hires
5,170
▼ −45,000 m/m
· −158,000 y/y
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Layoffs
1,708
▲ +41,000 m/m
· +37,000 y/y
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| | Hold — data may be stale. The newest data available is May 2026, but the release calendar says July 2026 should be out by now. The agency may have slipped, or the source has not ingested it yet — this report covers May 2026. |
Revision check| REVISIONS DETECTED (13) — since first published. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures. | | Job openings rate · March 2026 | 4.1% | → | 4.2% | ▲ +0.1 pp | | Quits · February 2026 | 2,974 | → | 3,046 | ▲ +72,000 | | Quits · April 2026 | 2,977 | → | 3,043 | ▲ +66,000 | | Hires · April 2026 | 5,116 | → | 5,215 | ▲ +99,000 | | Layoffs and discharges · April 2026 | 1,692 | → | 1,667 | ▼ −25,000 | | Hires · February 2026 | 4,849 | → | 4,899 | ▲ +50,000 | | Layoffs and discharges · March 2026 | 1,867 | → | 1,884 | ▲ +17,000 | | Job openings · February 2026 | 6,882 | → | 6,922 | ▲ +40,000 | | Job openings · April 2026 | 7,618 | → | 7,585 | ▼ −33,000 | | Layoffs and discharges · February 2026 | 1,721 | → | 1,714 | ▼ −7,000 | | Quits · March 2026 | 3,171 | → | 3,160 | ▼ −11,000 | | Hires · March 2026 | 5,554 | → | 5,535 | ▼ −19,000 | | Job openings · March 2026 | 6,866 | → | 6,887 | ▲ +21,000 |
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Key figures| Headline → | May 2026 | April 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Job openingsREVISED thousands, SA | 7,594 | 7,585 | ▲ +9,000 | ▲ +0.1% | ▲ +284,000 | ▲ +3.9% | | | HiresREVISED | 5,170 | 5,215 | ▼ −45,000 | ▼ −0.9% | ▼ −158,000 | ▼ −3.0% | | | QuitsREVISED | 3,065 | 3,043 | ▲ +22,000 | ▲ +0.7% | ▼ −222,000 | ▼ −6.8% | | | Layoffs and dischargesREVISED | 1,708 | 1,667 | ▲ +41,000 | ▲ +2.5% | ▲ +37,000 | ▲ +2.2% | | | Quits rate | 1.9% | 1.9% | ▪ 0.0 pp | — | ▼ −0.2 pp | — | | | Job openings rateREVISED | 4.6% | 4.6% | ▪ 0.0 pp | — | ▲ +0.2 pp | — | | | Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
What stood out- Job openings: highest since May 2024 (24 months).
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Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-08-03 13:18 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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