June JOLTS: Job Openings Fall to 7.36M, Below Estimates and Last Month
NewsData.io · United States · Aug 4, 2026
The June 2025 JOLTS report showed U.S. job openings at 7.357 million, below both the 7.400M consensus estimate and May's 7.537M, signaling a continued gradual cooling in labor demand. Hiring (5.3M), quits (3.2M), and layoffs (1.8M) all held essentially flat, pointing to a stable but slowly softening market. Gains in transportation, warehousing, and federal government openings were offset by declines in wholesale trade and nondurable goods manufacturing. For staffing firms, the data suggests placement volume pressure may persist as open roles continue to trend lower without a sharp deterioration.
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