Markets Hiring & Labor Demand

Hires

Hiring & Labor Demand · BLS JOLTS · Monthly · National

Latest reading June 2026

5.35M +1.83%up, generally favorable MoM

+0.39%up, generally favorable YoY

Hires, National. 234 observations from January 2007 to June 2026.

Key Stats

Latest5,348 thousandsJune 2026
Prior Period5,252May 2026
Period Change+1.83%up, generally favorableMoM
Prior Year5,327Jun 2025
Year Change+0.39%up, generally favorableYoY
12-Mo High5,535Mar 2026
12-Mo Low4,899Feb 2026
3-Yr High5,846Aug 2023
3-Yr Low4,899Feb 2026
FrequencyMonthly
Seasonal Adj.Seasonally adjusted
Observations234Jan 2007 – Jun 2026

Related Market Measures National

Job Economy Report the market around this measure · National

Job Openings

7.36M
+2.15%up, generally favorable YoY

Jun 2026

Quits

3.23M
−0.68%down, mixed signal YoY

Jun 2026

Quits Rate

2%
−0.1 ppdown, mixed signal YoY

Jun 2026

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Performance Overview change over each horizon the series supports

1 Month

+1.83%up, generally favorable

June 2026

3 Month

−3.38%down, generally unfavorable

since Mar 2026

1 Year

+0.39%up, generally favorable

YoY

3 Year

−9.78%down, generally unfavorable

since Jun 2023

5 Year

−18.2%down, generally unfavorable

since Jun 2021

Data & Methodology

Source BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)
Dataset bls.jolts
Reference Period June 2026
Frequency Monthly
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally adjusted
Geography National
Unit thousands
Metric ID bls.jolts.hires
Observations 234
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National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro area only.

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