Federal worker hires and total separations (thousands), July 2023–March 2026

Date Hires Total separations
Jul-2023 48 41
Aug-2023 44 27
Sep-2023 44 39
Oct-2023 43 36
Nov-2023 40 37
Dec-2023 43 39
Jan-2024 41 35
Feb-2024 44 33
Mar-2024 44 33
Apr-2024 38 37
May-2024 39 29
Jun-2024 39 37
Jul-2024 33 32
Aug-2024 36 32
Sep-2024 32 31
Oct-2024 31 29
Nov-2024 27 30
Dec-2024 29 30
Jan-2025 32 32
Feb-2025 25 37
Mar-2025 28 35
Apr-2025 32 45
May-2025 24 46
Jun-2025 24 33
Jul-2025 25 35
Aug-2025 22 40
Sep-2025 26 137
Oct-2025 22 64
Nov-2025 34 52
Dec-2025 25 58
Jan-2026 28 47
Feb-2026 26 34
Mar-2026 19 35
Economic Policy Institute

Note: Total separations are quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations, which include retirement, death, disability, or transfers.

Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey

View the underlying data on epi.org.