Revelio Public Labor Statistics (RPLS)

Non-farm employment measures the total employment in the US (public and private) leveraging individual level data collected from online professional profiles. The monthly change in this total employment is a proxy for number of jobs added in the economy during the month. In March, the US economy added 19 thousand jobs, predominantly driven by the Health Care and Social Services sector.

Labor demand continues to cool in the US, as the number of active job postings across the country ticked downwards again in March. The vast majority of industries experienced a net decrease in job openings, with Education and Health and the Construction sectors being the exceptions.

Both hiring and attrition ticked down in March, as the labor market continues to be defined by low churn. Looking across industries, we see substantial declines in Agriculture and Forestry, Information, Retail, Health Care, and Construction. Weaker hiring in the Health Care Sector is especially worrying, as it has been at the center of recent jobs growth.

Salaries from new job postings ticked down slightly in March, decreasing by 2.6% from February January 2026. Sectors driving the decline were Education and Health, Leisure and Hospitality, and Mining & Oil.

Layoffs data are based on mass layoff events in the WARN notices. The WARN act requires businesses with 100 or more full-time workers must issue advance layoff notices if they plan to lay off at least 50 employees. The notices should be handed to employees and submitted to the Department of Labor 60 days in advance. The number of employees notified of layoffs declined further in March. Layoffs in March were concentrated in the financial services sector.