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US job openings jump to 7.5 million in September, layoffs hit 18-month low

JOLTS data show hiring demand picked up even as voters remain gloomy about inflation ahead of Tuesday's elections.

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What to know

  • September JOLTS data show job openings at 7.5 million, the highest since May, now exceeding the number of unemployed Americans.
  • Layoffs fell to 1.64 million, the lowest since March 2025, while quits rose to 3.37 million, an 18-month high, suggesting more worker confidence.
  • Economists are split: some call the data an encouraging turn, others warn high inflation and elevated interest rates will keep limiting hiring growth.
  • Friday's October jobs report is forecast to show only 65,000 jobs added, with unemployment steady at 4.2%, as voters head to the polls largely gloomy about the economy.

“All of that added up together just makes it much more expensive to operate as a business and much more expensive to expand. And so that will likely continue to be a downward pressure on hiring, until we see inflation really able to cool down.”

Nicole Bachaud, Labor economist, ZipRecruiter · Philadelphia Inquirer / AP · Nov 2

Heather Long Chief economist, Navy Federal Credit UnionNicole Bachaud Labor economist, ZipRecruiterU.S. Department of Labor Government agency releasing JOLTS data

US job openings jump to 7.5 million in September, layoffs hit 18-month low
Philadelphia Inquirer

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    Report frames data against Friday's October jobs release

    Coverage noted the JOLTS report arrives ahead of Friday's October jobs report, forecast to show 65,000 jobs added (up from 29,000 in September) with unemployment holding at 4.2%, and against a backdrop of voters heading to the polls Tuesday feeling gloomy about the economy.

    “US job openings unexpectedly jumped in September to a four-month high and layoffs fell to the lowest level in over a year, signaling firmer demand for workers heading into the fourth quarter.”
    — Bloomberg Economics, News wire · source
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  2. background

    Economists split on what the data signal for hiring — Heather Long of Navy Federal Credit Union called the rise encouraging despite inflation and fuel-price headwinds, while Nicole Bachaud of ZipRecruiter warned that high inflation and elevated interest rates could still suppress hiring growth.

  3. background

    Layoffs fall and quits climb in the same report — Layoffs dropped to 1.64 million, the fewest since March 2025, while the number of workers quitting rose to 3.37 million, the highest in about 18 months, up from 3.04 million in August.

  4. background

    Labor Department reports September JOLTS data — Job openings jumped to 7.5 million from a revised 7.19 million in August, the largest number since May and up from a recent low of 6.9 million in March; gross hiring rose and layoffs fell.

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