Revelio Public Labor Statistics

Revelio Public Labor Statistics (RPLS) shows the economy added 79.2k jobs in July 2026. This gain was driven by significant job gains in the Health Care and Social Assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors.

Active job postings in the US economy edged higher in July, rising 0.3% from June. Professional and Business Services experienced the largest increase in job postings in absolute terms, while Leisure & Hospitality saw the largest decrease.

In July, the US hiring rate ticked down 0.4 percentage points, from 21.0% to 20.6%. The decline in hiring was driven by sharper slowdowns in Education Services, Transportation & Warehousing, and Public Administration, which fell -2.1pp, -1.1pp, and -0.8pp, respectively. While hiring remains weak, so does the national rate of attrition, which was unchanged from June to July at 20.0%. The largest increase in attrition was seen in the Educational Services Industry while the biggest decline was in Transportation & Warehousing.

Salaries from new job postings went up in July, increasing by 2% from June to July. Sectors driving the increase were Professional and Business Services, Public Administration and Leisure and Hospitality.

We observe a slight increase in the number of employees notified of layoffs as part of WARN layoff notices in July. 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 increased to 27k employees in July compared to 23k employees in June.