JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – APRIL 2026

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, June 2, 2026

The number of job openings increased to 7.6 million in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

reported today. Over the month, hires and total separations decreased to 5.1 million and 5.0 million,

respectively. Within separations, both quits (3.0 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.7 million) were

little changed.

This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the

total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by establishment size class. Job openings include all positions that

are open on the last business day of the month. Hires and separations include all changes to the payroll

during the entire month.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.toc.htm

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf

COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES – FOURTH QUARTER 2025

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, June 2, 2026

From December 2024 to December 2025, employment increased in 169 of the 372 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In December 2025, national employment increased to 156.7 million, a 0.2-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. Buncombe, NC, had the largest over-the-year increase in employment, with a gain of 3.7 percent. Employment data in this release are presented for December 2025, and average weekly wage data are presented for fourth quarter 2025.

Among the 372 largest counties, 346 had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. In the fourth quarter of 2025, average weekly wages for the nation increased to $1,569, a 4.2-percent increase over the year. San Mateo, CA, had the largest fourth quarter over-the-year wage gain at 11.1 percent. (See table 1.)

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.toc.htm

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf

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