Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for AUGUST 2025

Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS*) for August, 2025 was released by the Labor Department this morning:

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Job Openings

Predicted: 7,000,000

• Actual:   7,227,000

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• Previous Month (revised): 7,208,000
  
  
• Change from Previous Month: -0.26% (-19,000)
   
  
• One-Year Previous: 7,649,000
  
  
• Change from One-Year Previous: -5.52% (-422,000)
  

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HIRES: 5,126,000

HIRES vs. 12 Months Previous: -2.0% (-104,000)

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QUITS: 3,091,000

QUITS vs. 12 Months Previous: -2.71% (-86,000)

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LAYOFFS + DISCHARGES: 1,725,000 

LAYOFFS + DISCHARGES vs. 12 Months Previous: +1.65% (+28,000)

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TOTAL SEPARATIONS ^§: 5,111,000

TOTAL SEPARATIONS vs. 12 Months Previous: -1.14% (-59,000)

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§ = Here's How The Labor Department Defines Total Separations:

"Total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Total separations is referred to as turnover. 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 includes separations due to retirement, death, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm."

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CHART: Number of Jobless People
per Job Opening, Seasonally Adjusted
AUGUST 2010 thru AUGUST 2025

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• * = The JOLTS data series began back in December of 2000. 
  
  
• Click here to view the full Labor Department JOLTS report.
  
  

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