JOBS
Macro & Strategy
JOLTS: Hires Are 3.3% And Layoffs 1.0%, A Labor Market That Is Neither Tight Nor Breaking
August 2026 JOLTS shows hires of 3.3%, quits of 1.9% and layoffs of 1.0%: a low-churn labor market with net hiring of only about 122,000 and no wage-driven case for Fed hikes.