JOLTS Job Openings Jump to 7.52 Million in September, Quits Rate Highest Since June 2025

Job openings rebounded to 7.52 million in September, a jump of about 333,000 from a revised August, while the worker quits rate climbed to 2.1 percent, its highest since June 2025. The Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, released Tuesday, is the clearest signal in months that labor demand is firming again rather than drifting lower through the fall.

A firmer September wedges the openings data against the rest of the cooling narrative. The unemployment rate that the market has been watching sits on the other side of the slack equation, and JOLTS supplies the demand component. A high openings rate alongside a rising quits rate describes a tight market, and tight markets c…