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Economic Data Brief |
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Labor market
Job Openings and Labor Turnover — July 2026
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| Job openings rose by 89,000 in July 2026 to 7,271, +182,000 from a year ago. Prior month: 7,182. Prior periods were revised in 5 series — figures below reflect that. | |
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Openings
7,271
▲ +89,000 m/m
· +182,000 y/y
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Quits
3,056
▼ −157,000 m/m
· −76,000 y/y
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Hires
5,054
▼ −278,000 m/m
· −171,000 y/y
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Layoffs
1,666
▼ −119,000 m/m
· −106,000 y/y
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| Revision check| REVISIONS DETECTED (5) — since last report. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures. | | Job openings · June 2026 | 7,359 | → | 7,182 | ▼ −177,000 | | Job openings rate · June 2026 | 4.4% | → | 4.3% | ▼ −0.1 pp | | Layoffs and discharges · June 2026 | 1,766 | → | 1,785 | ▲ +19,000 | | Quits · June 2026 | 3,232 | → | 3,213 | ▼ −19,000 | | Hires · June 2026 | 5,348 | → | 5,332 | ▼ −16,000 |
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Key figures| Headline → | July 2026 | June 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Job openingsREVISED thousands, SA | 7,271 | 7,182 | ▲ +89,000 | ▲ +1.2% | ▲ +182,000 | ▲ +2.6% | | | HiresREVISED | 5,054 | 5,332 | ▼ −278,000 | ▼ −5.2% | ▼ −171,000 | ▼ −3.3% | | | QuitsREVISED | 3,056 | 3,213 | ▼ −157,000 | ▼ −4.9% | ▼ −76,000 | ▼ −2.4% | | | Layoffs and dischargesREVISED | 1,666 | 1,785 | ▼ −119,000 | ▼ −6.7% | ▼ −106,000 | ▼ −6.0% | | | Quits rate | 1.9% | 2.0% | ▼ −0.1 pp | — | ▼ −0.1 pp | — | | | Job openings rateREVISED | 4.4% | 4.3% | ▲ +0.1 pp | — | ▲ +0.1 pp | — | | | Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
What stood out- Quits: −157,000 on the month — the biggest drop since April 2025.
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Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-09-01 14:09 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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