Job separations: Private: Manufacturing (thousand; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US JOLTS survey (BLS)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, job separations in the manufacturing sector were 311 thousand in August 2026, compared to 284 in July 2026.
Sample. There are 309 observations in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The time span covered by the series extends from December 2000 to August 2026.
History. Check out a few summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: job separations in the manufacturing sector recorded a maximum of 879 thousand in March 2020; they reached their lowest level of 208 in October 2013; they had a mean value of 350.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 308.000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 284.000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 311.000 |
Tip. We group series into worksheets and datasets for our users' convenience. If you navigate further down, you will discover how we arranged further information linked to the statistics provided here.
Not for investment purposes. Information provided on FetchSeries is not meant for investment purposes or any other financial decision. Users should obtain expert advice and do their own independent due diligence before making any financial commitments.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Job separations: Private: Manufacturing |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Thousand |
| Source | Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Public Domain Data |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | SM1 |
Series in the same data set
Discover the other time series included in this data set.