U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
April job openings increase; hires and total separations decrease
· via BLS
Key points
- The number and rate of job openings increased to 7.6 million (+731,000) and 4.6 percent, respectively, in April.
- Establishment Size Class In April, for establishments with 1 to 9 employees, hires and separations rates showed little change, while the job openings rate increased.
- March 2026 Revisions The number of job openings for March was revised up by 21,000 to 6.9 million, the number of hires was revised down by 19,000 to 5.5 million, and the number of total separations was revised down by 1,000 to 5.4 million.
- Because new and short-lived universe establishments cannot be reflected in the sampling frame immediately, the JOLTS sample cannot capture job openings, hires, and separations from these establishments during their early existence.
- The estimates of job openings, hires, and separations produced by the birth/death model are added to the sample-based estimates produced from the survey to arrive at the estimates for job openings, hires, and separations.
Official source
BLSJun 2, 2026Official release ↗
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