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US layoffs rate Lowest since Apr 2026

1.0% in Aug 2026, preliminary

Apr 2026 was 1.0%. Measured over 92 months since Jan 2019.

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Jesse Hawkins, “Records: US layoffs rate: lowest since Apr 2026”, jesseahawkins.com, data retrieved 11 Oct 2026. https://jesseahawkins.com/records/layoffs/. Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, public domain.

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@misc{hawkins2026recordslayoffs,
  author = {Hawkins, Jesse},
  title = {{Records: US layoffs rate: lowest since Apr 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://jesseahawkins.com/records/layoffs/}},
  note = {Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, public domain, retrieved 2026-10-11}
}

How it is ranked

Layoffs and discharges rate, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey). This site’s copy holds 92 months from Jan 2019, retrieved by 11 October 2026; the newest reading is ranked against every earlier one.

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The whole history

92 months, Jan 2019 to Aug 2026 · the scale does not start at zero

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No new high or low in this series since the log began on 11 October 2026.

The readings that matter

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Newest reading	August 2026	1.0%
Last as low	April 2026	1.0%
Highest reading	March 2020	8.6%
Lowest reading	May 2021	0.9%
First reading	January 2019	1.1%

What the series is

Layoffs and discharges rate, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey). The newest reading is preliminary, and the source can revise it. The ranking covers this site’s copy of the series, which can start later than the source’s own history.

Terms: Seasonally adjusted · New high, new low

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, public domain: US layoffs rate. Retrieved 11 October 2026.