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THE ECONOMICS DAILY
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
06-09-2026 - 3Job openings increase; hires and total separations decrease in April 2026 - June 09, 2026 - The number and rate of job openings increased to 7.6 million (+731,000) and 4.6 percent, respectively, in April 2026. The number of job openings in professional and business services increased by 668,000, while openings in finance and insurance decreased by 135,000. The number and rate of hires decreased to 5.1 million (-419,000) and 3.2 percent, respectively, in April. Hires were little changed in all industries. The number of total separations decreased to 5.0 million (-399,000) and the rate declined to 3.1 percent. Total separations in retail trade decreased by 136,000. These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. Job openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of the month. Hires and separations include all changes to the payroll during the entire month.
06-08-2026 - 5.7 percent of U.S. families included an unemployed person in 2025 - June 08, 2026 - In 2025, 5.7 percent of the nation's 85.9 million families included an unemployed person. Of these 4.9 million families with at least one unemployed family member, 71.8 percent also had at least one employed family member and 63.2 percent had a member employed full time. Black and Hispanic families remained more likely to have an unemployed member than Asian or White families. The proportion of families with an unemployed person was 9.0 percent for Black families, 7.7 percent for Hispanic families, 5.8 percent for Asian families, and 5.0 percent for White families. Among families with an unemployed member, Black families were less likely to also have at least one family member who was working in 2025 (63.0 percent of families with an unemployed family member) than White (73.9 percent), Asian (78.2 percent), and Hispanic (72.9 percent) families. These data are from the Current Population Survey. The race or ethnicity of the family is determined by that of the householder, the family reference person in whose name the housing unit is owned or rented. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Full time means usually working 35 hours or more per week at all jobs.
06-05-2026 - Solar electric power generation employment projected to grow 180.2 percent from 2024 to 2034 - June 05, 2026 - The four industries that are projected to have the fastest growth in employment from 2024 to 2034 are tied to renewable energy generation. These industries include solar electric power generation, which is projected to grow 180.2 percent (30,400 jobs), and wind electric power generation, which is projected to grow 81.4 percent (9,200 jobs). An aging population will fuel demand for workers in 3 of the 15 fastest growing industries; namely, offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists (23.3 percent or 114,800 jobs); services for the elderly and persons with disabilities (21.0 percent or 528,500 jobs); and home healthcare services (18.6 percent or 325,800 jobs). Employment growth is also projected to be strong in industries serving those with chronic disease or behavioral health disorders. These industries include offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians), which is projected to grow 26.4 percent (65,500 jobs) from 2024 to 2034. Also among the 15 industries projected to grow the fastest from 2024–34 are computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services (20.3 percent or 97,900 jobs) and software publishers (19.3 percent or 124,600 jobs). These industries are projected to experience rapid employment growth because of strong and growing demand for information technology (IT) products and services, such as software, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) systems. These data are from the Employment Projections program.