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Hiring and Attrition — September 2025
Release Date: October 2, 2025
Summary
Hiring and attrition have both moved lower in recent months, continuing a broad cooldown from the post-pandemic surge. With fewer new roles opening and firms proceeding cautiously, worker churn has slowed even as layoffs remain relatively limited. Looking ahead, muted hiring alongside easing attrition points to softer job growth and a less dynamic labor market.
Hiring Rates by Sector
Hiring rates by sector for July, August, and September 2025, including year-over-year and month-over-month changes.
Sector | July 2025 | August 2025 | September 2025 | YoY change (pp) (Sep 24–Sep 25) | MoM change (pp) (Aug 25–Sep 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total US | 26.6% | 26.5% | 26.4% | -0.8 pp | -0.1 pp |
Information | 49.1% | 49.7% | 49.5% | +5.2 pp | -0.2 pp |
Utilities | 37.6% | 38.2% | 38.1% | +3.4 pp | -0.1 pp |
Financial activities | 36.8% | 37.1% | 36.9% | +2.9 pp | -0.2 pp |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 30.7% | 30.5% | 30.5% | -2.0 pp | +0.0 pp |
Education and health services | 30.5% | 30.3% | 30.1% | -1.7 pp | -0.2 pp |
Professional and business services | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.7% | +0.5 pp | -0.2 pp |
Manufacturing | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.6% | +0.3 pp | -0.1 pp |
Other services | 29.0% | 28.5% | 28.3% | -1.9 pp | -0.2 pp |
Mining and logging | 24.2% | 24.4% | 24.4% | +0.8 pp | +0.0 pp |
Construction | 24.4% | 24.3% | 24.3% | -0.4 pp | +0.0 pp |
Transportation and warehousing | 23.2% | 23.0% | 23.0% | -0.8 pp | +0.0 pp |
Leisure and hospitality | 20.7% | 20.3% | 20.3% | -3.3 pp | +0.0 pp |
Wholesale trade | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.5% | -0.9 pp | -0.1 pp |
Government | 19.3% | 19.0% | 18.9% | -1.7 pp | -0.1 pp |
Retail trade | 17.5% | 17.1% | 16.9% | -3.5 pp | -0.2 pp |
Unknown/Other | 19.7% | 19.6% | 19.5% | -1.3 pp | -0.1 pp |
Attrition Rates by Sector
Attrition rates by sector for July, August, and September 2025, including year-over-year and month-over-month changes.
Sector | July 2025 | August 2025 | September 2025 | YoY change (pp) (Sep 24–Sep 25) | MoM change (pp) (Aug 25–Sep 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total US | 26.3% | 26.2% | 26.1% | -0.7 pp | -0.1 pp |
Information | 47.7% | 48.1% | 48.1% | +3.6 pp | +0.0 pp |
Utilities | 35.1% | 35.5% | 35.7% | +2.6 pp | +0.2 pp |
Financial activities | 34.0% | 34.1% | 34.2% | +1.6 pp | +0.1 pp |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 32.1% | 31.6% | 31.2% | -1.6 pp | -0.4 pp |
Manufacturing | 29.5% | 29.6% | 29.5% | +0.4 pp | -0.1 pp |
Professional and business services | 28.6% | 28.8% | 28.8% | +0.7 pp | +0.0 pp |
Other services | 29.1% | 28.8% | 28.5% | -0.6 pp | -0.3 pp |
Education and health services | 28.8% | 28.6% | 28.4% | -1.4 pp | -0.2 pp |
Mining and logging | 25.1% | 25.5% | 25.6% | +2.4 pp | +0.1 pp |
Construction | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.8% | -0.1 pp | -0.1 pp |
Transportation and warehousing | 23.7% | 23.2% | 23.3% | -4.5 pp | +0.1 pp |
Leisure and hospitality | 22.7% | 22.3% | 21.9% | -2.3 pp | -0.4 pp |
Wholesale trade | 20.6% | 20.5% | 20.3% | -0.4 pp | -0.2 pp |
Government | 19.2% | 19.1% | 19.1% | -0.6 pp | +0.0 pp |
Retail trade | 19.2% | 18.8% | 18.4% | -2.7 pp | -0.4 pp |
Unknown/Other | 20.4% | 20.2% | 19.9% | -0.9 pp | -0.3 pp |
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