Prior month 7.769 billion revised to 7.712MJOLTS job openings 7.437M vs 7.500M estimate (lowest since April 2025)Cacancy rate 4.4% versus 4.6% last month.Quits rate 2.0% versus 2.1% last month (revised from 2.0%)
Details from the BLS:
Hires
June: 5.2 million
Rate: 3.3%
Change: Little changed from May
Sector decline:
Arts, entertainment, and recreation: -42,000
Total Separations
June: 5.1 million
Rate: 3.2%
Change: Little changed from May
Sector declines:
State and local government education: -39,000
Federal government: -20,000
Quits (Voluntary)
June: 3.1 million
Rate: 2.0%
Change: Little changed from May (2.1%)
Sector declines:
Professional and business services: -114,000
State and local government education: -20,000
Federal government: -5,000
Layoffs and Discharges (Involuntary)
June: 1.6 million
Rate: 1.0%
Change: Unchanged from May
Sector moves:
↓ Arts, entertainment, and recreation: -35,000
↓ State and local government education: -19,000
↑ Mining and logging: +5,000
Other Separations
June: 314,000
Change: Little changed from May
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.