Labor
Manufacturing hires rate
As of May 2026, manufacturing hires rate stands at 2.30% % of employment (BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey), rising over the recent window.
What this measures and why it matters
- Manufacturing hires rate reflects the cost and availability of the workforce that runs a plant. Loaded shop rates, quoting, and make-versus-buy decisions all trace back to labor economics, so this series is a direct input to how work gets priced and where it gets done.
- The figure comes from BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and is reported in % of employment. MFG Calcs archives every published value, so the chart and table below show the full recorded history rather than a single snapshot, and they extend automatically as new data lands.
Current reading and trend
- Latest reading: 2.30% % of employment for May 2026.
- Prior period: 2.30% (Apr 2026), a rise of 0.00.
- Compared with a year earlier, manufacturing hires rate is up 4.5%.
- Across the archived window the high was 2.40% in Aug 2025 and the low was 2.20% in May 2025.
- 13 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey publishes a new figure.
Recent observations
- May 2026: 2.30% % of employment
- Apr 2026: 2.30% % of employment
- Mar 2026: 2.40% % of employment
- Feb 2026: 2.20% % of employment
- Jan 2026: 2.30% % of employment
- Dec 2025: 2.20% % of employment
- Nov 2025: 2.20% % of employment
- Oct 2025: 2.40% % of employment
- Sep 2025: 2.40% % of employment
- Aug 2025: 2.40% % of employment
- Jul 2025: 2.30% % of employment
- Jun 2025: 2.30% % of employment
- May 2025: 2.20% % of employment
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.