JOLTS job openings for June 7.437M versus 7.500M estimate

Forex Short News
  • Prior month 7.769 billion revised to 7.712M
  • JOLTS 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.