US job openings little changed at 7.5 million in September

US job openings were little changed at 7.5 million in September, a rate of 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said, while quits rose to 3.4 million and layoffs were little changed at 1.6 million.

Why it matters: Openings held up rather than falling further, and the rise in quits points to a labour market that cooled earlier without a fresh deterioration in September, one of the last labour readings before the December FOMC meeting.

Data as of US Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS release USDL-26-1630 of November 3, 2026, for September 2026; figures are seasonally adjusted and preliminary, and August figures were revised in the same release. Developing item.

US job openings were little changed at 7.5 million in September, a rate of 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Tuesday. Hires changed little at 5.4 million and total separations changed little at 5.3 million.

Within separations, quits increased to 3.4 million, with the quits rate little changed at 2.1 percent, while layoffs and discharges were little changed at 1.6 million, a rate of 1.0 percent. The bureau revised August openings up by 111,000 to 7.2 million and revised August layoffs up by 127,000 to 1.8 million.

US job openings little changed at 7.5 million in September

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