Hires: Total (thousand; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US JOLTS survey (BLS)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, total nonfarm hires were 5,192 thousand in August 2026, compared to 5,146 in July.
Sample. This monthly series has 309 observations overall. The series covers the time range stretching from December 2000 to August 2026.
History. Have a look at a few descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: total nonfarm hires had an average value of 5,190 thousand; they reached a minimum of 3,639 in June 2009; they achieved a maximum of 8,133 in May 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 5,332.00 |
| 2026-07-31 | 5,146.00 |
| 2026-08-31 | 5,192.00 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Hires: Total |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Thousand |
| Source | Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Public Domain Data |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | SM1 |
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