RPLS US Jobs Report: The US economy adds 259k jobs in June

• Revelio Public Labor Statistics (RPLS) shows the economy added 258.8k jobs in June 2026. This gain was driven by significant job gains in the Public Administration, Health Care and Social Assistance, and Professional and Business Services sectors.

• Within these sectors, the employers with the largest increases in employment were the US Government and the State of California in Public Administration, and Adventist Health System and HCA Healthcare in Health Care and Social Assistance. On the other hand, the largest employment losses happened in the Transportation and Warehousing sector, driven primarily by Delta Airlines and DHL Group.

• The number of active job postings in the US economy ticked down by 2.1% from May to June, with active job postings falling furthest (-24.0%) in the Transportation and Warehousing sector.

• Salaries from new job postings went up in June, increasing by 3% from May to June. Sectors driving the increase were Leisure and Hospitality as well as Professional and Business Services.

Employment

Revelio Public Labor Statistics (RPLS) shows the economy added 258.8k jobs in June 2026. This gain was driven by significant job gains in the Public Administration, Professional and Business Services, and Health Care and Social Assistance. Meanwhile, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Mining sectors were the only sectors that saw declines in employment.

Within these sectors, the employers with the largest increases in employment were the US Government and the State of California in Public Administration; H&R Block and Ondira in Professional and Business Services; and Adventist Health System and HCA Healthcare in Health Care and Social Assistance. On the other hand, the largest employment losses happened in the Transportation and Warehousing sector, driven primarily by Delta Airlines and DHL Group.

Layoff notices

We observe a further decline in the number of employees notified of layoffs as part of WARN layoff notices in June. In general, mass layoffs have been largely stable since the beginning of 2026, with very minor fluctuations every month. The number of employees notified of layoffs declined to ~17.6k employees in June compared to 35.7k employees in May.

The Manufacturing sector saw the largest number of employees notified of layoffs in June, followed by the Transportation and Warehousing sector. The layoffs in the Manufacturing sector were primarily driven by layoffs in Cisco Systems and General Dynamics. Within the Transportation and Warehousing sector, Humano and M1 Support Services stand out as the two main companies driving the mass layoffs.

Hiring & attrition

Underpinning the strong job growth number this month, hiring ticked up and attrition slowed significantly from May to June.

The hiring rate ticked up slightly in June, continuing a stable trend in place since the beginning of the year. The hiring rate increased by approximately 0.4 percentage points, while attrition declined by 0.8 percentage points. The uptick in hiring was driven by the Leisure and Hospitality and Public Administration sectors, which saw an increase of +1.6pp and +1.5pp, respectively.

The largest declines in attrition were concentrated in the Information and Manufacturing sectors. The Utilities and Construction sectors also saw substantial declines in attrition. While employers are largely holding on to the workers they have, a lack of opportunities elsewhere is pushing down voluntary separations as well, leading to the sharp decline in attrition. Education Services and Transportation and Warehousing were the outliers, with attrition ticking up slightly.

Job postings

The number of active job postings in the US economy ticked down by 2.1% from May to June. Overall, job openings have largely leveled off since the second half of 2025, after several years of declines following the 2022 hiring boom.

However, many industries have still seen sizable declines in demand compared to last year, with active job postings falling furthest (-24.0%) in the Transportation and Warehousing Sector. Education and Health Services, Information, Public Administration, and Retail all also saw double-digit declines. The sectors that saw the biggest year-over-year growth in job postings were Professional and Business Services, Manufacturing, and Construction.

The Education and Health sector experienced the largest absolute decrease in job postings this month, shedding 110.5k openings. This was followed by Other Services, Public Administration, and Professional and Business Services, which all saw sizable decreases. Within these industries, notable companies include major staffing firms, Great Clips, LA County, H&R Block and American Mobile. Manufacturing and Information sectors saw the largest increases, with companies like Lockheed Martin and Stellantis increasing job postings the most.

Salaries from new job openings

Salaries from new job postings went up in June, increasing by 3% from May to June. Sectors driving the increase were Leisure and Hospitality as well as Professional and Business Services. MGM Resorts and Brinker International for Leisure and Hospitality and Concentrix and H&R Block were among the companies with the largest month-over-month increases in salaries from new job postings. Information saw the biggest declines in salaries from job postings. Netflix and Intuit were among the companies with the biggest declines in salaries for Information.

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