August 2026 JOLTS: 7.1M Job Openings, 5.2M Hires
August JOLTS showed 7.1M openings and 5.2M hires. See quits, layoffs, July revisions and what the data can—and cannot—say about jobs.
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JOLTS vs. Nonfarm Payrolls: Why the Numbers Can Disagree
JOLTS vs nonfarm payrolls: JOLTS measures job openings, hires and separations; the monthly Employment Situation reports net payroll employment changes and household-survey measures such as unemployment. They cover different labor-market concepts and may refer to different months. A decline in openings does not automatically mean payrolls fell. JOLTS vs. the jobs report at a glance … Read more
September 2026 Jobs Report: Results, Revisions and October 2 Release
September 2026 payrolls rose 29,000 and unemployment was 4.2%. Read the October 2 results, July–August revisions, historical baseline and interpretation checklist.
JOLTS Report September 29, 2026: Job Openings, Hires and Quits to Watch
The August JOLTS report arrives September 29. See the latest official baseline and the job openings, hires, quits, layoffs, and revisions to check.