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Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Federal Reserve (FRED/ALFRED), Energy Information Administration, Census Bureau, and the University of Michigan. Proprietary series (ADP, University of Michigan, National Association of Realtors) are shown as headline figures only.

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JOLTS layoffs and discharges

Involuntary job losses. Low layoffs alongside slow hiring is a 'low-churn' labor market: people keep their jobs, but finding a new one is hard.

1.64M

Aug 2026 · released Sep 29, 2026

−3.6%vs Jul−10.4%vs a year agoNo new data since last update

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED