Markets Hiring & Labor Demand

Layoffs Discharges

Hiring & Labor Demand · BLS JOLTS · Monthly · National

Latest reading June 2026

1.77M +0.28%up, generally unfavorable MoM

−4.18%down, generally favorable YoY

Layoffs Discharges, National. 234 observations from January 2007 to June 2026.

Key Stats

Latest1,766 thousandsJune 2026
Prior Period1,761May 2026
Period Change+0.28%up, generally unfavorableMoM
Prior Year1,843Jun 2025
Year Change−4.18%down, generally favorableYoY
12-Mo High1,891Oct 2025
12-Mo Low1,660Nov 2025
3-Yr High1,891Oct 2025
3-Yr Low1,497Jun 2024
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

Hires

5.35M
+0.39%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

+0.28%up, generally unfavorable

June 2026

3 Month

−6.26%down, generally favorable

since Mar 2026

1 Year

−4.18%down, generally favorable

YoY

3 Year

+6.51%up, generally unfavorable

since Jun 2023

5 Year

+32.3%up, 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.layoffs_discharges
Observations 234
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National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only.

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